029 Behind the Scenes at CFObjective, with Carol Hamilton

Carol Hamilton talks about “Behind the scenes at cfObjective” in this episode of ColdFusion Alive podcast with host Michaela Light. She is one of the speakers at the CFObjective Conference and the cf.Objective Co-chairperson content advisory board and steering committee. Show notes Hot Speakers this year New topic this year New Location Discounted govt rate and one day option Her role in the conference What are you looking forward to at CFObjective? Mentioned in this episode Speakers http://www.cfobjective.com/speakers/ Schedule http://www.cfobjective.com/schedule/ Register http://www.cfobjective.com/register/ Listen to the Audio   Bio Carol Hamilton Carol is the cf.Objective Co-chairperson content advisory board and steering committee. She helps pick the venue, does marketing, advertising, and has been meeting every week for nearly a year to make the conference the best one yet. When she is not busy on the conference she is a super mom and developer Links Twitter Interview transcript Michael:                        Welcome back to the show. I'm here with Carol Hamilton, and she is gonna talk about some of the behind the scene's info at this year's CF Objective. We're gonna look at some of the exciting speakers at the conference, some of the topics coming up that are interesting, and talk about the location, which has changed since last year. There's also some interesting options available this year that weren't available in prior year objectives. We'll talk about Carol's role in how putting CF Objective together.                                             So welcome, Carol. Carol Hamilton:              Hey, thanks for having me. Michael:                        So what are the speakers that you are interested in this year? I know you're involved in helping pick the speakers, so you probably know everything about all the speakers. Carol Hamilton:              Yeah, I guess that's the problem with asking me that is that I do know all the speakers and I get to know them pretty well working with them over the year, over multiple years, seeing them around. So I mean, I'm not gonna be able to pick a favorite but I would have to say I'm super excited to see Mark Usher back. Did you ever get to see Mark Usher around when you were around? Read more Michaela Light is the host of the CF Alive Podcast and has interviewed more than 100 ColdFusion experts. In each interview, she asks "What Would It Take to make CF more alive this year?" The answers still inspire her to continue to write and interview new speakers. Michaela has been programming in ColdFusion for more than 20 years. She founded TeraTech in 1989. The company specializes in ColdFusion application development, security and optimization. She has also founded the CFUnited Conference and runs the annual State of the CF Union Survey. Join the CF Alive revolution Discover how we can all make CF more alive, modern and secure this year. Join other ColdFusion developers and managers in the CF Alive Inner Circle today. Get early access to the CF Alive book and videos Be part of a new movement for improving CF's perception in the world. Contribute to the CF Alive revolution Connect with other CF developers and managers There is no cost to membership.