> > Welcome back!
>
> Thanks, it's nice to be home!
>
> > A pity that you won't be at the Firebird conference this year.
> > Will miss the discussions in the lobby/bar/restaurant. ;-)

Sure will.

> Some of you may not know that I work for the Secretary of State of Arizona
> and this November 7th is our general election time. I was thinking of
> asking my boss if they could postpone the election so that I could attend
> the Firebird conference but I decided that probably wouldn't be a smart
> career move.
>
> I was planning to come initially and I put Helen and Paul on notice to try
> and shoehorn me in and they really did all they could to try and open

things

> up for me in spite of my "absence" over that past three months when I

should

> have been responding. But, alas, with the election and with so much going
> on with IBO to resolve some issues and get out a new build ASAP I think it
> would be best that I stay home this year. I still want to be a sponsor in
> some capacity if I can though.

They'll like that, no doubt.

> I would like to encourage everyone on this list to consider going to the
> Firebird Conference. It is a very magical event when you can put faces

and

> names together and drink in the excitement people have for making Firebird

a

> great success. Not to mention all the other stuff you can drink in if you
> are into that sort of thing. <g>

The Firebird Conference is a lot of fun, while doing serious stuff as well
:-)

You gotta love it.

Martijn Tonies
Database Workbench - development tool for Firebird and more!
Upscene Productions
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