Houston AUG

Many people have been asking who is presenting. I just got hold of Terry Ryan’s bio.

Terry Ryan is currently an Adobe Platform Evangelist for ColdFusion. He has been working with ColdFusion for 10 years.  He’s presented at various Adobe ColdFusion events including cf.Objective, webDU, and Adobe Max.  Prior to joining Adobe, Terry worked for the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania in various roles around ColdFusion from Application Developer to System Administrator.

He will be showcasing the next versions of Flex, Coldfusion, Flash Catalyst, and Bolt (the Eclipse based IDE for Coldfusion).

Join us Wednesday (TOMORROW) from 6 - 8pm at Demers Banquet Hall, 8225 Cantrell St. There is plenty of space, so bring friends and co-workers.

We’ve got great prizes and giveaways from Adobe and O’Reilly.

See you tomorrow!

If you are dismissing coming to this tour from Adobe because you never use Flex, Cold Fusion, or Bolt, think again. We are going to be showing off Flash Catalyst, a new tool for DESIGNERS! Read below for more information.

Remember, Terry Ryan from Adobe, will be presenting Wednesday Jun 24th from 6-8 at Demers Banquet Hall on 8225 Cantrell St. 77074

Adobe® Flash® Catalyst™ is a new professional interaction design tool for rapidly creating user interfaces without coding.

• Transform artwork created in Adobe Photoshop® and Adobe Illustrator® into functional user interfaces.
• Create interactive prototypes with the ability to leverage them in the final product
• Publish a finished project as a SWF file ready for distribution
• Work more efficiently with developers who use Adobe Flash Builder™ 4 to create rich Internet applications (RIAs). Designers use Flash Catalyst to create the functional user experience then provide the project file to developers who use Flash Builder to add functionality and integrate with servers and services.

Create the user experience through an approachable interaction design tool for designers with no coding required:

• No coding required: Create the user experience and make it functional without coding.
• Sell your ideas: Be able to show a functional design instead of static screenshots to communicate your ideas.
• Ensure your creative vision is accurately expressed: Design with the expressiveness of Flash Player including graphics, typography and 3D effects.

Rapidly create and deliver a finished SWF file or collaborate more effectively with developers:

• Fast learning curve: If you can use Photoshop or Illustrator you can quickly learn to use Flash Catalyst.
• Fast Interaction Design: Transform native Photoshop and Illustrator files into functional user experiences. Publish finished projects for distribution as a SWF file.
• Collaborate more effectively with developers: Provide Flash Catalyst projects to developers who use Flash Builder to add additional functionality and integrate with servers and services.

Date and Time:

 Wed June 24, 2009 from 6:00pm - 8:00pm

 Address:

Demers Banquet Hall
8225 Cantrell St.
Houston, TX 77074

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Speakers:

Terrance Ryan from Adobe

Description:

Come learn about the newest features in the Flex 4 framework, Flex Builder 4 and the newest Adobe product — Flash Catalyst. See product feature demos, and learn how the new Flex framework powers both Flash Catalyst and Flex Builder to speed the development and testing of rich Internet applications and content.

The Adobe ColdFusion team is hitting the road to discuss Centaur, the next version of ColdFusion, and Bolt - code name for the highly anticipated first ColdFusion IDE from Adobe.  Learn about exciting new features and discover how Centaur and Bolt will accelerate your ColdFusion application development.

Demers Banquet Hall is a brand-new location which is great for a variety of events including business meetings and conferences.  The main hall has a 300-person capacity and has audio/video equipment.  The conference rooms can be used for classroom-style presentations and can fit up to 60 people.  Smaller groups are also welcome. Please visit us at www.demersbanquethall.com.

Is anybody able to be a snack sponsor or a prize/giveaway sponsor?

Cheerio!
Drew

Hiya Houston Adobe Users Group!

Adobe is having a Flex / Coldfusion tour for the new released in these products  and it will be in Houston on Jun 24. We are looking for space to host this event.

Ideally, here is what we could use
100+ people
Free to use (or really cheap - we have a small budget which we are hoping to use for food / prizes)
Free parking
No security or other access issues
A/C stays on in the evenings

Please email me @
dshefman [at] squaredi . c o m

if  you have any leads.