MAX Early Bird Pricing Ends August 31st

08/19/2008 11:02 pm by Ben Forta's Blog in AdobeMAX08

Just a reminder, MAX U.S. Early Bird Pricing knocks $200 of the regular price of an event pass, and you have less than two weeks left to sign up at this discounted price. MAX U.S. Early Bird Pricing ends August 31st. Sign up now!

Suggest A MAX BOF

08/18/2008 05:06 am by Ben Forta's Blog in AdobeMAX08

BOFs (Birds-of-a-Feather Sessions) are informal MAX get togethers, a chance to meet, chat, share, and learn in a less structured and highly interactive environment. We host dozens of BOFs each year, from the ever popular "Meet The Team" sessions, to technical in depth chats on highly specific subjects, to brainstorming sessions around all sorts of technologies, and much more. And once again, we are inviting you to suggest BOF topics. Here's the form.

MAX Session Update, My Hands-On Session Is Now 3 Hours Long!

08/14/2008 08:29 pm by Ben Forta's Blog in AdobeMAX08

I previously mentioned that I'd be presenting a MegaLab session at MAX this year. The session is titled Getting Started with Real-Time Flex and AIR via LiveCycle Data Services, and it'll be a massive bring-your-own-laptop hands-on event where we'll build Flex and AIR apps powered by LiveCycle Data Services, BlazeDS, and ColdFusion. The idea is to give you first-hand experience building apps that leverage messaging, push, data synchronization, online/offline processing, and more. We'll make sure your laptop is configured and ready to go (you'll get setup instructions a few weeks before MAX, and we'll have techies present on the day to help you, too), and you'll walk away with knowledge, and a fully working environment of your own. Fun stuff! But, as we've started to plan the content, we've determined that 90 minutes is just not enough time, and so the MegaLab sessions (all three, including mine) are now 3 hours long! (Well, 3 1/2 hours actually, but we'll give you a 30 minute break in the middle). The MegaLab room will accommodate at least 200 attendees, so there will be plenty space for you and your laptop. But, these sessions are already being signed up for, so don't miss out on this MAX first, and register now!

MAX Japan Site Is Live

08/11/2008 11:53 pm by Ben Forta's Blog in AdobeMAX08

The Adobe MAX Japan 2009 site is live (in Japanese, of course). Registration and session info will be posted shortly.

New Contest - Design A Flex Skin, Win Cool Prizes (Including MacBook AIR)

08/11/2008 02:25 pm by Ben Forta's Blog in AdobeMAX08

Adobe and EffectiveUI are sponsoring a contest on ScaleNine.com named Skin to Win Challenge. You need to create a skin for Flex, and could win a MacBook Air (with SSD), a copy of Adobe CS3 Master Suite, a copy of Adobe Flex Builder 3 Pro, and a ticket to Adobe MAX. The deadline is October 10th, 2008, and details are posted online (as is a gallery of skin examples).

MAX Awards Now Accepting Nominations

08/03/2008 11:14 pm by Ben Forta's Blog in AdobeMAX08

The MAX Awards are our equivalent of the Oscars, kind of sort of, and each year at MAX we present awards for all sorts of products and projects built on Adobe products and technologies. And we are now accepting nominations for this years MAX awards. You can submit an award nomination yourself, or you can nominate on behalf of someone else. All nominations must be in by September 5th, 2008 (or August 25th, 2008 if you are nominating on behalf of someone else).

We've Added A MAX ColdFusion Security Session

07/30/2008 02:40 am by Ben Forta's Blog in AdobeMAX08

With the recent spate of hacking attempts targeting ColdFusion sites, we've added a much needed MAX session entitled "Hack-Proofing Your ColdFusion Powered Sites". Scott Stroz will present the session which is not listed on the MAX site yet, but will be shortly.

MAX 2008 Europe Registration Now Open

07/24/2008 07:06 pm by Ben Forta's Blog in AdobeMAX08

Title says it all. Registration for MAX 2008 Europe in Milan is now open!

Presenting A MAX MegaLab

07/24/2008 03:48 pm by Ben Forta's Blog in AdobeMAX08

We'll be debuting a new session format at MAX North America this year, the MegaLab. I'll be presenting one, a getting-started crash-course session on LiveCycle Data Services and BlazeDS entitled "Getting Started with LiveCycle Data Services" on Monday, November 17, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm. I've posted details on the official MAX blog. This one is expected to sell out pretty quickly, so if you want to take part, sign up now!

MAX Tokyo Dates Finalized

07/11/2008 06:39 pm by Ben Forta's Blog in AdobeMAX08

It's official. The dates for MAX Tokyo are January 29-30, 2009. I hope to see you there (as well as in San Francisco and Milan).

Check Out The MAX Welcome Videos

07/11/2008 06:34 pm by Ben Forta's Blog in AdobeMAX08

Check out the MAX introduction videos, and especially the last 1/4 of mine. ;-)

Ray Camden To Lead MAX CF Unconference

06/30/2008 11:31 pm by Ben Forta's Blog in AdobeMAX08

What's an "unconference"? Imagine a technical conference without strict rules and timetables, a more free format, more interaction than sessions, lots of presenters discussing topics of their choosing, casual seating arrangements ... you get the idea. And MAX North America this year will host 4 Unconferences, including one on ColdFusion. And, Ray Camden has announced that he's leading the CF Unconference. ColdFusion has a major presence at MAX this year, which is a great reason for you to be there!

MAX 2008 Sessions Posted

06/25/2008 04:52 pm by Ben Forta's Blog in AdobeMAX08

The MAX USA 2008 site is now up, and the schedule is now online too complete with the session list. Register now! Oh, and the site background is interactive, and apparently there are hidden puzzles in there. Have you figured any of it out yet?

Flex 3 Cookbook Cook-Off Winner Goes To MAX

06/06/2008 09:48 pm by Ben Forta's Blog in AdobeMAX08

O'Reilly InsideRIA is sponsoring a Flex 3 Cookbook Cook-Off, and the grand price is a ticket to Adobe MAX in San Francisco and $500 on O'Reilly books.

MAX 2008 U.S. Registration Is Open

05/28/2008 01:10 pm by Ben Forta's Blog in AdobeMAX08

MAX 2008 registration is now open at the Adobe MAX site. Right now we've only opened registration for MAX U.S. in San Francisco. Registration for MAX in Milan and Tokyo will be opening shortly.

MAX Has A New Online Home

04/14/2008 10:27 pm by Ben Forta's Blog in AdobeMAX08

Instead of different URLs each year, we've created a new address for MAX. From now on, you'll want to visit max.adobe.com.

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