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} Read more…
EPS Software is offering a free CoDe Magazine subscription to each Southwest Fox attendee. The value for this conference just keeps going up and up!
For the second straight year, the exhibitors area for Southwest Fox has sold out. Look for these exhibitors at this year’s conference: White Light Computing Stonefield Software Sybase iAnywhere Servoy Micromega Systems Moxie Data VFPConversion West Wind Technologies DBI Technologies GenXus All but one (VFPConversion) were at last year’s Southwest Fox. See the Exhibitors page of the conference Web site for details.
Rick Schummer recorded a short teaser video for his Extending the Sedna Data Explorer. You can check it out on the Southwest Fox Video page. Please take a look and let us know what you think.
If you have been trying to call the Geek Gatherings phone the past couple of days, we apologize for the disconnect you are experiencing. AT&T; is on the case and tech support thinks the problem will be corrected by Monday, if not sooner. If there is something you need you can email us at info AT swfox DOT net, or call Rick on his cell phone (586.940.0081).
Andrew has posted an interview with the three Southwest Fox organizers in the latest podcast of The Fox Show. We discuss th 2008 edition of the conference and some new things in the planning stages. If you have any questions or suggestions based on what you hear please feel free to send them to info AT SWFox DOT net.
Visionpace is presenting the highly-acclaimed VFP Boot Camp immediately following Southwest Fox. This event delivers three jam-packed days of solid, hands-on learning. From the fundamentals of VFP development through the very latest VFP 9.0 features, this boot camp is designed to quickly get your VFP skills up to speed. Attendees will receive a 500 page manual in both print and electronic format. The three-day boot camp begins on Sunday, October 19th from 2:30 – 6:00 Read more…
I spent a little time this week preparing for an interview about Southwest Fox on The Fox Show, (not posted yet), and came across some interesting statistics with respect to the registrations. 31% of registrations are first time to Southwest Fox 11% of registrations are first time to a Visual FoxPro conference The way we receive registrations has definitely changed since we tweaked the registrations process a bit: 51% email 29% fax 13% snail mail Read more…
We’re creating videos for some of the sessions to give you an idea of what you’ll see at the conference. One is available now; stayed tuned for more.
Microsoft MVP Dan Freeman of P+W Software has generously donated another MSDN Premium Subscription, bringing the total number available to seven. Altogether there is over $91,000 worth of prizes for drawing, including software licenses from Red Gate Software, SourceGear, ApexSQL, xSQL Software, and the German FoxPro User Group.