On March 24th, we will be talking about building mobile applications using the Flex Hero SDK.  This next version of the Flex SDK helps developers quickly make powerful applications for both Android and iOS based platforms.  We will also be talking about some best practices in building mobile applications.  We will create a full mobile application using Flash Building during our meeting.

We won't be creating a very complex applcation, so if you are new to the Flex framework, it should not be hard to pick up.

We will not be broadcasting this meeting live, but it will be recorded.

The meeting will be help in or near room 161 in the Communication Arts and Sciences building on the campus of MSU, starting at 7pm.  Watch for the signs when you enter the door for directions to the room.

During our February 10th meeting, we will be discussing ActionLinq, a new Action Script library that has been recently released by Brian Genisio, which is a full implementation of Linq-to-Objects for Actionscript.  This library makes it very easy to process data on the client.  The data can come from remote service calls, http request etc.  The ActionLinq library allows you to easily convert the data to different formats, sort it, transform it, apply filters to it etc. 

Usage of the library will be covered in the context of several real world applications that are being developed around the MSU Physical Plant’s GIS system.  These applications are based on the ArcGIS Viewer for Flex prototype application and have been heavily customized to incorporate the recently released MSU brand standards.  Several custom ‘widgets’ have been developed which implement specific functionality for each application.

Attendees should come away with an overview of building customized applications using the ArcGIS Viewer for Flex and using the ActionLinq api.

We will be meeting in room 155 Communicaion Arts and Sciences, on the campus of Michigan State University.  The meeting will start at 7pm.

During our Janurary 13th meeting, we will be discussing the basics of game design in Flex.  We will talk about best practices and provide some examples as to how to make a simple card game.

We will be meeting in or near room 161 in the Communication Arts and Sciences Building, on the campus of Michigan State University.  We will be starting at 7pm.

This meeting will be live-streamed, and should be recorded for those who are not able to make it to the meeting live.  http://experts.adobeconnect.com/theflexgroup/

On December 14th, we will be hosting our 4th annual christmas party, and 2nd annual DemoCamp Lansing event!  DemoCamp is an event that will allow you to show off any products or apps you've been working on to the Lansing community.  We have partnered up with the Mid-Michigan ColdFusion User Group, the Lansing .NET usersgroup, and many other local groups for this event. All types of projects are accepted, and we encourage members from ALL usergroups to present.

You are required to RSVP, but the event is free.  There will be a cash bar for beverages.

Click here to let us know what project you want to show us, or head over to the DemoCamp website for more information.   A special thanks to TechSmith and the MSU Alumni Association for their sponsorships.

Our November meeting on the 11th, we will be talking about some advanced tips and tricks that EVERY developer can use while using the Eclipse-based Flash Builder.  This session will show you how to make your life more productive and enjoyable while using Flash Builder 4.

Nick will also be sharing some of the announcements that happened at Adobe MAX this last month, and will answer questions about the "Three Screens" initative that Adobe is pushing out.

The meeting will start at 7pm in room 161 within the Communication Arts and Sciences building. It will not be broadcast, but a recording of the tips-and-tricks portion of the meeting will be available.