Update: I updated this post to make it clearer and added a new type of ticket for those who like to watch and learn, but not ready to spend the full weekend working.

First and foremost, this event is for developers and entrepreneurs who want to build and launch Facebook applications. We have two types of tickets:

1. Attend 3 days and work on building Facebook Apps. Choose one of these tickets if:

• You’re a developer, and you want to build and release your first Facebook application, or finish an app you’re working on and launch it, or if you have an App that’s not doing very well and you want to tweak it and relaunch. You want to learn how to make an app successful, and you want to utilize our cross promotion plans to get you started. You don’t need to have prior experience building Facebook apps, but you do need to have experience building Web applications. You can bring your own team, or we’ll match you up with other developers.
• You’re a graphics designer or have experience with CSS/HTML and you want to work during the weekend to help the developer teams make their apps look good and be easy for users to use.
• You’re a marketing ninja, and you want to help developers make their apps go viral. Select the right features, choose the right marketing messages, and appeal to users.

This is a great chance to learn, grow, and build a network. But, due to the nature of Facebook Apps, and the fact that they don’t require much help beyond programming in their early stages, you won’t get equity or a share in the applications you help with, unless you partner with developers who need your continued involvement after the weekend. But the assumption is that you’re volunteering your time to learn and have fun.

2. Attend the Sunday Night Extravaganza. If you’re not in the 3 groups above, or not ready to work throughout the full weekend yet, you’re welcome to attend on Sunday night at 8:00 pm. We’ll have demos of the apps we build, and our entrepreneurs will share what they learned.

Oh, and if you’re an expert who had built successful Facebook applications, or have great experience in areas like monetization, scaling, or marketing and would like to help out by doing a presentation or be available to answer developer’s questions, please contact us at: info (at) weekendapps.com .

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