The Google I/O Conference is coming to San Francisco on May 28-29. If building applications for OpenSocial or Android is important to you, this looks to be the can't miss event, and an excellent chance to interact with the folks responsible for those respective platforms.
Here are a list of topics that will be covered:
- AJAX & JavaScript: AJAX and JavaScript continue to capture the imagination of web developers. These sessions focus on tools and techniques of client side code, and how to use them to make serious applications faster, safer, and more easily.
- APIs &Tools: Development tools for the web are evolving. Product APIs allow integration and extention of web applications. Tools like Google Web Toolkit provide a whole new way to improve performance and compatibility, for your app and your development team. This topic area looks at development tools and APIs for web developers.
- Social: The web is an inherently social place. A new wave of APIs and frameworks are opening up interesting ways to interact with people through applications. Learn about the bleeding edge of social applications, how to use OpenSocial as a platform, and what it takes to create your own container site with Shindig.
- Mobile: Mobile devices are blurring the lines between handset developers and web developers, opening up interesting opportunities for applications that span multiple platforms. We'll take a look at how developers can use technologies such as Android and Mobile Gears to build applications on the mobile web.
- Maps & Geo: Since the introduction of the Google Maps API in 2005, geo and map applications have been one of the most interesting phenomenons of the web. These sessions focus on the many aspects of Geo applications, from KML to the Google Maps API and more.


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