MobileDevCamp is a derivative of the recent iPhoneDevCamp in San Francisco.
This Dallas area DevCamp follows a successful event and hackathon where 400 particpants created 50+ apps. This event for developers targeting the small screen with open web standards (xhtml, css, ajax) for mobile devices, including iPhone, Symbian, Opera, and Windows Mobile.
About
MobileDevCamp is an upcoming gathering, inspired by BarCamp, SuperHappyDevHouse, and MacHack, to develop web-based applications and optimize web sites for mobile devices - including iPhone . It is a non-commercial event, organized by volunteers, with attendance free to all. By the completion of the weekend event, a number of mobile-ready web applications and sites will be launched. The event will be held at Sabre in Southlake. Out-of-town guests are welcome!
Attendees will include web designers, developers, testers; all working together over a weekend to improve the web experience for mobile devices. Development projects will include both solo and team efforts. While some attendees will wish to work solo during the event, we encourage attendees to team up, based on expertise, to work in ad-hoc project development teams. All attendees should be prepared to work on a development project or lead a session during the event.
Participants will:
- Create new web applications for mobile
- Optimize existing web sites and applications for mobile devices
- Migrate web-based widgets for best mobile experience
- Test and optimize web sites for a variety of mobile devices
Details
Location | Sabre Holdings - 3150 Sabre Dr. Southlake, TX 76092,(Campus Directions: Gate , Parking , Entrance) |
Security | When you get to the security gate, tell the guard you're with Mobile DevCamp, and you're in like Flynn. |
Date | Saturday Aug. 25th, Sign-up starts at 9:00am |
Format | reception, presentations, hackathon, and demos |
Updates
Follow MobileDevCamp on Twitter for event updates.
2007-8-22: Dexterity Media sponsors hackathon: AppleTV prize. Friday night pints & social @ The Belmont - RSVP (facebook): http://urltea.com/1a61
2007-8-15: Sabre Holdings has committed to sponsoring the venue. Lunch sponsor, AppLists.com. Spread the word! Participants : 35
2007-7-26: Jay Fichialos has joined planning efforts. Working to secure local telecom venue. Participants : 35
2007-7-17: New organizers added (JimYoung, Kinan Sweiden, and Christopher Allen), Scope expanded from iPhone-focused to "MobileDevCamp" for all mobile devices. Participants: 32
2007-7-13: iPhoneDevCamp Dallas proposed iPhoneDevCamp for Texans and anyone able to travel to Dallas, 1st prize sponsored by Viewzi Attendees Participants : 21
Organizers
The instigators (creators) of iPhoneDevCamp include Blake Burris & Jay Fichialos
Roles:
For more information on BarCamp roles, please visit the Building Block Roles for BarCamp page.
MC: BlakeBurris
Sponsorships: Blake Burris & JayFichialos
Logistics & Facilities: JayFichialos
Hackathon: Adam Keys
Sponsors
If you're interested in sponsoring, lease contact Blake Burris blakeburris at gmail) about hackathon prizes. Thanks to Sabre (venue), AppList.com (meals), Viewzi, Adobe, DexterityMedia (hackathon prizes).
Sponsoring a BarCamp-style event is not about lead generation, it's more like a donation - you're supporting the effort by supporting the attendees.
Facilities (thank you Sabre)
Please add any space you have or can get with your name that is a possibility for hosting around 200 people Fri-Sun. We'll review options as we have a better grip on the size of the group. Adobe offices in Richardson (Matt Bendiksen), Big in Japan's office @ Infomart (Alex Muse)
Meals & Social sponsors
We are estimating that each meal will each run less than $1,000 for 100 attendees.
- Friday night pints & social (The Belmont Hotel, Dallas) _____________ Event link (facebook): http://urltea.com/1a61
- Saturday lunch: AppLists.com
- Saturday coffee / breakfast / snacks: ________________
Hackathon Prizes
Participants in the mobile hackathon will be eligible for prizes
Participants
Add your name and details in order below...and show off your iPhone if you must ;)
- BlakeBurris, Corazón Labs & producer, CocoaRadio Nokia e61
- ChristopherStJohn, Entrepreneurial Engineer, Architectonic, DayTripr - I'm intending to focus on trying to combine non-browser-based phone info with mobile HTML access in a kind of "best of both worlds" approach. I'd really like to get some sort of location info (from my iPhone or my Samsung) and combine it with daytripr access. But maybe I'm dreaming :-)
- AdamKeys, Software developer and lover of syrup, The Real Adam
- MattHollingsworth, Mac convert, serial eater, taker of pictures NontrivialExercises
- Chris Griego, Front-End Architect, RD2, Inc.
- BrandonCotter, Viewzi
- Kinan Sweidan, Ximda
- Blake Elshire, Front-End Architect, RD2, Inc.
- RobertFiccaglia MotivePath - plan to continue work from San Francisco
- Daniel Larsen, Software Architect / Developer, iPhone apologist
- Christian Postier, Cisco Network Engineer Stunt Man
- Alexander Muse
- Scott Bauer, Code Samurai at Big in Japan
- Mike Vincent, Princess of Darkness
- Peter Gornell - evangelist/project manager
- Bill Erickson, New Media Entrepreneur
- Cody Marx Bailey, himself
- Jonathan Wight - dude
- giovanni gallucci - social media consultant
- Christopher Jones, crjones.us
- Matt Bendiksen - indie developer
Bill Good - developer - Kent McKeaigg- Learning Developer
- Jim Young, Jambo
- John Bantam, Dallas Web Builders
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Darcy Brown, DBCP and he who is number 26 - Josh Handel, Passvault, Developer/Architect & Rails convert.
- Jonathan Miller, Miller-Interactive - Interactive Media Designer/Developer (front end)
- Benjamin Morin, Software Developer and iPhone enthusiast
- James Kersbergen, iPhoneJedi
- Dave Forbes, Software/Web Application developer
- Matthew Cave, Technical Director, Agency.com
- Tom Nelson, pair of threes
- JP Dubois, designtastesgood.com
- Curtis Garrison Curtis at DreamCars.com
- Pauldy at timespace.org
- Kevin Marvin - No has iPhone
- Veerendra Jote - Software Developer www.handango.com
- Jeremy Johnson / Sabre User Experience
- Shawn Fitzgerald - no iPhone / Mobile Designer at Handmark.com
- Greg Jackson Database guy Hobbyist Win Mobile Dev www.handango.com
- Pedram Kazemi - Mobile Web 2.0 Enthusiast, and then some more! www.handango.com
- Leroy Levin Mobile Developer wanna be
- Tucker Williams, Sr. Designer at Handango, Inc.