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TBCON 2004 Resources

We had a great time at TBCON 2004. About 100 ToolBook and .NET developers traveled to Colorado Springs from June 18 - 23 to hone their craft, meet their peers, and have some fun. In the words of one attendee who has attended every year except 2003, "I enjoyed it a lot. It was probably the BEST TBCON that I been to so far!"

Here are a few highlights:

SumTotal Systems ToolBook Design Awards

Congratulations to Dawn Sekel of the U. S. Courts for winning the award for the Most Creative Use of ToolBook. Big kudos also go to Peter Hoyt of Verizon Data Services, Inc. for the Best ToolBook Online Training. They both won Apple iPod Minis.

Thank you to SumTotal Systems for sponsoring this contest. Charley Delaney and Michael Ormes did their usual superb job of judging all the outstanding entries!

Hack-Ack

Brad Shuck won the Olympic-themed contest this year, decided once again by audience vote. The Buckman Labs team of Tony Lin, Oscar Posada, Michele Nix, Mauro Rech, and Catherine Walker came in a strong second. The other entries were so outstanding that the audience decided they all tied for third: Andrew Gould and Simon Price; Jose Rodriguez, Mike Pritchett, Launa Mallett, Doris Ford, and April Whitson; and George Maggelet and Richard Kilmer. Denny Dedmore created a demonstration application on path animation from ToolBook while Jeff Rhodes built a PocketPC application in .NET that allowed attendees to draw their own interpretation of Tim Barham.

Attendee Comments:
  • I like the on the spot approach.  (2004)
  • I'm a novice and felt that, even in the sessions that were more advanced, I got one or two things I could use.  (2004)
  • Much different than a 'typical' conference. People freely sharing ideas, tips, and actual ToolBook/OpenScript/etc. files! Exactly what I was hoping for. Well done!  (2004)
  • Wish I had started a couple of years ago. From each of just two classes, I found out how I could save enough time and money in my product development to more than pay for the cost of the conference.  (2004)
  • Actually, I learned so much that I can't possibly type it all in an email! And the conversations that go on while you're there can never be recapped the same way.  (2004)
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