I thought I was going to get to tag along with Chris and go to Dubai at the end of October. In fact I almost bought my non-refundable ticket last week (cause I was worried the price would quickly sky rocket), but thought better to wait for the official approval. Prudence was a good thing because Chris' travel budget at work just got slashed today and he won't be attending the conference. No city of the future for me! Someone throw me a pity party. I'm disappointed.