Registration for BlackBerry DevCon Asia in Bangkok is now open. Taking place on 7-8 December 2011, BlackBerry DevCon Asia will be held at Centara Grand at CentralWorld in Bangkok, Thailand. Rates range from $150 to $250 USD.
Discounted rates are available for attendees who book early, as well as for those who qualify for the Academic Rate:
| Early Bird Rate | $200 USD | Expires Friday, November 4, 2011 at 11:59pm ICT |
| Regular Rate | $250 USD | Expires Thursday, December 8, 2011 |
| Academic Rate* | $150 USD | Expires Thursday, December 8, 2011 |
*Academic passes do not qualify for the Early Bird discount/offer or the Alumni discount. Students and Faculty members must apply to devconasia@blackberryconferences.net with proof of current enrollment or employment.
Those who had attended BlackBerry DevCon Asia in January 2011, BlackBerry DevCon 2010, or BlackBerry DevCon Americas 2011 qualify for the $50 USD Alumni discount.
The Alumni discount will automatically be deducted from the current registration price. To be recognized as Alumni, interested registrant must use the same email alias they used when registering for the aforementioned conferences.
Each package gives participants the following:
- Access to the BlackBerry DevCon Asia General Session
- Access to Breakout Sessions
- Access to Expert areas during open hours
- Admission to the Welcome Reception
- Admission to the BlackBerry DevCon Party
- Admission to the Mobility Pavilion during open hours
- Lunch, and breaks during the conference dates
- Complimentary access to Conference Wi-FiĀ® internet
- Access to BlackBerry DevCon On-Demand, the online portal for conference content and sponsor information, until the start of the next BlackBerry DevCon Asia
- Registration gift upon check-in onsite
During the conference, each breakout session will be presented by Research In Motion (RIM) experts and developer community members.
The various sessions will explore the BlackBerry development platform, BlackBerry Platform Services, and best practices, focusing specifically on the topics below:
- Java Development for BlackBerry 7
- WebKit and the BlackBerry WebWorks Platform Development
- BlackBerryPlayBook Tablet OS Development, including Native SDK, Adobe AIR and Adobe Flash, and Android Player
- BlackBerryPlatform Services and the BBM Social Platform
- Tips and tools for debugging and optimizing your apps
- User interface and user experience tools and best practices
- Developingquality enterprise applications
- Marketing and distributing your applications
Tags: Bangkok, BlackBerry, DevCon, RIM
[…] to both experienced BlackBerry developers as well as those who are new to the BlackBerry platform. Registration will open in the second week of September […]
[…] Participants will get apprised of the future of the BlackBerry platform, such as plans for the BBX unified operating system for both BlackBerry smartphones and tablets; and hands-on advice from experts on development issues – both technical and commercial. […]