Welcome

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The Grand Rapids Area FoxPro User Group consists of FoxPro software developers who want to network with each other to share information, knowledge, ideas, discoveries, tips, tricks and war stories.

We welcome all levels of users and developers from beginner to expert. Our members develop in the various different versions of FoxPro from older DOS and Windows versions to the newer Visual FoxPro versions. We are also expanding our vision to include other languages and technologies which include but not exclusive to: .NET, C#, HTML, SQL and Web development.

Everyone's welcome! You don't have to be a member to come to a meeting. So please join us at our next meeting and we'll make sure you feel right at home. Find the Location for meetings go to Meeting Info.

Southwest Fox 2010, October 14-17, 2010, Mesa, Arizona

Southwest Fox is good for GRAFUG too! There is an additional discount. Here's how it works:

• Rather than offering the discount to the members of the group who attend the conference, the discount is offered to the user group itself. That way, the entire group benefits when any of their members attend the conference.
• The discount will be paid directly to the user group and can be used for group activities, such as paying speaker expenses or subsidizing training for members.
• The discount amount is $25 per registered person.
• Any interested user groups must register with us by email (info@swfox.net) by July 1, 2010.
• A user group must be a bona fide user group, one that actively promotes itself on various forums and VFP sites, to be eligible.
• Speakers and exhibitors do not count in the registration count for the user group.
• A user group must submit the names of registered individuals all at once and before October 31, 2010.
• Payment will be completed before US Thanksgiving 2010.

We are pleased to announce 2 Michiganders are the recipients of the prestigious Microsoft Visual FoxPro MVP Award:

Cathy Pountney (7 time MVP, GRAFUG member, Secretary and presenter) Rick Schummer (x time MVP, GRAFUG member and presenter, DAFUG Secretary and presenter) The following are the three main criteria used by Microsoft to decide who receives this award: Recognized: Microsoft MVPs are acknowledged by peers and also by Microsoft for their active participation in Microsoft technical communities around the globe. Credible: Microsoft MVPs have demonstrated practical expertise providing the highest quality information and content. Accessible: Microsoft MVPs are active technical community leaders sharing their experience with peers.

For more information on this program, please check out http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/.