Adobe User Group of Atlanta - Atlanta Flash & Flex User Group

Adobe's Ben Forta in Atlanta June 8!

Wed, 27 May 2009 08:49:00 -0400

Continuing a long tradition of innovation, Adobe is pushing the boundaries of the Adobe Flash Platform with exciting new releases for Flash, Flex, and ColdFusion designers, developers, and administrators. Join us as Ben Forta, Adobe's Director of Platform Evangelism, presents the future of ColdFusion, Flex, and more! On the ColdFusion side, Ben will talk about the upcoming releases of ColdFusion (currently known by the code name Centaur) and the highly anticipated first ColdFusion IDE from Adobe (currently known by the code name Bolt). You'll learn about exciting new features and discover how Centaur and Bolt will accelerate your ColdFusion application development. On the Flex side, Ben will talk about the next release of Flex (currently known by the code name Gumbo). You'll see product feature demos and learn how Gumbo breaks new ground for not only developers but also designers as it powers the design, development, and testing of rich Internet applications and content. And of course, Ben will explain and demonstrate the power of ColdFusion and the power of Flex working together!

We are excited to welcome back Adobe's Ben Forta for this presentation; if you have heard Ben present you already know how engaging and informative this presentation will be; if you haven't ever had the pleasure of attending one of Ben's presentations, trust us--you want to be there!

Who: Ben Forta
What: ColdFusion 9 and Flex 4 Pre-release Tour
When: Monday, June 8. 6:00 - 9:00PM
Where: EchoEleven (Directions)
Dress: Anywhere from casual to business formal
Price: FREE

This event is presented jointly by:

The Adobe User Group of Atlanta
http://www.augatlanta.org
The Atlanta ColdFusion User Group
http://www.acfug.org
The Atlanta Flex User Group
http://www.affug.org
The Atlanta Flash Platform User Group
http://www.afpugatlanta.org
The Atlanta XD User Group
http://www.xdatlanta.org

Ben Forta is Director of Platform Evangelism for Adobe Systems Incorporated. He has over two decades of experience in the computer industry in product development, support, training, and marketing. Ben is the author of the best-selling ColdFusion Web Application Construction Kit series of books as well as books on SQL, Regular Expressions, JavaServer Pages, WAP, Windows development, and more. Over 1/2 million Ben Forta books have been printed in fifteen languages worldwide. Ben co-authored the official ColdFusion training material, as well as the certification tests and official study guides for those tests, writes regular columns on ColdFusion and Internet development, and now spends a considerable amount of time lecturing and speaking on application development worldwide.

Josh Adams will be presenting on ColdFusion 9 to the Central Georgia ColdFusion Users Group. Find out more on this meeting here.

Adobe, the Adobe logo, the ColdFusion, the ColdFusion Logo, Flex, and the Flex logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

January 22 Meeting Location Changed

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 11:39:00 -0400

As an update to my previous post, the Flex and AIR Pre-release Tour's Atlanta stop received so many RSVPs that the meeting site needed to be changed to accomidate the audience.

If you are planning to attend, please use this page for directions to the event.

I look forward to seeing everyone there.

Atlanta Event: Flex and AIR Pre-release Tour with Adobes Ben Forta

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:23:00 -0400

UPDATED: 2008 - 01 - 18

Some or all of you may be interested in this event that previews what is coming from both Flex and Adobe's new delivery platform AIR!

Flex 3 and AIR are getting close to launch and in preparation, Ben Forta from the Adobe Flex/AIR product team is traveling to select cities to show off the great new features and help prepare us for this exciting launch.

Flex 3 is a feature-packed release, adding new UI components like the advanced datagrid and improved CSS capabilities; powerful tooling additions like refactoring; and extensive testing tools including memory and performance profiling, plus the addition of the automated testing framework to Flex Builder.

Adobe AIR is game-changing in so many ways, extending rich applications to the desktop, enabling access to the local file system, system tray, notifications and much more. Now you can write desktop applications using the same skills that you've been already using to create great web apps including both Flex and AJAX.

Don't miss out on the opportunity to see and hear about this highly anticipated release of Flex 3 and AIR during this special pre-release tour. Plus, in addition to giving away some one of a kind Flex/AIR branded schwag, we will also be raffling off a copy of Flex Builder 3 Professional (pending availability) and a full commercial copy of CS3 Web Premium at this event!

Event Information:

This event is on January 22, 2008 from 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Official Event Web Site

IMPORTANT: THE LOCATION HAS BEEN CHANGED!

South Terrace at Perimeter
115 Perimeter Center Pl NE
Atlanta, GA 30346
Driving Directions
RSVP

September 2007 Adobe Events for Atlanta

Thu, 06 Sep 2007 11:05:00 -0400

We love getting everyone modivated for the Fall. Here's what is on tap for you in September and October! We're not saying that you have to go to all of these events. We just want you to know what is coming up so you can plan to attend an event or two and reconnect with your community after a long, hot Summer.

Adobe MAX 2007
October 1 -3, 2007
Chicago
site

They have turned the asylum over to the crazy people! Or, as the speaker list suggests, the Adobe MAX 2007 conference has been turned over to the designers and developers. This year's MAX is shaping up to be a must attend event. Mark October 1 - 3 on your calendar and get your ticket soon! And if you use Ted Patrick's magic $400 discount code, BFF755, you can save some bucks! Register now before the discount ends on September 10. Don't forget to list your favorite user group manager when you register — Michael Hagel, John Mason, Paul Olmeda, Teddy Payne or Leif Wells!

Adobe Flash Platform User Group of Atlanta
Tueday, September 11, 2007 - 7:00 PM
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Ever wish you were in the Rich Media advertising game? Ever think it might be easy to get there? The folks at EyeWonder have arranged for Toolbox No. 9's Jason Rhoades to show us how Rich Media Advertising with Flash CS3— ads containing animation and video — are in the reach of Flash designers and developers everywhere.

Adobe eXperience Design User Group of Atlanta
Thursday, September 13, 2007 - 7:00 PM
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Design Patterns! Designers have heard about them and read about them. See what Roundbox Global's Brian Hochhalter says about what you can do with them.

Atlanta Flash and Flex User Group
Wednesday, September 19, 2007 - 6:30 PM
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Ever build an application that needed to be rapidly developed and wish there were ways to test builds just as rapidly? John Mason is going to show us the way by using Unit Testing and Test Driven Development (TDD) for Flex & ActionScript 3.0.

Adobe User Group of Atlanta
Thursday, September 27 - 7:00 PM
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We've felt guilty about not providing proper Illustrator meetings for quite some time. This month we make up for it by having Dee Sadler present the New Features of Illustrator CS3. Want to see what you are missing since CS2? Want to see the new features working? Want to see new work flows? Here's your chance!

Also Upcoming:

Atlanta ColdFusion User Group
Wednesday, October 3 - 6:30 PM
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Atlanta ColdFusion User Group
no meeting currently scheduled
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Adobe User Group of Atlanta - Atlanta Flash & Flex User Group

Adobe's Ben Forta in Atlanta June 8!

January 22 Meeting Location Changed

Atlanta Event: Flex and AIR Pre-release Tour with Adobes Ben Forta

September 2007 Adobe Events for Atlanta

Atlanta Event: Flex and AIR Pre-release Tour with Adobes Ben Forta