Association of Software Professionals

AltDevConf is a free online community-driven conference that will take place on February 11-12, 2012.

We aim provide free access to a comprehensive selection of game development topics taught by leading industry experts, and to create a space where bright and innovative voices can be heard.

There will be tracks on Education, Programming, and Design & Production featuring prominent speakers such as Ian Schreiber, Alex Champandard, and Mike Acton.

While the conference is free, registration for the individual sessions is still required.

Gianfranco Berardi News

The ASP board of directors unanimously agreed to an official position on SOPA/PIPA and related laws.

While efforts to curb online piracy are laudable, the ASP’s members rely on fair copyright laws and a free and open Internet. It is the position of the ASP that the SOPA and PIPA bills create an unacceptable potential for abuse that would raise compliance costs, slow innovation, and discourage business growth and startups.

While SOPA/PIPA are no longer being brought up in the U.S. House and Senate, the ASP will be keeping an eye on these bills and future legislation such as the OPEN Act to ensure its members’ interests are promoted and supported.

More information on the ASP’s official position is available on the ASP’s news page.

Gianfranco Berardi Announcements

The Association of Software Professionals purchased the rights to the Software Industry Conference last year. and registration for ISVCon, the new Software Industry Conference, has been open since December.

ISVCon, the ASP’s official event for independent software developers, marketers, and vendors, will be held in Reno, Nevada between July 13 – July 15 this year.

With sessions for newbies and for the experienced, there will be plenty of relevant, useful information for everyone. By attending ISVCon, you’ll learn valuable business tips from your peers and make great contacts in your industry. You’ll hear from speakers on topics ranging from mobile app development, marketing and product management, UI trends, outsourcing best practices, security, and more!

If you haven’t registered yet, you’ll want to do so soon. Besides ensuring that you’ll get the “energized after-ISVCon” feeling to start applying everything you learned, you’ll be saving $100 by registering at ISVCon.org before the end of January in order to get the Early Bird discount.

And remember: ASP members also get 15% off registration, which is just one of the perks you get for becoming a new member!

You can follow the conference on Twitter at @ISVCon and on Facebook at Facebook.com/ISVCon.

So, are you attending ISVCon? What are you most looking forward to?

Gianfranco Berardi Announcements