Silverlight versus Flash Smackdown
"SmackDown" is coming to Winnipeg on May 19th, 2009.
For the first time under one roof, New Media Manitoba, Flash in the Peg, and the Winnipeg .net User Group bring you "The Silverlight and Flash SmackDown." This is, without a doubt the most hotly debated topic in web development today and we're going to bust it open with a flying-scissor-heel-hook submission!
Developers and Graphic Designers finally under one roof, a merger of design and development, with one lucky attendee walking away with an XBOX 360.
REGISTER NOW, as spaces are filling up fast.
The "Silverlight" at the End of the Tunnel
What is Silverlight anyway? Microsoft MVP Miguel Carrasco will walk you through 5 powerful scenarios that will leave you going "I didn't know you could do that with Silverlight".
Learn how Sketch Flow will forever change the way you build your application prototypes. See how powerful enterprise application development tools like Visual Studio Team Systems integrate directly with Expression Blend and Silverlight. Learn how important Designer and Developer Workflow is and how Microsoft Silverlight uses the most advanced Adobe Photoshop Importer you have ever seen. If that wasn't enough, learn how the next generation of video on the web is being powered by Microsoft's Silverlight H.264 Video Streaming support.
The "Flash" Whiz Bang
Think Flash is good for just pretty animations? Think again! Adobe Flash is the heart of the Flash Platform, a set of tools and technologies that provide everything you need to create exciting Rich Internet Applications and content, from the browser to the desktop to mobile.
Darren Osadchuk from Flash in the Peg, Winnipeg's Adobe User Group, will introduce you to the Flash Platform. He'll show you some of the new animation tools in Flash CS4, how Flash integrates with other Adobe Creative Suite 4 applications, and what the Flash Platform brings to RIA development for the web and the desktop.
Flash vs. Silverlight. Adobe vs. Microsoft. Who knows what could happen?
Come out and meet your other half. Designers need developers, and developers need designers. What will happen when an unstoppable force meets with an immovable object? Stick around till the end, and you could win an XBOX 360.
But an XBOX 360 is only where the event begins...
We have over $12,000 in giveaways, our biggest collection of useful gear to date!
See the end of this email for a breakdown of all the goodies we're giving away.
EVENT DETAILS & LOCATION
Tuesday, May 19th
5:30 Welcome, 6:00 Presentation
Carol Shields Auditorium
2nd Floor, Millennium Library (251 Donald Street)
PIZZA will be on hand so you can come right from work!
REGISTER TODAY
Miguel Carrasco - Anvil Digital
Miguel Carrasco is a Microsoft MVP in Expression Studio. Miguel has spoken at various technology events including recently TechDays 2008. He was also recently a judge on the Microsoft Ignite IT 2009 panel and recently selected as Web Development Track co-lead for Microsoft TechDays 2009. Miguel works with an impressive team of developers and designers at Anvil Digital that create impressive applications using ASP.net AJAX, Silverlight, WPF, Flash, and FLEX. An enthusiastic speaker, Miguel loves getting the crowd involved and creating excitement about the tools, technology, and best practices to building amazing applications.
Darren Osadchuk's - Ludicrous Software
Darren Osadchuk owns and operates Ludicrous Software. In business since 2005, Ludicrous Software develops games and interactive content for the web and mobile platforms. Until recently, Darren was a civil servant for the Manitoba government, but is much, much happier now. Darren is an Adobe Certified Expert in Flash Lite, and was a speaker at Adobe MAX 2008. Darren also manages Flash in the Peg, Winnipeg, Manitoba's Adobe User Group.
Please register for this free event:
http://www.clicktoattend.com/?id=137764
Microsoft (Over $10,000 in prizes)
6 Copies of Expression Studio 2! (Mac and Windows!) – That’s over $6,000 USD in Software.
Expression Blend
xpression Design
Expression Web
Expression Encoder
Expression Media
8 Copies of Expression Web 2! That’s over $2,500 USD.
ShoX mini speaker for Laptop/iPod/ZUNE
Microsoft Lunch Bag
16 Copies of Windows 7 (Beta)
Windows Live OneCare for 1 Year.
Crap loads of I’m a PC T-Shirts! (Pink, Blue, Black)
Adobe
Creative Suite 4 ($1,500)
O’Reilly
Flash and Silverlight Books
Anvil Digital ($199)
XBOX 360 Arcade Console