Registered for CFUnited-05!

I just completed the registration for CFUnited, the premier ColdFusion technical conference which will be held in Washington DC on June 29th through July 1st. I also have a pretty good idea of what hotel and flights I’ll be booking as well which I’ll probably take care of next weekend. I’ve decided to stay in DC through the weekend of the 3rd as I’ve never been there and also have the 4th off. I pretty much decided this was going to be my summer trip (don’t worry, I plan on taking a real vacation in the Fall), but luckily work is kicking in some for my expenses as well. I suppose I should just be happy that a hobby and my career are one in the same?

I’m pretty excited as I haven’t been to any CF related conferences outside of the ones which have been held in Denver in years past, and I can’t really say I’ve had a chance to go to the East Coast at all either. I’m also impressed that Joel Spolosky will be the opening speaker as well as presenting a couple of topics. This is of course in addition to a very wide variety of topics by excellent speakers to check out which I’m not well versed in such as Flex, .NET, etc. I’m also hoping to get some sort of barometer of what I want to work on this Summer in my free time (more on that in a later post) by the topics which seem be interesting and any other buzz which might be happening.

Right now I’m thinking I’ll do one of the bus tours to go check out the major sights on Saturday, and then head to the Smithsonian on Sunday before my return flight back home. A friend of mine who used to live in DC will be there the same weekend that I’m there as well, so there is a possibility she’ll have time to show me around on Saturday rather than me doing it by bus.

Anyhow, I’m looking forward to meeting those who will be there, and feel free to say hello if you’re attending as well! I think one of the good things about face to face events like this is meeting the people which participate e-mail lists and blogs. Not that there are tons of flame wars in the various CF resources, but you’re more likely to encounter a friendly debate/enlightenment in person than via an online forum. I’m lucky enough to work with a very technically strong team, but it will certainly be humbling but motivating to be around so much talent all in one place. See you there!