360Flex Indy – Why do we do it?

May 13, 2009 By

Most businesses never get asked why they do things.  It’s just assumed why they do it.  Sometimes it’s for money, sometimes it’s for glory.  If a company is lucky, sometimes they get to do it for the love of it.  One reason that rarely gets mentioned though is for the customers. Well, to be honest, the only reason we do these shows is for our customers.

360|Flex (and 360|iDev too) are not shows owned by Tom and John.  Sure, we’re the organizers and producers, but I’m willing to bet that our customers (attendees, speakers and sponsors) feel like they own them too.  And they should.  The thing that makes 360|Flex so special is that ownership by the community.

When we started this thing, we did it with the intent of bringing the community together so they could meet and learn from one another.  This show will be no different in that regard.  360|Flex is still THE best place to hang with the Flex community.

I sat down with the Julie from the Crown Plaza today.  We went over menus, we talked about the room setup, etc.  We made sure that everything is going to be perfect for 360|Flex.  It’s odd to see the conference space before the attendees show up.  Quiet and calm, unsuspecting of the event that’s slowly inching it’s way forward.

If you’ve been to a conference and left feeling “empty”, then you need to come to 360|Flex.  If you read all the wonderful blog posts and find yourself wondering, “Is it that good?” then you need to come.  This will be the only 360|Flex in 09.  This will be the only place to come and experience the magic.  Register now and you won’t regret it.  Let the opportunity pass by and you probably will regret it.  See you there!

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360Flex – Session – Flex AJAX Bridge

April 29, 2009 By

As much as we’d all love it to be the case, legacy apps are out there, hiding in the shadows of the NOC, lurking in racks, and in old beige box servers. They’re out there.

Luckily legacy apps don’t have to be your bane. With the Flex-AJAX bridge you can still make use of a Flex RIA and your legacy software. Adrian Pomilio will be talking about just that in his session ‘Flex Ajax Bridge and Legacy Applications’

A hands on session where you will learn how to work with the Flex Ajax Bridge and create Flex applications from the safety of JavaScript. ” Why would I want to do this,” you say.  Well your boss just explained that you need to integrate Flex into a legacy application and the developers supporting the application only know JavaScript.  Uh oh, well never fear this is where the Flex Ajax Bridge comes into play.  Basic JavaScript knowledge is required and familiarity with Flex is recommended.

It’s a hands on session so make sure to bring your laptop and your questions. No note taking on your glare-friendly yellow notebook.  Oh no, instead you’re gonna learn some stuff and take code home with you!

Time and space are running out, REGISTER NOW for the best and most advanced Flex and AIR conference in the world. Seriously, we mean it, we’ve been around the world and we know :) You’ll get no better Flex, AIR, and AS content anywhere.

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360|Flex 30 Day Countdown – Time to plan a road trip!

April 20, 2009 By

Last week, almost like clockwork, the ticket sales for 360|Flex started picking up again.  One great thing about our conference is even our “late comer” price of admission is still cheap.  $550 will get you 4 days of conference.  That’s 5 tracks, over 40+ sessions of pure Flex/ActionScript goodness for what many conferences charge for just their pre-conference training.

What must happen around this time, we figure, is that people go to their boss one last time to ask if they can come to the show.  They tell their boss, “I can drive, so you won’t have to pay for airfare.”  I know I used to, that’s why I figure others must!  With so much knowledge to be gained at the show, the $550 price tag can be easily justified to even the tightest of budgets.

Take a look at this map image:

Places nearby

As you can see, Indianapolis is pretty central to a lot of big cities.  There’s Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, Louisville, St. Louis and Milwaukee.  If you live in or around those cities, you can very easily drive to the show.  It’s definitely not too late.

This show is going to be off the hook.  The networking opportunities on top of the sessions will deliver the best bang for your buck in 2009.  It’s the only 360|Flex this year, so you can assure the boss that you want be asking to come to the next one!  :)

Register for the show now. Come join what will surely be the best community driven conference east of the Mississippi this year!  You owe it to yourself to take advantage of this great bargain to advance your skillset.

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360Flex – Quash bugs, help Charities

April 2, 2009 By

Part of what makes 360|Flex conferences so special for many people is the chance to get outside their normal flow and do something they normally wouldn’t. The Flex Charity Code Jam has existed since 360|Flex Seattle and has been the love child of Ali Daniali, He’s a rock star, and some one (Adobe are you listening) should hire him to do this stuff all over. Charity + Flex == AWESOME.

This year for 360|Flex Indy, Leif Wells is upping the bar on awesome! He’s leading the Adobe Bug Quash effort on Sunday May 17th. Adobe’s first Bug Quash was last weekend, in Seattle, bringing people together from all over to reduce the bug count in the open Source Flex SDK.

Tom and I are really excited that this will be taking place during 360|Flex Indy, what better place to help fix Flex SDK bugs, than the largest gathering (don’t be fooled by imitators, LOL) of Flex developers in the world.

We know the Bug Quash is happening, we just have to tell Leif which room. Once we’ve got more details we’ll make sure to post them. Make sure you’re in town Sunday. Between free Pre-Conference training, Bug Quashing and welcome receptions, Sunday’s a busy day.

Don’t miss out! you won’t get a better collection of experts together in one place than 360|Flex. Missing this conference would be a sin! I’m pretty sure I read that somewhere! Register NOW

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