Android Alliance

Android Alliance @androidphillyCorey Leigh Latislaw @corey_latislawArpit Mathur @arpit

Agenda

• Introductions• Packaging and Releasing Android Applications– Drew Denardo, Senior Engineering Manager,

Comcast Interactive Media• Community Discussion

Introductions

• Corey – Android Developer• Arpit – Prototyper • Why is this important?– Passionate about the platform– Other tech groups, but no Android group!– Build strong & welcoming community that brings

for programmers, UX/designers, testers, etc.

Your CommentsThemes: Strong community, sharing resources & knowledge, networking

Strong Community

“Make this the coolest organization in Philly, increase female participation in Android, find cool people to partner with, and expand the Android user/developer base.”

“I really want to see Philly be a central hub for all things Android, and see more developers come here and start up android dev. companies in our city!”

Education

“Learn more about the Android OS, and perhaps one day get started on developing/writing my own apps.”

“I want to participate in hackathons, learn, and potentially present info at some point.”

Testing

“Help each other with a little bit of community testing. Quality control across hundreds of devices is a pain.”

“Share experience and resources on testing mobile apps.”

Demographics

Android Experience

Professional; 29%

Interested in Platform; 52%

Power User; 4%

User; 10% Other; 4%

Goal: Convert much of the 71% interested in the platform into professionals or hobbyists

Community Role

Developer; 50%

Manager; 4%

QA/test; 6%

UX; 6%

User; 22%

Other;

13%

iOS

Goal: Increase UX & QA/Test participation

Packaging and Releasing Android ApplicationsDrew Denardo, Engineering ManagerComcast Interactive Media

Community DiscussionCorey LatislawArpit MathurYou!

YOUR Community

• The community is what you make of it!• Your thoughts & participation will shape this

organization.

Our Vision

Overview

• Organizational Structure– Officers & Committees?– Informal?

• Community Events• Community Partnerships

Events

• Speaker Series– 1-2 talks per meeting

• Hackathons• Bootcamp/Workshops– Android app inventor– Android SDK/ADK

• Office Hours

Community Partnerships

• Ship It Society• Hive76/Hacktory• Philly CocoaHeads & other programming

groups• Art & Design groups

Open Discussion

Organization

• Formalized?– Officers (President, VP, Secretary, Treasurer)– Committees– Event Planning

• Informal?– Discuss Android– Social Events– Some Events

Events

• How involved are you willing to be in planning & volunteering for events?

• What other topics should we cover in future meetings? What topics would you be willing to present?

• Other suggestions?

Social

• Monthly– Happy hour?– Potluck?

• Separate event or after meeting?

Discussion Questions

• What has worked in other groups you have participated in?

• What is the biggest problem you see with Android development/apps and how can we address that?

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