Press Release

2015 Xojo Developer Conference Offers 30+ Sessions, Meet the Experts, Networking and Gaming Contest; Call for Speakers Opens

AUSTIN, Texas USA (September 8, 2014) -- Xojo, Inc., makers of Xojo, a multi-platform development tool for the desktop and the web/web-mobile, is hosting the 2015 Xojo Developer Conference (XDC) in Austin, Texas April 29 - May 1, 2015 at the Radisson Hotel in Downtown Austin. XDC includes over 30 technical sessions presented by the company's development staff and leading users from around the globe. In addition, XDC will include a keynote address from Founder and CEO Geoff Perlman, numerous opportunities for attendees to interface with the Xojo engineers themselves, networking events with other Xojo users from the international community, and a new and exciting gaming code battle.

“XDC is the best place for Xojo developers to hone their programming skills, learn from the experts and meet other Xojo developers from all over the world,” commented Geoff Perlman, Xojo, Inc. Founder and CEO. “Everyone benefits from the in-person interaction at the conference. Our staff enjoys listening directly to the needs and issues facing our users, and the educational and networking opportunities available at XDC are invaluable to our users attending.”

XDC features sessions on best practices, special interests and other technical issues, with content for every level of Xojo developer - from newcomers and students to advanced sessions for Xojo experts and professionals. With the advent of the iOS platform in Fall of 2014, Xojo engineers will cover sessions at XDC on iOS development and best practices.

Conference pricing:

The Radisson Hotel is offering XDC attendees a special hotel room rate of $169/night during the conference. For more information, including the registration link and the agenda, please visit: http://www.xojo.com/xdc.

Call for Speakers
Xojo, Inc. is looking for talented and educational speakers to present at XDC 2015. Speakers get a 50% discount to the conference. Those who are interested in presenting are encouraged to submit a proposal with their preferred session topics and brief descriptions, along with their full name and contact info, to the XDC Conference Coordinator at xdc@xojo.com. If you are interested in presenting, but not sure of the topic, please reach out to the XDC Team and we can help you develop your session. The deadline to submit proposals is Friday, October 31, 2014.

About Xojo
Xojo is a cross-platform development environment for creating desktop, web and web-mobile apps. It is suited for developers of all levels, and offers a variety of resources for learning. Xojo is free to use for learning and development, and deployment licenses are available for each target platform. Xojo 2014 Release 2.1 is currently available at http://www.xojo.com/download.

About Xojo, Inc.
Xojo, Inc. was founded with the idea that software development should be accessible to anyone. With traditional tools, creating software applications can be a very complicated process but using Xojo anyone can learn to create high quality, native apps for the web, OS X, Windows, Linux and soon, mobile as well. With users all over the world, Xojo apps can be found in every conceivable category - from commercial software applications to use in governments, universities, businesses, and the Fortune 500. Secondary-level and college students in schools all over the world are introduced to programming with Xojo. For more information visit http://www.xojo.com.