[Ldsoss] 1st Annual FamilySearch Developers Conference March 12, 2008

Mon Feb 25 10:39:43 EST 2008

Just three days left to get the Early-Bird Discount of $20.00.  After the 27th this all-day event will be $80.00.  Please register by going to:

http://FamilyHistoryConferences.byu.edu/familysearch  

A list follows below of the 20 different presentations with descriptions.

This is not an event to miss!

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Keynote  8:30   Ransom Love           
FamilySearch Dir. of Strategic Relations 
Brave New Platform: Changing the World of Genealogy

FamilySearch          10:00  Duane Kuehne          API Overview

FamilySearch          11:00  Ryan Heaton            Family Tree Read

FamilySearch          1:30  Ryan Heaton            Family Tree Write

FamilySearch          2:30  Rob Lyon                 
Family Tree Sync

It is one thing to read and write to the Family Tree, but is quite another to keep a 
local record manager in "sync" with the Family Tree information. This session is a 
quick overview of flows and ideas to keep a local repository up-to-date with the vast 
information in Family Tree.

FamilySearch          3:30  Rob Lyon                 
Family Tree Combine/Separate

The Family Tree is a wonderful step forward in combining genealogy data information 
into a single database. Many great AI algorithms have been created to combine people 
from differing sources. However, these algorithms can only take us so far. we need to 
enlist enthusiasts to look at possible duplicates and combine them when appropriate. 
This is currently a tedious process, but they are many new possibilities in 
improvements with the API.

FamilySearch           4:30  Tim Crabb, Rober W. Lee               
Record Search

Record Search helps you identify your ancestors by letting you search millions of 
indexed records and by letting you browse images of records that have not yet been 
indexed; quickly users can begin to uncover information about their ancestors.  
Indexed records and images of artifacts aren't exclusive to Record Search's own 
innovative UI - its client/ server architecture leverages a rich API that provides 
interfaces to allow other applications to integrate this same functionality to search 
and retrieve records and image artifacts.  This API will be made public shortly so 
come to learn the details of these APIs and see a demonstration of how they could be 
leveraged in your applications.

3rdParty                 10:00  Renaun Erickson      
Adobe Flex

The asfslib project is a set of classes in ActionScript 3.0 to help developers 
interact with the FamilySearch API services.  This presentation will demonstrate how 
to use the asfslib in your Flex and AIR projects.  As well as techniques to use Flex 
to create nice looking front ends for display data coming from the FamilySearch API.

3rdParty                 11:00  David Pugmire        
.NET Software

"FamilySearch Opens the Door to .NET Developers Worldwide" 
The way is paved from FamilySearch to the world of .NET.  Join David Pugmire of 
nGenesis for a tour of the .NET API for FamilySearch.  In this session you will learn 
what you can do with FamilySearch using the .NET Framework, and discover everything 
you need to get started.  Demos of the API in both VB and C# languages, as well as 
multiple platforms such as ASP.NET, Windows, and Mobile clients will be presented.

3rd Party                 1:30  John Finlay              
PHP 

The PHP-FSAPI Library is an open source library which allows developers to interact with the new FamilySearch APIs using PHP.  This presentation will discuss how to use the PHP-FSAPI Library in your own projects and discuss the mapping of the API XML into GEDCOM.  This presentation will also show how the PhpGedView project uses this library to integrate with new FamilySearch by allowing users to cross-link their data with the data in FamilySearch. 
PhpGedView Web Site http://www.phpgedview.net ( http://www.phpgedview.net/ ) 

3rd Party                 2:30  Jimmy Zimmerman  
Ruby

Ruby-fs-api is an OpenSource library that makes accessing the FamilySearch API 
extremely easy. Learn why Ruby is a great choice for accessing the FamilySearch API, 
and how to get started. Link: http://code.google.com/p/ruby-fs-api/ 

3rdParty                3:30  Logan Allred            
Cocoa Obj.-C

Learn how to use the open-source FSKit Cocoa framework to integrate the FamilySearch 
web service APIs into your Macintosh applications.  There will be a brief overview of 
the architecture and core classes in FSKit, after which you will build a simple  
application to demonstrate authentication, searching, reading person data, caching, 
synchronization.

3rdParty                 4:30  Boyd Gerber            
Perl/Python

My presentation will include: An introduction to perl and python libraries that makes 
working with the API easy. Instructions on obtaining code, account, etc. to begin 
using the library. Live Demo of a perl and python application that uses FamilySearch 
API.  Roadmap & how to get involved. Each section will be for the seperate programming 
language.

Client                      10:00  John Finlay              
GedLync

GedLync is a new Java open source project developed by students at Neumont University which will allow users to synchronize a GEDCOM file on their local desktop with data in new FamilySearch.  This tool simplifies the way users can upload and synchronize their GEDCOM data with new FamilySearch.
http://www.neumont.edu ( http://www.neumont.edu/ ) 

Client                      11:00  Gaylon Findlay        
PAF SDK/ Sync (C++)

The basic layout of the PAF 5 database structure will be covered, along with the 
basics of using the PAF 5 SDK provided by the Church. From this base, we will discuss 
the recent changes engineered by Incline Software and Ohana Software to allow syncing 
with the new FamilySearch Family Tree.

Client                      1:30  Dan Lawyer, Jason Butterfield             
Rich Flex Client

Full-featured and filthy-rich on the FamilySearch API. The FamilySearch Labs team is 
building a full-featured, rich (in features) web client on top of the FamilySearch 
API. Come hear tips, tricks, and best practices of integrating Flash apps with the 
FamilySearch API. An overview of the FamilySearch Family Tree project, its 
architecture and how it integrates with the FamilySearch API will be presented.

Client                      2:30  Matt Misbach, Brad Hintze  
Rapid Ajax Application Platform 

This lecture will cover a quick overview of the basics of the Bungee Connect platform. 
 A tour of the Bungee Family Search library will be given followed  by a demo of a 
Family Search searching application that was written using the library.

Client                      3:30  Gordon Clarke         
Feature Opportunities

Gordon will cover the opportunies available in this new arena, including Tree 
Cleaning, Notifications, Private/Shared/Public Spaces, Collaboration, hosting and 
linking of Rich Media.

 Client                      4:30 Jimmy Zimmerman  
Basic Client

The basic client is available as a binary or source code.  The binary can be used to 
test all the features of the Family Tree API and provides an ability to check the XML 
strings before committing the changes.  Excellent tool for learning and understanding 
the API Schema in actual use.

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