Slides from the first meeting

1. Android Alliance @androidphilly Corey Leigh Latislaw @corey_latislaw ArpitMathur @arpit

2. Agenda Introductions Packaging and Releasing Android Applications Drew Denardo, Senior Engineering Manager, Comcast Interactive Media Community Discussion

3. 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.

4. Your Comments Themes: Strong community, sharing resources & knowledge, networking

5. 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!”

6. 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.”

7. 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.”

8. Demographics

9. Android Experience Goal: Convert much of the 71% interested in the platform into professionals or hobbyists

10. Community Role iOS Goal: Increase UX & QA/Test participation

11. Packaging and Releasing Android Applications Drew Denardo, Engineering Manager Comcast Interactive Media

12. Community Discussion Corey Latislaw ArpitMathur You!

13. YOUR Community The community is what you make of it! Your thoughts & participation will shape this organization.

14. Our Vision

15. Overview Organizational Structure Officers & Committees? Informal? Community Events Community Partnerships

16. Events Speaker Series 1-2 talks per meeting Hackathons Bootcamp/Workshops Android app inventor Android SDK/ADK Office Hours

17. Community Partnerships Ship It Society Hive76/Hacktory Philly CocoaHeads & other programming groups Art & Design groups

18. Open Discussion

19. Organization Formalized? Officers (President, VP, Secretary, Treasurer) Committees Event Planning Informal? Discuss Android Social Events Some Events

20. 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?

21. Social Monthly Happy hour? Potluck? Separate event or after meeting?

22. 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?

23. twitter.com/androidphilly groups.google.com/group/android-alliance-philadelphia