If you’re currently developing for BlackBerry 10 or looking to get started, BlackBerry Jam Americas in Orlando, Florida is the place to be from May 14^th to May 16^th.  The session catalog and session scheduler are now live, and it’s jam packed (no pun intended) with over 60 sessions and more than 7 hands on labs.  But be sure to leave some wiggle room in your calendar, there’s still another 20 or so sessions and even more hands on labs yet to come!

Whether you develop in C/C++, HTML5, AIR, or Android, we’ve got sessions for you.  Whether you’re a newbie, a pro, a hobbyist, an enterprise developer, a game developer, a startup, or a professional development house… we’ve got sessions for you.  Whether you’ve just launched, you’re about to launch, in development, or just considering BlackBerry as a platform, we’ve got sessions for you.

A selection of what you’ll find:

• BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 Connection Service versus VPN… Fight!
• Lab: Android 201: Three Devices, One App! Developing for Tablet, All Touch and Physical Keyboard form factors
• Background Services – Event Driven Processing for your Application
• Lab: Adding a new Dimension to your BlackBerry Apps – Stereoscopic 3D (and other advanced applications for output to the HDMI display)
• Unity for BlackBerry 10
• Building for the Multi-Device Enterprise using Sencha
• The Ultimate Hybrid App, Native App Built with Web Technologies
• Demystifying NFC Payment
• Case Study: ESPN La Conexión

This year’s session catalogue offers more variety and diversity than ever.  Whether you prefer the traditional one hour session format or want to get some hands on time with the code in a 2 hour guided lab, come ready to learn, as we’ve got more content than ever before and loads of community speakers ready to share their lessons learned.  If that’s not enough for you, there will also be some bonus sessions running after hours where you can sit down face to face with our product managers and provide direct feedback on the tools and SDKs.

Check out the session catalog and plan your conference now!

Need another reason? We’re happy to announce that courtesy of Brightstar, our premier mobile sponsor, all attendees of BlackBerry Live and BlackBerry Jam 2013 will be receiving a BlackBerry Z10 smartphone!

Your BlackBerry Z10 smartphone will be a valuable tool throughout BlackBerry Live. Our new Mobile Conference Guide app has been designed to leverage features unique to BlackBerry 10, making it easy for you to:

• Build and edit your conference schedule in the Session Catalog while on the go
• Scan into breakout sessions using NFC functionality
• Interact with sponsors
• Complete conference surveys
• And more!

Quantities are limited, so register today!

The BlackBerry Live 2013 early bird registration price of $449.00 USD ends this Friday, March 22^nd. There isn’t a better opportunity this year you as a developer to make connections with mobile decision makers from around the world.

• Interested in enterprise app development? Meet Information Technology admins, execs, and developers from Fortune 500 companies
• Have an app that you know should be preloaded? Meet with wireless operators, dealers, retail partners at our Partner Showcase
• Talk up your app with internation press and financial analysts

If you’ve been to BlackBerry Jam Americas before, you know what to expect in the keynote and breakout sessions (and the tweetup too). Now that BlackBerry Jam Americas is part of BlackBerry Live, you have the added opportunity to meet with our retail, carrier, and enterprise partners – and gain added exposure for your apps.

Here’s a quick glimpse of what BlackBerry Live was like last year. Hope to see you in Orlando this May!