Those attending the 2008 WebGUI Users Conference will have an extra special treat if they stay in Madison after the conference this year. On Saturday and Sunday directly following the WUC, Madison is throwing it's annual food and music festival called Taste of Madison. 

At the Taste you can sample food and drink from almost 70 different local restaurants. Those of you that were here last year no doubt remember that in downtown Madison you can already find food of almost every ethnic variety imaginable, from Japanese to Moroccan, and Ethiopian to Russian, and Egyptian to Jamaican. Imagine all that great food plus almost 70 additional restaurants that aren't located downtown. Absolutely amazing! Add to that 35 bands playing Jazz, Rock, Rap, Country, and Dance music and you have one hell of a party!

So come hang out with over 100,000 of your closest friends. =) Eat, drink, listen to great music. Oh, did I mention it's free to attend? But do yourself a favor and book your hotel rooms early. The hotels downtown are likely to fill up fast for Taste.

Oh, and don't forget that the world renowned Dane County Farmers Market will, as usual, be in operation around the square in the hours before the Taste of Madison starts. Our Farmers Market is the largest producer-only Farmers Market in the country, and you can find not only fruits and vegetables, but meats, cheeses, honey, maple syrup, hand spun yarns, crafts, home made soaps, vinegars, and much more. Last year many WUCies attended the Farmers Market and promptly committed to bringing coolers and extra pieces of luggage to tote home some goodies!