It's coming: Open Call for Google Developer Day
By
Phoebe Peronto, Developer Marketing TeamRegistration for
our first set of
Google
Developer Day (GDD) events in Latin America will begin in two weeks, with the
remaining six events following shortly thereafter. As in years past, the application process
requires each developer to complete a short questionnaire and optional Developer Quiz.
Numbers and statistics aside, we wanted to give you a way to really show us
what you’re made of. So for 2011, we’re inviting our most passionate developers to participate
in
Open Call for Google
Developer Day, for a chance to showcase your work alongside your peers from eight
GDD countries around the world.
This year’s Open Call challenges will
focus on the
Android
ADK and
HTML5 platforms,
while giving you a chance to show us why your GDD country rocks. No matter which challenge you
choose, your submission must reflect the regional culture of the GDD that you will be
attending, be this through music, creative imagery, lighting or colors--the opportunities are
endless!
A panel of judges in each country will
select 10
submissions from each of the challenges to be featured online and in-person at
Google Developer Day. We will also take your submission into consideration when reviewing your
GDD application. Remember that Open Call is an optional supplement to your GDD application,
though you might get extra credit for participating. In many cases, this will also mean that
you secure your spot at GDD before we open registration to the public.
The Android ADK Open Call will open
on July 18 with the HTML5 Open
Call following on
August 1. In the meantime, start by brushing up on your
skills and familiarizing yourself with the guidelines for Open Call at our nifty
website.
Want more GDD news? Check back on this blog and stay tuned as we work on updating our
GDD website to bring
you the latest on locations, sessions and agenda. We're looking forward to seeing you at
#gdd11!
(Updated July 12: corrected hashtag.)
Google Developer Day will come to eight cities around the
world in 2011, bringing you the future in web and mobile technologies. These one-day events
feature deep technical content on Google platforms and products from the teams that work on
them. Join us for the latest developments in Android, Chrome, HTML5, App Engine and more in a
city near you.Phoebe Peronto is a
Developer Marketing Intern working to coordinate the launch of Google Developer Days 2011. She
hails from UC Berkeley as a rising senior studying Political Science and Business, and is
excited to work with the Google team for summer 2011.Posted by Scott Knaster,
Editor
