Schedule

TUESDAY, AUGUST 19
Time  
6pm-
9:00
Early Registration - Auditorium Lobby
Beat the rush! Pick up your conference pass and join us for the gallery opening.
Gallery Opening - California Gallery Space
Stop by the gallery to see work from community artists, Film Festival finalists, and interactive installations.

Afterwards, join San Flashcisco, the local Flash User's Group, for a cocktail or two at the Hurricane Bar at the Tonga Room, inside the Fairmont Hotel.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20
Time  
8am-
9:00
Registration & Coffee - Auditorium Lobby
Coffee will be served in the auditorium lobby. Doors to the main auditorium open at 9am.
9:30-
noon
Opening Keynote - Main Auditorium
Miha Pogacnik - Passion, Creativity and Professionalism
Flashforward2008 Presentations - Main Auditorium
Grant Skinner - Why I (Still) Love Flash
Keith Peters - Putting the Flash Back in Flash
noon-
2:00
Lunch - Boxed Lunch Served

In-Depth Breakout Sessions
Rob Bateman - Finding Away3d - California Conference Room
Michael Kemper - Learning from the Passion of Others - California Conference Room

Computer Lounge and Lunch Seating - Event Hall
Gallery Open - California Gallery Space
2pm-
4:15
4:15-
4:30		 Break
4:30-
6:00

Time
Evening Events
8pm-
midnight
Yerba Buena Party: Bring your bowling shoes, your ice skates, and your imagination
Leave it to Flashforward to take a children’s interactive museum, bowling alley, skating rink and carousel and turn it into one of the best nights you’ll have all year! The Flashforward Conference and Film Festival is pleased to announce that this year’s Welcome Party on Wednesday, August 20th will take place at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (www.ybca.org).
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Thursday, AUGUST 21
Time  
8am-
9:00
Coffee - Auditorium Lobby
Coffee will be served in the auditorium lobby. Auditorium doors open at 9:00.
9:30-
noon
Adobe Keynote - Main Auditorium
Mike Downey, Adobe
Richard Galvan, Adobe
Lee Brimelow, Adobe
Flashforward2008 Presentations - Main Auditorium
Neil Ishibashi, Disney.com - Online Entertainment at Disney.com
Danny Stillion, IDEO - Build to Think: Design Thinking and The Value of Prototyping
noon-
02:00
Lunch - Boxed Lunch Served

In-Depth Breakout Sessions
Paul Ortchanian - The Changing Landscape of Flash Player Programming - California Conference Room
Chuck Freedman - Building Ribbit Applications - California Conference Room

Computer Lounge and Lunch Seating - Event Hall
Gallery Open - California Gallery Space
2pm-
3:30
Flashforward2008 Presentations - Main Auditorium
Tinic Uro - Let's fix this!
Todd Rosenberg - Odd Todd's Educational Doodling
3:30-
3:45
Break
3:45-
5:00

Time
Evening Events
5pm-
7:00
Get a Job Event - Event Hall
Open to 3-Day Pass Holders and Film Festival Only Ticket Holders.
Film Festival Finalist Showcase - California Gallery Space
Come to the gallery to see Film Festival finalists before the show. Open to 3-Day Pass Holders and Film Festival Only Ticket Holders.
Exhibit Hall - Main Auditorium Concourse
Open to 3-Day Pass Holders and Film Festival Only Ticket Holders.
7:30-
9:30
Flashforward Film Festival 2008 - Main Auditorium
During each Flashforward Conference there is a live Film Festival Awards Ceremony. Now in its ninth year, it’s your chance to view the most innovative and compelling projects created with Adobe®Flash™. It’s the Oscars of the Flash industry! Every finalist is showcased with a short video trailer highlighting the best aspects of the work. The winners in each category, along with the People's Choice winner, are announced and awarded with the famous Big Rubber Arrow.
10pm-
2am
Flashforward Film Festival After Party - Ruby Skye
The Flashforward Conference party takes place at Ruby Skye—a long-standing pillar of San Francisco’s nightlife scene—Ruby Skye was recently nominated by Dancestar as one of the top nightclubs. Musicians Lyrics Born will play the main stage, accompanied by the full band and will be joined for the evening by DJ Solomon. This party features two hot, unique acts delivering a uniquely San Francisco experience for all attendees.
 
FRIDAY, AUGUST 22
Time  
9am-
9:30
Coffee - Auditorium Lobby
Coffee will be served in the auditorium lobby. Auditorium doors open at 9:30.
10:00-
noon
Flashforward2008 Presentations - Main Auditorium
Hoss Gifford - Multiuser Creativity
Branden Hall - Brilliant Ideas that I've Blatantly Stolen
Ivan Todorov - The Make Up of Exceptional Brand Experiences
Luke Bayes - Finally Code with Confidence
noon-
1:45
Lunch - Boxed Lunch Served

In-Depth Breakout Sessions
Luke Bayes - Coding with Confidence through Test-Driven Development - California Conference Room
Todd Rosenberg - Balcony
Ivan Todorov - California Conference Room

Computer Lounge and Lunch Seating - Event Hall

Gallery Open - California Gallery Space
1:45-
3:45
3:45-
4:00
Break
4pm-
5:30
Tech Talk Slam - Main Auditorium
Twenty 2-minute presentations back-to-back. Got something you want to say to the community?
Let us know.
Closing - Main Auditorium
Raffle, summary, and send off.

Schedule subject to change