Conference about Iraq doesn't tell us much does it? I would be interested in who, when, and why.
Michael Berg might have been aware of this conference and informed Nick,depending on who financed the conference and it's purpose/or not.
How much money would one need to buy a round trip ticket to Iraq and was there regular airline flights into Iraq the first time Nick went there,(in March,2003?)
I assume it was a contracor's conference. The U.S. gov't has been putting on conferences to attract companies to bid on the rebuilding efforts. It would seem to be where NB would go to try and secure some kind of work.