Lady Flashers Encouraged

Shame on you readers, this has nothing to do with the raincoat brigade!

A new Flash developers group, FlashCodersBrighton (FCB), is being established in the city to bring together users of the software and create a knowledge sharing network. FCB, who have no intention of exposing themselves, will meet fortnightly at City College, Brighton and Hove, in Pelham Street. The group are keen to attract female users of the software, if not to just prove that there are some out there!

They hope to attract all levels of Flash enthusiasts, from the casual hobbyist to the Flash professional and this diversity will make for some exciting discussions. The first of its kind in the area, the group was inspired by FlashCodersNewYork (www.flashcodersny.org) and intends to maintain close contact with the American network through the mutual sharing of ideas and information from the meetings.

The group aims to cultivate a Flash programming community that will raise standards and inspire, further enhancing Brighton's reputation as a centre of excellence in the field of Digital Media.

The meetings will cover a wide range of topics. Some will feature high-profile guest speakers from the Flash community; others will be more informal discussions and an opportunity for information sharing. They aim to cover the latest developments in software such as AS3 and Flex, and more inspirational areas such as particle systems, animation and physics simulations. The first meeting will be at 6.30pm on the 6th of June at City Colleague, and registration will be required before attending. For more information please contact Seb at Plug-In Media on flashcoders@pluginmedia.net or check the website at www.flashcodersbrighton.org.

FCB is supported by Plug-In Media, FuturLab, SkillsLab at City College Brighton & Hove and Wired Sussex.