CD Baby’s first-ever DIY Musician Conference.
This is not an “endorsement” from SAMI, but good information to check out. It would be fun to get a group together to carpool and drive up to Chicago for this!
Straight from their website:

CD Baby's DIY Musician Conference will take place Oct. 23-25, 2015. Focused squarely on the needs of today's independent artist, the DIY Musician Conference will consist of keynotes, panels, breakout sessions, meet-and-greets, showcases, and one-on-one consultations where artists work intimately with CD Baby and other industry professionals.

The goal is to help you further your musical career, from how to add names to an email list to how to maximize download and streaming volume. We want you to walk away inspired and armed with actionable tools to better tell your story, book more gigs and reach your fans.

And the cost to attend? $49. That’s not a typo — it’s less than 50 bucks for you to take part in the inaugural conference created by and for independent musicians.

To find more info on this event: diymusician.brownpapertickets.com