Bresil or Not?

I just looked at the costs of attending the IFA (International Stuttering Assoc.) 2009 conference in Rio de Janeiro: see my post on speakers . I get to about 2000€, which includes 275$ on conference fee, more than 1000€ on flight, 500€ on accommodation, and extras. Of course, I could look at it as a 2 week holiday in Brazil with 3 days break at the conference. Still not cheap... The deadline for submission is End of February... so I still have some time...