If you are interested in building BlackBerry® applications using jQuery Mobile, the developer relations team here at Research In Motion® (RIM®) have a great opportunity for you at BlackBerry® 10 Jam. The experts from appendTo are holding a training event during the Unconference Day at BlackBerry 10 Jam on May 3, 2012.

This is an exclusive opportunity with limited space, so register through your session scheduler now. Attendees will receive hands on training from the jQuery development experts on how to develop BlackBerry HTML5 + WebWorks™ applications using the jQuery Mobile framework.

This single day event will feature 6 conference-style presentations of 30 minutes in length.

Here are the requirements:

1. Bring your laptop. Space is very limited and attendees who do not intend to actively participate will be encouraged to allow others to enter the room in their place.
2. Working knowledge of developing web applications.
3. Bring your laptop.
4. Familiarity with jQuery is a considered an added bonus (although not a strict requirement).
5. Bring your laptop…seriously.

Jonathan Sharp, Doug Neiner and Levi DeHaan from appendTo will join our Adam Stanley to lead the sessions. More information is available at www.blackberryjamconference.com.

Now that we’ve filled you in on the Unconference at BlackBerry® 10 Jam and compiled all your great ideas for possible sessions, we wanted to open the floor to you to tell us which sessions you’d like to see the most. Out of all the submissions, we chose the most requested topics and set them up in handy poll format. Click here to take a look at the list and VOTE on the session you’d like to attend.

You’ll see the top 5 sessions at the conference, and we’ll announce those next week. Don’t worry, we’ve got more sessions coming your way every day!

BlackBerry 10 Jam is just 2 weeks away and we couldn’t be more excited to build this conference for you. You have until 11:45pm EST on Monday April 23rd to cast your vote, so spread the word!

(editor’s note: title image was made using Meme Generator from the original at hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com)

Last week I told you about the Unconference we’re hosting on May 3, 2012 as part of BlackBerry® 10 Jam in Orlando May 1 to 3. The responses here on the Insider BlackBerry Developer’s Blog as well as on CrackBerry, BerryReview and N4BB (not to mention on Twitter® and Facebook®) have been amazing and I look forward to the polls later this week that will let you choose which sessions you like best. Keep an eye here and on our Facebook and Twitter pages for more information on the voting!

Our Developer Relations team is enlisting the help of some amazing designers for a great session: “Give Your App a Facelift,” which will take an existing app and use the Cascades UI framework to demonstrate how the app could look on the BlackBerry 10 platform. We want developers attending to leave with some great ideas for new UI or design elements.

To submit your app for consideration, please visit the BlackBerry Developer Forums. The Developer Relations team will look at all the apps and choose which ones will receive a facelift and reach out to developers in the coming weeks.

We’re just under a month until the BlackBerry® 10 Jam Conference and I’ve been writing and tweeting a lot about what developers can expect to see at the show. Now I’m excited to get to share our latest news: On Thursday May 3rd, the last day of the show, we will host an “Unconference”. This gives us an opportunity to work hand in hand with our developer community to build sessions and discussions on topics closest to your hearts.

We are asking for your ideas for session topics and to vote on the topics that most interest you. We’ve talked a lot about wanting to engage with the developer community and to show that we are listening, and this is another great way to build on that commitment.

So, how do you get involved? First, we need your ideas. You can leave comments here, visit our Facebook® page or get in touch with us on Twitter® (@BlackBerryDev). We’ll collect all of the ideas and in a couple of weeks, we will host a Twtpoll and Facebook poll for everyone to vote. You can check back here for updates!

What topics would you like to see discussions on? I’ll give you a topic I’d be interested in seeing: “My App is Great, But Now What? – Making an app a business; the importance of business and marketing planning.” Or maybe one like “How to Win the Enterprise App Opportunity with Gamification.”

What do you think? Let us know in the comments!