We’ve gone mobile!
Southwest Fox and Southwest Xbase++ have gone mobile! We’ve created a conference schedule on Guidebook, a popular mobile guide for events. Simply install the Guidebook app on your mobile device, then...
View ArticleWe’re streaming the keynote … and PolarFox
Once again this year, Geek Gatherings is streaming the Southwest Fox/Xbase++ keynote presentation, Thursday at 7:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time (Arizona does not observe Daylight Savings Time). In...
View ArticleWhy doesn’t Southwest Fox/Xbase++ move around?
Every year, at least one person writes on the conference evaluation that we should move the conference to a new location. This year, one attendee wrote “MUST CHANGE LOCATIONS! There are so many other...
View ArticleCall for Speakers 2014
We’ve issued the Call for Speakers for Southwest Fox and Southwest Xbase++ 2014. If you are interested in presenting at either conference, please check out http://www.swfox.net/callforspeakers.aspx.
View ArticleSession Proposals due this Friday, March 21
Just a reminder that session proposals for Southwest Fox 2014 and Southwest Xbase++ 2014 are due by 8 AM EDT this Friday, March 21. If you’re interested in speaking, please download the Call for...
View ArticleSpeakers and sessions announced for 2014
Speakers and sessions for both Southwest Fox and Southwest Xbase++ 2014 have been announced. The list is available on the conference website. Speakers Southwest Fox sessions Southwest Xbase++ sessions
View ArticleRegistration is open!
Registration for Southwest Fox and Southwest Xbase++ is now available. See the website for a list of speakers, VFP sessions and Xbase++ sessions. Super-Saver Registration, which saves you $125, is...
View ArticleLess than a week until Super-Saver deadline!
We’re not sure how it happened, but it’s less than a week until the end of June and the Super-Saver registration deadline. If you haven’t registered yet, what are you waiting for? Southwest Fox and...
View ArticleSouthwest Fox on the FoxShow–special offer
Listen to Andrew MacNeill interview Rick Schummer, Tamar Granor, and Doug Hennig about Southwest Fox 2014 on the FoxShow #79. If you haven’t registered yet, be sure to listen for a special offer in the...
View ArticleEarly-bird deadline approaches; So does Xbase++ 2.0
We have some very exciting news as we approach the Early-bird registration deadline this Sunday, August 31st. Alaska plans to ship Xbase++ 2.0 in September, so this will be the first conference where...
View ArticleGet a discount on Xbase++ and an early-bird discount
Alaska Software is offering special discounts on Xbase++ 2.0 for Southwest Fox and Southwest Xbase++ 2014 attendees, as follows: Xbase++ 2.0 is available and shipping September 30, 2014. Prerequisite...
View ArticleWhat do you think? Conference evaluations tell us.
All three of us who run Southwest Fox and Southwest Xbase++ are experienced conference speakers and we know how big a role feedback plays in getting better at presenting. So, it’s no surprise that when...
View ArticleSave the dates: Southwest Fox and Southwest Xbase++ 2015!
Save October 15-18, 2015 for Southwest Fox and Southwest Xbase++ 2015!
View Article2015 Call for Speakers
We’re inviting anyone interesting in speaking at this year’s conferences to submit topics. You'll find the Call for Speakers at http://www.swfox.net/callforspeakers.aspx. Please read the complete Call...
View ArticleHow many speakers will we have at Southwest Fox 2015? It’s up to you.
We recently did one of the hardest tasks associated with running Southwest Fox–choosing speakers and topics from among the ones submitted. This year, it was harder than it has been in a long while....
View Article2015 speakers and topics announced!
Today we posted the list of speakers and topics for this year’s conferences on the conference website. As we mentioned a couple of weeks ago, if registration warrants, we’ll add some speakers and...
View Article2015 Registration is open!
We've opened registration for the 2015 conferences. Super-Saver Registration, which saves you $125, is available only through June 30th, so don't wait.
View ArticleWe’re on the FoxShow
We were interviewed by Andrew Ross MacNeill for his The FoxShow podcast. Click here to go right to this episode And don’t forget to register for the conference by July 1 to get the Super-Saver discount...
View ArticleLess than a week to Super-saver deadline!
Hear that sound? Tick, tick, tick, tick… That’s the countdown clock here at Geek Gatherings getting closer to the Super-saver deadline for Southwest Fox and Southwest Xbase++! June 30th is a little...
View ArticleThe conferences are a go!
Rick, Doug and I met (via Skype) and made the decision to move forward with this year’s conferences. Registrations to date are almost identical to last year’s on the same date, giving us confidence...
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