>My point was that I don't want to patronize conferences that invite AK as a speaker/presenter/guest. I realize that I could learn a lot from many other sessions; therefore it is my loss. But the conference is losing my $$ too.
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>>Just don't attend their sessions.
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>>>I was planning to attend SWFox until I saw that AK was a presenter there. Too bad for me and for the conference.
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>>>>That is great. They should have given one directly to Nadya instead.
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>>>>>I just saw that Tightline (iow Andy Kramek and Marcia Akins) is donating three huge licenses for Microsoft developer stuff, apparently valued at $11,000 each copy, to be won by attendees at SWFox. That's a very impressive thing to have done. Bravo.
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>>>>>I suppose detractors may point out that these licenses were given to them by MS, but credit where credit is due: the copies are the recipients' to do with as they please and nobody forced them to donate copies to SWFox. So it really is full credit to AK and HA. Maybe other MVPs will follow their lead, allowing more SWFox attendees to walk away with massive swag!


Dimitry,

They will be at every conference foxpro holds, because there is only a handfull of people who will be invited to speak.