>> I'd still be curious to know how VFP conferences stack up to other conferences for different languages though.
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>So would I.


All conferences are having a hard time right now. The only conference I am aware of that increased their numbers is TechEd. I think things will change with the economy though. I expect a bigger PDC this year. I also expect conferences like eFox to do well. (And we will see about Whil's, since he seems to be taking it in a different direction...).

DevConnections had a tough 2 years, but that mainly means that they do not grow. Some of their conferences are doing pretty well (ASP.NET), others are doing OK but will probably start doing better soon (VB.NET), and other are suffering (C++). But I think overall they are holding their ground as good as one could expect them considering the economy.

VSLive seems to be doing badly as well. Their numbers are going down. But that seems to be a problem with Fawcette. Interestingly enough, Fawcette's way of doing business is very similar to the Advisor way...

The problem with the VFP DevCon is a different one though. Every year the keynote comes around, the speaker asks how many new people are there (first time DevCon attendees). And then about 1/2 to 2/3 raise their hand, which is celebrated as a great result since we manage to draw in new people...

BUT THIS IS BOLONEY!

My question is: How come only 100 people came to the show that were there last year? If they manage to draw in 200 new people each year (or more), than why the hell is the show not growing?

That's where the problem is. People are not coming back. I guess that's because they feel they do not get good value (some have indicated this in this thread).

Markus