Southwest Fox Conference Blog

2013 Ceil Silver Ambassador is Luis Maria Guayan

Geek Gatherings is pleased to announce that the 2013 Ceil Silver Ambassador is Luis Maria Guayan. Luis is a well-known member of the Spanish FoxPro community, is one of the founders of PortalFox, is the project manager of the FoxBarcode VFPX project, and was a long-time MVP. The Ceil Silver Ambassador Fund raises money from the VFP community to bring a developer to the Southwest Fox conference as an ambassador for the developers in his Read more…

By Tamar Granor, ago

Ceil Silver Ambassador nominations due by May 31

The Ceil Silver Ambassador Fund raises money from the VFP community to bring a developer to the Southwest Fox conference 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 to learn about VFP development in the recipient’s country. We are looking for nominations from the VFP community for the 2013 recipient. Read more…

By Tamar Granor, ago

Registration is open!

Geek Gatherings LLC has officially opened registration for Southwest Fox and Southwest Xbase++ 2013! The developer conferences will be held October 17-20, 2013 at the SanTan Elegante Conference and Reception Center, the same great location as last year. Last year was a huge success. Super-Saver Registration, which saves you $125, is available only through June 30th, so don’t wait. Head over to the registration Web site today: http://geekgatherings.com/Registration Registration fees are the same as last Read more…

By Tamar Granor, ago

Ceil Silver Ambassador Fund–nominate/donate

The Ceil Silver Ambassador Fund brings a Visual FoxPro developer to the Southwest Fox conference 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 to learn about VFP development in the recipient’s country. The trip is paid for by the VFP community’s donations to the Fund. We are looking for nominations Read more…

By Tamar Granor, ago

Last minute items for Southwest Fox/Xbase++ 2012

Here are a few last-minute things about this year’s conferences: Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Kokopelli scheduling application will not be available this year. We are streaming the keynote presentation again this year, Thursday at 7:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time (Arizona does not observe Daylight Savings Time): http://www.ustream.tv/channel/swfoxtv The conference guide is now available for download. Please download and read it because there are important details about the conference you need to know. This is Read more…

By Tamar Granor, ago

More reasons to come to Southwest Fox/Southwest Xbase++ 2012

We have more reasons for you to attend Southwest Fox and Southwest Xbase++ 2012: This year’s keynote address will be given by Jennifer Marsman of Microsoft Corporation. She’ll talk about “Industry Trends in Windows 8”. See http://www.swfox.net/sessionsswfox.aspx#Industry_Trends_in_Windows_8 for a description of this session. All Southwest Fox attendees receive a free PDF version of the latest VFP book, “VFPX: Open Source Treasure for the VFP Developer,” by Rick Schummer, Tamar E. Granor, Doug Hennig, Jim Nelson, Read more…

By Tamar Granor, ago