20 — 21st
September 2013
Bangalore
Workshops will cover JS frameworks such as Express and Meteor – to help participants learn how to hack/extend these frameworks to customize something. Other workshops include how to evaluate open source testing tools, applying HTML5 to mobile websites without killing battery on mobile devices and understanding Firefox OS including Open Web Apps, Web APIs and possibilities on the platform.
On 21st September we have workshops on Tizen in parallel with the main conference.
Workshops will be held across three venues over the three days. Details below.
Schedule — 19th Sep
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9:45 am
Registrations - Microsoft Ventures Accelerator, No. 9, Lavelle Road – 15 mins
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10:00 am
HTML5 for a mobile world – 3 hrs
Christian Heilmann
Principal Developer Evangelist, MozillaIn this workshop, participants will look at several techniques of how to build web solutions that work great on desktop and don't kill the battery on mobile devices. We'll look at CSS3 for animations and transitions, loading content on demand, responsive design, offline considerations and caching of DOM elements. -
1:00 pm
Lunch – 1 hr
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2:00 pm
Getting started with Firefox OS and Open Web Apps – 3 hrs
Robert Nyman
Technical Evangelist, MozillaThis workshop is aimed at existing web developers to either take your existing HTML5 solutions - or start from scratch - and build Open Web Apps that are installable on Firefox OS. A number of WebAPIs and possibilities on that platform will be covered which you can optionally use to create a richer experience with your apps. -
10:45 am
Registrations - swissnex India, ground floor, No. 26, Rest House Crescent Road – 15 mins
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11:00 am
Automated automatic testing – 2 hrs
Olivier Crameri
Co-founder, BugBusterIn this workshop, the instructor will introduce audience to the basic principles of automated testing, including the main available open sources tools, and will then run a series of examples on how to use these tools. At the end of the workshop, participants will have learned key techniques to test their applications better and much faster, boosting their productivity as developers, and improving the quality and reliability of their code.
Schedule — 21st Sep (sponsored)
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8:30 am
Registrations - MLR Convention Centre, J. P. Nagar – 1 hr
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9:30 am
Overview of Tizen ecosystem – 30 mins
Sanjay Razdan
Overview of the Tizen ecosystem.
Sanjay Razdan is a General Manager and Head of Tizen Platform Development team at Samsung Research India Bangalore.
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10:00 am
Tizen Remote Test Lab – 30 mins
Chandragouda Patil
The Remote Test Lab service enables developers to access Samsung mobile devices through the web and to install and test applications on the devices. This is not only the most effective and easiest way to test the compatibility of an application with Samsung mobile devices but also the best way to cut down on hardware costs for test devices. Interaction with the device is performed over the network in real time allowing you to comprehensively test your application before distributing it. Learn more about the service: developer.samsung.com/remotetestlab/
Chandu is a Senior Technical Manager at Samsung India managing Developer Relations through Samsung Developers Program, the program for innovation, app monetization and support for the mobile applications ecosystem. By providing both technical and commercial guidance to developers, partnering companies and developers are able to quickly go to market and explore additional opportunities across geographies and platforms. With 12 years of expertise across domains, Chandu brings his innovation and global perspective to start-up and corporate organizations. With the Bangalore based team, they have created a channel for the community and strategic partners to successfully grow in partnership with Samsung.
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10:30 am
Break – 15 mins
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10:45 am
Tizen Web API – 1 hr
Lakshmi Prasanna
The session will cover:
- Tizen Architecture
- Web Device APIs support
- Calendar
- Call History
- Download API
- File System
- Content
- NFC
- Notification
G. Lakshmi Prasanna is a software engineer at Wipro in Hyderabad with 7+ years of experience in Mobile Application development. Currently she is working for Tizen Web Application Forum Support.
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11:45 am
Overview of Tizen native application framework – 1 hr
Naveen Bhaskar
This session will cover an overview of Tizen Native application framework.
Naveen Bhaskar is a Technical Manager at Samsung Research Institute Bangalore. He has about 10 years of industry experience and currently is a member of Tizen Platform development team.
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12:45 pm
Break – 1 hr 45 mins
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02:30 pm
Tricks of the trade for ninja JS and web devs – 1 hr
Raj Vengalil
JavaScript and web development have come a long way. Join this talk to get a sense of the kind of experiences that are possible on the web today and more importantly how we as JS devs can build these sorts of experiences and be as productive as we can be while at it.
Schedule — 18th Sep
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9:45 am
Registrations - Microsoft Ventures Accelerator #9, Lavelle Road – 15 mins
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10:00 am
Building your own express js framework from scratch – 3 hrs
Pankaj Bhageria
Lead, Sumeru Software SolutionsExpress is a framework for building web apps in Node. This workshop teaches participants how to work with nodejs and expressjs, understand the internals of express js framework and hack/extend the framework when you need to customize something. -
1:00 pm
Lunch – 1 hr
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2:00 pm
Rapidly Prototyping Web Applications With Meteor.js – 2 hrs
Bharani Muthukumaraswamy
Founder, ResumonkThis workshop will teach you how to build dynamic, real-time, single page web applications using Meteor.js with very little code and at lightning speed. The instructor will cover concepts and principles of Meteor, introduce handlebars templating library and using templates with Meteor, reactive programming and reactive contexts and data stores, among other things.
Venue
Microsoft AcceleratorLavelle Road
When
18th, 19th & 21st September 2013
Address
Microsoft Ventures, 9 Lavelle Road, Bangalore
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Directions
From City
Microsoft Accelerator is at the end of Lavelle Road, near the junction with Richmond Circle and at the far end from MG Road.
Venue
swissnex IndiaRest House Crescent Road
When
18th, 19th & 21st September 2013
Address
swissnex India, Ground Floor, No 26 Rest House Crescent Road, Bangalore
Map
Directions
From City
swissnex India is on Rest House Crescent road, the narrow winding lane that connects Church Street to Brigade Road.
Venue
MLR Convention CentreJ. P. Nagar
Address
MLR Convention Centre, J.P. Nagar
Brigade Millenium Complex, J.P. Nagar 7th Phase
Bangalore, Karnataka India.
Phone: +91 8861386058, 9886123435, 9880405439, 080-40182222
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Directions
From Airport
MLR Convention Centre is 45.1 kms from the airport. It is housed in the Brigade Millenium apartment complex in J P Nagar 7th Phase. In peak hours, it can take up to 2.5 hours to reach the venue. During non-rush hours, you can get to the venue within 1.5 hours. Bus number 5 from the airport will bring you to J P Nagar 6th phase. From there, you can take an auto to get to MLR Convention Centre. Alternatively, you can take a taxi (with registered services such as MERU, Easy Cabs and KSTDC) from the airport which will charge by the meter.
From Majestic
MLR Convention Centre is 11.6 kms away from the Majestic bus and railway station. BMTC AC and non-AC buses going towards Bannerghatta National Park and Arekere will bring you to Arekere junction. The Convention Centre is 1.5 kms from the main road on Arekere. You could also take an auto rickshaw or book a taxi (with Ola, Taxi for Sure and other services).