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webDU is here!

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Posted 05 May 2010 — by Dale
Category Events, Technology

It’s that time of year again, where web and digital designers, developers and business-types descend on Sydney for the annual webDU conference! I’ve posted about it many times before but now that it’s here, I wanted to point out some of the highlights I’m looking forward to over the next 2-3 days.

  1. Seeing the “two Mikes” – Mike Chambers (Adobe) and Mike Downey (Microsoft) – back presenting at the sane conference again, although this time they’re speaking for different teams!). Mike D has a interesting session on game development on Friday afternoon
  2. Catching up with many good friends from the industry, both from locally and overseas
  3. Delivering my first webDU session in 6 years that’s NOT specifically about Flash!
  4. Seeing if Greg Rewis has mellowed out at all after getting married :)
  5. Seeing some Android action
  6. The conference party, the after conference party, and the speaker party

For those of you going, I’ll see you all at Bondi Beach in the morning!

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webDU 2010 is coming!

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Posted 23 Feb 2010 — by Dale
Category Events, Mobile, Training

It’s conference season at the moment for geeks, and one of the best going around is of course Sydney’s own webDU. This is seriously one of the best conferences for the web and technology industries, and always delivers a high standard of content and entertainment :)

This will be my 7th webDU, and 6th as a speaker. This year I’ll be speaking about mobile marketplaces and the technologies that allow us to go to market quickly, and there’s some other great mobile content at the conference as well, including a great session from Rod Farmer and Oliver Weidlich.

I encourage you to get along to webDU this year – this time at a new venue at the famous Bondi Beach!

www.webdu.com.au

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My sessions at Adobe MAX

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Posted 17 Aug 2009 — by Dale
Category Adobe, Events, Training

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The 2009 Adobe MAX conference in LA is less than 7 weeks away now, and things are really getting pulled together to make this a great conference for attendees and speakers alike. I’m really looking forward to it as it’s likely to be my only overseas trip this year, and I’ve been missing those long haul flights so much :) Seriously though, attending and speaking at MAX for the past 4 years has been a real highlight for me professionally as well as personally, and I get so much out of being around the dev community and Adobe-ans for a week or so.

I just wanted to quickly draw your attention to the sessions that I’m involved with over the course of the conference. There’s literally hundreds of opportunities to learn and engage with the conference over the 4 days, so I encourage you to attend and check out the dull range of sessions and speakers.

  • Developing and Distributing Mobile Applications – Sunday Oct 4th, 9am-5pm
    I’ll be running this full day workshop to take attendees through various processes, features and considerations of developing for the Flash mobile platform, and also the final piece of the puzzle with distributing your applications.
  • Multi-screen Streaming Video Bootcamp (BYOL Lab) – Monday October 5th, 2.30pm
    Learn how to use standard Flash Player features with Flash Media Server to deliver your video content seamlessly to consumers across multiple platforms. In this lab, we’ll cover recommended workflows, encoding guides, and distribution options for the desktop, mobile devices, and the digital home. I’ll be assisting Adobe Platform Evangelist Tom Krcha with his presentation.
  • Multi-screen Development Bootcamp (BYOL Lab) – Wednesday October 7th, 1.30pm
    Dive deep into development and design techniques for multi-screen applications built with the Flash Platform. You’ll create a scalable cross-platform application using common assets and Flash Player features and learn how to package and distribute it anywhere from desktop computers and mobile phones to the digital home. I’ll be assisting Adobe Platform Evangelist Serge Jespers with his presentation.
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FITC Mobile 2009

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Posted 10 Jul 2009 — by Dale
Category Events, Mobile

There’s a great new conference on later this year which you should all know about and consider attending – FITC Mobile in Toronto. FITC (or what started as “Flash in the Can”) has a long and rich history in hosting some of the most talented and inspirational speakers on the Flash Platform and rich media, and they’ve now (correctly) recognized the importance of mobile in this space.

FITC Mobile includes two full days of presentations, plus an optional pre-conference workshop on Saturday, September 12, 2009. Sessions will cover a variety of topics related to platforms (Android, Flash Lite, OpenGL, Windows CE), applications (SMS, QR codes, video) and devices (BlackBerry, Palm, iPhone). Some of the speakers confirmed are:

FITC Mobile
September 13 – 14, 2009
Metro Toronto Convention Center, 255 Front Street West, Toronto, Canada

Tickets
Ticket prices range from $69 (CdN) for an Early Bird Student Conference Pass to $399 for a Regular Conference + Workshop Pass. Discounted early bird prices are in effect until July 17, 2009 after which time the price goes up. Go to http://fitcmobile.eventbrite.com/ to purchase tickets.

This will hopefully be the start of another great annual mobile event!

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webDU Mobile Sessions

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Posted 05 May 2009 — by Dale
Category Events, Mobile

There’s less than 3 weeks to go until the best web technology conference in the southern hemisphere gets underway – webDU. Even with the global financial crisis and the “Aporkalypse”, there’s no decent excuse for not being there :) Seriously, it’s always a great time, heaps to learn and great people to meet. And this year we’re back in Star City which is an awesome venue.

Just wanted to highlight the mobile sessions that are on this year – and while I’m doing the only Flash Lite session, it’s obvious that mobile is starting to drive a lot more interest in this traditional “browser and desktop” technology space …

There’s also talk of a mobile Birds of a Feather group on the Thursday night, so stay tuned for some more details on that.

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