November 29th meeting - Native Client for Google Chrome with John M. Novosel

On Nov 29th (last Tuesday of the month) at 7PM at Google Midtown John M. Novosel will do a presentation on Google's Native Client.

For ultra-high performance when JavaScript just won't cut it, Native Client (NaCl) is a new Google web technology that enables compiled C and C++ code to run natively and sandboxed, in a web-page. Google has just released version 1.0 of the Native Client SDK. But it is still so bleeding-edge, hardly anybody knows anything about it. John will demonstrate NaCl in action and present how it has the potential to be a game-changer in this post-Adobe-Flash & post-Java-applet brave new world. John is a self-un-employed veteran desktop application software developer who occupies his enormous free time researching and developing the next big thing.

More web resources for NaCl:
Tech Overview
Native Client Demos

Google Atlanta
Millennium at Midtown
10 10th Street NE
Suite 600
Atlanta, GA 30309
Phone: +1 404-487-9000
Fax: +1 404-487-9001

Please spread the word about this event and we look forward to seeing you there (anyone is welcome, come see us at the Google and have some pizza/drinks while catching some great sessions - plan on pitching in $5 if you want to drink beer). Also note that PARKING IS FREE. If you park in the building's parking structure a validation/pass will be provided).

Thanks!

Google Atlanta
Millennium at Midtown
10 10th Street NE
Suite 600
Atlanta, GA 30309
Phone: +1 404-487-9000
Fax: +1 404-487-9001

Please spread the word about this event and we look forward to seeing you there (anyone is welcome, come see us at the Google and have some pizza/drinks while catching some great sessions - plan on pitching in $5 if you want to drink beer). Also note that PARKING IS FREE. If you park in the building's parking structure a validation/pass will be provided).

Thanks!

Oct 25th Meeting -- Double Feature: Dart and Google Analytics

On Oct 25th (last Tuesday of the month) at 7PM at Google Midtown Philip Rogers will do a short talk and Q&A on Dart, Google's new "structured web programming" language, and Jim Snyder will present on Google Analytics.

Philip is a Googler who has been writing Dart code for a few months now, and he's one of the engineers behind try.dartlang.org.

Jim is Empirical Path's Web Analytics practice leader, and a veteran of web publishing and technology, and a certified Google Analytics expert. He's led numerous implementation, configuration, and analysis projects for content sites and marketers from Silicon Alley to Silicon Valley.

(NOTE: Philip and Jim's talks are unrelated. Since they are both shorter talks though we've decided to combine them into one meeting.)

Google Atlanta
Millennium at Midtown
10 10th Street NE
Suite 600
Atlanta, GA 30309
Phone: +1 404-487-9000
Fax: +1 404-487-9001

Please spread the word about this event and we look forward to seeing you there (anyone is welcome, come see us at the Google and have some pizza/drinks while catching some great sessions - plan on pitching in $5 if you want to drink beer). Also note that PARKING IS FREE. If you park in the building's parking structure a validation/pass will be provided).

Thanks!

August 30th Meeting: Android App Assimilation with Logan Johnson

On Aug 30th (last Tuesday) at 7PM at Google Midtown Google Logan Johnson will present on Android App Assimilation.

The best Android apps are those that tightly integrate with the
platform and other applications. Unlike many other platforms, in
Android this capability is available to any application developer;
Android is designed for users to hop from app to app seamlessly and
for data to be ubiquitous and shareable, not kept in silos accessible
only from the home screen.

In this talk we’ll take a tour of integration points available to the
Android application developer. We’ll touch on opportunities to
integrate tightly with the platform itself and with the built-in
applications; on consuming data and services from other apps; on
exposing your own app’s data and services for consumption; and on
providing convenient entry points into your app itself.

Google Atlanta
Millennium at Midtown
10 10th Street NE
Suite 600
Atlanta, GA 30309
Phone: +1 404-487-9000
Fax: +1 404-487-9001

Please spread the word about this event and we look forward to seeing you there (anyone is welcome, come see us at the Google and have some pizza/drinks while catching a great session - plan on pitching in $5 if you want to drink beer). Also note that PARKING WILL BE FREE. Though the building policy has changed and some participants were charged upon leaving the parking garage at our last event, we're going to fix that and work out validation with Google (more details to follow).

Thanks!

August Meeting - Tues 2nd, Android Programming with Dan Galpin

On Aug 2nd (Tuesday) at 7PM at Google Midtown Google Developer Advocate Dan Galpin will present on Android programming, specifically "Bringing your Application to Android Tablets."

Google Atlanta
Millennium at Midtown
10 10th Street NE
Suite 600
Atlanta, GA 30309
Phone: +1 404-487-9000
Fax: +1 404-487-9001

Please spread the word about this event and we look forward to seeing you there (anyone is welcome, come see us at the Google and have some pizza/drinks while catching a great session - plan on pitching in $5 if you want to drink beer).

thanks

June Meeting - GWT and HTML5

On June 28th (Tuesday) at 7PM at Google Midtown David Chandler and Philip Rogers will present on new stuff with GWT. The focus will be on GWT and HTML5/Canvas/LocalStorage and related, but as always, anything goes.

Google Atlanta
Millennium at Midtown
10 10th Street NE
Suite 600
Atlanta, GA 30309
Phone: +1 404-487-9000
Fax: +1 404-487-9001

Please spread the word about this event and we look forward to seeing you there (anyone is welcome, come see us at the Google and have some pizza/drinks while catching a great session - plan on pitching in $5 if you want to drink beer).

thanks

Google I/O Extended ATLANTA Session

Alright, it's on, we'll be having a Google I/O Extended Session in Atlanta, and here are the details.

May 10th and 11th from 12noon to 9PM EST
300 Interstate North Pkwy SE Atlanta, GA (more details and map below)

Google will stream the main I/O keynotes each day (starting at 9AM PST, 12noon EST) and then the two main conference rooms. We'll watch the keynotes live, and then vote on which conference room to put on the main screen.

Robert Cooper will head up this event on behalf of GTUG Atlanta (Charlie will be out of town, as will David and Chris, our normal Google hosts.)

The Weather Channel has helped organize this event and will be providing the space where we will meet. The location for the event is 300 Interstate North Pkwy SE Atlanta, GA 30339

Also, The Anteo Group will be helping us out a great deal by providing refreshments. We're still working on the exact menu, and it will depend on how many people sign up, but plan on snacks and drinks being provided.

REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED

Thanks!

April Meeting - Android 3.0 "Honeycomb"

On Tuesday April 26th at 7PM Robert Cooper will dive into what's new with Android 3.0 "Honeycomb." Cooper is an experienced Android developer who has ported several apps to 3.0 for use on tablets. Check out his Shortyz crossword puzzle app if you have an Android device, and come to the meeting to see how it works on a fancy Motorola Xoom, or hacked up Nook Color.

We'll also start out with details of the upcoming Google I/O Extended session that will be held in Atlanta (trying to have it all finalized before then).

Google Atlanta
Millennium at Midtown
10 10th Street NE
Suite 600
Atlanta, GA 30309
Phone: +1 404-487-9000
Fax: +1 404-487-9001

As always, please spread the word about this event and we look forward to seeing you there (anyone is welcome, come see us at the Google and have some pizza/drinks while catching a great session - please plan on pitching in $5 if you want to drink beerz).

thanks
-- Charlie

February Meeting - Google Apps Script

After a small hiatus for the holidays and other end-of-year mayhem, we're back!
Tuesday Feb 22nd, 7PM at Google Midtown:

Shel Davis will re-introduce us to Google Apps Script. If you haven't heard of Apps Script, you're missing out on some good stuff. If you have heard of it, then you know it's a quick and powerful way to automate tasks across different Google products (and integrate with third party solutions). Come check it out.

We'll also start out with a discussion of Google News over the last few months:
* The Cr-48 (chrome laptop)
* Android Gingerbread and Honeycomb
* Upcoming I/O
* GWT news?
* Translate App
* . . . anything else we think of

Google Atlanta
Millennium at Midtown
10 10th Street NE
Suite 600
Atlanta, GA 30309
Phone: +1 404-487-9000
Fax: +1 404-487-9001

As always, please spread the word about this event and we look forward to seeing you there (anyone is welcome, come see us at the Google and have some pizza/drinks while catching a great session).

thanks
-- Charlie