Geek Gatherings LLC

10/13/2026

Last call!!

Virtual Fox Fest 2026 is on October 21st and 22nd, 2026. If you plan to attend the conference next week, please register today. It only takes a couple of minutes, and we only get busier the closer we get to the conference. https://geekgatherings.com/Registration.

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10/05/2026

Virtual Fox Fest 2026 is on Wednesday, October 21 and Thursday October 22, 2026 (next week).

Tomorrow (October 6th) is the last day you can save US$40, so please go register now. If you wait until Wednesday, the price goes up to US$279.

09/11/2026

Virtual Fox Fest 2026 (https://virtualfoxfest.com/default.aspx) is October 21-22, 2026. If you are curious as to the quality of the content you will see at the conference, check out the Geek Gatherings YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/) where we post sessions a year or so after the conference finishes. The channel has more than 110 videos with session content from Virtual Fox Fest and Southwest Fox conferences over the last six years. That is nearly 140 hours of viewing. Here are some awesome sessions to get you warmed up for this October:

* J, J, J... SON, SON, SON..." - Using SQL Server's Killer Built-in JSON Functionality (Kevin Ragsdale)
* Advanced Reporting with Microsoft Excel (Doug Hennig)
* The VFP Developer's Guide to Git and Sourcetree (Rick Borup)
* Optimize Your IDE: Take Full Advantage of Thor Tools, Part 1 (Jim Nelson)
* Lessons in Buffering and Transactions (Tamar E. Granor)
* Git Advanced Techniques (Christof Wollenhaupt)
* SQL Server Mash-Up (Jody Meyer)
* VFP C++ Compiler: Options and Settings for Modern, Secure Applications (John Ryan)
* Inspiring Everyday Practical IntelliSense (Rick Schummer)
* Modern Web Application Design (Joel Leach)
* Logging: Clear Cut Solutions for Your Apps (Eric Selje)
* Revisiting wwDotnetBridge and .NET Interop from FoxPro in the * Modern Age of .NET (Rick Strahl)

New Session
We've added a new session to the conference: Carta: A New Way to See a Visual FoxPro App: Yours or One You Inherited

Registration
Registration is US$239 by October 6th, so save yourself US$40 by registering today before the price increases on October 7th. This cost includes admission to all live sessions, all session materials (white papers and samples), immediate access to all recorded videos of the presentations, and access to online social events. Register here: https://geekgatherings.com/Registration.

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Order your Virtual Fox Fest gear from https://geekgatherings.logosoftwear.com/. Increase your geek credentials by purchasing shirts, hats, hoodies, fleeces and more with the conference logo.

Only 40 days until we gather on the Internet!

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08/31/2026

Virtual Fox Fest 2026 is on Wednesday, October 21 and Thursday October 22, 2026.

This coming Monday (August 31st) is the last day you can save US$20, so please go register (https://geekgatherings.com/Registration) now. If you wait until Tuesday, the price goes up to US$239. All our deadlines and pricing are available on the conference Web site on the Registration page (https://virtualfoxfest.com/register.aspx).

08/05/2026

You probably know that Virtual Fox Fest 2026 is October 21-22, 2026, but maybe you haven't had a chance to take a look at our great set of sessions. Here is the link so you can check them out (https://virtualfoxfest.com/sessions.aspx):

* Using Chilkat/ChilkatVFP (Bill Anderson)
* The VFP Developers Toolkit (Rick Borup)
* Visual FoxPro Development using Alternative Editors - OnDemand (Gregory Green)
* Consuming REST Services in VFP Applications (Doug Hennig)
* Using AI to research and document a Visual Foxpro App you've inherited (Jeff Roberts)
* FoxAgent: Connecting AI Agents to Live VFP Applications with X # and MCP (Irwin Alfredo Rodríguez)
* VFP in 2026: easy mods to help keep your apps current (John Ryan)
* How VFPX Can Make You More of a Superhero! (Rick Schummer)
* Visiting SQL Server's engine room (Christof Wollenhaupt)

Registration is US$219 by August 31st, so save yourself US$20 by registering today before the price increases on September 1st. This cost includes admission to all live sessions, all session materials (white papers and samples), immediate access to all recorded videos of the presentations, and access to online social events.

Register here: https://geekgatherings.com/Registration.

Order your Virtual Fox Fest gear from https://geekgatherings.logosoftwear.com/. Increase your geek credentials by purchasing shirts, hats, hoodies, fleeces and more with the conference logo.

The Geek Gatherings YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/) has more than 110 videos with session content from Virtual Fox Fest and Southwest Fox conferences over the last six years. That is nearly 140 hours of viewing.

Only 77 days until we gather on the Internet!

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07/24/2026

Virtual Fox Fest 2026 is a two-day event on October 21-22, 2026. Great speakers (https://virtualfoxfest.com/speakers.aspx) will deliver great sessions (https://virtualfoxfest.com/sessions.aspx), with chat available for all of us to comment, ask questions, and share experiences. Plus, we’ll get to hang out virtually with new and old friends. More details here: https://virtualfoxfest.com/

Registration (https://virtualfoxfest.com/register.aspx) is open! Details, deadlines and cost are available on our Web site. Register for the conference at https://geekgatherings.com/Registration. Don't procrastinate, get this done today! Early-Bird pricing is available through August 31st.

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05/26/2026

We've issued the Call for Speakers for Virtual Fox Fest 2026: https://virtualfoxfest.com/CallForSpeakers.aspx. If you are interested in presenting, please read the document referenced on that page before submitting sessions.

The deadline to submit session proposals for Virtual Fox Fest 2026 is next Monday, June 1st.

Virtual Fox Fest 2026 is a two-day online conference presenting the latest in Visual FoxPro and Visual FoxPro Advanced development techniques and interoperability with other technologies. This conference provides a venue for VFP developers to come together virtually to learn more about how our fellow developers are using and extending VFP. For details about Virtual Fox Fest, please see https://virtualfoxfest.com.

If you haven't already marked your calendar, do it now. The conference is going to be on October 21st -22nd, 2026.

03/19/2026

We’re excited to offer you Virtual Fox Fest 2026 (Oct), a two-day online conference presenting the latest in Microsoft Visual FoxPro development techniques and interoperability with other technologies. This conference provides a venue for VFP developers to come together virtually to learn more about how our fellow developers are using and extending VFP. For details about Virtual Fox Fest, please see https://virtualfoxfest.com.

The conference will be held on October 21st-22nd, 2026. This is the only event we are planning for 2026.

We'll issue the Call for Speakers for Virtual Fox Fest later in the Spring. If you are interested in presenting, please watch your emails and our public posts for the submission deadlines.

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