As those who attended Southwest Fox 2011 (and those who read Doug Hennig’s blog last November) know, registrations for last year’s conference were very slow, to the point that we were looking at a five-figure loss and expected it to be the last full-blown Southwest Fox. Fortunately, we got enough Read more…
Registration is now open for both Southwest Fox and Southwest Xbase++. In addition, speakers and sessions for Southwest Xbase++ are now available. Remember, if you register for one conference, you’re free to attend sessions in the other conference as well: it’s BOGO (buy one, get one free). There are some Read more…
Just a reminder that session proposals for Southwest Fox 2012 are due by 8 AM EDT this Friday, March 23. If you’re interested in speaking, please download the Call for Speakers and the proposal application from http://www.swfox.net/CallForSpeakers.aspx. We look forward to hearing from you.
We’ve posted the session schedule for Southwest Fox 2011. Expect the Kokopelli application to help you plan your personal schedule soon; Dave Aring is working on this year’s version.
We are thrilled to announce that Steven Black is speaking at Southwest Fox this year. Steve Black is one of the truly outstanding speakers in our community. His sessions are lively, thought-provoking, and entertaining, a killer combination. Steve hasn’t been to SWFox since 2005 due to other commitments, so he’s Read more…
Anyone who is registered for Southwest Fox 2011 before midnight EDT on September 15th (including those who are already registered) is eligible for one of two drawings for a Visual Extend license (which sells for $1070) and a Stonefield Query SDK license (which sells for $6000). Thanks to Visual Extend Read more…
There are two different kinds of scholarships available to offset the costs of Southwest Fox. White Light Computing (Rick’s company) offers two $150 scholarships to early registrants. Tomorrow’s Solutions, LLC (my company) offers one $150 scholarship to early registrants who have never previously attended Southwest Fox. The White Light Computing Read more…
Anyone who is registered for Southwest Fox 2011 before midnight EDT on September 1st (including those who are already registered) is eligible for one of three drawings for a DBi Technologies Studio Controls for COM license (which sells for $749). Thanks to DBi for their ongoing support of Southwest Fox! Read more…
Just a reminder that anyone registering for Southwest Fox by Monday, July 25 is eligible for the SuperSaver discount rate of $645. Registration includes entrance to all regular conference sessions, two lunches, one dinner, access to white papers for all regular conference sessions, and much more. Check out the list Read more…
We tried something new for pricing Southwest Fox this year. Instead of using calendar deadlines, we divided the number of attendees we expect into a set of “buckets,” with an increased price for each bucket. We even put the number of seats left in each bucket on the conference home Read more…