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Introducing: Flash Coffee Meetups

by Serge Jespers on 31. May, 2010 in Events

If you’re anything like me, you probably drink a lot of coffee, love Flash and enjoy talking about geek stuff… Blend all of these ingredients together and you get “Flash Coffee“!

Join Adobe Platform Evangelists from across Europe for a cuppa, an espresso, a double non fat latte or whatever your chosen caffeine jolt is and see what’s new with the Adobe Flash Platform. Ask some questions, see Flash Player 10.1 running on Android devices, see what’s new with Flash Builder 4 and Flash Catalyst, show what you are working on…

These meetups are informal and small, taking place at various coffee shops around Europe. Come along and join us for a drink and a chat! We’re limiting the numbers per meetup depending on the location so register early!

I just added the first two dates and I hope to see you there.

(You have to attend to be eligible to win the raffle prize!)

Keep an eye on http://bit.ly/flcoffee for more dates.

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“What’s new in FP10.1 and AIR2″ slides and source files

by Serge Jespers on 25. Feb, 2010 in Events

Earlier this week I did a presentation on all things new in Flash Player 10.1 and AIR 2 at FITC in Amsterdam. While it’s impossible to cover everything in an hour, it should give you a good idea on some of the new features.

You can download the sources as well. I’ve included both the Flex project files (.FXP) as well as the mxml files for those of you that are not yet on Flash Builder 4. Remember that you must have the AIR 2 SDK installed to use these examples.

Flash Player 10.1 Beta 3 was released earlier this week. Make sure you download the latest beta and test your content!

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Adobe User Group XL, Amsterdam, Dec 3rd – Win 1 of 5 tickets!

by Serge Jespers on 23. Nov, 2009 in Events

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I am extremely proud to see how well the Dutch Adobe User Group is doing. Proud to see how fast they have grown from a dormant user group to the group that it is today. Every single meeting is very well organized and always sold out with over 250 attendees.

On December 3rd (a little over 9 days from now), they are raising the bar for themselves by organizing the Adobe User Group XL event. The speaker list is very impressive and I really hope I can catch some of the sessions myself. I’m really eager to see what Ralph Hauwert has been up to. He’s been teasing his Twitter followers with little sneaks of his new 3D engine and I really can’t wait to see more. I’m also looking forward to OOO-ii‘s session. These guys must have the coolest job ever. They build all the cool screens you see in Hollywood blockbusters like Star Trek and Minority Report and they use Flash to build them. And then I’m not even talking about the sessions by Group94, Layar, De Monsters, PowerFlasher and all the other speakers. This is really going to be a fantastic event and tickets only cost €75!

While I think the ticket price is well worth it, I did manage to get 5 free tickets. Want one? I’ll make this easy for you. ;-) Point your browser to the Adobe User Group XL website and write down the names of 5 speakers (speaker names, not companies) as a comment to this post. The five first commenters win! (Don’t forget to add your real email address) Well… That didn’t take long :D Congrats to Jolijn, Hans, Marien, Marc and Bart.

See you in Amsterdam!

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FITC Amsterdam about to sell out soon!

by Serge Jespers on 12. Jan, 2009 in Events, Flash Catalyst

fitc-773925If you didn’t yet get your tickets for FITC Amsterdam (Feb 22nd – 24th), now may be your last chance to do so!

If you’re looking to get inspired, meet with colleagues and/or learn something new, conferences are always a good idea and FITC Amsterdam is kicking off another year of inspiring conferences.

With speakers like Joshua Davis, Ralph Hauwert, Mario Klingemann and Joa Ebert, FITC Amsterdam is not to be missed. I’ll be doing a session on Flash Catalyst.

Get your tickets today! See you in Amsterdam!

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