[albany-pm] new developer group in capital district

[Jerry Ela]

Hi, I'm starting a new developer group in the Capital District.  Here
are the details.

The Capital District Flex Developers Network is a organization, located
in New York's Capital District (Albany area)dedicated to bringing
together developers interested in Flex, AIR and other Rich Internet
Application (RIA) technologies.

It is intended to be a place where developers can learn, network and
socialize.

While our focus is on Adobe's Flex and AIR, we will also look at other
RIA technologies such as AJAX, Silverlight,  JavaFX and OpenLaazlo

The Capital District Flex Developers Network holds monthly meetings,
usually on the 1st Wednesday of each month, which are free and open to
the public.  These meetings feature presentations on Flex, AIR, and
other RIA technologies, as well as a chance to network and socialize
with other developers.  Food and drink are provided courtesy of our
sponsors.

Our first meeting (details below) will be on Wed Sept 5, at the Callaway
Grill on Albany Shaker Road in Loudonville, and we will generally meet
there on the 1st Wednesday of each month.

Visit our website at http://RIAction.com for more information and to
sign up

First Meeting details:

Date: Sept. 5, 2007 Time: 6:00-8:30

Location:
    The Callaway Grill
    661 Albany-Shaker Road
    Loudonville, NY

Agenda:
  Group Kickoff: (Jerry Ela)
This is our first meeting.  We'll discuss what our plans are for the
group and get feedback from the group members.
  Intro to Flex: (Jerry Ela)
We're assuming that not everyone at the meeting is all that familiar
with Flex. Jerry will provide a brief overview of Flex. Show some
examples and some code, and hopefully get everyone to the point where
they have a general idea of what Flex is.

  Bio:Jerry is the founder and president of the Capital District Flex
Developers Network.  He works as a Senior Developer for Troy Web
Consulting specializing in Rich Internet Application Development, and
has more than 20 years experience in information technology.  He is a
Certified Adobe Instructor for both Flex and Coldfusion.

  Best Practices for Building Quality Flex Applications for the Browser
and for Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR): (Anthony Debonis)
      Learn how to improve your software quality by following
test-driven development practices when building your Flex-based rich
Internet applications. We'll look at the popular FlexUnit unit testing
framework along with functional testing options such as the Automation
Framework from Adobe.

  Bio:Anthony DeBonis is a Senior Technologist, Adobe Certified
Instructor and Partner with Troy Web Consulting in Troy, New
York.Anthony is responsible for designing, developing and deploying
RIA/web applications in Flex, ColdFusion and Java Platforms for both
government and corporate entities. Anthony is currently working on Flex
/ ColdFusion Applications for several New York State and Federal
Agencies including highly secure, mission critical dashboard system. An
avid developer community member, Anthony manages the Java Developer's
Network in Albany NY and presents at many user groups and Nation
Conference. He has been involved in beta program for 1.5, 2.0 and 3.0 as
well as doing many presentations on Flex.

Food and drink will be served.  Meetings are free and open to the public.