The first FROSST  (Front Range Open Space Software Testing) Conference will be underway a week from now - October 10, 2008 - at the Denver North campus of Colorado Technical University (CTU). The check-in desk will open at 5:45pm PM and we will start the evening activities at 6:30pm. Please give yourself time to navigate Friday evening rush hour traffic.

To get to CTU from I-25, take Exit 223 at 120th street and head west for about nine tenths of a mile. Turn right on Pecos St, and then left at 121st street. Follow the FROSST signs.

The plan for Friday evening is to introduce the concept, get to know one another a little bit, and plan Saturday's activities. FROSST is a participatory conference. We will discuss whatever interests those who attend. So, if there's something you really want to talk about, be sure to come on Friday to propose your topic. You don't have to be an expert on a topic to propose it. You just need to be interested. If you want to present something, you may propose to present it as long as you aren't selling anything. However, we ask that any presentations be kept short so that those interested can discuss the topic.

Following the proposal of topics, we will move Friday night's festivities to the Radisson Hotel known as Graystone Castle. This is located at the northeast corner of the intersection of 120th and I-25. Free appetizers, desserts, beer, and soft drinks will be provided to FROSST participants. Please use this time to get to know others in the software testing business; including our great sponsors.

Speaking of sponsors, FROSST 1 is championed by ProtoTest and Current Consulting. Plus, a number of other
sponsors have stepped up to help underwrite the expenses of this FREE conference. Please see the wiki for more information about our sponsors.

Saturday morning, breakfast and check-in starts at 8am. The first session will start at 9am. Be sure to be here in time to review
the schedule and find topics that interest you. If you find yourself in a session that doesn't interest you, please apply the law of two feet: get up and find some place you can learn or contribute.

Although it is definitely not required, Feel free to bring a notebook computer to take notes or share something you are doing. (We're unlikely to have places for lots of people to plug in at once, so make sure your battery is charged.) Three of the five breakout session rooms will have projectors should there be a need to share what's on a computer screen. We plan to have WiFi available so that those who desire may update the conference Wiki with their notes in real time.

You are also welcome to bring a camera and take photos of the event. If you do take pictures, please share them via Picasa or Flickr.At the end of the day Saturday, we'll hold drawing for some great prizes. So be sure to stick around.

Every participant gets their very own page on the FROSST wiki. Please go to the participants page, click your name, and tell us more about yourself. As you do, please keep in mind what I tell my children about information posted on the Internet: it is public and forever.

See the FROSST 1 wiki pages  for more details about the conference. (http://wiki.frosstcon.com/wiki/index.php?title=FROSST_1 )

This is your conference. It will be whatever the participants make it. It looks like it is going to be great! We look forward to seeing you on October 10th and 11th!

- Ben (and Heidi too)

PS: You must be pre-registered to attend FROSST 1. If you are registered and will not be able to attend, please
let us know via email to register@.... You may also use that email address if you are not registered and want to offer a bribe or otherwise plead your case for being added to rolls. :-)

PPS: How do you like our cool t-shirts?  (Take a look at http://www.frosstcon.com/ .) Come to FROSST 1 Friday night to get your own.