What is it?
initRIA is a day long developer conference of Rich Internet Applications enthusiasts organized by the Bangalore Flex User Group. This is the first conference dedicated to Rich Internet Applications in India.

 
When: Saturday,15th December, 8.30 am onwards Sunday, 16th December, 8.30 am onwards

 
Where: Honeywell was kind enough to sponsor the event location ..
HoneyWell Technology Solutions (opposite IIM Bangalore)
151/1, Doraisanipalya, Bannerghatta Road,
Bangalore 560076

 
What topics can be talked about?
The talks can be about any RIA technology … AJAX, Flex, AIR, Silverlight, JavaFx or others. We are hoping to get a good mix of talks on different technologies. The nature of the talks has to technical in nature … this is not a marketing event so no marketing mumbo jumbo please.

 
How long can a talk be?
55 minutes max … including setup and questions. If you wish you could have talks that are shorter in length.

 
How many talks?
We are currently looking at 1 track of 8 talks, althought this may change if we get a good number of interesting proposals . Send your topic proposal to organizers@initria.org After we receive your topic a panel of experts will decide if your talk has been selected

 
Who can speak?
Anyone can submit topic proposals by sending a proposal to organizers@initria.org . After we receive your topic a panel of experts will decide if your talk has been selected. In your proposal please describe in detail the nature of your talk.

 
Who can attend?
Anyone who is interested in development of Rich Internet Applications. We will soon have a registration website up and running that will allow you to register to attend. As this is our first attempt at organizing something like this the number of attendees is capped at 100. Registrations will be on a first come first serve basis. If you register and later feel that you cannot attend please unregister so that someone else can attend.

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How much is the fee to attend?
Its FREE, thanks to our sponsors: TeknoPoint Multimedia and Honeywell

 
What do I get if I present at the event?
Self satisfaction, a lot of applause, and the gratitude of the community.

 
Can I blog about this?
Yes of course, although it may be easier for people to find us when our website goes live in a couple of days.

 
How can i contribute?

1. Become a speaker: share your knowledge with the community

2. Make a logo if you are one of the artistic kinds we are looking for a logo for initRIA, send it across to organizers@initria.org and if we like it we will use it as the official logo of initRIA.

3. Spread the word Tell the whole world about it, get experts on al sorts of RIA technologies to speak and attend.

For suggestions please write to organizers@initria.org

With regards,

Mrinal Wadhwa
Manager, Bangalore Flex User Group

 
 

Update: There was a slight change in plans, the event is now on Sunday the 16th
instead of Saturday the 15th, sorry about the confusion.