Both of those are free of charge. Just show up on Sunday and grab a seat, the classes are first come first served.

In addition to those two full day classes we’ve got

“Mobile development with Flash Builder 4.6” where you’ll learn to build iOS, and android apps in Flex and compile them to their native platforms. This class is only $100 and seating is limited.

We’ve also go the hugely popular (packed room last year) “Arduino Hands On” which is only $145 and includes an awesome Sparkfun inventor kit (A $100 value) for everyone in the class. Seating for this class is also limited.

We decided to offer these classes for a small fee because we wanted to offer a smaller more in depth class that offered a huge benefit to those in the room. By limiting the size we can insure that the instructors aren’t tied up answering questions that slow down the learning. Both of these courses are structured like more traditional hands-on training that you’d normally pay much much more for.

When we decided to try the paid pre-conference training we wanted to make sure to stay true to our roots of not charging too much to attendees, and making it more than just a simple money grab like most conferences. To start we priced the training pretty cheap, which is how we price everything :) and we’re splitting the proceeds from sunday training with the instructors.

Seats are selling pretty quick but there’s still room left. Act fast. Get your 360|Flex 2012 ticket and your hands-on training seat now before both are sold out!

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So here’s the deal. We all know that at the end of a session there’s questions. Sometimes there’s 2 and they’re answered before the session ends. Sometimes there’s 15 or the speaker goes until time is up. Our speakers don’t hide in green rooms, and would rather sit with you over a beer anyhow, but to help make getting questions answered we’re doing what we call speaker labs.

How do they work?

The old way was a separate room off to the side of the conference where speakers were scheduled to basically hang out and answer questions, etc. For those that found the room it was great. Many got one-on-one help from industry experts, and loved it. But like I said, it was hard to find.

This time we’re making it easier. Basically in one room each time slot there will be a lab, the speakers from the previous time slot will all have a table. As soon as their session is over they’ll go to the LAB room for extended Q&A and discussion.

This means attendees can choose, attend the next session or get a question answered or more direct help. That’s a downside for sure. But we think it balances out in that we do try to get 100% of the sessions recorded, and posted so you might miss a session live, but could go back and watch the recording.

The other downside is that it reduces the total number of sessions we can offer. I hemmed and hawed on this aspect, since I think part of what makes 360|Flex so awesome is that we pack so much information into the conference. BUT I think (and you can correct me on this) what really makes 360|Flex awesome isn’t only volume of sessions, but depth of knowledge and I think while trading off a few sessions to have labs, we’re opening the door for a lot more knowledge transfer and education.

I think this will add a new aspect to 360|Flex for both attendees and speakers and really add to the value of the conference.

I think it ends up being a win win from that stand point. So we’re going to give it a try. I’m working on the schedule now, the Call For Papers closes in about 2 weeks, but I’m starting to look at sessions and plan things.

Can’t wait to reveal the line up. I think you’ll like it! You have bought your ticket right?

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I was talking to Sim the other day and we were talking about the Sunday training and my philosophy that it shouldn’t add to the price of the conference because we want to keep it affordable for those without expense accounts or companies that will pay their way. But then I got to thinking. There’s no reason to not offer both.

There’s plenty of room for Flex 101, intro to AIR for android, etc. but what if we offered something more in-depth, with more prepared materials, etc. Basically regular training you’d get elsewhere. For a small fee. You could still attend the free hands-on sessions, but could also opt in to pay for the paid training.

I’m thinking two paid training sessions, plus 3-4 of our standard hands-n sessions that are included in the registration price.
This type of hybrid pre-conference option opens some interesting doors for the conference. Obviously we’d get a little bump in income which helps keep us going (we’d of course split with the instructor of those courses or something) but it also keeps true to our initial thinking that pre-conference training shouldn’t be an added expense.

What do you think? Would you be interested in paying say $100-$200 for an 8 hour training course on something that you were interested in or needed to learn?

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Some of you will remember this, many won’t. We once offered a two day hands on training course at the Ebay Campus. We had 4 instructors, and the entire weekend was hands on with frameworks.

Well we’re getting back into training. NOT just frameworks. That’s where you come in. If there was a 2 day hands on, meals included training in Denver sometime around January would you come? What would you like that training to be? Should be focus on more 101 intro level stuff, or see if we can’t raise the training bar and really go nuts? Maybe we do something mobile with Adobe’s shiny new Phonegap platform?

Your ticket to this training would also apply in part to a ticket to 360|Flex, because we’re cool like that.

What would you like to see offered?

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My friends at the Rocky Mountain Adobe User Group are hosting their second Adobe Camp here in Denver. You should come! I went to the first one and it was awesome. Come to think of it, I’ll be around this one too!

Date: Thursday, September 1 from 9am to 9pm

Price: $30 until this Thursday

Discount: Save $5 with code “360rocks” Register here.

Rocky Mountain Adobe Camp is back And bringing you a day chock-full-of design goodness with Adobe’s Creative Suite. Purchase your tickets by this Thursday (August 4) to get Early Bird Pricing, and save an additional $5 with the discount code “rmaug”. That’s a full day of Adobe Evangelists, hands-on-training and cutting edge sessions for just $25.

• Three hours of Hands-On Photoshop with a Top-Five rated Adobe Photoshop Instructor
• Three hours of tips and tricks in Adobe CS 5.5 with four members of the Adobe Creative Suite Evangelism team.
• Sessions on mobile, video, and best practices from top real-world designers and developers.
• Networking opportunities with leaders in the Adobe design and development commnuity.
• Opportunities to win prizes from Lynda.com, Adobe Press, Wiley, Peachpit, and other sponsors.

And your registration includes lunch!

Don’t miss out! (Plus you can come check out the future home of Adobe camps and possibly some 360|Flexpress training coming soon :) (Hint. the next block over)

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If you’re not impressed by this line up… well I don’t know what would impress you :)

This is a truly bad ass line up! It’s hard to not get excited when I see the names and details for this line up! There’s a lot of conferences out there, A LOT! But I think you’ll agree this is a pretty diverse line up, not just “the regular folks who present every time” which is really part of what (I think) makes 360|Flex so great! Who wants to see the same people every time giving the next version of the talk they gave last time, etc. BORING!

Remember also! Pre-Conference training, is FREE! Included in the price of your ticket! We’ve been doing it for years, and it’s still pretty much un heard of! Why pay extra? Check out the Sunday options!

Check out the details, check out the schedule then go get your ticket!

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We’ve teamed up with Brian over at RIA Unleashed to offer both awesome events, for an awesome low price.

$650 for both 360|Flex (4 days) and RIA Unleashed (2 days)

Let’s break that down

RIA Unleashed = 2 days (1 day hands-on workshops). Boston. Full Price $200

360|Flex = 4 days (1 days hands-on workshops). Washington DC. Full Price $599

Cost to attend both events: $799

Combo Ticket Discount: $149

Total Cost for 2 awesome events, 4 days of sessions, 2 days of hands-on training: $650

Check out both schedules if you’re still not convinced! (360|Flex Schedule and RIA Unleashed Schedule)

We think this is an awesome deal for those who might not be able to attend MAX or be weighing the cost of traveling to Los Angeles, against the alternatives. 2 events, on the east coast, for a damn good price! (Tho, really both events are priced pretty awesome to begin with! But we thought we’d try to make the choice a no brainer!)

Register now and select the combo ticket from the list!

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Litl is such and interesting company and device, I’m really excited to see what they’ve got going on and see what awesome things everyone creates during the lab.

Expect to be routinely wow’ed by litl and the powerhouse dev/API team they’ve assembled!! Don’t miss this awesome sunday training session!
Register now! Sunday Hands-On training is completely free to attendees, it’s included in the reg price. Don’t miss out!

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So yeah that’s it. There’s three false facts. one per tweet with the hashtag #360flexfacts. First person to get each fact, gets a shirt!

Oh and feel free to join in on the fun and make your own video with 360|Flex Facts, it’s fun!!

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This tradition, as most do, didn’t start as a tradition, but come the second 360|Flex, Tom and I thought, that the first one was really cool, and made a second one, then a third, forth, and so on.

It’s a cool thing to see every attendee walk by and pick up a sharpie and sign it. They write cool messages, inspirational things, etc. It’s great! Each event we hang the banners from the past so everyone can see, and it’s cool when we see people picking their messages out from past events.

You can’t sign the banner if you’re not there. Go register!

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