[Grace-core] Fwd: [SEWORLD] CFPart: TouchDevelop Workshop, Feb 14-15, 2013

[James Noble]

an interesting workshop - J 

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> From: Judith Bishop <jbishop at microsoft.com>
> Subject: [SEWORLD] CFPart: TouchDevelop Workshop, Feb 14-15, 2013
> Date: 11 January 2013 7:04:42 AM NZDT
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> First TouchDevelop Workshop
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> February 14-15, 2013
> Microsoft Research, Mountain View, CA, USA
> http://research.microsoft.com/touchdevelop2013
> 
> Come and hear senior researchers and educators working on advanced technologies to mobile apps for phones, devices and touch screens and to use this technology in teaching.
> 
> Bonus Extras
> 
> *         Keynote by the lead of the TouchDevelop Project, Nikolai Tillmann
> 
> *         An optional afternoon long tutorial on TouchDevelop technology;
> 
> *         A competition for the best TouchDevelop script developed by the participants with great hardware prizes
> 
> *         A workshop dinner at the Computer History Museum at Mountain View, CA
> 
> *         A free copy of the new book "TouchDevelop - Programming on the Go"
> 
> Background
> Two years back Microsoft Research released TouchDevelop, http://www.touchdevelop.com,  a programming language and development environment built from the ground up for touch screens. Initially, TouchDevelop was available on Windows Phone only, allowing a user to develop and share scripts with other TouchDevelop users. These scripts could also be converted to Windows Phone apps and published in the Windows Phone Marketplace. Recently, with the release of TouchDevelop Web App<https://www.touchdevelop.com/app/>, this radically new development environment can be used on any modern smartphone or tablet. Scripts developed on one platform (e.g. Windows Phone) can be shared with other TouchDevelop users and run on any other platform (hardware permitting. E.g. Windows 8, iOS, Android, etc.).
> 
> Logistics
> There is no charge for the event, but travel and accommodation are for your own account.
> Last day to register is January 31st, 2013.
> 
> 1st TouchDevelop Workshop Organizing Committee
> Judith Bishop, Microsoft Research
> Suresh Lodha, University of California, Santa Cruz
> Arno Puder, San Francisco State University
> Arjmand Samuel, Microsoft Research
> Nikolai Tillmann, Microsoft Research
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