RIA Unleashed 2009 Sold Out! Wait List Available

As of this afternoon and with just about 2 weeks to go, we officially sold out all our seats to RIA Unleashed! Thanks to everyone who signed up. I think it shows that the community is as excited about this event as I am. If you happened to miss out on tickets, I can add you to a wait list in case seats open up. Please email me via the Eventbrite event organizer contact form and I will make sure I contact you as soon as possible.

More prizes, tickets almost gone!

So, if you haven't already bought your ticket for RIA Unleashed : Boston, I have good news and bad news. The good news is there will be even more prizes to give away including a copy of CS4 Web Premium, Flex Builder Professional and ColdFusion Standard thanks to Adobe. In addition, we will have 3 licenses of FDT Pure thanks to Powerflasher. Finally, ThinkGeek has offered us several items from their extensive array of products to give away. This means you have even more reasons (as if any were needed) to come to RIA Unleashed.

What's the bad news? Well, the bad news is that if you don't act fast, you may not be able to get a ticket. As of writing this post with still 2 1/2 weeks to go, we only have 15 tickets remaining. Given the rate they have been selling, we could be sold out as early as even today! While that's bad news if you are still procrastinating, its great news for me, for the event and everyone who is attending and for the future of RIA Unleashed : Boston. So, register today! I hope to see you there!

Win Tickets to Flash and the City at RIA Unleashed Boston

Elad Elrom, who is doing a session on Flash Catalyst at RIA Unleashed : Boston, has recently announced his own 3-day conference in New York City called Flash and the City. It is being held on May 14-16th but he has already managed to line up a strong list of speakers including Grant Skinner, Peter Elst, Ryan Stewart, Juan Sanchez and many more. Considering this is a 3-day event, the early bird rate of $99 is a serious bargain (end December 31)! However, if you are attending RIA Unleashed : Boston, Elad has agreed to give away a free ticket to his event to 2 lucky attendees. (However, don't hesitate to register and take advantage of the early bird pricing, I'm sure if you win, he'll work it out to get you a refund).

So, register for RIA Unleashed : Boston today for your chance to win tickets to Flash and the City (as well as 360 Flex)!

Win Tickets to the Next 360|Flex at RIA Unleashed

I finally had the pleasure of attending the last 360|Flex event in Indianapolis and I have to say, this is an excellent event (see my review on InsideRIA) and I can't wait for next year's. Well, Tom and John just posted the dates and venue for the next event which will be held in San Jose (eBay and Paypal are hosting again) on March 7-10th. Tickets are already available so you can sign up now to get the lowest price possible!

However, if you are lucky enough to be coming to my RIA Unleashed : Boston event this November 13th in Waltham, MA you could win one of 2 free tickets we have for 360|Flex 2010! We have an awesome lineup of speakers and topics at this event, are giving away a PS3 Slim and tons of free books and now you could also win entrance to 360|Flex. All this for the incredibly low price of $50 for individuals or $40 for groups of 3 or more! Seriously, we have limited space, so why are you waiting?! One last note, if you choose to register now for 360|Flex (to get the low introductory price) and happen to win, don't worry, you'll be refunded the fee. So, register for both events today!

Refer Friends & Coworkers to RIA Unleashed Boston and Win Prizes

I am excited to announce this year's referral contest for RIA Unleashed Boston. Here's how the contest works. Tell your coworkers, friends, blog readers, twitter followers to enter your name under the "Other Information" field that reads "If a current registrant referred you, please enter their name" when they register. For each referral we get with your name on it, you are entered to win a prize. The prize will be randomly drawn during the closing of RIA Unleashed on November 13th and you must be a registered attendee to win (including speakers and sponsors who choose to participate).

The grand prize is a brand new, just released Playstation 3 Slim model that retails for $299! Four second prizes will also be drawn for a copy of the "Adobe AIR 1.5 Cookbook" from O'Reilly and written by one of our speakers, David Tucker. So, what are you waiting for? Start referring your friends and coworkers today!

Win a CF Dude Video Camera
In addition to our referral contest (and other giveaways at the event), Simon Free, who will be speaking at our event, is running a contest of his own. All you need to do is tell him why you think ColdFusion rocks or why you want to learn ColdFusion (in 100 words or less) and you could win a customized Flip video camera with the CF dude on it. For more details visit the site he has created for this contest at http://www.winacfdudecamera.com/.