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APAC Developers – Get Ready for Android and Community Port-A-Thons This Weekend!

Jiazi Xu — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 16:54:19 +0000

Guest post by Sha Sa, Developer Relations Marketing, China – Ed

“Port-A-Thon” is now a popular term among Asia Pacific developers. Developers have heard good stuff about BlackBerry GotGame virtual Port-a-thon in November, participated in the All-Aboard Port-a-thon on December, and then went nuts about the BlackBerry Got Game Port-A-Thon LIVE series that was held in eight cities in Asia Pacific.

When this weekend’s Port-A-Thons were announced, we got a really enthusiastic responses from APAC BlackBerry developer communities. They want to make sure quality apps will be ported, and a lot of them volunteered to host offline events across Asia to support developers to successfully port their apps. RIM Developer Evangelists, experienced BlackBerry developers and our BlackBerry Dev Group leaders will all be onsite all over Asia to support developers.

For the lucky developers who live in the below cities, be sure to pop by and get porting with us in the flesh!

Note: all date and times stated are based on local cities’ timezone.

China

Beijing – Pre Port-a-Thon tech seminar

(Organized by Iberry dev group)

Date/Time: January 11, 6:00PM to 9:00PM

Location: Monica’s café (北京市朝阳区大望路万达广场4号楼806)

Registration and more details: http://bit.ly/13j6bRw

Beijing – Android to BlackBerry Port-a-Thon Tech Seminar

(In collaboration with Iberry dev group)

Date/Time: 12^th 10:00AM to 1:00PM

Location: Monica’s café (北京市朝阳区大望路万达广场4号楼806)

Registration and more details: http://bit.ly/13j6bRw

Shanghai – Android to BlackBerry Port-a-Thon tech seminar

(organized by CNBBDevGroup, China)

Date/Time: January 12, 10:00AM to 1:00PM

Location: 上海市杨浦区淞沪路270号创智天地广场(KIC)3号楼B1层InnoSpace

Registration and more details: http://bit.ly/13j5kjB

India

Kochi, Kerala – Android Port-A-Thon for BlackBerry 10 Tech Support

(organized by Rubus Labs at Start-up Village)

Date/Time: January 12, 09:30AM onwards

Location: Rubus Labs, Startup Village, Kinfra High Tech Park, Kalamassery, Kochi-683503, Kerala

Enathur Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu – Android Port-A-Thon for BlackBerry 10 Tech Support

(organized by SCSVMV BlackBerry Developer Group)

Date/Time: January 12, 09:30AM onwards

Location: SCSVMV University, Dept. of CSE, SCSVMV University, Enathur Kanchipuram-631561,

Indonesia

Jakarta – BlackBerry 10 Android Port-a-Thon live Support

(In collaboration with ID Android and BBDevID)

Date/time: January 12, 10.00AM to 8.00PM

Location: Mercantile Athletic Club, Penthouse Floor (18th floor), World Trade Center 1, Jl. Jenderal Sudirman Kav. 31 Jakarta 12920

Registration and more details: http://bit.ly/13iJblF

Philippines

Manila – PinoyBBDev Port-a-thon Meetup

(organized by PinoyBBDev, in conjunction with Globe, Android and Web Communities)

Date/Time: January 12, 8:00AM to 6:00PM

Location: Globe Valero, Makati City

Registration and more details: http://bit.ly/13iLIvX

Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh – BlackBerry 10 Portathon Live Support Session

(organized by BlackBerry Developer Group – Vietnam)

Date/Time: January 11 & 12, 9:00AM to 8:00PM

Location: Cafe Dâu: 1E Nguyễn Văn Thủ, F. Dakao, Quận 1, T/P HCM.

More details: http://bit.ly/13iMMA9

Singapore

BlackBerry 10 Porting Clinic in Singapore

(In collaboration with PlugFest organizers)

Date/Time: January 12, 10:00AM to 6:00PM

Location: “Green Room” in Plug-in@BLK71

More details: http://bit.ly/VTUbzw

Can you survive a 40-hour Hackathon?

Jiazi Xu — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 04:17:32 +0000

Be a part of the first simultaneous Asia-Pacific-wide BlackBerry® hackathon! Hack your way through 40 hours of non-stop coding. From ideation to creation, together with our experts, make it all app-en to win cash, devices, trips and more. Indulge on an endless supply of food, drinks, activities and giveaways. Go head-to-head in ten major cities and advance to BlackBerry Jam Asia 2012 to represent your team and country. Whether you are an experienced or aspiring developer, designer or an entrepreneur, you can bring your skills and ideas to turn your ideas into reality. It’s going to be a blast!

Organised by ten Developer Groups & Communities in Asia Pacific, each 40-hour JamHack event will provide an opportunity for four-member teams of developers, designers, marketeers, entrepreneurs to work on an awesome app for BlackBerry 10. To ensure that each team is properly equipped for the challenge, RIM is providing round-the-clock Global Technical Helpdesk support, by the tech experts from Developer Relations Asia Pacific team onsite, as well as platform experts streaming live from North America.

Don’t miss the great opportunity to hack with the subject-matter experts and fellow brilliant minds, across continents! On each weekend, there will be five simultaneous JamHack events happening:

Jammin’ on Oct 12-14 (5-city simultaneous Hacks):

India – Delhi (by @skjsaurabh)
India – Bangalore (by Rubus Labs DevGroup)
Singapore (by @BBDevSG)
Malaysia – Kuala Lumpur (by @BBMYCoders)
Philippines – Manila (by @PinoyBBDev)

Jammin’ on Oct 19-21 (5-city simultaneous Hacks):

Indonesia – Jakarta (by @BBDevID)
Vietnam – Ho Chi Minh City (by @Louis_Keeper)
Thailand – Bangkok (by @BBDevThailand)
China – Shanghai (@immmooo)
Australia – Melbourne (@csaunders_ca)

Over each of the weekend events, RIM will also be sharing market insights tailored to the respective cities so developers can develop market-relevant applications. Beyond that, the two days will also include sharing sessions aptly named as JamBytes. During these sessions, participants will have the chance to understand in-depth developmental tips and tricks on BlackBerry 10 platform, how to enhance their BlackBerry 10 applications, as well as go to market strategies for their new apps.

The ten winning teams from the JamHack events will receive an all-expense paid trip to BlackBerry Jam Asia, where you will represent your city and compete at the Asia-Pacific Finals.

Final winning team of the “Asia-Pacific Finals” will win the grand prize of:

Cash Prize of US$10,000
BlackBerry App World™ marketing for 2 months for BlackBerry 10 launch in Asia, Middle East and Africa (where applicable) & one week marketing in North America, Latin America and Europe (where applicable)
App marketing with launch campaign of BlackBerry 10 in market
Dedicated technical & Business Consultancy for up to third month after launch of BlackBerry 10 in team’s market

Don’t hesitate! Sign up or find out more at: www.blackberryjamhack.com!

A Successful BlackBerry 10 Jam World Tour in Singapore

Justin Lee — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 14:30:51 +0000

Continuing with our reports from the BlackBerry® 10 Jam World Tour in Asia, I’m writing from the beautiful city of Singapore. We had the opportunity to bring the BlackBerry 10 Jam World Tour to my home city, where we rocked the house.

We had over 300 registered developers and a completely filled room, with developers coming from Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore.

For me, the BlackBerry 10 Jam World Tour was a day of meeting old friends, making new friends, catching up with all the developers from around South-East Asia and making their visions, ideas and dreams into reality with BlackBerry 10.

It was a day where developers from various parts of Asia got together to exchange ideas, learn about the new BlackBerry 10 platform, and share with their friends the various projects that they are working on.

We started off the show with Sarim Aziz, Team Lead Developer Relations, APAC, RIM being our Master of Ceremonies, officially kicking off the event – welcoming the excited developers to BlackBerry 10 Jam World Tour in Singapore.

There was an astounding round of applause to kick-start the entire day of BlackBerry 10 goodness.

He introduced Charles Dufourcq, Director, Singapore, RIM, who shared about the Singapore perspective on developers, and the benefits of being on building on our BlackBerry platform.

After that, Alec Saunders, VP Developer Relations, RIM, came on stage with a roaring applause from the audience. Alec did his myth-busting presentation, “BUSTING” various myths about the BlackBerry ecosystem. This got the entire crowd clapping and cheering. He also expressed our support towards developers working on the BlackBerry ecosystem by introducing the various investments, incentives and programs RIM is rolling out for developers.

Next up, Sarim went back on stage to talk about the user experience of the new BlackBerry 10 platform, and how we are creating an entirely new experience that will increase productivity, efficiency, and get the job done.

After that, it was my turn – Justin Lee, Application Development Consultant, APAC Developer Relations, RIM – to take the stage and talk about the new BlackBerry 10 architecture, emphasizing the three core principles – Flow, Connect, Extend – and how to start developing for the new platform.

Everyone was focused and eager to get started. I showed the “astonishing” UI that we’ve come up with, and how easy it is to use the Cascades™ UI framework to develop for BlackBerry 10.

Then I introduced our partner, Wvgen Wong from Ristomobile, to the stage to showcase two applications that he created for BlackBerry 10 in less than three weeks. First, PicStory. It lets you create a story out of your pictures and it has been ported to BlackBerry 10. They also ported LogoMania, a logo recognizing game specifically created for BlackBerry 10 – each showcasing the capabilities of our native platform and flexibility of our Cascades UI.

After me was David Patterson, Senior Alliances Operations Manager, APAC, RIM, who explained the various tips and tricks and valuable insights to monetize on our platform.

He also explained that developers can work together with RIM to launch their applications, and offered various avenues to gain visibility on our platform.

During lunch, we showcased 12 applications and ideas that developers have came up with during our lightning pitches. The “Urban Cook” app by Ong Tze Wei took the winning spot with the most votes as the best lightning pitch. Urban Cook is a mobile application utilizing geolocation and crowd-sourcing to help urban shoppers find recipes based on products they scan with their phones.

We also had Team Malaysia, a group of over 20 developers from the ICON2 program in Malaysia, who took a chartered bus just to be at our BlackBerry 10 Jam World Tour in Singapore. How amazing is that?

We had a successful BlackBerry 10 Jam World Tour in Singapore, with many developers excited to start developing on our new BlackBerry 10 platform. I hope you had a great time, and we’ll be back in Singapore before you know it!

BlackBerry 10 Jam Asia Pacific – More Spots Available!

Sarim A. — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 13:39:26 +0000

Three of our BlackBerry® 10 Jam World Tour Asia Pacific stops sold out quicker than we expected – and we’re excited to re-open with more seats for Bangalore (July 2), Delhi (July 4), and Jakarta (July 10).

These spot sare still limited, so don’t wait any longer! Register now.

Don’t forget, we still have a few seats open for Beijing on Jul-6 and Sydney on Jul-12. If you’re a developer up-north or down under, head on over to the registration pages now!

BlackBerry 10 Jam World Tour – Time To Register!

Alex Kinsella — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 03:21:18 +0000

Registration for the BlackBerry® 10 Jam World Tour is now open for Bangalore, Delhi, Beijing, Singapore, Jakarta, and Montreal –

July 2 – Bangalore, India
July 4 – Delhi, India
July 6 – Beijing, China
July 9 – Singapore
July 10 – Jakarta, Indonesia
July 11 – Montreal, QC

We’re really excited about bringing the BlackBerry 10 Jam World Tour to these cities. For Montreal, we’re lucky to be in town during the International Startup Festival!

BlackBerry has added Montreal to their list of Int’l #bb10jam cities, to coincide with @startupfest.bit.ly/LvbzbA @asaunders

— Startup Festival (@startupfest) June 7, 2012

#BB10Jam. <– Go ahead, search for it on Twitter. Developers ARE excited for #BB10.

— CrackBerry.com (@CrackBerry) June 8, 2012

Head on over to the BlackBerry® 10 Jam World Tour page now to register.

BlackBerry Developer Days in Southeast Asia

Mike Kirkup — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:07:07 +0000

	City: Singapore Date: 17 August, 2010 Venue: Pan Pacific Hotel Ballroom 3 Time: 8am to 7pm

	City: Jakarta Date: 19 August, 2010 Venue: The Ritz-Carlton Pacific Place Time: 9am to 9pm

The long-awaited BlackBerry® “Developer Days” are finally coming to Southeast Asia, where the first stops will be Singapore and Jakarta! Whether you are a beginner who wants to get your feet wet or a guru who wants to engage in advanced discussions with the experts, BlackBerry Developer Days are the perfect event for you. They’re also a great opportunity to network with some of the leading mobile application developers in the region.

Beginning with an introduction and sharing of experience from a local alliance partner, we will deep-dive into a variety of different development topics and also get some sneak peeks of the upcoming BlackBerry® 6.0 features and APIs. We’ll also look at making Super Apps by leveraging the unique features of the BlackBerry® platform. If you are thinking about how you can best develop a compelling application for over 41 million BlackBerry smartphone users, this is an event you definitely don’t want to miss.

Seats are limited and first-come-first-served, so please act now to save your spot!

BlackBerry Developer Day Agenda (Singapore) – Register Now!

08:00 – 08:30	Registration
08:30 – 09:00	Introduction – Monetizing on the BlackBerry® platform (Johan Kremer)
09:00 – 09:30	Experience from Local Partner BAK2U – Successful Application on BlackBerry (Paddy Tan)
09:30 – 10:30	Getting Started with the BlackBerry Development Platform (David Lim)
10:30 – 10:45	Break
10:45 – 11:45	In the Know: Understanding BlackBerry Web and Widget Development
11:45 – 12:45	Understanding the BlackBerry Web and Widget Development Platform
12:45 – 13:45	Lunch
13:45 – 14:30	Profiting from Compelling Themes
14:30 – 15:30	Leveraging the BlackBerry Platform Services : Advertising, Payment, Push, Location and BlackBerry® App World™
15:30 – 15:45	Break
15:45 – 16:45	The BlackBerry Experience: Creating Integrated and Compelling Super Apps
16:45 – 17:30	Wrap up and Q&A
17:30 – 19:00	Cocktails

BlackBerry Developer Day Agenda (Jakarta) – Register Now!

09:00 – 09:30	Registration and Coffee Break
09:30 – 10:00	Introduction – Monetizing on the BlackBerry® Platform – Alliance Program (Johan Kremer)
10:00 – 10:30	Experience from Local Partner 7Langit – Successful Application on BlackBerry (Daniel Tumiwa)
10:30 – 11:30	Getting Started with the BlackBerry Development Platform (David Lim)
11:30 – 12:30	Lunch and Pray
12:30 – 13:30	In the Know: Understanding BlackBerry Java Development Platform
13:30 – 14:30	Understanding the BlackBerry Web and Widget Development Platform
14:30 – 15:15	Profiting from Compelling Themes
15:15 – 15:45	BREAK and Pray
15:45 – 16:30	Leveraging the BlackBerry Platform Services : Advertising, Payment, Push, Location and BlackBerry® App World™
16:30 – 17:15	BlackBerry 6
17:15 – 18:00	The BlackBerry Experience: Creating Integrated and Compelling Super Apps
18:00 – 19:30	Fasting Break (Dinner) and Pray
19:30 – 20:15	Wrap up and Q&A
20:15 – 20:45	Lucky draw and Quiz
20:45 – 20:50	Closing

Looking forward to seeing everyone there!