Tore,

>You mention that one session was held in a tent, and I am willing to bet my hat that you are talking about the Advisor devcon at Pointe Hilton at Squaw Peak in Phoenix in 1995, which was held the year before the Advisor devcon at the Scottsdale Princess.

Memories, memories. My first DEVCON was at the Scottsdale Princess, where I remember gingerly approaching Tamar (who I "knew" online) to say hi. I still remember the awkward feeling of "I wonder if I am going to bother her... she doesn't know me from a house cat," and also remember her smile and gracious manner -- so typical of the Fox community.

Now, when I sit down to lunch at conferences, I always try to strike up conversations with the attendees I don't know -- in case some of them are feeling as alone as I did at that first conference.

I shared a suite with Steve Zimmelman and someone else (don't remember who now) across the parking lot from the Princess.

The party, I think, was outdoors and was a western theme, with attendees going home with bandanas and western hats, unless my memory is completely fried (a good possibility). :-) I remember a good conversation at the party with Susan Graham of Microsoft, who seemed to really want to know my lowly opinion of what was being shown at the conference.