ARM TechCon: Shall We Talk Android?

Posted by Jenny Su,

17 October 2011

Are you working on Android and looking for information about Android Partners, Developers, Android Market, and more? If so, welcome to ARM^® TechCon^TM 2011 where members of the ARM ecosystem and the ARM Connected Community^® come together to share their vision for the future of technology and discuss the opportunities and challenges associated with today’s connected devices including several of the 175+ members of the Solution Center for Android program. The event will take place on Oct. 25-27 and there are lots of Android activities going on! Here are some more specifics:

Android sessions @Software & Systems Design Conference

When: Wednesday, October 26 & & Thursday, October 27

Where: Santa Clara Convention Center
What:

10/26 2:30pm Design and development of the first android smart watch by Si14
10/27 2:00pm Android on Low Cost ARM Systems by ARM
10/27 3:00pm VOME - A Fully OpenMAX Complaint Media Framework for Android by VisualOn

ARM TechCon Expo Floor Theater

When: Wednesday, October 26,2:30 PM – 3:15 PM

Where: Santa Clara Convention Center
What: Embedded Android? The next platform, or the next problem? Design teams are looking to Android to slash development effort. But the Android platform comes from a world where all smartphone and tablet hardware lookssimilar, no deadlines are hard, and best-effort is just fine. Can Android really help in the embedded world of myriad hardware configurations, hard real-time requirements, and mission-critical tasks?
Who: (Moderator) Chris Ciufo, Director of Content, UBM Electronics. (Panelists) Bill Gatliff, Independent Consultant and Contributing Editor ESD Magazine; Dave Kleidermacher, CTO, Green Hills Software; Stephen Olsen, Technical Marketing Engineer, Mentor Graphics

When: Wednesday, October 26, 3:30 pm – 4:15 pm

Where: Santa Clara Convention Center
What: Teardown & Giveaway: ViewSonic gTablet The Android 2.2-based ViewSonic gTablet emerged last Fall, bringing with it a much-needed 10-inch screen to the rapidly evolving tablet space. In this special teardown, EDN and EETimes Designline editorial director Patrick Mannion will go ‘inside’ the gTablet to expose its hardware underpinnings and design choices, while also examining the pros and cons of the system itself and how it stacks up in the burgeoning Android market.
Who: (Moderator) Patrick Mannion, Director of Content, EDN & Designlines

When: Wednesday, October 26, 10:30 am – 6:30 pm; Thursday, October 27, 10:30 am – 4:00 pm

Where: Santa Clara Convention Center
What: ARM TechCon Software and Systems Design Show Floor
Who: Several of the 175+ members of the Solution Center for Android program are exhibiting
How: To attend these events, please register here

Android Anniversary Meeting & Boot camp at TechCon

When: Wednesday, October 26, 2pm – 9pm

Where: Santa Clara Convention Center, 2^nd Floor Theater
What: The place to be for Google Android developers, users, entrepreneurs, involved in planning and implementing applications as well as those wishing to learn more about the development knowledge or the business opportunities related the technology. During this meeting the group shares projects, opportunities, and how-to’s related to developing for the Android Platform. Experienced developers, newcomers, and people with ideas are all welcome. ARM will be discussing the latest technology and tools for Android developers. Below is a preliminary agenda, which will change as we further develop our strategy.
How: To attend this event, please register http://www.svandroid...vents/27703211/

Schedule: 1:00pm – 3:45 pm

Introductory Sessions:
- Beginning Android Instructions
- General HTML5 Intro for Android
- Android Development for Tablet
Advanced Sessions by ARM experts
- Lightening up your App with NEON™
- Advanced NDK Debug/Profiling with DS-5

5:30pm – 6:30pm Break for reception on show floor
6:30 – 8:30pm Celebration and recognition

Not enough for you? More information about Android activities at ARM TechCon is available here. We look forward to see you in Santa Clara.

Are we missing any Android activities that you’d like to see?

Jenny Su, ARM Connected Community Program Manager, is based in Cambridge. One of her favorite things to do is to work with hundreds of partners around the world and find ways to better help designers have a premium experience on designing with ARM architecture.

苏琴（Jenny Su）是ARM的合作伙伴联盟经理，工作地点在英国剑桥。她加入ARM已有4年，熟悉ARM的生态系统，尤其致力于开拓亚太地区的新合作伙伴。

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