The AJAXWorld Conference coming later this month is offering an iPhone specific track for some of its more than 150 workshops and training sessions. As the site points out, “Apple’s iPhone has set off a new gold rush,” and the conference hopes to help developers gain the tools and experience necessary to serve this “most exciting of new platforms.” Since the primary developer-environment for the iPhone is currently Web 2.0, AJAXWorld seems a good place for educational developers to get started.

Session highlights include:

• Dojo on the iPhone: Dylan Schiemann Apple’s iPhone is the latest consumer electronics and technology sensation, sparking not only what should be significant worldwide demand, but also representing a potential new world to conquer for developers. How can developers leverage the Dojo Toolkit for this latest innovation from Cupertino?

Building the iPhone with Adobe AIR: Joe Johnson A study of the iPhone UI and rebuilding it in AIR (Adobe Integrated Runtime) using Adobe Flex 3. AIR (Adobe Integrated Runtime) is a cross-operating system runtime that allows developers to use their existing web development skills to build and deploy Rich Internet Applications to the desktop. With the WebControl component in AIR which is powered by WebKit it will allow you to build and test iPhone Applications. Also, I will be showing a component that will give the ability to make and receive calls, record/send and receive voicemail, as well as add and manage contacts.

Building an iPhone Application in 24 Hours: Behind-the-Scenes with Laszlo Systems: Bret Simister & Ben Shine Apple’s official announcement that AJAX is the iPhone’s SDK of choice reinforced Laszlo Systems’ vision, having already built its OpenLaszlo RIA development platform to inherently support AJAX. This session will discuss how OpenLaszlo is architected to work with iPhone today, and will provide insight into how Laszlo gurus, Ben Shine and Bret Simister, created an animated news game from scratch in only 24 hours. Named one of the “8 coolest iPhone apps” by Wired Magazine, “NewsMatch” exemplifies the power of the OpenLaszlo platform and its cinematic user interface.

The iPhone: What We Know, What We Don’t Know: Christopher Allen [No description provided].

Mobile AJAX, SVG, and the Future of the Web: Daniel Appelquist This session covers some of the work being done with the W3C Mobile Web Initiative and other related groups. It also features a video demonstration of an SVGt 1.2 application that was recently launched in Germany. The session will finish with a discussion on WICD, a new W3C standard that sets combination rules for HTML, SVG, and AJAX.