App Camp 2008
After last year's successful Facebook Developer Garage there were some requests for more technical sessions that covers the technologies used for developing applications on the Facebook platform. Now Mentez and Microsoft are arranging App Camp 2008 which is a more detailed event covering best practices, infrastructure and technology that can help you with your application development.
More info and RSVP links included below (space are limited so request an invitation soon!) :
"Mentez (www.mentez.com) is inviting developers in South Africa to join the App Camp 2008 events that will be hosting together with Microsoft in Johannesburg and Cape Town on January 15 and 17 respectively from 17:45 pm onwards at the Microsoft offices. These events will bring developers in South Africa together to share experiences and learn about social networking applications. We will present best practices, and the infrastructure and technology required to develop the best applications.
Speakers for the night include Juan Franco, CEO of Mentez coming from Miami; Jason Hoffman, CTO of Joyent, a company based in San Francisco that host more than 4,000 Facebook applications; Eben De Wit from Microsoft South Africa; Armand du Plessis from Agilisto South Africa, and Joey da Silva, an Online Business & Web Technology 'Fundi'. Tyler Reed from Younique South Africa will be leading a Q&A session with a panel of experts at the end of the event.
The final agenda is still to be confirmed and we will send details soon. As spaces are limited make sure you reserve yours now through the links below.
Johannesburg - http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=6343189089
Cape Town - http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=6962582950
This is an event organized by Mentez for developers in South Africa. If you have any problems requesting an invitiation please contact us at info@mentez.com.
About Mentez
MENTEZ’s primary objective is the promotion and development of successful internet applications, mainly geared towards social networks, with the potential to become tremendously popular and therefore economically valuable. Given the synergies and advantages, the main brainpower source of the company comes from developers and programmers in emerging regions and developing countries."
PS. If you are looking for reliable, scalable hosting for your Facebook application check out Joyent's offer for a year's free hosting on one of their accelerators.