Schedule
BAPI is a half-day conference from 1:00 – 5:30.
GENERAL AGENDA
- Opening Reception 1:00 pm
- Conference Topics 1:30 pm – 5:30 pm
- Cocktail Hour/Reception 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
More city specific details to follow soon.
*San Francisco – October 4th
*New York City – October 19th
*London – October 25th
2010 BAPI topics included the following:
How’d We Get Here?
New API providers talk the decision making process on developing an API program, justifying the business case, the path to an organizational green light and potential barriers along the way.
What Developers Want
Developers discuss what makes a good API from their perspective – how to make their life easier and how to really, really piss them off.
Out of the Gate
How to Successfully Launch an API
Clicks & Mortar and APIs
A Complete History of APIs (abridged)
Speaker: Oren Michels, CEO, Mashery
Case Study: USA TODAY
Speaker: Tim Carlson, Manager, Digital Platforms, USA Today
The Road to an API Panel
Participants:
Matt Raines, VP of Technology, Bluefly
Danny Boice, Executive Director, Web Technology/New Media, College Board
Case Study: FanFeedr
Speaker: Ty Ahmad-Taylor, Founder, FanFeedr
How APIs are Growing Up
Speaker: Benjamin Schmaus, Software Engineering Manager, Comcast Interactive Media
“What Developers Want” Panel
Participants:
Chuck Hudson, Founder, Aduci and Control UI
Jason Purdy, Technical Program Manager, Associated Press
Patrick Stokes, Vice President Engineering, Buddy Media
Case Study: Active.com
Speaker: Jeremy Thomas, Director of Product Development, Active.com
Case Study: outside.in
Speaker: Lauren Sperber, Sr. Product Manager, Outside.In
Case Study: Barnes & Noble
Speaker: Marc Parrish, VP of Direct Marketing, Barnes & Noble
Uncle Sam Wants You to Open an API (and so does Parliament!)
Open Gov Initiatives and APIs
Location, Location, Location
Location-based APIs