Jun
26

Southwest Fox 2024: Super-saver Deadline Approaches

No commentsConferences, Southwest Fox, Visual FoxProJune 26th, 2024Rick Schummer

Hear that sound? Tick, tick, tick, tick…

That’s the countdown clock at Geek Gatherings getting closer to the Super-saver deadline for Southwest Fox! June 30th is this Sunday and we thought we would pass along one more reminder just in case you forgot to add it your reminder list or put a yellow sticky note on your monitor. We still need people to register to make the in-person side of the conference happen.

Urgent: do not make plane reservations until we announce the decision for the in-person conference, which we expect to make in the coming weeks.

The conference takes place September 26-29, 2024 in Scottsdale, Arizona and we really hope you can be there. If you really want to attend in-person, we would hate to see you miss out on a seat in the room (the in-person limit is 40 registrations). Whether you plan to attend in-person or virtually, surely you don’t to lose out on the Super-saver discount ($200 for in-person or $100 for virtual).

Head over to the registration Web site today: https://geekgatherings.com/Registration

If you’ve already registered, we thank you. Please help us remind fellow developers who have been procrastinating about the looming deadline by sharing this email, spreading it on social media, or posting on a forum how great a previous Southwest Fox or Virtual Fox Fest conference was for you? You can also spread the word by telling others you’re going on our Facebook event.

Nitty-Gritty Details

Check out our list of amazing speakers and dig into our sessions. Follow the news about the conference and our blog.

Southwest Fox 2023 Videos

We plan to release the videos for the following sessions in early July on our YouTube channel:

  • Advanced Reporting with Microsoft Excel
  • ParallelFox 2.0
  • Logging: Clear Cut Solutions for Your Apps

As an added incentive, if the Early-Bird registrations are good (meaning we are not chewing our fingernails), we will also release these sessions at the same time:

  • Optimize Your IDE: Take Full Advantage of Thor Tools Part 1
  • Team Git: Collaboration Made Easy
  • Modern Authentication with VFP

Contact Us

  • Interested in being a sponsor? Contact our sponsor representative: sponsors@geekgatherings.com
  • If you have ideas or suggestions for this year’s Southwest Fox, please email them to: info@geekgatherings.com
  • If you have a friend who wants to be on our mailing list, please tell them to go to the conference home page and sign up https://swfox.net.
  • Call: 586.254.2530

Please beat the rush so we still have some fingernails left when July begins!

We appreciate all the support people have shown for the in-person conference with early registrations. We look forward to getting many more this week as we get closer to make the “in-person go” decision; otherwise, we will be all virtual. If you’re planning to attend the virtual conference, please register now as it helps in our decision-making process.

Jun
04

Southwest Fox 2024: Registration Opens!

No commentsConferences, Southwest Fox, Visual FoxProJune 4th, 2024Rick Schummer

We have officially opened registration for Southwest Fox 2024! The highly acclaimed developer conference is September 26-29, 2024.
Southwest Fox is a hybrid conference: in-person and virtual. The in-person event will be held at the Hampton Inn & Suites Phoenix-Scottsdale, the same location as last year, in the Phoenix suburb of Scottsdale. The virtual event will use the RingCentral platform (the same platform we use for Virtual Fox Fest). All sessions will be presented in a single room and will be streamed to the virtual event and recorded. This year we plan to add a second screen so people can see the presentations easier from the back of the room.
The in-person conference room is small, so we have to limit registrations for the in-person event to the first 40 people who register. Those who are not in the first 40 will be added to a wait list or can decide to register for the virtual event. The virtual side of Southwest Fox can handle an unlimited number of attendees. If you really want to attend in-person, we suggest you register as soon as practical.
Super-Saver Registration for in-person, which saves you $200 (or $100 for virtual), is available only through June 30th, so don’t wait. Head over to the registration Web site today: https://geekgatherings.com/Registration. You’ll have to select either the in-person event or the virtual event.
Registration fees start at $599 for in-person and $349 for virtual. More details are available on the conference’s registration page.

Important hotel details

We have a limited number of rooms at the hotel for those attending in-person. We will send you the link once we process your registration.

Flights

Please do NOT book your flights yet. Our hotel contract gives us some flexibility to see how registration is going before we’re absolutely committed. We’ll let you know when it’s time to book.

Here is what you can expect from Southwest Fox:

  1. Terrific selection of sessions from great presenters.
  2. A total of 15 regular conference topics to pack your days with learning opportunities and inspiration.
  3. Half-days on Thursday and Sunday for a more relaxed schedule and to make it easier for the virtual attendees.
  4. Lunch Friday and Saturday for all in-person attendees.
The conference website has been updated with this year’s information and includes:

Contact Us

  • Interested in being a sponsor? Contact our sponsor representative: sponsors@geekgatherings.com
  • If you have ideas or suggestions for this year’s Southwest Fox, please email them to: info@geekgatherings.com.
  • If you have a friend who wants to be on our mailing list, please tell them to go to the conference home page and sign up: https://swfox.net
Make sure to share the news about the conference to all your developer friends. We appreciate any help with marketing and word of mouth is one of the best ways to spread the news about our conference.
Only 114 days until we gather in Scottsdale and over the Internet.
Apr
19

Virtual Fox Fest 2024: Getting close

No commentsConferences, Virtual Fox Fest, Visual FoxProApril 19th, 2024Rick Schummer

Virtual Fox Fest 2024 is on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, which is less than three weeks from now! We are getting close, and the preparations are in full swing.

Ready to sign up? Just click https://geekgatherings.com/Registration.

Speaking of getting close, the Geek Gatherings YouTube Channel is closing in on 1000 subscribers and we would love to leap far over this milestone. Please subscribe and check the notification bell so you can be one of the first to learn when we release the videos from last year’s Southwest Fox. The channel has over 60 videos with session content from all the Virtual Fox Fest conferences over the last four years. That is over 75 hours of viewing. Here is a link to a session from 2022:

DevOps with Visual FoxPro (Joel Leach)

Only 19 days until we gather via the Internet.

Mar
10

Virtual Fox Fest 2024: Speakers, Sessions and Registration

No commentsUncategorizedMarch 10th, 2024Rick Schummer

Virtual Fox Fest 2024 is a one-day event on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. We have some great speakers delivering great sessions, live chatting during presentations, and getting to hang out virtually with new and old friends. This event will feature classic sessions (from previous conferences), updated for 2024, along with at least one brand new session. More details here: https://virtualfoxfest.com/

Registration is open! Details, deadlines and cost are available on our Web site. You register for the conference here: https://geekgatherings.com/Registration. Don’t procrastinate, get this done today!

In case you missed it, we’ve already announced Southwest Fox 2024 in Arizona, September 26-29, 2024. More details for this hybrid conference coming in May. The in-person event will be held at the Hampton Inn & Suites Phoenix-Scottsdale and the virtual side on the Hopin platform via the Internet.

Only 59 days until we gather via the Internet.

Feb
27

Southwest Fox 2024: Call for Speakers

No commentsConferences, Southwest FoxFebruary 27th, 2024Rick Schummer

We’re excited to offer you Southwest Fox 2024, a hybrid conference; you decide whether to come in-person or watch online! The in-person event will be held at the Hampton Inn & Suites Phoenix-Scottsdale. The virtual event will use the Hopin platform (the same platform we use for Virtual Fox Fest). You can get more information on the Southwest Fox Conference Web page.

The conference will take place September 26-29, 2024.

Call for Speakers
We’ve issued the Call for Speakers for Southwest Fox. If you are interested in presenting, please read the document referenced on that page to learn about submitting sessions.

Only 212 days until we gather in Scottsdale and virtually on Hopin.

Dec
21

Geek Gatherings 2024: Save the Dates!

No commentsConferences, Southwest Fox, Virtual Fox FestDecember 21st, 2023Rick Schummer

We have locked in our dates for our 2024 conferences and hope you will save the dates to attend.

Our one-day Virtual Fox Fest 2024 will be Wednesday, May 8, 2024. It still has the same great features everyone loves about VFF: great speakers delivering great sessions, live chatting during presentations, and getting to hang out virtually with new and old friends. This event will feature classic sessions from previous conferences, updated for 2024.

We’re excited to offer you Southwest Fox 2024, a hybrid conference, September 26-29, 2024. You decide whether to come in person or watch online! The in-person event will be held at the Hampton Inn & Suites Phoenix-Scottsdale in Scottsdale, Arizona. The virtual event will use the Ring Central Hopin platform (the same platform we use for Virtual Fox Fest).

Web sites will be updated in the new year. Call for speakers will be announced later in February so get your ideas prepared.

White Light Computing will be a Platinum sponsor for both conferences. CleverFox Backup will be a Gold sponsor for both conferences.

Only 139 days until we gather virtually for Virtual Fox Fest
Only 280 days until we gather in-person and virtually for Southwest Fox in Scottsdale

Sep
06

Southwest Fox 2023: SET Conference ON

No commentsCommunity, Conferences, Southwest Fox, Visual FoxProSeptember 6th, 2023Rick Schummer

We have good news to share today. Thanks to the support of the Visual FoxPro community and our many sponsors, Southwest Fox 2023 will proceed as planned October 19-22, 2023 in Scottsdale, AZ and online via Hopin (now owned by RingCentral).

We really appreciate all the support people have shown for the conference with registrations! That said, the decision comes with a calculated risk because we are still many registrations short of covering all the conference expenses. Please continue to spread the word to your colleagues, clients, user groups and anywhere else Visual FoxPro is spoken.

If you haven’t yet registered, there’s still room for you: https://geekgatherings.com/Registration.

If you’ve already registered for the in-person conference, you’ll receive a confirmation email soon that includes a link for our discounted hotel rate.

We are pleased to announce Geekwear by Geek Gatherings. Order your Southwest Fox gear from https://geekgatherings.logosoftwear.com/. Choose from the options shown or create your own unique SWFox-wear.

Only 43 days until we gather in Scottsdale and online via Hopin.

Aug
28

Southwest Fox 2023: URGENT – Now or never, register today

No commentsUncategorizedAugust 28th, 2023Rick Schummer

The fate of Southwest Fox is being decided Wednesday, August 30th. Help us make the decision to keep this conference going easy. We won’t charge your credit card until September. There is no more time for you to procrastinate. It simply is now or never.

If you are going to Southwest Fox this year (in-person or virtually), please head over to the registration Web site, right now, before you forget: https://geekgatherings.com/Registration

Only 53 days until we hope to gather in Scottsdale!