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Well, it’s that time of year. Conferences are in full swing.

However, many employers are eliminating their conference budgets in light of the current economic crunch. Attendance has been pretty slim at a couple of conferences I’ve attended recently — not bare bones yet, but a significant chunk was missing from the normal numbers.

Thanks to websites like Mogulus, conferences see the benefit of streaming live. In addition, conferences see value in archiving their streams, so they can be accessed on demand.

Here are four great conferences who have made the decision to open their sessions to the public.  Don’t let the lack of a conference budget keep you from learning and growing.

1. Dynamic Church 09 [LIVE TODAY 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. CST]

http://www.dynamicchurchconference.com/live

Learn how to fully utilize the power of Fellowship One, the fastest growing, web-based, enterprise Church Management Software on the market today. Speakers include Kem Meyer and Terry Storch.

2. Future of Web Design: London 2009

http://events.carsonified.com/content

For Web Designers, Creatives and anyone who cares about web design. Carsonfied posts all of the audio and video from this recent conference. Great lineup.

3. Unleash Conference 2009

http://www.unleashconference.com

A one-day gathering designed to challenge, encourage, and motivate church leaders. This page includes the videos from the main sessions, and all of the PDF’s from the breakouts. Check out the Josh Blankenship breakouts.

4. AIGA Business and Design Conference

http://tinyurl.com/aiga-conference

AIGA, the professional association for design, stimulates thinking about design, demonstrates the value of design and empowers the success of designers at each stage of their careers. AIGA’s mission is to advance designing as a professional craft, strategic tool and vital cultural force.

Make sure you check out the Zeldman session.

What did I leave off of this list?