Rick,
How many of the folks last year were there for the xBase++ side of
things? Just curious on the percentage of Fox vs. xBase++ attendees.
Wishing you success in your continued endeavors especially with regards
to this conference!
--Mike
On 6/24/2013 4:11 PM, Rick Schummer wrote:
Profoxers,
Putting on a conference is a risky endeavor. Conference centers require a
guaranteed minimum income to block the dates
of a conference; for a conference like Southwest Fox and Southwest Xbase++,
that minimum is in the tens of thousands of
dollars.
Last week we had half the number of people who were registered at this time
last year, and last year's number took a big
leap of faith on our part to carry on. See, our break-even point is about 75
people, and according to our contract with
the hotel, we have until July 2 to cancel or we're on the hook for our
guaranteed minimum whether there's a conference
or not.
Southwest Fox is one of the highlights of the year for the three of us. A ton
of planning and work goes into organizing
it, but we are happy to do it because we feel it's an important way to keep our
community going. We're realistic enough
to know that it won't go on forever and each year could be the last. So, was
2012 the last year? You can help us make
that decision. If you were thinking about going this year, vote to continue the
conference by registering now. If you
know others thinking of attending, share this message with them.
If we do end up cancelling, everyone who registered will get their money back
in full, so you can't lose out. (Just
don't make your flight reservation right way.)
The FoxShow #77 (http://www.thefoxshow.com/) features an interview with us
discussing this and other SWFox-related
issues, so be sure to check it out. Andrew MacNeill also has a blog post about
this.
Rick, Doug, and Tamar
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