If you do the math with respect to 15 slots and 32 sessions you quickly realize you cannot see all the sessions at Southwest Fox 2008. Impossible, and one of the main reasons the organizers demand the speakers do a white paper for the sessions.
So you might be asking: short of cloning or a time machine, how can I see more than 15 sessions offered at Southwest Fox? Simple, go to more sessions. {g}
One way to do this is to head to one of the many rehearsals offered at various user groups around the USA. Here is a partial list I was able to dig up on the Visual Fox Wiki:
Chicago FUDG
- September 9, 2008 – Toni Feltman, “Leveraging .NET Technology in Visual FoxPro Using .NET Extender from eTechnologia.net”
- September 9, 2008 – Mike Feltman, “Java Script for FoxPro Developers”
Philadelphia VFP User Group
- September 9, 2008 – Tamar Granor, “We Used to Do it That Way, But …”
Detroit Area Fox User Group
- September 11, 2008 – Cathy Pountney, “Customizing Vertical Market Apps”
- October 9, 2008 – Rick Schummer – “Extending the Sedna Data Explorer”
Grand Rapids Area Fox User Group
- September 13, 2008 – Rick Schummer – “Extending the Sedna Data Explorer”
FoxPro Developers Network San Diego
- September 11, 2008 – Barbara Peisch, “Understanding Scope”
- October 9, 2008 – Barbara Peisch, “Overview of WMI”
Los Angeles FoxPro Users Group
- September 16, 2008 – Barbara Peisch, “Overview of WMI”
Please support the FoxPro related user groups around the world. They are a terrific resource for VFP developers.
I personally get great feedback from user group rehearsals to refine the sessions before I present them to at a conference. The VFPX session I am giving this year bubbled out of some less informal session I presented at the Chicago, Grand Rapids and Detroit groups earlier this year. As an organizer I get to see sessions in advance, and offer suggestions to the speakers. It is a huge advantage to me because I rarely get to sit in on sessions at Southwest Fox. Thanks to all the speakers who have time to share their knowledge in advance of the conference.
Only 41 days until we meet in Mesa! (no wonder rehearsals are getting scheduled fast and furiously)
