FREE EVENT

Devs,  I thought you would want to see this. Over $3000.00 in prize money, phones, XBoxes, and a full day to teach you how.

XAPFest LA 2011

Saturday, June 4^th, 2011 | 9AM – 10PM

Loews Santa Monica

1700 Ocean Avenue, Santa Monica, CA, 90401 | (310) 458-6700

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*Registration is required

FREE EVENT

About XAPFest

XAPFest is a Windows Phone 7 Hackathon for developers of every background and skill level. iOS and Android developers, .NET veterans, and curious programmers who want to try their hand at programming for Windows Phone 7 are all invited!  It is a great opportunity to get to learn new technologies, meet members of the SoCal tech community, code, and have fun!

XAPFest consists of 1 full day of hacking – breakfast, lunch, dinner, plus snacks and drinks will be provided.  This is a BYOL (Bring Your Own Laptop) Event.  Please remember to install the free WP7 tools and SDK before the event begins, and if you don’t have a copy of Windows Vista or Windows 7 (required to install the WP7 tools), you can request a Windows 7 license.  Loaner Windows Phone 7 units will be available to teams and individuals for the purposes of testing apps.

If you have never developed for WP7 don’t worry.  We will have a separate training room to teach you… and THEN you can join the contest.

the prizes

·         Best App – $2000 (sponsored by Infragistics) & Windows Phone 7 device

·         Best Original App – $500 AMEX gift card & Windows Phone 7 device

·         Best Port – $500 AMEX gift card & Windows Phone 7 device

·         User’s Choice – XBOX 360 with Kinect & Windows Phone 7 device

rules for apps to be eligible

·         Applications must NOT already be in the Windows Phone 7 marketplace

·         Applications CAN be worked on before the event but must not be in the marketplace prior to the event

·         Teams CAN submit multiple applications and all CAN be submitted for the $2000 Grand Prize

·         Teams are limited to 3 or less members

event schedule