New host/website & Open Call for Google Developer Day

[Leon Gouletsas]

Dear Developers,

Melbourne GTUG launched in October 2009 to inspire, educate and
celebrate Melbourne developers using Google technologies.

And while we had a quiet period of late we are back now with a new
venue at ThoughtWorks on 303 Collins St Melbourne along with a
relaunched website at www.melbourne-gtug.org designed to keep you up-
to-date with relevant Google developer news and events.

To kick things off we've got two big announcements to make: Google
Developer Day 2011 and an associated contest called Open Call

Google Developer Day 2011
- November 8th at Pyrmont, Sydney, Australia
- Learn about Google's latest developer products and meet the
engineers who work on them
- Hosted at Google Australia
- Check Melbourne GTUG or Google Code Blog for registration details
when they are announced..
- Melbourne GTUG will be hosting a 'post GDD event' on November 9th at
ThoughtWorks.. so bookmark your calendar and stay tuned for details

Open Call for Google Developer Day
- An opportunity for developers to showcase their talents in the lead-
up to Google Developer Day 2011
- Focusing on the technologies of HTML5 and Android ADK this is your
chance to hack together an application that will impress both the
panel of judges and your fellow developers worldwide
- Showcase your work against 8 countries worldwide
- For full details visit the Open Call for GDD website at
https://sites.google.com/site/opencallforgdd/

Melbourne GTUG is proud to be associated with this event alongside
GTUGs worldwide including Sydney GTUG and local user groups such as
Android Australia. To prepare you, here's a brief including Victorian
timezones:

Android
- Round 1: A 30-minute lightning quiz
- Join either the Tuesday, 19 July 2011 at 2:30:00 AM or Tuesday,
19 July 2011 at 10:00 AM session
- Visit online 30 minutes earlier to prepare
- Successful developers will receive further brief

- Round 2: One-week plan
- Submit your final plan by Tuesday, 26 July 2011 at 10:00 AM
- Winners will be contacted in the leadup to Google Developer Day
Australia on November 8th at Pyrmont, Sydney


HTML5
- Competition opens Tuesday, 2 August 2011 at 2:00 AM
- Submit your final plan by Tuesday, 9 August 2011 at 10:00 AM
- Winners will be contacted in the leadup to Google Developer Day
Australia on November 8th at Pyrmont, Sydney

If you have any questions, please drop a line here and I'll do my best
to help you.. it's going to be a great event and huge win for
Australia!

Cheers
Leon

Community Manager,
Melbourne GTUG