Beau Ambur, CEO of Metaliq, announced today the acquisition of the Flashforward Conference and Film Festival. Metaliq, Inc., known for its cutting edge innovations for interactive technology, will be a Flashforward Conference premier sponsor. The next conference is scheduled for August 20-22, 2008 in San Francisco.

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Adobe Presents Colin Moock’s ActionScript 3.0: From the Ground Up Tour

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to learn how to program from one of the world’s top ActionScript instructors. Open yourself to a world of new possibilities through Moock’s unique methodology for demystifying intimidating concepts and code.

Training Dates & Locations:
• Oct. 27 - San Francisco, CA
• Nov. 5 - Los Angeles, CA
• Nov. 12 - New York City, NY

This course is targeted at:
• Flash users with beginner to intermediate programming skills.

Visit http://www.adobeas3tour.com for more info & register

Adobe has confirmed that senior vice president and chief software architect Kevin Lynch will offer the keynote speech at September’s Flashforward Conference and Film Festival.

Via ProCreative - Macworld UK

In honour of the technology’s 10th anniversary, this year’s award scheme will centre on Macromedia® Flash® by Adobe®, the design industry’s most advanced authoring environment for creating interactive websites, digital experiences & mobile content.

YDA

@media 2006, Europe’s foremost web design conference, brings together some of the world’s most highly respected web experts to talk about the latest major happenings, best-practice thinking, and cutting-edge techniques in the world of web design.

And the winners are:

Application

The Bad Luck Test
by Forsman & Bodenfors / B-Reel
Gothenburg, Sweden

Art

99rooms
by ROSTLAUB
Berlin, Germany

Cartoon

Little Foot
by Adam Phillips, Bitey Castle
Ashfield, Australia

Commerce

Tazo Tea
by ZAAZ & Sandstrom Design
Portland, Oregon

Educational

Curating the City: Wilshire Blvd.
by Hello Design
Culver City, California

Experimental

Gallery Incomplet
by Grant Skinner, gskinner.com
Edmonton, Alberta

Game

DOFUS: Tactical MMORPG
by Ankama Studio
Tourcoing, France

Motion Graphics

The Havaianas
by Adhemas Batista & R2
Sao Paolo, Brazil

Navigation

MoMA: Contemporary Voices
by Big Spaceship
Brooklyn, New York

Original Sound

Guitar Shred Show
by Mika Tyyskä / Elektrik Pyjamas
Askola, Finland

Story

Shakespeare Murder Mystery
by Littleloud Animation
Brighton, England

Technical Merit

Road Runner Portal
by Fantasy Interactive
New York and Stockholm

3D

Casio G’zOne
by TYO Interactive Design
Tokyo, Japan

Typography

Words At Play
by SkinnyFish New Media Design
Chicago, Illinois

Video

Ikea Dream Kitchen
by Forsman & Bodenfors / KokoKaka
Gothenburg, Sweden

People’s Choice

DOFUS: Tactical MMORPG
by Ankama Studio
Tourcoing, France

FlashForward 2006 starting today in Seattle Washington. For those who don’t know, Flash Forwards is one of the biggest Flash events.

Citizens for Global Solutions is holding a contest for students, budding artists, multi-media designers, and activists who are interested in making some cool flash videos. We’re looking for short flash movies that can inspire, amuse and activate people out there who believe a better world is possible.

You have until April 1, 2006 to make your submission. First prize wins $2000. Second and third prize win $1000 and $500 respectively.

The theme this year is : AMERICA’S ROLE IN THE WORLD: why do global problems matter to Americans and what do you think America should do about them?

You up for the challenge? Visit the following link for details and contest rules!
Flash Movie Contest 2006 Homepage
Watch the Winner of the contest 2005

60 Websites divided in 15 categories “fight” for the award. As always some of the best world Flash applications are showcased there.

Take a dive in the websites and vote for the “People’s Choice” award.

Flash Forward 2006 Seattle

“The 15th Flashforward Film Festival is an online competition and live awards ceremony showcasing and celebrating the best work on the Web. Winners in all 15 categories plus the “People’s Choice” award will be announced at the awards ceremony on March 1 during the Flashforward2006 Seattle Conference. All attendees who register for Flashforward2006 Seattle are invited to the live event.”

Whether you’re a business owner, developer or entrepreneur this day will help you choose the right technology for your next web-based application.

Wednesday, February 8, 2006
10am — 6pm
Kensington Conference Centre
The Town Hall, Hornton St, London, W8 7NX

Speakers:

Joshua Schachter
Delicious
del.icio.us

David Heinemeier Hansson
37 Signals
37signals.com

Eric Costello
Flickr
flickr.com

Steve Olechowski
FeedBurner
feedburner.com

Shaun Inman
Mint
haveamint.com

Ryan Carson
DropSend
dropsend.com

Tom Coates
Yahoo!
yahoo.com

Schedule:

1. 09:00 - 09:45
Registration

2. 10:00 - 10:05
Introduction

3. 10:05 - 11:00
Why Tagging is Crucial to your Web App
Joshua Schachter

4. 11:00 - 11:55
Ajax - How to Give Users the Rich Interactivity They Want
Eric Costello

5. 12:00 - 13:00
Lunch

6. 13:00 - 14:00
Designing Web 2.0-native Products for Fun and Profit
Tom Coates

7. 14:00 - 15:00
Happy Programming and Sustainable Productivity with Ruby on Rails
David Heinemeier Hansson

8. 15:00 - 15:15
Break

9. 15:15 - 16:15
How to Build an Enterprise Web App on a Budget
Ryan Carson

10. 16:15 - 17:15
The 10 Reasons Why You Need to Build an API
Shaun Inman

11. 17:15 - 18:00
Panel Discussion

More Info Here

Build the best Web site in 24 hours and win the opportunity to represent the United States in global competition at the Webdesign International Festival in France and other great prizes.

Visit Website for more info.

SPARK consists of: a Workshop Day (Nov 16) of 6 intensive, three-hour instructional Flash® workshops; and the two-day Conference (Nov. 17-18) with more than 30 technical, creative, and inspirational seminars.

Confirmed Speakers:
MATHIEU ANTHOINE/Yamago (France)
ARAL BALKAN/Ariaware (UK)
MIKE CHAMBERS/ Macromedia (US)
DANNY DURA, Macromedia (US)
HOSS GIFFORD, FlamJam (UK)
CHAFIC KAZOUN/B-Line Express (US)
JOOST KORNGOLD, Renascent (Netherlands)
KEVIN LYNCH/Macromedia (US)
GRANT SKINNER/ gskinner.com (Canada)
CRAIG SWANN/ CRASH!Media (Spain)
OWEN VAN DIJK/Mutoid (Netherlands)
GUY WATSON/Flashguru (UK)
SASCHA WOLTER/Flashforum (GERMANY)

More info here: