Flash on Tap (http://flashontap.eventbrite.com), a Flash design and
development conference and beer tasting festival, has announced its
spring conference dates: May 28-30, 2009, in Boston. The conference
organizers, Infrared5, Influxis and Red5Server have planned both
educational and inspirational sessions.

The Flash on Tap conference is organized around main-stage speakers
designed to appeal to all attendees followed by afternoon break-out
sessions where attendees can choose the sessions they wish to attend.
The mid-day presentations include small talks and provide attendees
with information and inspiration around skill-building, technique,
professional growth and creativity. All conference events take place
in the Flash on Tap Beer Garden and Theatre Lounge.

On the main stage, speakers are balanced between Flash design
speakers — such as GMUNK (Bradley Grosh) and Chris Georgenes — and
Flash development speakers including John Grden and Grant Skinner.
Motion graphics guru GMUNK, presents GMUNKkickdown09 while Chris
Georgenes, Mudbubble LLC, gives insights into advanced animation
workflows with his presentation on Flash Animation Tips & Tricks.
John Grden, Senior Software Developer, Infrared5 will show how to
optimize Flash projects for the leading open source 3D rendering
library for Flash in his talk, Papervision on Viagra.

Grant Skinner, CEO/Architect at gskinner.com, covers Things Every
ActionScript Developer Should Know. Additional main-stage speakers
include presentations by visionary industry leaders covering a wide
range of topics relevant to the Flash community.

The first 100 registrants can purchase Super Early Bird tickets for
US$495, which includes a signed, custom-designed Keith Peters limited
edition Flash on Tap t-shirt. Peters is known for his books about the
Flash platform and is creating the artwork which will be silk
screened on a limited edition t-shirt and available for the first 100
registrants. Included in all conference registrations are breakfasts,
lunches and reception tickets for all parties including the Flash on
Tap barbecue and Flash Trivia night.