Southwest Fox Conference Blog

Southwest Fox 2012 Call for Speakers

Today we released the Call for Speakers for Southwest Fox 2012. Anyone interested in presenting should visit http://www.swfox.net/callforspeakers.aspx, read the complete Call for Speakers document (linked from that page), and download the proposal submission application. Session proposals are due by March 23. As in the past few years, we plan to offer a good selection of topics in core VFP development, extending VFP, using VFP with other technologies, and VFPX, as well as technology sessions Read more…

By Tamar Granor, ago

Help us plan Southwest Fox 2012

Southwest Fox 2011 was a great success. Now we’re trying to figure out what form next year’s event will take. You can help us by answering a few questions about your preferences. Please take the survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/VCCKNDG, so we can include your input.

By Tamar Granor, ago

In case you are unaware, there are a lot of FoxPro user groups and regional conferences hosting Southwest Fox Rehearsals, you might want to check out a relatively new page on the Southwest Fox Web site: Session Rehearsals Rehearsals are important for a couple of reasons: Speakers refine and enhance their sessions based on feedback. Frees up slots of sessions already seen so you can see other sessions during the conference. Learn in advance of Read more…

By Rick Schummer, ago

Steven Black to speak

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 been sorely missed. Steve’s sessions are Looking Back: Techniques I’m Glad We Used and Niche Marketing for VFP Developers, Revisited. Both are going to be Read more…

By Tamar Granor, ago

Win a copy of Visual Extend or Stonefield Query SDK

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 and Stonefield Query for their ongoing support of Southwest Fox!

By Rick Schummer, ago

Southwest Fox 2011 Scholarship winners

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 Scholarship winners for this year are two long-time Southwest Fox attendees: Joel Leach from Memorial Business Systems and Stacey Violett of Black Mountain Software. The Read more…

By Tamar Granor, ago

Win a copy of DBi Technologies Studio Controls for COM

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! In addition, we’re trying to get a better handle both on how many people to expect and the factors in people’s decision to attend or Read more…

By Tamar Granor, ago

Last chance for SuperSaver registration

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 of speakers and sessions at http://www.swfox.net/speakers.aspx. Full registration information and access to our registration application is at http://www.swfox.net/register.aspx.

By Tamar Granor, ago

Ticket Bucket Ch-ch-changes

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 page. The reason for the change was to get people to register sooner, which helps us in many different areas of planning. We put 20 Read more…

By Tamar Granor, ago