Access to the Experts

Use the BlackBerry® Developer Conference experience as away to get your toughest development questions answered. Experts from Research In Motion® (RIM®) will be there to help. There are two opportunities to talk with the experts, visit them during open hours:

Date Time
Monday, September 27th 8:00am-12:00pm (Ask The Experts only. Reception desk open for booking Expert One-on-One meetings)
Monday, September 27th 4:00pm-6:00pm (Ask The Experts and Expert One-on-Ones)
Tuesday, September 28th 9:00am-7:00pm (Ask The Experts and Expert One-on-Ones)
Wednesday, September 29th 9:00am-6:00pm (Ask The Experts and Expert One-on-Ones)
Thursday, September 30th 9:00am-5:00pm (Ask The Experts only)

Ask The Experts

Join RIM experts at the whiteboard and discuss the development topic you need to know more about. Bring your questions and the Experts will answer them for groups or individuals. It's a great chance to ask a question about a technical topic or challenge and get answers and the input of your peers.

Java Development

Whether you want to push data, use streaming media or GPS navigation, create games or extend enterprise services, experts will be on hand to advise you on best practices for developing powerful, full-featured applications with the BlackBerry® Java® SDK including tips and tricks on how you can incorporate new BlackBerry® 6 features like Universal Search in your app.

Expert One-on-Ones

Book a One-on-One session with the subject-matter expert of your choice. It's one of the benefits of the conference that the best of RIM's developer group will be in one place at the same time. Meet face-to-face with the expert that focuses on the challenges you may be facing.

Book your Expert One-on-One meeting at the reception desk in Yerba Buena Ballroom 7.

Expert One-on-Ones - Descriptions
Graphics and Animation BlackBerry smartphone support for OpenGL ES, OpenVG™ and the new BlackBerry® 6 Animation Framework for high-quality, real-time Graphics with the best possible performance.
Data Storage Discuss the benefits and features of the different options available for storing, sharing, and managing your application data.
Application Integration Enable your app to interact with BlackBerry Device Software applications, PIM data and third party applications.
Multimedia Work with the camera application and integrate audio and video playing, recording and streaming into your application.
Location Based Services Create location and maps-based applications for the BlackBerry smartphone with JSR 179, BlackBerry LBS Extension APIs and the new BlackBerry 6 Maps API.
Security and Cryptography Protect your applications by encrypting data and using secure connections. Developers can also manage keys and verify data.
Debugging and Optimization Discuss optimal coding techniques and best practices for using the BlackBerry development tools to debug applications and identify blocks of code that use the most CPU and memory.
BlackBerry Themes Produce custom smartphone themes and dynamic content with BlackBerry Theme Studio.
BlackBerry App World Get help submitting applications for BlackBerry App World™ storefront available in 65 countries and 6 languages.
Locate Service Use geolocation, geocoding or reverse geocoding to make your application more contextual.
BlackBerry Push Service Run your app in the background and give users instant information.
Commercialization Services Add Advertising and Payment services to your application and increase your application's monetization potential.
User Experience Design Walk through your application layout with an expert in BlackBerry user experience design.