The obvious choice is to go to Phoenix in October for Southwest Fox.

>I think the real question is who would want to have thier convention/conference in Phoenix at this time of year? Personally I'd rather blow the extra 100 bucks and actually be able to enjoy myself while I was there - that or go somewhere else that made sense. This is just ridicilious - hey lets all goto a spa in the middle of the desert during the hottest time of the year! If you don't mind heat-stroke maybe you can play 3 minutes golf before you pass out.