PHP @ TEKsystems - Intro to OpenSocial

Agenda

6:30-7pm: Pizza and soda provided by TEKsystems, Networking, Have-a-job Need-a-job

7pm - 7:45pm: Intro to OpenSocial - Matt Marum

7:45pm - 8pm: Q&A

Intro To OpenSocial

OpenSocial is dedicated to helping all knowledge workers collaborate seamlessly at work. We do this by developing technology for applications to connect to each other in a standard way.

The Activity Streams standard has been a great method for allowing activities to flow across social systems, but there has not been a standard way for these activities to connect to and invoke the applications that created them.

To address this need, OpenSocial has launched a project being spearheaded by SugarCRM and IBM for defining Actions and Action Handlers for activity streams. Actions define what can be done with an activity and action handlers provide a flexible mechanism for activities to “phone home” when these actions get invoked. Now is the time to engage with OpenSocial on this idea and others like it so that we can work together to make applications Be Social Together.

About Matt Marum

Matt Marum has been involved with the OpenSocial Foundation for over 2 years. Matt first was involved as the specification release manager on OpenSocial 2.0.0 and later. Recently, Matt has been in charge of running the OpenSocial Foundation’s projects. Matt Marum has worked for SugarCRM for a year and half and was on the core engineering team that developed Sugar 7 using PHP and Javascript. Matt currently works as a Solutions Architect on the OEM Program at SugarCRM. Prior to that he worked in product development and software standards with IBM Software Group.

Meetup Location Information For TEKsystems

1201 Edwards Mill Rd, Suite 201
Raleigh, NC 27607

It is on the corner of Edwards Mill and Trinity

The office building is called Trinity Place

Take elevator to second floor and go left

You will enter TEKsystems and the room is to the left, all the way to the back on the right

There should be some signs up to guide you, but if you have trouble finding us, you can contact Jason Austin (919-807-1708) or Bryan Pearson (757-744-9291) and we will help you out.