VFP DevCon 2000 Announced

No, we’re not talking about Advisor DevCon in Miami. We’re talking about TCI’s VFP DevCon 2000, May 14-17, 2000, in New Orleans, LA. The announcement, which became public during the closing session of the 3rd Annual Southern California VFP Conference, came as a surprise to most of the attendees. (People who attended the SoCal VFP conference are being offered a substantial discount for this conference.)

This new event is going to have the same support from Microsoft as Advisor’s DevCon and will be on the same scale/level. But it is offering several innovative concepts. Content and direction is going to be determined by an advisory board which will be made up primarily of speakers. People attending this conference will be allowed to “cross-pollinate” with the SQL conference, running concurrently at the same hotel, free of charge. This means that while an attendee may be registered for the VFP conference, he or she will be able to attend any of the SQL conference sessions absolutely free.

So far, confirmed speakers for this event include:

While the name “TCI” (Tech Conferences) may not be a household word in the FoxPro community, they’ve been silent- partnering with Advisor since 1994, when Advisor began associating their name with FoxPro DevCons, as well as other events. This past FoxPro DevCon, in Palm Springs, was their last official conference as equal partners. TCI was responsible for all the conference logistics while Advisor (with an assist from Microsoft) was responsible for speakers and content.

This conference is already causing quite a stir on the Universal Thread (http://www.universalthread.com) and the FoxForum

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Out and About

by Barry R. Lee

September 20, 1999, 7:30 PM, Mike Cummings. Mike wiH doing a “how-to” session with Rick Strahl’s WebConnect.

October 18, 1999, 7:30 PM, Mike Vincent. Since presenting his introductory session on DBI Tech’s ActiveX Controls, Mike has discovered several cool things about this tool. (Please see “About October’s Meeting” page 9.) ActiveX controls can significantly add to the functionality and visual interface of your VFP applications. As you may know, there is a learning curve and some controls work better than others with VFP. He’ll provide an overview of controls from several sources, then drill into details of implementing some that he is using in his own projects. He’ll also share some experiences on the in and outs of managing ActiveX controls in both development and end-user environments. Don’t miss this one...

November 15, 1999, 7:30 PM, Twila Miller. Twila always provides us with outstanding presentations. This one promises to be no different.. .“OLE Automation with MS Word and Excer. If she has time, she’ll also be covering some MAPI issues as well.

December 20, 1999, 7:30 PM, The Annual LA Fox Christmas Party. It’s that time of the year again. Come join us for merriment, good times, LA Fox fellowship, and tasty treats. And what would the Christmas party be without The White Elephant Gift Exchange? So come prepared for a good time.

Elsewhere

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The LA Fox Developer

A Newsletter for FoxPro Application Developers in Southern California Visit our WebSite at: http://www.lafox.org September 1999

The September meeting of LA Fox will be held on Sept. 20, 1999, at 7:30 PM at our new meeting place (NCR, 100 N. Sepulveda Blvd., El Segundo, CA). For details on how to get there, see the map on the back page.

At LA Fox

Automating FoxPro

Inter-Object Communications

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