>>>This is not really the right category but it is the closest I can find.
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>>>I want to recommend a conference that I will be attending the week after next. It's called That Conference. The main force behind it is a Microsoft guy named Clark Sells, apparently hosting it off to the side. There is a great slate of speakers consisting mostly of up and comers. The topic spectrum is vast and very much on the bleeding edge. The venue is Wisconsin Dells, an hour or two north of Madison. It is either the tackiest place in the U.S. or a great place to spend a few days in the summer. I am really looking forward to it.
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>>>I sent Clark (who I did not at that point know was the main host) an email asking if there were any of the little known speakers I should make a point of seeing. He said we chose all the speakers carefully. He said we wanted to feature people who are not yet known and have interesting things to say about topics we think are on the way up. It sort of reminds me of FoxPro circa 1991. I can't wait.
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>>If you get a chance, attend Keith Dahlby's session or try to speak with him for a few. He's brilliant and a great speaker.
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>>http://www.thatconference.com/speakers/speaker_203
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>>Also, Javier Lozano: http://www.thatconference.com/speakers/speaker_2170
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>>Lee Brandt: http://www.thatconference.com/speakers/speaker_2191
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>Thank you for the recommendations. I will try to heed all of them.

Keith and Javier are local guys, which is why I'm a fan. But they are both brilliant and are out of place with all of us uneducated pig farmers from Iowa. ;-)