The Actionscript Conference

Check out TAC photos, now available on Flickr!

 

Join us in the group and add your own photos into the Pool!

Here is a couple of interviews with the speakers which we have done during TAC 2008. Once again, we have to thanks everyone for giving us there support. Below are the interview we have done with

Interview with Lee Brimelow

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Interview with Michael Plank from FDT

More Interviews we have:

With Peter Elst

With Mohammed Khan

Apress is very kind in sending us some books for The Actionscript Conference as prizes to give away for the delegates.

We are overwhelmed.

Many thanks to Apress for supporting The Actionscript Conference!

Here’s a sneak peek into this Sunday’s schedule! Are you excited yet?

It is to our absolute delight to announce and welcome Grant Straker as the final speaker at The Actionscript Conference!

Grant Straker is one of the founders of Straker, a New Zealand based software company. They have a leading Flex product called ZoomFlex, and also run Web On The Piste, which is an NZ conference for RIA. He is an experienced speaker with expertise in the Adobe Cairngorm Framework for building Flex applications.

The Actionscript Conference is very excited to announce that we have partner with Oreilly and their local distributor Pansing, to provide onsite sales of Oreilly books on the day of the conference, at the Level 8 dining area and exhibition area, as well as a 10% discount to all TAC attendees

If you are attending TAC, simply go to the preorder form here: http://tac.sg/partner/preorder/form/, key in your invoice id, and began preordering the books.

Thank you Oreilly and Pansing for the great offer. If you have any Oreilly titles in mind that is not in the book list, do drop us an email at go@tac.sg and we will check if we can have that added to the list.

Happy browsing!

Comtaste is an Adobe Solutions partner, dedicated to exploring new frontiers in Rich Internet Applications (RIA) and user experience value. The company adapts and renders its applications to suit both consumer contexts and enterprise environments, which in terms of user experience translates into productivity and well-being at work.

Comtaste creates software solutions by researching and using the most appropriate technology in the field of RIAs. Services include product conception and development, consultancy, training and outsourcing.

Big thanks to Comtaste for your support for The Actionscript Conference!

The Actionscript Conference will like to announce it second Gold Sponsor, Esberi Technologies. Esberi is an international development firm with a strong emphasis on Rich Internet Application. We welcome Esberi and we are looking forward to meet their team in October!

About Esberi:
Esberi Technologies promote the full capability of the Adobe Flash, Flex, AIR, Microsoft Silverlight and WPF platforms, with aim of improving the world of Rich Internet Application design through great usability and user interface design. Rich Internet Applications are the future for business on the web. Esberi’s technical teams utilise the latest available technology to develop applications which help users visualise their data more effectively, benefiting from greater power of data intelligence. We create stunning graphical user interface design combining it with powerful and useable software. Esberi’s creative experience and insight means as a company we are able to improve and reinvent businesses of all sizes up to and including blue chip and enterprise level. 

Our attention to detail and high standards throughout our process has lead to great success in the field of Rich internet Application design. As a result our client base has grown to consist of companies around the world, including several household names. We aim to define new strategic directions and market opportunities to benefit your business and your consumers. Our forward thinking research teams design and build to enhance and accommodate the growth of your business. We look to the future to ensure your end product includes the latest functionality and capability now, and is scaleable and reliable long term. Our standards for quality and scalability never change. Our client centred approach begins with establishing a strong understanding of your specific needs. Through carefully considered information architecture, creative design compositions and wire frames we realise your vision. Our aim is to deliver proactive, useable and technically advanced systems far beyond your expectation.

How else can we thank Adobe?

Adobe has always been very supportive of our local usergroups, including the Singapore Flex Usergroup, Flashmove FSUG (Flash Usergroup), as well as CreativeCrew.sg (Photoshop and Aftereffects Usergroup). They have always so warmly open up their nice office, provide refreshments and goodies for our usergroup gatherings, bridging the community together.

As for The Actionscript Conference, we will be seeing Lee Brimelow, as well as Prayank Swaroop from Adobe. If you are joining us on TAC day, be prepared to win some really quality prizes kindly sponsored by Adobe too!

Of course we wish that we can do more than just express with words of gratitude about what Adobe had done for the local community, and for the last announcement, Adobe is now the *PLATINUM* sponsor of The Actionscript Conference!

Many thanks Adobe for your great support!

We have just confirmed that Adobe Technical Evangelist, Prayank Swaroop, will be joining The Actionscript Conference as a speaker!

Welcome Prayank!

Prayank Swaroop is a technical evangelist for Adobe, where he supports user communities in adopting Flex and AIR. He actively supports usergroups in South East Asia, and is based out of Singapore. He is currently co-authoring a book on Flex along with Ben Forta. With a deep interest in rich internet applications and web technologies, Prayank has spent last couple of years as a member of the ColdFusion engineering team at Adobe - where he was in-charge of charting, imaging and multi-server monitoring features.