Apple iOS 5 Tech Talk World Tour 2011

I went to the Apple iOS 5 Tech Talk World Tour 2011 in New York City on Friday January 13, 2012. I was lucky enough to get into the free event held by Apple. I had submitted my registration last year, I didn’t think I would get in. To my surprise, I did. A friend a coworker also made it in. we decided to head up to the event together.

Apple did a really nice job at the event. The event was free. They gave us breakfast, lunch, T-shirts, and a wine and cheese reception. They also had a lab setup where you could discuss any issues with Apple engineers. If I would have known they had that setup, I would have come with some questions. They even volunteered to look at screen designs and source code to help resolve issues.  

I came away with a number of subjects that I want to learn more about and implement in my own apps.  Some of these topics include: using blocks, adding iCloud Support, Grand Central Dispatch, Automatic Reference Counting, and more.  

I had a great time and learned a lot. I hope that I can make it in the next time they hold one of these events. I imagine this is what WWDC is like and would love to go to that.