Full-time Flash Developer Wanted at I-SITE in Old City Section of Philadelphia
I have yet another local position for a full-time Flash developer that my friends at I-SITE a great firm in the Old City section of Philly are looking to fill. Read the rest of the entry for details and contact information. They also have a need for a contract based PHP developer, details following the Flash position.
Be one of the first to see the next big thing from Adobe on September 24th, 2008. Join in to see and hear first hand how something very special will help you get to brilliant faster. Save the date and get a good look at what’s to come.
We will have more details as the date gets closer, but plan on some pretty cool goodies to be given away.
Also - as a fun experiment, got something cool you've built recently in Flash, Flex or AIR? Let us know, and well set aside 5-10 minutes per person (depending on the # of respondents) to demo your app and answer questions, the best app/demo wins a bonus prize.
Date: September 24th (Tentative based on venue location) Location: TBD Time: 7pm-9pm
Many Upcoming Flash/Flex Related Events For Coming Weeks and Months
Here is a quick summary of a number of local, national and international events and conferences related to Flash, Flex and AIR that are coming in the next few weeks and months. If you know of any others, please drop us a note or leave a comment.
Philly Flex - "Comparing Flex Frameworks" - Philadelphia, PA - September 11, 2008 - http://www.phflex.org/
Philly Flash, Philly Flex, Philly ColdFusion Joint Meeting - Its going to Be BRILLIANT: September 24 (tentative) - http://www.pfpaug.org/
The <head> Conference (previously known as Singularity until recently) - Online attend from anywhere - October 24-26, 2008 - http://www.headconference.com/
I am currently considering getting a place together for at least one of the days, where we can be a "hub" venue for folks wanting to attend the conference, but also socialize a bit.
Would anyone be interested in a one day Hub event? There is a cost associated with attending even virtually as a hub, and we might need to charge a litle above and beyond to cover the venue and refreshments - but it would allow you to at least attend in the presence of other humans. Please leave a comment or drop us a note if this sounds interesting, and based on feedback we will consider putting together a hub.
Flash, PHP, MySQL Developer Wanted in Plymouth Meeting, PA
Highlighting a full time position for a friend of mine looking for a Flash, PHP, MySQL developer with a competitive salary, excellent benefits including 401(k), full health and dental, and paid vacation. Get more info via the listing here on Craigslist: http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/sof/824175799.html
We recently migrated this site to a new physical server, and as of Monday the email server has also been migrated. Since this new server gives us a bit more horsepower and manageability we have put together a standard Mailman based mailing list focused on anything related to Flash. You may get info, subscribe and unsubscribe via the following page: http://lists.pfpaug.org/mailman/listinfo/pfpaug
I did not automatically subscribe all of our existing members from our current database as I wouldn't want to handle the deluge of requests, etc. from over 500+ members, so even if you are an existing member, to participate in the mailing list you will need to sign up manually. I've added the link on to the sign up page and in the confirmation email that is sent out for new member signups. I'll eventually make it a checkbox in the new member sign up page as well, but for now its a manual process.
Feel free to sign up and begin discussing anything related to Flash, Flex, Flash Lite, Actionscript, Thermo, or anything even remotely related to Flash.
After Effects Workshop with Dan Short at Independents Hall July 30th
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Next Wednesday, July 30th Dan Short will be sharing his extensive knowledge of Adobe After Effects! This return of our workshop series from the spring is very exciting, and will be the first of lots of new events we’re getting fired up for this fall.
From Dan: This tutorial is meant to introduce users who are already familiar with Adobe applications to After Effects, although I am sure that there will be elements that would be valuable to anyone interested in the program. I will be showing how to animate a logo over a background using 3D space, cameras, keyframing, with pixel and vector graphics. I know it sounds like a mouthful, but I’ll be breaking it down and doing my best to answer any questions you might have. If it sounds over complicated, don’t panic. I am a nerd at heart, and it is in our nature to make things seem more complicated than they actually are.
This “Logo” type of demonstration is a common introduction into After Effects because it incorporates so many of the programs abilities. If this session is received well, I will build more tutorials based on the specific needs and wants of the Indy Hall community. I look forward to seeing you there.
If anyone would like to get a familiarity with the program before the tutorial, or would like to work along with me, I will be supplying my files to anyone interested. You can also download a demo version of the program from the Adobe site.
UPDATE: 08/12/08:
The migration was a success and now email functionality is also back in action.
FIrst off if you are seeing this entry with this sentence, you are hitting the new server - woot! :)
Hi all, just a quick note that we currently undergoing a migration of the entire site and its database's, mail servers, etc. to a new DV host at mediatemple.net where this site is hosted. The existing content, databases, etc. are already migrated and in place, so its just a matter of a few more configurations for other domains that point to this site, and then we are going to throw the switch on the DNS. One remaining issue will be email, as we rely on another server to handle the emails for this domain (contact form emails, and member signup verifications, etc) it will take us a little more time to get mail working as that machine will take a few more days to be completely migrated. As soon as everything is complete we will update our status, as well as put a note on the old server and new server so folks can validate they are getting the latest DNS entries. We did drop our TTL value on our DNS recently to prepare for the migration, so it should be fairly transparent.
Part of the server migration will allow us to host a more robust forum, private mailing list and some other nice additions we have planned - stay tuned!
Next Event Coming in June and New ColdFusion User Group Manager
BEGIN UPDATE 07/09/08:
Just a quick update to this entry. We are moving this event to later this year to accommodate getting a bigger venue, and the fact that many of our members and potential attendees are on vacation or laying low during the summer months. We have lined up some great presenters and sponsors and will be announcing more details soon - thanks for your patience. We will be having a July meeting, but on our regular scale of events - details to be posted shortly. END UPDATE
Quick update regarding our next meeting topic and tentative timeline. We are going to be holding a video related event, getting into the nitty gritty with CDN's, Flash Media Server and a number of other Flash/video related items. The event is tentatively scheduled for the month of June and will be a bit bigger in scope and size of our regular meetings if all goes according to plan. We would have the event sooner, but planing something of this size takes a bit more time, and my wife and I were recently blessed with our second child on April 27th, so I'm taking off pretty much all of May to spend with family. When I have more info on the date and venue and other details I'll be sure to get out an update here and via our maillist.
Second item, our good friend Steve Rittler who has been the long time manager of the local Philadelphia ColdFusion User Group is stepping down as manager on May 29th, more info here and Chris Scott will be taking over as manager. Our hat is off to Steve and all the great events, and things he has done for the community over the years in his role as the manager since 2001! Well done Steve and welcome Chris!
Also, you wont want to miss Steve's final meeting on May 29th when he hands the baton to Chris - the topic is building a live chat with Blaze DS - and the speaker is Adam Lehman, ColdFusion Platform Evangelist for Adobe, this should be a good one, so come on out!
Adobe's RIA technologies enable you to rapidly build and deploy the most engaging applications across browsers and on the desktop. The local Philadelphia Adobe User Groups are hosting a special joint, live event to share exciting new information on Adobe's platform tools and technologies for building RIAs. You'll see an exclusive user group video presentation by Adobe Chief Software Architect, Kevin Lynch, hear some important product news, plus get your hands on some exclusive schwag and other giveaways.
Be part of the fun and excitement and join the rest of the Adobe developer community by participating in this very special event.
Food, beverages and col prizes will be available for all attendees.
Super special thanks to Alex Hillman of Independents Hall for hooking us up with the meeting space at the last minute! Shout-outs to Alex's partners at Indy Hall: Bart Mroz and Geoff DiMasi for their support and general coolness all around. ;)
DATE: Monday, February 25 TIME: 7PM - whenever LOCATION: Independents Hall
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Mark this one on your calendar! Our next meeting will be a joint meeting with the Philadelphia Flex User Group, and the Philadelphia ColdFusion User Group:
We recently migrated this site to a new physical server, and as of Monday the email server has also been migrated. Since this new server gives us a bit more horsepower and manageability we have put together a standard Mailman based mailing list focused on anything related to Flash. You may get info, subscribe and unsubscribe via the following page: http://lists.pfpaug.org/mailman/listinfo/pfpaug
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Flex 3.0 and AIR 1.0 have been officially launched (see a ton of related links down below), so please join the Philadelphia Flash Platform Adobe User Group, the Philadelphia Flex User Group, and the Philadelphia ColdFusion User Group for a joint "can't miss" meeting Monday, February 25th, 7PM at Independents Hall to celebrate the launch of Adobe Flex 3.0 and AIR 1.0!
