Tentative Agenda
[9:15] Doors Open
Registration, meet and greet, discussion and Q & A. Beverages and light breakfast will be provided.
[10:00] Keynote (Mike Downey)
Mike Downey, a Senior Product Manager for the Flash Platform at Adobe, provides an introduction to the Adobe Integrated Runtime and how it fits into the Flash Platform, and the larger RIA landscape.
[10:30] Introduction to Adobe AIR (Mike Chambers)
Get a technical overview of Adobe AIR. Discover its features and hear about its future timeline and direction in this general overview and introduction to the Adobe Integrated Runtime.
[10:45] Building your first AIR application with Adobe Flex (Mike Chambers)
Learn how to setup your development environment and build your first AIR application using Flex 3 and Flex Builder 3 (code named Moxie).
[11:00] eBay San Dimas and the Desktop 2.0 Revolution (Alan Lewis)
eBay’s San Dimas project is a desktop eBay application built on the AIR platform. It and other applications like it are in no way like “traditional” desktop applications. Learn how the project came about, how it leverages the features provided by Adobe AIR, and why Adobe AIRAIR and Desktop 2.0 should get your heart pumping. Note that all attendees will receive a beta invitation to eBay San Dimas!
[11:20] Break
[11:30] Building your first AIR application with HTML and JavaScript (Kevin Hoyt)
After this session you will know how to setup the Adobe AIR SDK to allow you to develop and package AIR applications from the command line. You will also be able to leverage the Adobe AIR command line tools to enable development of HTML and JavaScript based applications. Finally, the session will demonstrate built in support for AIR development from
Adobe Dreamweaver and the Eclipse based
Aptana.
[12:00] Lunch
Lunch will be provided. Use this time to recharge your (and your laptop's) batteries, chat with other developers, hang out in the Q&A room or check out some of the AIR applications built by our on AIR Tour partners in the partner exhibit area..
[1:00] Leveraging HTML and JavaScript within Adobe AIR (Kevin Hoyt)
Gain a better understanding of the HTML and JavaScript environments within the Adobe Integrated Runtime, and explore how these technologies can be leveraged in both Flash / Flex and HTML / JavaScript-based applications. JavaScript and ActionScript script bridging will be covered, as well as how to use AIR, Flash Player and ActionScript Library APIs directly from JavaScript.
[1:30] Session TBD
[1:45] Adobe AIR API Overview (Daniel Dura)
Receive an overview of the new APIs that the Adobe Integrated Runtime makes available to applications. Both ActionScript and JavaScript examples will be shown.
[2:30] Break
[2:45] Developing Occasionally Connected AIR Applications (Kevin Hoyt)
Gain an understanding of different strategies for creating occasionally connected AIR applications. Topics covered include the File I/O API, the embedded database API, and general strategies around developing occasionally connected applications.
[3:30] Business Class AIR – Rich Desktop Clients for On-Demand Apps (Salesforce.com)
This session will demonstrate how Web services enabled, on-demand
applications are a perfect companion to the new generation of AIR-based
desktop technologies and apps. Combining the ability of salesforce.com’s on
demand platform to build and run sophisticated business applications –
entirely over the Internet and without software – with the rich app
functionality of Flex and AIR, developers can create “business class” AIR
apps that meet the requirements of the enterprise, delivering the innovation
and creativity of the next generation of desktop apps, and can be built and
deployed in record time.
[4:00] Break
[4:10] Transitioning to the Desktop with Adobe AIR (Lee Brimelow)
Join Lee Brimelow as he shares his experiences developing a wide range of AIR projects, from simple widgets to larger applications that enable users to interact with software on a more intimate level on the desktop. Lots of prototypes and code will be shown to help get you up to speed with AIR development.
[5:00] Question and Answer Session (Adobe AIR Team)
After a day full of code and demos, this is your opportunity to openly ask questions of the members of the Adobe AIR team.
[5:15] Networking / Gaming / Q & A / Food and Drinks
Grab a drink and a bite to eat, and chat with speakers and other developers interested in developing with the Adobe Integrated Runtime.
[6:15] Introduction (Mike Chambers)
[6:30] Taking apart the bus (Mike Chambers)
Learn what makes the tour run. This session will dissect the AIR applications used on the bus to drive the real time data feeds for the Bus API. Examples will include interfacing with devices, and building applications that run in occasionally connected environments.
[7:15] Incorporating Video into AIR Applications (Akamai)
Gain an understanding of how to develop AIR applications that leverage Flash video. Topics include how the Internet impacts performance of connected AIR applications, as well as an an integration strategy for utilizing Akamai's Edge Platform global network.
[7:45] Break
[8:00] Using JavaScript Frameworks in AIR Applications (Andre Charland)
Learn how to leverage JavaScript libraries and Frameworks to build HTML and JavaScript-based AIR applications.
[8:30] Search Coders AIR Application (Tom Bray)
Tom Bray demos the popular Search Coders application, and gives some AIR application development tips and tricks.
[8:50] From the Bus
Developers riding along on the bus will be demoing and discussing applications that they have been working on during the tour.
[9:30] Doors Close
