blackcj.com » Flashbelt http://www.blackcj.com/blog Cutting edge development with Adobe Flex, ActionScript and AIR Thu, 15 Dec 2011 01:01:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Six Months on AIR http://www.blackcj.com/blog/2009/06/05/six-months-on-air/ http://www.blackcj.com/blog/2009/06/05/six-months-on-air/#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:19:38 +0000 Chris Black http://www.blackcj.com/blog/?p=355 Attention AIR developers: Are you interested in learning about caching images in binary format, SQLite database migration, re-using existing view components, memory fragmentation and general tips / tricks about developing your application using Adobe AIR? If you answered YES than you should attend Minh Vu and Chris Black’s session at Flashbelt on June 8th at 1:30PM. We’re going to have a killer presentation for everyone interested in developing Adobe AIR desktop applications.

Can’t attend Flashbelt?
I would highly recommend attending Flashbelt. Networking opportunities, great presentations and lots of fun! OK, if you absolutely can go than check out our presentation below.

Who should attend?
Developers that are currently developing AIR applications or are interested in doing AIR development in the future. Project managers would also benefit from knowing the decisions that go into creating large scale applications. How about designers? This presentation is geared towards the development side of AIR but designers are welcome.

Six Months on AIR: A Look at Skimmer

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About the presenters:
Chris Black is a Senior Developer at Sierra Bravo who focuses on ActionScript development with Adobe Flex and AIR, and is interested in integrating social networking APIs into Rich Internet Applications. He covers these topics as well as sharing solutions to the problems he encounters when working with Flex and AIR on his blog, blackcj.com. Chris has a degree in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire, and when he’s away from the computer he enjoys rock climbing, backpacking, and tennis.

Minh Vu is a Developer at Sierra Bravo who works on interactive development with ActionScript, JavaScript, and iPhone. He has a strong interest in applying Model Driven Development to Flash or AIR applications. Minh studied at the University of Minnesota Duluth where he got his degree is in Information System & Technology. In his spare time he enjoys disc golfing, snowboarding and ultimate frisbee.

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The first 100 Flashbelt Tickets are going for a sale price of $279.

Flashbelt is a yearly conference held in Minneapolis, Minnesota and focuses on RIA development.

Confirmed speakers include:
James Patterson (presstube), Hoss Gifford, Mario Klingemann (quasimondo),
Joa Ebert, Seb Lee-Delisle (plug-in media), Drew Trujillo (dr. woohoo),
Lisa Larson-Kelley, Geoff Stearns (youtube), Jeremy Thorp (blprnt.com),
Koen DeWeggheleire, Veronique Brossier (v-ro.com), Stacey Mulcahey, Julian
Dolce (fuel industries), Robert Reinhardt, Rich Shupe, Niqui Merret, and
Andre Michelle…with more on the way.

For more information about Flashbelt check out the webpage: Flashbelt

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