The Ceil Silver Ambassador Fund brings a developer to the Southwest Fox conference in the United States as an ambassador for the developers in his or her country. This gives the recipient the opportunity to meet and share experiences with developers attending Southwest Fox and gives other attendees the opportunity Read more…
Today we released the Call for Speakers for Southwest Fox 2011. Anyone interested in presenting should visit the Call for Speakers page on the Southwest Fox website, read the complete Call for Speakers document (linked from that page), and download the proposal submission application. Session proposals are due by March Read more…
Mark your calendars! We’ve nailed down the dates for Southwest Fox 2011. It’ll take place October 26-29 and we’ll return to the SanTan Legado and Elegante in Gilbert, AZ. There will be a post-conference event on the afternoon of October 29 and the morning of October 30. There are several Read more…
There is still time to get in on Early Bird Registration for Southwest Fox 2010! Register before September 1st and the Early Bird discount saves you $50 over regular conference registration. Southwest Fox is an incredible value. This year’s conference, to be held October 14-17, includes 15 speakers, 26 different Read more…
We have a big change for Southwest Fox we need to share with you. For the last three years, we have held Southwest Fox at the Arizona Golf Resort and Conference Center. Until recently we expected this would be true for Southwest Fox 2010 as well. Due to a change Read more…
Since we started running Southwest Fox, White Light Computing, Rick Schummer’s company, has offered one or more scholarships, to reduce costs for a few Southwest Fox attendees. This year, my company, Tomorrow’s Solutions, is offering a new scholarship. I have a theory that going to the first conference is the Read more…
As we’ve done in the past, we’re giving user groups a chance to benefit from Southwest Fox and hoping that, in return, they’ll encourage their members to attend. The deal is the same as in the past. Your group must register with us by July 1. Then, after the conference, Read more…
Out the window of my office, I see snow adding a new layer over the remains of the back-to-back blizzards that hit the Middle Atlantic states earlier this month, but at Geek Gatherings, we’re already focused on next fall. Today, we’re posting the Call for Speakers for Southwest Fox 2010, Read more…
We’re working on lots of details for Southwest Fox right now. One of them is figuring out what to offer attendees to ensure that evaluation forms get turned out. As you can see from some of our previous posts (like The Economics of Conference Food or They like us! They Read more…
I’ve been speaking at FoxPro conferences since 1993, but until the last few years, I didn’t often get the opportunity to practice my sessions in front of a live audience. Since reviving the Philadelphia VFP User Group about four years ago, I’ve learned how helpful it can be to give Read more…