SCHEDULE:
6:30 - 7: 00 Pizza & pop served
7:00 - 7:30 Programmer's Progress (with apologies to John Bunyan)
Dr. David Forster - Deeper Reality
A year in the life of a seasoned programmer developing a mobile app for the
Android platform, highlighting the differences in designing and developing
for Android compared to other platforms, and discovering along the way the
myriad mechanisms needed to complete what initially appeared to be a simple
program.
Dr. David Forster, head of Deeper Reality, is a software developer and
teacher with many years of experience in a wide range of operating systems,
programming languages and application areas. Most recently, he has been
concentrating on mobile development for the Android platform, with a
particular focus on Augmented Reality.
7:30 - 8:00 The Cloud and Your Android App
Atley Hunter – Altus Group
See how you can compete with the big boys on all the phone platforms simply
by tapping into the power of the Cloud. With Windows Azure as your backend
and toolkit for Android that makes app development simple, you’ll be
building mobile apps that can scale and reach the world in no time. By the
end of this session, you’ll know how to utilize the latest in Cloud
technologies for your Android app development needs
Atley Hunter has been a developer for more than 15 years and also a mobile
developer. With over 30 apps under his belt and numerous talks, blog posts
and HackFests, Atley is continually working to expand his development
knowledge and share it to anyone who wants to know. Atley is never far from
reach and always happy to help.
8:00 - 8:15 Break
8:15 - 8:45 Mobile Social Media on Android: Connecting Dots
Sebastian Villa - Villa Media
You just finished building your Android app, it is available in the Android
Market and your are hoping for at least a few thousand downloads; after all
it is such a cool app, right? This is only a small piece of the big picture.
Leverage the power of social networks and their robust programming platforms
through Android specific SDKs and APIs. Inspire conversations and develop
virtual communities all from within your app; let it connect the dots.
Sebastian Villa is a web, mobile and social media development expert and
researcher with a focus on multi-platform architecture. From the early days
of ActionScript to the latest advances in web and mobile programming
platforms, over the past 12 years Sebastian has worked with numerous brands
in different industries, helping them connect multiple back and front-end
technologies to power robust and engaging interactive experiences,
strategically architected and programmed to maximize utilization of social
media.
8:45 - 9:00 Q&A
9:00 End
