The Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (MPEA) is a municipal corporation created by the Illinois General Assembly. Its Board of Directors is appointed by the Governor of Illinois and the Mayor of Chicago. MPEA seeks to promote and operate conventions, fairs and expositions in the Chicago area in an effort to strengthen the local economy, and as part of this effort, MPEA owns and manages the McCormick Place complex (the venue for
MAX 2007). And the
MPEA web site is powered by ColdFusion. (Not that that would have anything to do with why we picked this venue, would it? ;-) Hummm).
The three official
MAX 2007 hotels are all sold out, which is to be expected considering our record breaking attendance this year. But don't despair -
use this hotels.com search and you'll find available rooms a mile or so away from
McCormick Place (the MAX venue). And if you have yet to register, you have less than a week to go, so
do so now!
A "Get Started with ColdFusion 8 in 30 Minutes" tutorial has been posted online, and can be downloaded from
ColdFusion Developer Center Downloads page. The PDF
tutorial steps are also online.
