Hi everybody, I just wanted to announce that I will be attending scotch on the rocks on May 24-25 for the very first time. I will also be presenting on ColdBox and we have organized (thanks to Andy Allan) a 3 day intensive ColdBox training right after the conference from May 26-28. We will be doing 2 days intense CBOX-101 course and then the last day we will hold a ColdBox bootcamp and build some apps the entire day!

Just remember that seats are limited, so reserve your seat right now!

The ColdBox February 20-21st CBOX-101 training seminar is getting close and there are only a few seats available. I am running a super special available for only the next 5 days with a surprise and HEVY discount.

So if you are interested in attending the seminar, use the following link to register: http://coldbox.eventbrite.com/?discount=superweek

I am also willing to give awesome discounts for students. So if you are a student and would be interested in attending our seminar, please send me an email to training@coldbox.org with the subject titled: Starving Student Needs ColdBox! And you shall get an amazing discount.

Again, you can register here: http://coldbox.eventbrite.com/?discount=superweek and view our event details here: http://www.coldbox.org/events/ca-feb-2010

Today is the last day for forgebox submissions that will make you win a ColdBox free Book. So get your code on and submit code entries to win a free book. Also remember that we will ship around the world, so ANYBODY can win!

Just submit code entries and the person with the most submissions by 5pm PST today wins!!!

This Thursday is the last night for forgebox submissions that will make you win a ColdBox free Book. So get your code on and submit code entries to win a free book.

I am glad to inform that I will be presenting at CF.Objective 2010 this year in Minneapolis. Unfortunately, it will be only 1 topic, as my other 2 where not accepted (LogBox: Making Logging in ColdFusion Fun again and Powering iPhone Applications with ColdFusion). Hopefully, next year they will allow more topics.

Not only will I will be presenting, but I will be doing a ColdBox 1 Day training course: CBOX-100. So if you will be attending CF.Objective and need to get some ColdBox Training, you can. So I hope to see you there this April.

You heard right, we have 1 more free book for the next person that registers for our ColdBox Training seminar in Ontario, California this February 20th to the 21st.

The early bird registration is open and ends January 29th, so register here: http://www.coldbox.org/index.cfm/events/ca-feb-2010

If you are close to Claremont,Pomona,LA area, come on by to our holiday bash tomorrow afternoon:

This shindig is scheduled for 12:00 pm on Saturday, December 19th at Pizza 'N Such in Claremont, which is located on the northeast corner of 2nd Street and Yale Avenue.

You can find more information at our cfug site,we will be raffling tons of software, schwag goodies, ColdBox books and more: http://www.iecfug.com/post.cfm/december-meeting-holiday-party

I just saw this book review by Henrik Joreteg and wanted to share it:

Coldbox is *the* enterprise ColdFusion framework and toolkit.

I've written several enterprise level ColdFusion apps in ColdBox.

If you're a CF developer, this book is a must have. Buy it.

If you are close to Claremont,Pomona,LA area, come on by to our holiday bash this Saturday afternoon.

This shindig is scheduled for 12:00 pm on Saturday, December 19th at Pizza 'N Such in Claremont, which is located on the northeast corner of 2nd Street and Yale Avenue.

We have reserved their back room, which seats about 15-20 people, so we'll have a semi-private area to ourselves for total geekness and networking fun! We will be giving away some great prizes, including an Adobe software license (which can be used for a copy of ColdFusion 9!), some schwag, books, and I will be raffling a 1 day ColdBox course materials set, with awesome Bag!

If you are planning to come, please give us a shout using a comment in this blog or in our google group. Also, if anyone wishes to bring a friend/spouse/significant other please feel free, just add them to the head count.

See you there!!

For all you kindle fans, we now have the ColdBox book available for kindle: http://www.amazon.com/Definitive-Guide-ColdBox-Platform-ebook/dp/B002ZG8S0G/ref=sr_1_3