With only a week left for the conference early bird tickets, I figured now was the good time to send out an announcement about Flashpitt 2009.

Flashpitt will be held on Friday, October 16th 2009. This year, we’ll also be having a day of workshops on Thursday, October 15th too!

Flashpitt is a conference for interactive designers and developers. Flashpitt 2008 was Pittsburgh’s first major Flash-centric conference and we’re back for a second year, officially making it an annual event! Flashpitt is a great chance to take a break from the daily grind to network, learn, and recharge. It’s a large scale interactive conference – all without venturing too far from home. The event features four half-day workshops, followed by a day packed full of sessions. Each night also features a networking after party

This year’s speakers include:

• Ian Coyle, Superheroes
• Julian Dolce, of Fuel Industries
• Boris Pique, Lead Developer at Odopod
• Dan Mall, of Big Spaceship
• Seb Lee-Delisle, of Plug-in Media

And more! See the Flashpitt Speakers Page for more information.

Don’t let the name scare you!

Flashpitt is not just for flash developers. Creative professionals, developers, students, educators, artists and business owners working with and in the interactive industry should join us. Designers, developers and students looking to find inspiration, pick up new techniques, or network and meet industry leaders should attend. You get the idea. If you’re involved in the interactive and creative industry, Flashpitt is the event for you.

Take a look our sessions schedule. This years topics include “Hacking the Newsroom” by Jer Thorpe, “Flash and Web Standards: Getting Along on the Playground” by Dan Mall and “Plays Well with Others”, tips for design/developer workflow by Stacey Mulcahy.

Workshops

For those who are interested in getting more in-depth to some topics, we’re also having a day of workshops on October 15th. Topics include:

• Beginning ActionScript 3.0
• Flash Video and Flash Media Server
• iPhone Development for Flash Developers
• Intermediate ActionScript 3.0

View our sessions schedule for more details.

Registration

Early bird tickets are available only until September 13th! Register soon to ensure the early bird price.

Visit our registration page for pricing information on the conference as well as the individual workshops.

Thanks!

Thanks for your support of Refresh Pittsburgh. We hope to continue to help to put on great events like this in the future. We have a great community here – and we couldn’t do things like this if it wasn’t for you.