Full Schedule is Announced!

I am excited so finally have a full schedule to announce for both Thursday hands-on (BYOL) workshops and the Friday 4-track sessions. The final schedule also includes some new speakers I had not yet announced such such as James Ward, Christophe Coenraets and Greg Wilson of Adobe. I am extremely excited about this year's schedule and think you won't find a better speaker list at any other developer event! Register today as we're likely to sell out again.

Win a Free 2-day Pass to RIA Unleashed 2010

There are officially less than 3 months to go before RIA Unleashed 2010 in Boston and I am enlisting the community to help me spread the word about this conference. By doing so, you will have a chance to win one of three 2 day passes I will be giving away. All you need to do is tweet and/or blog about what you are most looking forward to at RIA Unleashed 2010 or your favorite moment from last year. You can actually get a total of 4 entries into the contest. To see the rules for entering please visit my personal blog at http://www.remotesynthesis.com/post.cfm/win-a-free-2-day-pass-to-ria-unleashed-2010.

Come to Beautiful Boston for RIA Unleashed

I just finished touring the awesome conference facilities at Bentley University for RIA Unleashed and can share that we are officially adding a fourth track for the Friday conference day. This means that you'll have your choice of any of 5 to 6 hands-on sessions during the each of the morning and afternoon time-slots and 4 sessions during most of the conference day sessions. All of this currently costs only $150 for both days if you caught me at CFUnited and grabbed a discount card with the code THECARD on it (woops...did I let that slip out ;) - code is for 2-day ticket only and gives you $25 off the regular price which essentially gives you the conference day for free). Oh, and don't forget that these prices include lunch both days and a party Thursday night (yes, there will be drinks and food).

Obviously, if you are in the Boston/New England area, this is a no brainer, in my opinion. Even if you factor in a night at the hotel, you're talking $250 or so in total expenses to attend a 2-day conference with hands-on training. However, many of you may be thinking that Boston is too far and that the trip might be too costly. Let me state clearly that nothing could be further from the truth. You can fly or ride to Boston, enjoy the conference and a 2-night stay at the hotel for a combined cost that is less than most conference entrance fees. Using the current sale fares on JetBlue (which is my personal favorite airline - so this is all-bussiness class seating. note: I cannot confirm that you can actually get the prices listed, I am just using them for example purposes), here's some example costs (excluding taxes and airport fees):

• From Washington, DC - $98 round trip airfare + 2 nights at $99 + $150 conference fee = $446
• From Pittsburgh, PA - $78 round trip airfare + 2 nights at $99 + $150 conference fee = $426
• From Raliegh-Durham, NC - $98 round trip airfare + 2 nights at $99 + $150 conference fee = $446

These are just a couple examples. Now, let's imagine you are coming from New York City. Well, you have a number of other options including the Bolt Bus (among others) which would be as follows:

• From NYC, NY - $20 round trip bus fare + 2 nights at $99 + $150 conference fee = $269

Honestly, at any of the above prices I can't imagine your boss not seeing the value in this event. Plus, you will have a great time and meet lots of people.  You could even make a weekend out of it and enjoy the rest of Boston. Now, if you are considering attending for the first time, keep in mind we have always sold out and don't expect this year to be any different. Also, keep in mind that the hands-on session day has a cap on attendees because of the nature of the presentations. What this means is, buy your tickets ASAP! Hope to see you there. This is going to be a fantastic event!

New Speakers & Workshops Announced!

Over the past month, I have been hard at work confirming some of the best speakers in the industry and have added many new workshops and speakers to our schedule. New workshops were added from Simon Free, Kevin Schmidt and Ben Clinkinbeard and Chris Scott. Details of some of the workshops have been posted. I've also confirmed many new and exciting speakers including Rey Bengo, Elad Elrom, Mike Labriola, Terrence Ryan, Charles Schulze, Todd Sharp and David Tucker. I've posted a number of session details as well from many of these speakers.

There are still some of our limited supply of early bird tickets available, so register soon! These prices are at cost - you simply won't find a better bargain!

Early Bird Tickets On Sale Today - Limited Quantity Available!

I am excited to announce that as of this morning you can begin purchasing tickets for RIA Unleashed 2010 at the ridiculously inexpensive rate of $50 which includes a full day, 3-track conference with lunch included and an attendee party on Thursday night. In addition, you can purchase tickets to the pre-conference workshop day for a bargain $150 - that's a full day of hands-on training on things like Flash for Android, Flex and Flash Builder, ColdFusion ORM and much more at a rate that is far below anything anyone else is offering (yes, lunch and the party are included in that price as well). If you're a real savvy shopper though, you can purchase both tickets for a combined $175 and save an additional $25 (or 12.5%) off the already discounted rate.

I've already confirmed workshops from some of the top speakers in the industry including Scott Janousek, Mike Kollen, Michelle Yaiser and Blue River Interactive (makers of Mura CMS). We have many more lined up with details to be released as soon as they are confirmed.

In addition, we've already lined up some great names for the main conference day including Ryan Stewart, Adam Lehman, Jesse Warden, Raymond Camden, Jesse Freeman, Simon Free and Marc Esher. Look for many more names to be added very soon. We'll also be adding details of the specific session topics as they are confirmed.