>Southwest Fox is held on the Tempe campus, and there are plenty of hotels within walking distance of the student union (where the conference is held).
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>I attended last year and found it to be a very good, cost-effective VFP conference. Shop around on the hotel rates. You can save a good bit by staying further away and either walking or driving to the conference. I personally didn't like the hotel across the street from the conference (whose name I forget) and switched to the Marriott Courtyard after the first day. No broadband Internet access and tiny rooms at the first hotel made me consider other options.
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>Ben

Much thanks, Ben. That's great information. I take it the Mariott Courtyard has the Broadband you were seeking? I don't plan to be driving and would like to be close, but broadband is a necessity.