Hi Cecil,

In fact I work at company on Davis Blvd about two blocks north of 820 on Davis.
I think people missed the meaning of an other BarryCon, which in my interputation was to have a local (California) conference, which is affordable with the ability of people to meet and share ideas, information, and techniques.
Currently I am signed up to attend DevCon12 in San Diego, and yes it is putting a strain on my pocket book. But the hope is to learn from Steven Black and Mary Hintermeier concerning Architectural design patterns, Calvin Hsia for COM , Rick Strahl for Web, Markus Egger for Requirements, etc. Armed with the new knowledge I will be able to improve my VFP developer skills.