FlashinTO

I promised after my presentation last week that I’d post a detailed follow-up with all the links and videos. Well my first attempt got lost in a browser crash and now I’ve just finished what ended up being far more ambitious then what I’d set out to post. In fact this is only part one. I’ve got some other discussion points from the presentation that I want to write about as well. In the meantime this epic post should keep you all busy until the next FlashinTO Gathering.

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HackTO is holding their second event on September 25th. If you are into hacking creative uses of API’s you might want to check this out. From their site:

HackTO is a gathering of the very best of Toronto’s technology folks, coming together for one day of mad coding.

The idea behind HackTO is to round up various public APIs from local tech startups and make them available to local developers. Working in teams or solo–and with expert guidance from our API sponsors–developers compete to create the coolest application using one or more of the available APIs. And just to make things interesting, this is all done in a few hours!

You can find out more about HackTO on their site, http://www.hackto.ca/ or go register here: http://guestlistapp.com/events/27444

Also, they are looking for local API’s to use at the event so it you know of any, drop them a line or comment here.

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FlashinTO Gathering v91.0 // Wednesday, August 25th

Each month FlashinTO hosts a monthly ‘gathering’ of people. Designers, developers, and anyone else interested in chatting and seeing some cool presentations and mingling and meeting some others in the industry. All are welcome, no RSVP needed, and its free! Some come out and join us! And as always, its cheap beer, and FREE pizza!

Location: Function13, 156 Augusta.

Schedule:

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7:30pm

Student Spotlight
Joel Holtby (www.griplimited.com)

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8:00pm
Ray De Guzman
Recent design work

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8:30pm
Alkarim Alex Nasser
Bnotions
Title: The Future of Music Collaboration
Description: An in-depth look into the development of the internet’s newest social tool targeting musicians. Bringing a new perspective to music collaboration utilizing Flash/Flex technologies combined with Ruby on Rails. Invite codes will be given at this event for the private alpha now online at http://www.youphonics.com/.

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9:00pm
Rick Mason
FITC San Francisco Report
Having just returned from a week in chilly San Francisco, Rick will give a rapid fire run through of some of the interesting things he saw and trends he observed at the inaugural FITC event in SF.

9:30 finish

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FlashinTO Gathering v90.0 // Wednesday, July 28th

Each month FlashinTO hosts a monthly ‘gathering’ of people. Designers, developers, and anyone else interested in chatting and seeing some cool presentations and mingling and meeting some others in the industry. All are welcome, no RSVP needed, and its free! Some come out and join us! And as always, its cheap beer, and FREE pizza!

Location: Function13, 156 Augusta.

Schedule:

7:30pm
Student Spotlight = Nancy Ng
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8:00pm
Dondy Razon
Digital Utility (making brands useful)
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8:30pm
Colin Moock
MegaPhone Big Screen Games
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9:00pm
Ryan Andal
Secret Location – Latest work
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9:30
Hugh Elliott
Movies in Haiku

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FlashinTO Gathering v89.0 // Wednesday, June 30th

Each month FlashinTO hosts a monthly ‘gathering’ of people. Designers, developers, and anyone else interested in chatting and seeing some cool presentations and mingling and meeting some others in the industry. All are welcome, no RSVP needed, and its free! Some come out and join us! And as always, its cheap beer, and FREE pizza!

Location: Function13, 156 Augusta.

Schedule:

7:00pm – mix & mingle

7:30pm – Student spotlight – TBD

8:00pm –  Mindpress:  Money & the business of digital business

8:30pm –  Secret Location – Latest work
Ryan Andel

9:00pm –  Panel – increase your chances of getting hired

All you Flex people out there will want to check this out. Flex Camp is back in Toronto.

Flex Camp 3 Toronto is an afternoon/evening event for RIA developers and anyone else interested in Adobe Flex. We’ve engaged some world-class presenters for this event, including Adobe’s Lee Brimelow and Renaun Erikson.

Whether you’re just starting out or a seasoned pro, there will be hands-on as well as lecture-style demonstrations that are designed to engage you.

Please note that we will be charging a modest $25 CAD fee (includes GST) to offset the costs of food and first-class venues. We’ll also be giving away copies of FDT Pure to every attendee, as well as a chance to win a full license to Flash Builder 4 Premium!

The event is filling up quickly. If you’re interested in attending, we recommend that you sign up soon!

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FlashinTO Gathering v88.0 // Wednesday, May 26th

Each month FlashinTO hosts a monthly ‘gathering’ of people. Designers, developers, and anyone else interested in chatting and seeing some cool presentations and mingling and meeting some others in the industry. All are welcome, no RSVP needed, and its free! Some come out and join us! And as always, its cheap beer, and FREE pizza!

Location: Function13, 156 Augusta.

Schedule:

7:00pm – mix & mingle

Preso 1/7:30pm

Student Spotlight = Trevor Henry www.mediasoldier.net

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Preso 2/8:00pm

Raz Peel – history of the dead drop all the way to FITC 2010

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Preso 3/8:30pm
Jacoub Bondre from Grip

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9:00pm
Panel = Apple: Ecosystem or Egosystem?

(Jacoub Bondre / Rick Mason / Raz Peel)
Moderated by Simon or Shawn

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9:30 finish

Digital MashUP: Broadcaster Meets Digital Producer

Registration Now Open
Offered three times a year, Digital MashUP brings together digital and conventional media professionals to promote content creation on multiple platforms. For this inaugural session, join members of WIFT-T, DATA, FITC, and The Spoke Club for a discussion on the challenges and successes of cross-platform production, as a broadcaster and a digital producer share their insight and experience.

Participants will learn what it’s like to fund, develop, and platform digital projects. The evening concludes with an informal networking reception. Light refreshments will be served and a cash bar will be available.

When | Thursday, March 25, 2010, sign-in 6 PM – 6:30 PM, session 6:30 PM – 9 PM

Where | The Spoke Club, 600 King St. West, fourth floor, Toronto

Cost | Free to members of WIFT-T, FITC, DATA, and The Spoke Club. $15 for all other guests.

Registration | Email wift@wift.com with Digital MashUP in the subject line. Please note space is limited. When registering, please indicate if you require accessibility assistance.

NOTE: 30 seats reserved for FlashinTO members!

Digital MashUP is supported by the OMDC through the Interactive Narratives Project, in partnership with WIFT-T, York University, Writer’s Guild of Canada, Digital Arts and Technology Association, CFC Media Lab, and Communitech. For more information, please contact Heather Kanabe at (416) 322-3430 ext. 222 or email hjkanabe@wift.com

FlashinTO Gathering v86.0
// Wednesday, February 24th

Each month FlashinTO hosts a monthly ‘gathering’
of people. Designers, developers, and anyone else
interested in chatting and seeing some cool
presentations and mingling and meeting some
others in the industry. All are welcome, no RSVP
needed, and its free! Some come out and join us!
And as always, its cheap beer, and FREE pizza!

LOCATION: Function13, 156 Augusta.
SCHEDULE: 7:00pm – Doors Open
Come and network and mingle!

7:30 – Matt Fabb
topic: HTML5 Video vs. Flash Video

8:15 – Dayton Pereira – Indusblue
topic: 2010 Olympics iPhone App

8:45 Panel
topic: Apple vs Adobe. no love for Flash?
With the recent flurry of blogs and articles about the
absence of Flash on Apples new iPad, what does the
future of Flash hold? Will Adobe stop making CS for
Apple? Will Apple cave to public pressure and allow
Flash content on the iPad/iPhone? Why is Apple NOT
allowing Flash on the iPad? Will HTML5 kill Flash? Join
us for this lively debate by a panel of industry experts
to get the scoop?