It amazes me how many directors are reluctant to send their buyers to this conference...
The only actual cost savings I can think of right now is finding a compounding pharmacy that I didn't know about, switching saved us almost $40k per year, and if I hadn't been in Vegas, I wouldn'thave known about them...
Aside from that, the networking opportunities are awesome and if you're a CPhT, you can get buyer-relevant CE which can help you refine your skills and expertise in this area that you can't find anywhere else.