OpenSocial Hackathon II February 23, 2008

Event: OpenSocial Hackathon Episode II of III
Date: 2/23/2008 Sat
Time: 1pm-6pm
Location: University of Pheonix San Jose Campus
Address: 3590 N 1st St # 100, San Jose, CA 95134
Hosted by: University of Pheonix

MUST RSVP
http://opensocialhackathonii.eventbrite.com
OR $10 at the door



Agenda:
1:00 15min
Classroom A
Introduction & Announcement
* introduce sponsors
* introduce speakers
* introduce particpating containers
* signup hi5 acct, developer acct and sandbox
* rules
* prizes

1:15pm 60min
Classroom A
New Hackers - Code Lab by Hi5
Paul Linder, Software Architect at Hi5 Networks
Lou Moore, Director of Engineer at Hi5 Networks
supporting members
Anil Dharni, Director of Products
David McQueen, Software Engineer

Classroom B
Returning Hackers - Leader & Design meeting by Mission Impossible Team Lead
Robert Ficcaglia of motivepath.com on their experiences on the Servepath.com Hockeystick resistant GRID BETA

2:15pm break & networking 15min
2:30pm 60min

Classroom A
Briefing Key Technical Variations from Orkut 10min
Lou Moore, Director of Engineer at Hi5 Networks
Anil Dharni, Director of Products
Lou Moore, Director of Engineering
Paul Lindner, Software Architect
David McQueen, Software Engineer

Presentation - App & Server Optimization 50min
Keynote Speaker Jason Haffman Joyent CTO
Basically how to design your app more efficient to save cost and time and optimize your server for better performance at lower cost

3:30pm 2hr

New hackers will be joining existing teams or form new teams

5 classrooms with white board
5:30pm Speed demo
Clinic will be opened from 1:15pm-5:30pm

Food and drinks will be served. Require registration.

Who Should Attend:
* developer Rock Stars,
* group leaders, and
* entrepreneurs from the Web 2.0 community

New Hackers Will Learn:
* cover sample code,
* how to write a sample application, and
* how to work in an OpenSocial developer sandbox.

Returned Hackers Will Learn:
* social networking application design
* server optimization
* Sand Box v0.6
* v0.7
* participate group project

How To Qualify:
* must bring your fully-charged laptop that support wireless with power charger
* able to program proficiently in JavaScript and a server-side language
* team player
* willing to participate in coding
* prepare to attend the entire hackathon

Official Website: http://www.svwebbuilder.com