Your Chance to Learn Windows Phone Development for Free

Microsoft is offering a number of FREE Phone Camps around the US. These are fun and interesting workshops – hands on – to help people learn about developing Windows Phone applications. If you are an instructor who wants to add mobile development into your courses, a student who wants to create apps and make money, or a professional or hobbyist developer looking to expand you efforts into mobile development this is an opportunity to do so. There is a long list of locations and dates with hot links to the registration pages.

What's a Windows Phone Camp?

A free, full day event chock-full of everything you need to know to develop a Windows Phone application. Whether you're a seasoned veteran or just getting started with .NET development this full-day event is for you. Interested in profit? We'll also lead discussions on how to monetize your applications and generate profits with your apps.

Don't miss the new Windows Phone 7.5 (codename "Mango") features as well - with detailed sessions in the afternoon around Fast Application Switching, Multitasking, Live Tiles, Push Notifications, and more.

The day will be capped with an open lab hands-on session and prizes for apps completed. This is the perfect opportunity to begin work on your dream application, or finish that app you've already started, with Windows Phone experts there to guide you every step of the way. Bring your own laptop to join in the fun and show off your killer app!

Don't miss a chance to win your very own Windows Phone (ARV $500) – plus many other cool prizes. No purchase necessary, but you must be present to win.

Agenda

9:00 AM				Welcome Campers
9:15 AM				How to make money with your Windows Phone app
10:00 AM				Frameworks for fun and profit > Silverlight and XNA
				Canteen > Install Fest
1:00 PM				Hands-on lab
3:00 PM				Cool stuff your app can do
4:00 PM				To the Cloud
4:45 PM				Be What's Next > Peoples Choice Awards

Prerequisites
Bring a notebook computer and identification. Also check out the APP HUB where you can get developer tools, learn about application features, understand common task for Apps and register and load your APP.

Notes:
These events are brought to you by Microsoft and are free of charge. However, you are responsible for booking and paying for your own travel and accommodations.

Event Title	Venue City	Date
Windows Phone Camp	Charlotte, NC	9/20/2011
Windows Phone Camp	Atlanta, GA	9/22/2011
Windows Phone Camp	Malvern, PA	9/27/2011
Windows Phone Camp	Reston, VA	9/29/2011
Windows Phone Camp	Chevy Chase, MD	10/18/2011
Windows Phone Camp	New York, NY	10/19/2011
Windows Phone Camp	Tampa, FL	10/25/2011
Windows Phone Camp	Burlington, VT	10/27/2011
Windows Phone Camp	Raleigh, NC	11/2/2011
Windows Phone Camp	Ft. Lauderdale, FL	11/4/2011
Windows Phone Camp	Orlando, FL	11/8/2011
Windows Phone Camp	New Paltz, NY	11/10/2011
Windows Phone Camp	Coral Gables, FL	11/10/2011
Windows Phone Camp	Blacksburg, VA	11/15/2011
Windows Phone Camp	Washington, DC	11/17/2011
Windows Phone Camp	Pittsburgh, PA	11/29/2011
Windows Phone Camp	Atlanta, GA	11/29/2011
Windows Phone Camp	Long Island, NY	12/1/2011
Windows Phone Anchor Event	Cambridge, MA	10/12/2011
Windows Phone Anchor Event	Cambridge,MA	10/13/2011

Comments

• Anonymous
  September 17, 2011
  Thanks Alfred... I;m going to plan a field trip for 20 kids to the Oct. 18th camp