SYS-CON Events announces that, due to popular demand, more 'AJAXWorld University Bootcamps' will be taking place on two new dates in 2007. The next two dates are January 22, 2007 and March 19, 2007 - both in New York City, at the historic Roosevelt Hotel in midtown Manhattan.

Hands-on, Nine-hour, Immersive Learning Experience
Jesse James Garrett, who coined the term "AJAX," declared at the AJAXWorld Conference & Expo last month that AJAX is basically about "breaking the nature of the Web" - meaning Web 1.0, the Web of linking documents and the start-stop experience of Web 1.0's interaction model, is over. For any forward-looking Web developer who wants to know the how, what, and why of the tools and concepts that Garrett's approach has helped unleash, SYS-CON Events has created this hands-on, nine-hour, immersive learning experience.

Early-bird registration for the AJAXWorld University Bootcamp opened at:
https://www3.sys-con.com/ajaxseminar/registernew.cfm.

AJAXWorld University Bootcamp is a compelling, intensive, one-day, hands-on training program that will teach Web developers, Web designers, and other Web professionals how to build high-quality AJAX applications from beginning to end. The Bootcamp application, a photo-sharing application, will be fully functioning by the end of the day and attendees will be able to take their application home to experiment further. Attendees will also take home all of the courseware, which provides additional, "stretch" work that the attendee can use to further deepen his or her understanding of AJAX.

The AJAXWorld University Bootcamp is an interactive, in-depth and highly practical crash course. This means that the instructor lectures for the minimum amount of time necessary and then takes the students rapidly and thoroughly through the paces of developing with AJAX using the latest techniques, libraries/frameworks, and best practices.

Held on January 22, 2007, then again on March 19, 2007, the AJAXWorld University Bootcamp is the premier AJAX instructional program currently available anywhere. The curriculum is carefully designed to be the most efficient way to "fit all of AJAX in your head" using a structured and well-organized approach to learning about one of the new major, highly in-demand techniques in Web development.

The Bootcamps will be taught by AJAXWorld University instructor, Dion Hinchcliffe, renowned AJAX architect, developer, author, and speaker, who is also the founding editor and editor-in-chief of AJAXWorld Magazine and editor of the upcoming bestseller from SYS-CON Books, Real-World AJAX: Secrets of the Masters.

Using Ruby on Rails, Bootcamp attendees will gain a deep understanding of the underlying principles of AJAX including DHTML, CSS, JavaScript, and XMLHttpRequest. They will also learn how to build AJAX-friendly Web services including using JSON. Attendees will learn about the current state of AJAX frameworks, including their weaknesses and strengths. Throughout the day, attendees will build on each previous learned skill, learn to use script.aculo.us and prototype effects and then dig into the popular and important Dojo Framework. Not only will attendees use Dojo's widgets and other features, they will also learn useful tips for debugging, troubleshooting, and tuning AJAX applications. Knowledge of and ability to work with HTML and CSS are helpful, as are basic JavaScript skills.

Since good AJAX programmers are currently hard for employers to find, the Bootcamp will arm attendees with the chance to leapfrog their peers.

Hinchcliffe will also review with AJAXWorld Bootcamp attendees the growing trend of in-browser mashups, combining - entirely on the fly - sets of AJAX components, JavaScript snippets, and Flash widgets from all over the Web into a new set of often user-generated ad hoc software.

"AJAX and AJAX-like approaches are almost certainly forever superseding our desktop operating systems as the place we develop and use most of our software applications - consumer and business both," says Hinchcliffe, whose last AJAXWorld University Bootcamp in October 2006 was attended by 100+ developers. The attendees ranged from the CEO of a major AJAX player to some who were completely new to AJAX.

"Happy AJAXing," says Hinchcliffe to all would-be Bootcamp 2007 attendees, "and hope to see you in January in New York City!"

Who Should Attend:
This one-day course is designed to for all levels of experience: Web developers, Web designers, technical leads, product designers, RIA programmers, AJAX enthusiasts, and tool creators are highly encouraged to attend.

AJAXWorld University Certification:
Attendees successfully completing the Bootcamp will get a certificate of completion from AJAXWorld University Bootcamp.

About SYS-CON Media
SYS-CON Media, listed in Inc. 500 three years in a row as the fastest-growing, privately held publishing company in America, is the world's leading publisher exclusively serving i-technology markets. SYS-CON's well-known and highly respected magazines web portals include: AJAXWorld Magazine (www.ajax.sys-con.com); Java Developer's Journal (www.JavaDevelopersJournal.com); Web Developer's & Designer's Journal (www.webddj.sys-con.com); ColdFusion Developer's Journal (www.ColdFusionJournal.com); NET Developer's Journal (www.DotNETDevelopersJournal.com); Enterprise Open Source Magazine (www.opensource.sys-con.com); Linux.SYS-CON.com (www.linux.sys-con.com); SOA Web Services Journal (www.WSJ2.com); Wireless Business & Technology (www.WBT2.com); XML-Journal (www.XML-Journal.com); WebLogic Developer's Journal (www.WeblogicDevelopersJournal.com); WebSphere Journal (www.WebSphereJournal.com); PowerBuilder Developer's Journal (www.PowerBuilderJournal.com); IT Solutions Guide (www.itsolutions.sys-con.com); Information Storage & Security Journal (www.issjournal.com); Eclipse Developer's Journal (www.eclipsedevelopersjournal.com); Symbian Developer's Journal (www.symbian.sys-con.com); Web Hosting Journal (www.webhosting.sys-con.com); and Web 2.0 Journal (www.web2.sys-con.com).

Each month SYS-CON Media reaches over two million i-technology professionals through its specialty journals, magazines, conferences, education programs (www.education.sys-con.com), SYS-CON.TV (www.SYS-CON.TV), the world's first branded blog community (www.blog-n-play.com), live and on-demand Webcasts (www.webcast.sys-con.com), and the SYS-CON interactive portal with more than 100 websites at www.sys-con.com.

About SYS-CON Events, Inc.
SYS-CON Events, Inc. (www.events.sys-con.com) is the world's leading producer of i-technology conferences, seminars and expos, including the AJAXWorld Conference & Expo series (www.ajaxworldexpo.com), SOA Web Services Edge - International SOA Web Services Conference, Enterprise Open Source Conference, the "Real-World Flex" Seminar Series (www.events.sys-con.com), and iTVcon - Internet TV Conference & Expo 2007 www.iTVcon.com).

Contact: Lauren Orsi, Associate Events Manager Lauren@sys-con.com (201) 802-3024

About Hinchcliffe & Company
Hinchcliffe & Company is headed by Dion Hinchcliffe, well-known enterprise thinker and advisor, who speaks, writes, and works prolifically with clients in Fortune 1000 and government. Hinchcliffe also helps lead the industry by evolving the thinking around Web 2.0 in the enterprise for ZDNet and the SOA Web Services Journal. He also edits the respected Web 2.0 Journal and AJAXWorld Magazine for SYS-CON Media. He has been quoted by BusinessWeek, CNET News, Wired Magazine, SearchCIO and many other well-known industry periodicals. Hinchcliffe is also is a regular speaker on the topic of Web 2.0 and Enterprise 2.0 and has presented or keynoted at Interop, JavaOne, SOA Web Services Edge, Collaboration Technologies Conference, AJAXWorld, Office 2.0, and other major software conferences.

Contact: Kate Allen, COO kate@hinchcliffeandco.com (202) 262-7293

Contact:
Jeremy Geelan (Bootcamp program)
SYS-CON Events, Inc.
jeremy@sys-con.com
201 802-3051

Carmen Gonzalez (Sponsorship and Exhibit opportunities)
SYS-CON Events, Inc.
carmen@sys-con.com
201 802-3021