Next year's FileMaker Developer Conference, to be held in San Francisco for the first time, is now open for early registration.

FileMaker Inc. has announced a special "early early bird" rate of $1195 valid until 31 January 2009. The rate will increase to $1295 until June 26. Thereafter, registration will be $1495.

The 2009 FileMaker Developer Conference will be held at the Hilton San Francisco on O'Farrell Street, August 13-16th. This is a change from previous years with this conference running Thursday to Sunday. The location is also a major departure with all previous conferences being held in resort style complexes. The Hilton San Francisco is in downtown San Francisco and close to all major attractions such as Union Square, Fisherman's Wharf and the world famous cable cars.

From the FileMaker Inc. press release:

"This year's conference will offer a wide variety of in-depth workshops and seminars led by FileMaker experts, a multi-vendor product showcase featuring FileMaker third-party solutions and products, under-the-hood sessions, meetings with FileMaker engineers, product managers, and technical support team members, and many other social and networking events."

Get more information at the FileMaker web site.