Yes, tickets for the 2011 conference are on sale now at:

http://sotr2011.eventbrite.com

Get em while they're cheap!!!!

So we've now had a month off from conference activities, and it's time to really get the ball rolling for 2011.

We've already announced the dates, the venue, pricing and a host of other items but now it's time to open up the general call for speakers.

So, we're looking for topics on CFML, Flex & AIR, HTML5, Project Management, Development Best Practices... and anything you think may wow our audience.

Simply email scotch@fuzzyorange.co.uk with your proposed topics, a bio for yourself including any previous experience speaking at conferences and/or user groups and we'll do the rest.

The call for speakers will close August 1st so be quick ... We ALWAYS get more interest than we have available slots so do be quick.

Speakers Benefits:

• Full conference pass
• 3 nights stay in the hotel
• If flying in to Edinburgh airport, we'll arrange transport to and from the airport

2010 is done. And we had a blast, and from all accounts, so did everyone who attended.

As we announced in the closing keynote, we launched a 5 year plan in 2008 after the economy took a bit of a nose dive, in that 2009 and 2010 would be primarily about keeping the conference going in these difficult times. 2011 onwards would be the recovery, and as announced earlier, the plan has worked.

Unorthodox venue or not, we all got a bit of a surprise when we discovered TigerTiger had added a dance floor and barriers to the main room, whereby affecting visibility, but we battled on and everyone, all 176 of you - our best attendance yet - didn't utter a single complaint.

That's what we love about the SOTR audience. You guys really appreciate what we do, and when we hit a snag, you roll with it. So a huge thanks.

And a huge thanks to all our speakers and sponsors. Without you, we can't deliver the conference to the EMEA community.

We'll be posting/linking to all speaker presentations as soon as we can, but in the mean time, here's some links to reviews from 2010. Thanks again - the CF community really is the best in the world.

http://misterdai.wordpress.com/2010/05/26/sotr2010-day-1-notes/comment-page-1/
http://www.mattbourke.com/blog/post.cfm/sotr-my-take
http://www.stitcherooni.co.uk/post.cfm/sotr-2010-a-review
http://www.oxalto.co.uk/blog/post.cfm/sotr2010
http://www.jonathonjoyce.co.uk/index.php/category/coldfusion/sotr2010/
http://www.mccran.co.uk/index.cfm/2010/5/25/Scotch-On-the-Rocks--day-one-review
http://rachaelandtom.info/content/scotch-rocks-2010-day-1-part-1
http://my.opera.com/ODIN/blog/2010/05/25/scotch-on-the-rocks-coldfusion-conference

At the end of SOTR2010 we announced details for 2011.

Taking place at the Apex International Hotel in Edinburgh, SOTR2011 will move to an earlier slot in the year, running on March 3-4.

The two day event, featuring 3 tracks per day will see us move back to our home city of Edinburgh.

Pricing has also been announced, and will follow a similar tiered structure like 2010.

• Super Duper Cheap: £50
• Super Cheap: £75
• Fairly Cheap: £100
• Kinda Cheap: £125
• Costs a few quid: £150
• Full Price: £199

Prices exclude VAT (which is currently 17.5%)

We've also block booked hotel rooms for our delegates and the rates are:

• Single Occupancy: £115
• Double Occupancy (double bed or twin beds): £125

We'll have special codes for you to use, which will be available soon.

These prices are *inclusive* of VAT and also include breakfast.

Double occupancy is a great way of keeping your cost down, so share with a friend and it will only cost you £62.50 per night.

Other important points to note:

• Free wifi across the entire hotel
• Free pick up to/from Edinburgh airport
• Hotel is family friendly and offers great deals (see here for more details)

We also have a number of our speakers confirmed, but we're leaving that announcement for later.

That's all for now, as we're taking a break for a month before we start the organising fun all over again.

We're delighted to announce as speakers for SotR2010:

• Chris Mills
• Mike Jones
• Mike Brunt
• Chris Mills
• Luis Majano
• Luca Mezzalira
• Claude Englebert
• Tom Woolway/James Whittaker
• John Whish
• Simon Slooten
• Jochem van Dieten

We've decided to unveil another couple of speakers; this time it's James Bond and Indiana Jones.

Head over to the Speakers Page to find out who they are.

For those who have been hanging on for the full speaker and/or session announcements before buying tickets, I'm afraid to say that all of the Cheap Ass tickets are now SOLD OUT.

We've now moved onto the Full Ass Ticket Price of £165+vat.

Make sure you buy before the event sells out.

And if you have been waiting on us to unveil the speakers and announce the sessions, we've already announce Ray Camden, Ben Nadel and Matt Gifford. And we have plenty more big names to reveal soon.

Buy before you can't!

After being somewhat secretive about who our speakers are, we've started the unveiling process. Head over to the Speakers page to find out just who Lord Vader, Marty McFly and The Terminator are.

We're working with the Coldbox team on offering a 3 day post-conference training event, covering the 2 day CBOX-101 training course, in addition to a one day hands on boot camp.

The course would be delivered by Luis Majano, and would take place in London, May 26-28.

Pricing would be £1,000.00

Please let us know if you'd be interested.

Just go buy already