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Theme:

Video, Video & More Video
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Schedule:

6:15: Doors Open

6:30-6:45: Welcome & Announcements

6:45-7:45: Brad Edelman – Flash Media Server and Developments in Flash Video

7:45-8:15: Pizza and Networking

8:15-9:00: MiniMash (Online Drag & Drop Video Editing Platform)

9:00: Raffle

9:15: After Meet Drinks at Chieftain Irish Pub

Brad Edelman:
Presentation

Come learn about the history of the Flash Media Server from a founding member of the engineering team at Macromedia. Hear about the latest developments in Flash Video and which are the most surprising in light of the project’s original vision.

Bio

Brad is co-inventor of RTMP (Flash’s real-time media streaming protocol) and father of the Actionscript Camera and Microphone objects.

As founder of Cleverfocus, a Silicon Valley software consulting firm, Brad brings 16 years of professional experience creating world-class, innovative software products. In 2004, Brad co-founded PlayFirst, a tier-1 venture-capital backed games company. As a board member and CTO, he helped grow PlayFirst into a leading publisher of casual games, and led a prolific engineering organization that produced PlayFirst.com and a portfolio of over 50 casual game titles – including the breakout hit franchise Diner Dash. Prior to PlayFirst, Brad was a Principal Engineer at Macromedia where he was a key architect on several of the company’s flagship products, including Flash Player, Flash Media Server, and Breeze Live (now Acrobat Connect). A frequent panelist and speaker at technology conferences, Brad holds twelve patents and a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

MiniMash:
Presentation:

Claudia Ward and Mark Gartland co-Founders of self-funded startup, MiniMash.com
Think YouTube with an editor or iMovie online. Minimash™ is a simple drag & drop video editing platform
that’s easy, intuitive and fun! Mash-up Video in minutes, not hours and share. MiniMash™ is in
private beta but soon to become a prime daily destination in people’s lives.

Bio:
Ray McClure – Flash Developer
MiniMash contracted super flash kid RayReadyRay to execute some of the challenging aspects of Flash Video.
Ray has an extensive background founding technology and working with the industry’s leading forces – Twitter, Odeo,
Yahoo – Brickhouse, EA. Ray is currently CEO of Secret Feature – a Flash development company
working with clients like Etsy and developing their own in-house apps.

Address:

SFSU Downtown Campus,
835 Market Street,
6th Floor, Room 609
San Francisco.

The entrance to the downtown SFSU building is located between the entrances of Walgreens and the Westfield shopping centre on Market St between 4th & 5th. Once in the building, take the elevator to the 6th floor and follow the signs for rooms 609.

Recommended Public Parking – The 5th and Mission/Yerba Buena Garage at the corner of Fifth and Mission.

Public transit – Powell St BART Station is directly outside the venue.

Time:

Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 6:30 PM

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