Year-end Flash PDX User Group Meeting - 12/08/09

Source: FlashPDX.org by Robert Reinhardt

I’m pleased to announce that the final 2009 meeting will be held at Second Story next week Thursday, December 17th. Space is limited to the 50 people. Please RSVP on the Adobe Groups site: http://groups.adobe.com/posts/19f0ccb4a1.

Agenda:

• Ignite presentation: How to get rich and be extra happy planning a programming project or, “Phillip’s process FWIW”, by Phillip Kerman
• Show ‘n Tell: UG members can present projects from this year
• Software raffle: Attendees will be eligible to win a software item from Adobe, valued up to $2100!

Location:

Second Story 714 N Fremont St. Portland, OR 97227

*** Entrance to the meeting will be on the second floor, but not through the main Second Story doors. Look for signs indicating the meeting room. ***

Time/Date:

6:30pm - 9:00pm, Thursday, December 17th, 2009

A huge thank you to Thomas Wester and Second Story for being our host for this meeting.

Year-end meeting to be held the week of December 14 - 18 - 12/03/09

Source: FlashPDX.org by Robert Reinhardt

The final 2009 meeting of the Flash PDX user group will be held this week, at a location to be determined. We don’t have a confirmed speaker yet, and it may be an open show ‘n tell session with a sign up sheet. We will be raffling off Adobe software. The winner can choose from a wide range of Adobe software, including Creative Suite 4 bundles (not including Master Collection).

Next meeting: “Using FDT” - 10/09/09

Source: FlashPDX.org by Robert Reinhardt

David Knape, Jon MacDonald and Matt Gitchell will show how they use the FDT development environment in their daily work.

When: Thursday 10/15 11:30 - 1:00pm Where: Second Story 714 N Fremont St #200

Pizza will be provided, seating is limitted to 25.

Please RSVP with shane@secondstory.com

PowerFlasher, the makers of FDT, have generously donated a copy of FDT Pure edition for a raffle, and will send discount codes to anyone who provides an e-mail address for the raffle.

(Don’t know what FDT is? In short, FDT is a professional code editor for ActionScript. More info on FDT at http://www.fdt.powerflasher.com. )

David Knape to present “Discovering MVC with the Bumpslide App Template” - 06/24/09

Source: FlashPDX.org by Robert Reinhardt

David Knape will be at Fashion Buddha Friday night to discuss his Bumpslide App Template. The app template is part of his open-source Bumpslide Library and will be used as a launchpad for discussion of the Model-View-Controller pattern for application development. The goal is a relaxed talk where we can discuss the basics of why and how to separate application state from view components while touching upon some more advanced topics including data binding and the command pattern. We’ll also talk about general coding best practices and how the app template relates to some of the other frameworks that are currently floating around the web including PureMVC, Cairngorm, Gaia, and this thing called Flex. Don’t be scared. There will be beer.

Location: Fashion Buddha studio 123 NW 2nd Ave. Suite 206, Portland, OR 97209 Date: Friday, June 26, 2009 Time: Doors open at 6:30pm. Talk begins at 7:00pm

Noah Brockman to present “Differentiating Opportunities from Ideas: Exploring the Foundations of a Solid Business Model” - 04/03/09

Source: FlashPDX.org by Robert Reinhardt

I thought it would be nice to have a speaker that can address small business issues, as more and more of us venture into self-employment as our full-time gig. Noah is my business counselor under the State of Oregon Self-Employment Assistance (SEA) program, and was super-helpful with me getting an updated business plan together.

“Differentiating Opportunities from Ideas: Exploring the Foundations of a Solid Business Model”

Thinking of launching a business? Before you jump in with both feet, join us for a discussion about the key attributes of a successful business model.

Bio:

Noah Brockman is the principal at PointMan Consulting LLC, a Portland-based entrepreneur development firm that assists clients to grow their business through opportunity assessment, business coaching, and strategic business planning. Noah is also a part-time Business Advisor and instructor at the Portland Community College - Small Business Development Center (SBDC). As an SBDC Business Advisor, he guides entrepreneurs along their entrepreneurial journey and teaches classes on business planning, sales and market research. Noah holds a Masters degree in Business Administration with a focus in Entrepreneurial Business from the University of Portland and a Bachelor’s degree in English from Linfield College. His eclectic background encompasses time spent working in legislative and campaign politics; market research; international affairs; and national security policy.

Time/date:

Tuesday, April 21st Portland State University - Extended Studies Building Market Square 1515 SW 5th Avenue Rm 1053 1050

6:30pm - 8:30pm

Watch the recording of the session here:

http://experts.na3.acrobat.com/p11715138

Note: The fan noise from the laptop is loud, but you can still make out most of what Noah is saying. All of the slides from his PowerPoint presentation are shown in the recording.