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Calling all developers in the Balkans. The BlackBerry Developer Group Balkan will be holding the first BlackBerry 10 Mini Jam in November and would like you to join them. It aims to bring a stronger bond between developers in the Balkans as well as giving developers a chance to learn more about developing for BlackBerry 10. The agenda will cover Native and WebWorks, as well as Android Runtime apps and Adobe AIR.
A couple of familiar names and faces will also be present on the day. Notably Aaron Ardiri, Senior Technical Evangelist at RIM and Luca Filigheddu, BlackBerry Developer Evangelist.
The Mini Jam will take place on November 24th 2012 at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in Maribor, Slovenia.
Registration is already open for the event and if you are interested in attending, please register as soon as you can as space is limited. Registration is free and also includes a VIP Party in the evening.
For more details and to register for BlackBerry 10 Mini Jam Maribor
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