It is almost time for Adobe Max! (I need to start packing at some point). I figured I can share my schedule of sessions and labs for the next 3 days, and also give the first time goers like me some info on what to look for and how to prep, courtesy of Jonathan Campos

Monday

• General Session
• Flash Catalyst 101: Hands on Lab
• Introducing Flash Catalyst Beta 2 and What’s Ahead for Flash Catalyst
• Structuring UI Design Comps for Use in Flash Catalyst
• Meet the Teams

Tuesday

• Photoshop CS4: The Essentials of Image Enhancements for Web and Flash Designers
• General Session
• How to Visually Design and Prototype Websites
• Advanced Interaction Design and Designing for Data in Flash Catalyst
• Sneak Peeks and 2009 Max Awards
• Max Bash!!!!

Wednesday

• Down and Dirty Tricks in Photoshop with Corey Barker
• Design Websites that Grab People: Building Online Communities

Since this is my first time to MAX I made sure to take some tips from Jonathan Campos, so here they are:

DON’T MISS THE KEYNOTES OR THE SNEAKS!
These are the singular biggest and coolest reasons to come to the conference. From new technology to experimental technology these are by far the coolest things you will see. Monday and Tuesday morning are the keynotes and Tuesday night before the big Adobe bash are the Sneaks.

Also, note that the Sneaks are right after the Max Awards – a place to see some of the coolest pieces of software developed in the last year. So go see the cool software of last year and stay for the cool technology of the next year(s).

Bring your business cards
After the keynote and the sneaks the main reason for Max is to network. If you don’t leave with at least one good contact at the end Max you didn’t talk to enough people. This is the biggest collection of rockstars you will ever hope to have, talk to people, ask for their contact information, and make sure to follow up.

At night I highly recommend keeping your ears open for the places people are going and go out. When networking even the brightest stars like to dim their lights a bit over a pint and a shot – or in my case, some Jack Daniels. Even if you aren’t a drinker go out and chat people up. Some of my favorite memories are filled with discussions of code and theories when we are all 2 sheets to the wind.

I can tell you now, don’t plan to go to every single session that you put into your session schedule

Also, visit Adobe’s resource page for all your social media needs. http://max.adobe.com/resources/

So there you have it! See you at MAX!