Mark the dates.  On November 9th – 12th the 2009 BlackBerry Developer Conference will take place and registration is now open.  This years conference is in San Francisco, CA and attendees will take home:

  • The inside scoop on developing for the BlackBerry platform and the very latest in software, hardware and tools from RIM and its partners
  • Invaluable information directly from RIM experts who will personally share their expertise
  • First-hand experiences from developers who have successfully created, integrated and managed wireless applications
  • Best practices from industry leaders to shortcut development cycles and drive new applications to market

Additionally, there will be sessions on:

  • Building Compelling Applications: How to Create a Great User Experience
  • Optimizing Your Application: Using Background Threads, Improving Battery Life, and Ensuring Proper Memory Management
  • How to use Gears: A Start to Finish Approach to Leveraging Gears in Your Advanced Web Application
  • BlackBerry App World: The Need-to-know Success Factors for Building and Packaging your Applications
  • Mobile Application Marketing – Best Practices and Tips for Successfully Promoting your Application

Attendees who register before September 18th will get a $200 Early-Bird discount.  Register here…

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