I'm challenging you!

The greatest feedback from 2008 is that attendees want fresh topics.

We want new and creative topics and in depth descriptions. Suggest a topic yourself or suggest a topic for someone else to speak on.

http://callforspeakers.cfconf.org/

The idea is that on December 1st we will put all the topic suggestions together and let the community vote. Everyone will have to vote by December 19th. The person who suggests the topic that is voted the most popular will win a special extra gift or free ticket.

Here's what attendees want at CFUnited (from survey):
Integrating new technologies
Hands-on sessions
CF and Flash Integration
Full life cycle development using many of the open-source tools out there
More Flex sessions
Latest technologies
Discussion topics
Advanced material
Code Samples
Some beginner to intermediate talks on using IDEs for coldfusion
Keep the technical quality and variety high
Enterprise level topics
More Advanced CF sessions
CF/Flex topics
Integrating CF with BlazeDS/AIR/Flex
Report Builder
Continuous Integration, ANT, Subversion, Flex
Why upgrade to CF8 for government employee
Centaur new features
Real world presentations
New keynote

http://callforspeakers.cfconf.org/

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CF_Underground SF's early bird ends in 2 weeks, October 31, 2008 with a registration price of only $50! The first 20 attendees to register receive a CF_Underground beer mug, and all registered attendees receive a free ColdFusion 8 tag poster.

CF_Underground SF is a pre MAX event, it will be held on Sunday, November 16th 2008 from 1pm - 5pm at the Adobe headquarters in San Francisco, and then will resume from 5:30pm - 9pm across the street from the Moscone Center at Cheiftain's Irish Pub with free beer and food.

Visit http://cf-underground.com/2008/ for more information on speakers and topics.

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I'm the decision maker for CFUnited 2009! But I need help! I want to make this event a cut above the rest and it is up to you to let me know what you want.

I recently sent an email to all my alumni over the past 10 years and I've gotten almost 150 responses back since last night. Keep voting to make a change for 2009!

http://cfunited.com/go/survey/164

So far the results mention:

Most of you travel by plane then catch a shuttle and some travel by car to stay at the hotel

Most of you prefer a hotel with a conference center within but wouldn't mind a resort with a conference center.

Most people think the price for a night's stay should be around $175 per night

In order of rank the popular dates are: #1 - June 24th

#2 - July 29th

#3 - July 15th

#4 - July 8th

#5 - July 22nd

#6 - August 5th

#7 - August 12th

#8 - August 19th

#9 - July 1st

An Important Note: The closer to June the event is the more expensive the hotel and the more limited the choices.

The general feeling I get is that everyone wants something more affordable and cozier. Most wouldn't mind date changes as long as the sessions rock.

There is a big divide on location. Most want the event along metro lines and a lot of you want a different scenery than DC. I think as long as it is near an airport and plenty of parking, you'll be happy (maybe even a free shuttle from metro lines to the hotel would be ok); however, the sessions have to be amazing and you want plenty of time to network. You say the budget should be spent on internet, food and fluids, and audio visual.

I think what I'll do is keep looking at the results until October 8th. Analyze with my staff and advisory board. I've already sent out the RFP to 15 locations to bid on. I'm looking into a few others. I may narrow the proposals down to 3 locations based on all the feedback and let the community vote one last time on those three locations.

This really opened my eyes. Thanks everyone! Keep voting!

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We are happy to announce that the Adobe ColdFusion 8 tag posters are being shipped out to a CFUG near you.

You will want to get your hands on one soon.... as you can see the CF8 tag posters are a great addition to office decor ;)

The User Groups have been sent a limited number of tag posters, so we are offering to send you your very own for free!

Just fill out the following survey and you get your tag poster in the mail.

http://cfunited.com/go/survey/cf8-tag-poster

Due to cost of shipping we are only mailing free tag poster to US residents only. If you reside outside of the US and would like a tag poster just send us a request to nafisa(at)teratech.com and we can figure something out.

The posters were created with the joint efforts of TeraTech and Adobe.

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We've been working with Adobe on releasing a CF8 Tag Poster. The CFUnited Team along with TeraTech's development team spent the last 6 months to put together this fresh new poster.

The plan is that Adobe will send a number of copies to user groups. More details about when these will be delivered will come from Rachel Luxemburg shortly.

The CFUnited team has received copies and will be distributing them during CFUnited Express and other sponsored events. More details soon about which cities we will be visiting next! Including CFUnderground in San Francisco CA November 16th. We are doing a call for speakers now! Email [email protected] to apply. Website for this event will be released soon.

This entry was posted on August 13, 2008 at 12:55 PM and has received 6101 views. There are currently 13 comments. Print this entry.

Those who attended CFUnited 2008 can now login at cfunited.com

Click "topics" and view "video recording" next to each presenters topics.

We were able to capture a good number of presentations on Adobe's Connect due to the cooperation and excitement of most speakers. For those who did not get recorded, we are working to provide the slides.

Big thanks to Ryan Monger and the Etech Av crew for making this available and an easy process. We hope to continue this kind of recording in the future and provide it for free to all CFUnited attendees. Enjoy!

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Internet is the network "CF_United". No password needed. Endless users. Any problems dial 3800 on any of the house phones.

Mike Nimer's FMS topic has changed to "Hibernating Flex" more updates with description soon.

Tom de Maninicor's topic "CFQUERY versus the DB" has a new speaker announced soon. Same topic.

Twitter, make sure you join our twitter group!

All session rooms have Adobe Connect available for speakers to record sessions. We hope that this will make the experience easier to decide on a session to decide however it is only based upon the participation of the speaker.

Check out Hall B live cam on http://live.yahoo.com/cfunited

Simon Horwith will be unable to speak on his session.

Sorry that Starbucks was closed. we are working to provide coffee options all the time now.

Make sure you visit World Zhulu and find out the exciting news about the China Open this year! See how you can help.

Presentations are being uploaded by speakers as we speak. Sorry for the delay.

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If you have not read the Attendee Packet yet, please do so before preparing for your departure.

http://cfunited.com/newsletter/attendee_packet.html

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We have a new quick survey for everyone in the community to participate in. The results will be shared directly with Adobe and the general public. We want to know what version of ColdFusion you are using now. Plus a few questions to help us prepare for the conference.

Answer all 8 questions by June 11th and be entered in a raffle to win a brand new iTouch!

http://cfunited.com/go/survey

Happy hunting and thanks for sharing this important information with Adobe and CFUnited!

This entry was posted on May 28, 2008 at 11:59 AM and has received 3311 views. There are currently 1 comments. Print this entry.

Top 10 reasons to attend CFUnited

1. Get the Experience:
Those of you who have attended in the past, you know what we're talking about! For those of you who haven't, just imagine a week surrounded by a community of hundreds of individuals who live and breathe ColdFusion... it's pretty exciting.

2. Training:
Take advantage of up to six full days of ColdFusion technical training from the experts. Many companies spend up to $1000 for a full day of classes.

3. For anyone who's into CF:
Wheather you are a beginner, intermediate, expert or guru in ColdFusion, you will find the sessions, materials & experience valuable to your training. There are tracks geared toward different levels and aspects of training. See a list of Tracks here: http://cfunited.com/go/topics

4. Gurus & Experts:
Meet & network with some of the most influential guru's & speakers of the ColdFusion community. You've read their blogs and read their books, this is your opportunity to grill them with questions face to face.

5. Networking opportunity:
There will be many networking opportunities for you to mingle with developers and peers. Get to know each other and share interests during two evening events and other breaks between sessions. Don't forget the largest ColdFusion expo around. With over 20 exhibitors showing off their expert tools and services to aid developers like you. Our sponsors can't wait to me you!

6. CF Community:
Once you have experienced CFUnited you will be a part of a community unlike any other.

7. Materials:
Receive a CFUnited backpack, official CFUnited 08 t shirt, notebook, online presentations & code samples, and many other goodies.

8. Free stuff:
Once you register, your automatically entered into a raffle to win one of many cool prizes from our sponsors like ThinkGeek and Adobe Press. Prizes include different types of software, game consoles, apparel, and other goodies. There are also giveaways at various sponsor booths.

9. Discounts:
There is a wide range of discounts available. Some of the discount categories include Alumni, User group member, Student, Government, and many more. To request a discount on your registration just email [email protected]

10. It's our 10th anniversary!
Join us in celebrating 10 years of CFUnited, the premier ColdFusion conference. Whether it's your first time at the conference or tenth, we would love to see you there. This years conference will be at the DC Convention Center, in the heart of Washington DC. There will be lots to celebrate about, you won't want to miss it!

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