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  <div class="vevent h-event"> <h1 class="summary p-name">Developer Workshop: Windows 8 enterprise apps, consumer apps, and games</h1> <div class='date'><time class="dtstart dt-start" title="2013-06-07T10:00:00" datetime="2013-06-07T10:00:00">Friday, June 7, 2013 from 10am</time>–<time class="dtend dt-end" title="2013-06-07T18:00:00" datetime="2013-06-07T18:00:00">6pm</time></div> <div class="location vcard p-location h-card"> <a class="url" href='http://calagator.org/venues/202392706'><span class='fn org p-name'>Microsoft Portland Office (Pearl District)</span></a> <div class="adr p-adr h-adr"> <div class="street-address p-street-address">1414 NW Northrup St, Suite 900</div> <span class="locality p-locality">Portland</span> , <span class="region p-region">OR</span> <span class="postal-code p-postal-code">97209-2798</span> <div class="country-name p-country-name">US</div> (<a href='https://maps.google.com/maps?q=1414%20NW%20Northrup%20St,%20Suite%20900,%20Portland%20OR%2097209-2798%20US'>map</a>) </div> </div> <div class="description p-description"> <p>From enterprise LOB apps, to consumer apps, to games, Windows 8 development has something for everyone. Come hear Microsoft's <strong>Matt Harrington</strong> and <strong>Jeremy Foster</strong>, and Telerik's <strong>Chris Sells</strong>, tell you all you need to know.</p> <p><strong>Attendees will receive a free license to Telerik's RadControls for Windows 8. Thanks, Telerik!</strong></p> <p>The opportunity is NOW! Don’t miss another chance to get in on the next great marketplace! Get your competitive juices flowing and participate in this fun and <strong>FREE</strong> Windows 8 App Factor event.</p> <p><strong>Friday, June 7</strong>: Workshop at Microsoft's Portland office. A day of content on how to build a Windows 8 app. Form teams or code alone, and build your app over the next 2 weeks.</p> <p><strong>Saturday, June 22</strong>: Hackathon presentations, done online. Details will be announced at the June 7 event.</p> <p><strong>Register today</strong> at the <a href="https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032553331&Culture=en-US&community=0">registration site</a>. More information is on <a href="http://www.windows8appfactor.com">http://www.windows8appfactor.com</a>.</p> <p><strong>Agenda</strong></p> <ul> <li>Windows 8 in the Enterprise (Chris Sells)</li> <li>Windows Ecosystem Opportunity</li> <li>Windows Development Overview for .NET Devs</li> <li>Developing Windows Store Apps with VS2012 and HTML5</li> <li>Visual Studio 2012 Application Templates (C# and JS)</li> <li>Creating Games with Scirra Construct2</li> <li>Creating Games with Unity</li> <li>Application Starter Kits</li> <li>Creating Cross-Platform Apps with Xamarin</li> <li>Backending your Application with the Cloud (Azure Mobile Services)</li> <li>Advertising and Monetization Best Practices</li> <li>Best Practices for Creating Re-usable .NET Code</li> <li>Store Setup and Submission</li> </ul> <p>We'll cover what you need to know from idea to store submission. Well show you how to either create an application from scratch or use a beautiful sample to get started. Once you discover your app potential, your team can hack for two weeks building the app of your dreams. <strong>You can even get free consulting from Microsoft staff via Skype.</strong></p> <p>Don't worry if you don't yet have Windows 8. We'll give you a trial version which has all the tools you'll need. You can install this in a VM on a Mac or PC as long as you have 25 GB of free space.</p> <p>On Saturday, June 22, we’ll host Windows 8 App Factor Compete online, and provide you with an opportunity to show off your app and hard work to the world and potentially win. <strong>Prizes include</strong> Surface RT slates, Beats by Dr. Dre headphones, and Jawbone Jamboxes. More details will be provided at the event on June 7.</p> <p>More information to be provided on rules and eligibility for online or in-person submission at the first event. Find out what amazing apps are coming out of your community! Watch and see which developers truly have the Windows 8 App Factor!</p> </div> <h3>Links</h3> <ul> <li><a class="url u-url" href="https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032553331&Culture=en-US&community=0">Website</a></li> </ul> </div>