The Code Camp NYC Retrospective!

Oct 11 2011 8:46 PM

Thanks to all the organizers, volunteers, sponsors, and speakers that made the Fall 2011 New York City Code Camp a raging success!

The Stats:

500 Attendees
40 Speakers
50 Sessions
Tons of drinks, snacks, prizes, and fun!

This year's end of day raffle included 3 Xbox/Kinect Bundles, WP7 devices, and software licenses from the many Code Camp sponsors. Without them, we would have no Code Camp.

The Welcome Session/Keynote:

Steve Bohlen kicked off the Code Camp NYC Fall 2011 in front of a packed house in an auditorium at Pace University NYC.

The sessions:

Those who've attended the Code Camp NYC know that the variety in both sessions and speakers was well balanced. Attendees were treated to presentations such as...

HTML5 & JavaScript
Presentation Skills
Mobile Development
Cloud
Web development
SQL & Databases

Topics ranged from Microsoft centric to any other technology available. Attendees were treated to sessions on ASP.NET, SOLID development, PHP, Cloud, SQL & BI, PowerShell, F#, and not-so-tech talks such as consulting, ISVs, presentation tips and other soft skills.

The Windows Phone 7 track was a hit!:

Dani Diaz, led a Phone/Mobile track, starting the day by starting a Windows Phone 7 app, from start to finish. After sitting in Dani's session, most attendees were immediately able to start writing and monetizing WP7 apps! Attending a Code Camp or PhoneCamp is the best way to fast track your mobile development skills, and earn a few bucks in the process.

Here's Dani rockin' the house with his WP7 talks. It was a packed room!

The Women in Technology Lunch Session

The NY Metro ladies (and a few guys) joined together to eat, drink, and celebrate women in computing, just about a week before Ada Lovelace day. Rachel Reese and I led a roundtable style dicsussion, with topics ranging from work-life balance, to negotiating skills, to everything in between, in a fun, casual, setting.

Though they weren't the only two guys in attendance, Andrew Brust & Jay Harris were a huge hit! Andrew & Jay have always been great supporters of women in technology, and had lots of valuable info for us gals! Thanks, guys!

And finally, introducing....The Code Camp NYC Mobile App!

Greg Shackles developed one awesome mobile app for Windows Phone 7, iPhone, and Android. Greg's app kept everyone informed and up to date. Download it now for the next Code Camp NYC.