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Globally Connecting Women in Java Technology

OSCON Java® 2011 Call for Participation

The call for papers for OSCON Java has been opened and will close at 11:59pm 03/28/2011 PDT.
You can submit your talk via the following URL:
http://www.oscon.com/oscon2011/public/cfp/159

Open source is the heartbeat of Java. From enterprise to the web, mobile and cloud, open source innovation and collaboration drive Java forward.

The inaugural OSCON Java® will cover the breadth of open source in the Java platform, from core frameworks to the cutting edge of new projects and JVM languages. We’re looking for speakers to join us in sharing their expertise, vision and experience.

OSCON Java will take place Monday, July 25, through Wednesday, July 27, 2011, in Portland, Oregon (co-located with OSCON itself).

Proposals should include as much detail about the topic and format for the presentation as possible. Vague and overly broad proposals don’t showcase your skills and knowledge, and our volunteer reviewers aren’t mind readers. The more you can tell us, the more likely the proposal will be selected.

Proposals that seem like a “vendor pitch” will not be considered. The purpose of OSCON Java is to enlighten, not to sell.

They are looking for female speakers so give it a try.

This year Devoxx was great! And YES there was (free) working WIFI in every room and in the hallway upstairs (amen).

As every year, the most fun part of devoxx for me is to see the Java Posse guys. These guys are awesome and I am a big fan.

What? You don’t know the Java Posse? Well, time you do!! The Java Posse is a Java Technology podcast with lots of news, interviews, opinions and fun stuff.

This time we (Regina and moi) decided to show the “Posse” some Duchess love by creating a banner. We acted (and looked) like a bunch of groupies ;) We knew that we where not the only “Posse” fan out there, so for us to be assured of a seat on the front row, we sat down there the session before (boring JPA talk, but ala….). Fun was that more people thought the same, and normally you notice people leaving the conference rooms during the talks, but now people where dripping in during the talk before the posse’s show. We kept a seat reserved for Yolande because we knew how big the row would be outside the room just before the show would start. The show started as we realized we didn’t grab our “free atlassian beer” and so did Jackie Wall (wife of Dick Wall 1 of the posse guys) who was sitting next to us. She was so kind to provide us from beer. As reward we donated her a Duchess t-shirt. We had a blast together. There was also a “hat” contest. Everyone with a hat could win a free subscription to parleys.com. Some guy with a yellow hat won it, he deserved it as I saw him wearing that hat during the whole conference.

Rest me to say, subscribe to the Java Posse podcast (e.g. itunes) and have fun!

Duchess loves Java Posse (picture taken by @JackieWall)

ps: The show at Devoxx is recorded and will be available soon as a Java Posse podcast.

The Zone—San Francisco’s Hotel Nikko, Hilton San Francisco, and Parc 55 hotels and the surrounding area—will be dedicated to developers during the week of JavaOne and Oracle Develop.

Unparalleled education and practical hands-on sessions, engaging activities, exceptional entertainment, and food and drink in the Zone will be exclusively geared toward the developer community converging at the two conferences. Network, share information, and learn from leading experts in the Java, PL/SQL, rich internet application development, SOA communities, and more.

Discount may have been arranged by your local JUG. Check with your local JUG.

Java2Days conference is premier event in Eastern Europe to present the latest trends in Java development in the following areas:

• Core Java Platform & Desktop
• Enterprise Java
• Java & the Cloud
• Java Web Technologies and Rich User Experience
• Java for Mobile and Devices

The second Java2Days will be held at the Inter Expo Center on 8-9 October, 2010, in Sofia, Bulgaria.

The conference is the first of its kind to be held in Eastern Europe, focused to highlight today’s cutting edge trends in building software applications with Java development tools.

Over two days, more than 600 attendees will meet world famous lecturers, engaged all year round in such events as JavaOne, The ServerSide Java Symposium, Jazoon showcasing their latest knowledge in creating more reliable, scalable and secure solutions using Java technologies in more than 20 technical sessions.

The major purpose of the event is to become a place for passionate Java developers to get in touch with the latest technologies, to become a significant part of the global Java community and to learn from the best.

For Duchess members, we have received a generous offer from the conference organizers: 10 free conference passes (Economy Pass) for each invited official Java User Group and 40% discount of every next pass.

If you want to go, get in touch.

This year’s Conference will have one of the deepest curriculum programs yet. With more than 1,300 submissions, you can choose from a variety of tracks, labs, and BOFs that will enhance your skill set, help you problem-solve quicker and more efficiently, show you new tools and products, share code, and give you hands-on opportunities. You’ll learn more about latest in tools, RIAs, Java technology, JavaFX, scripting, and much, much more.

javaOne

If you want to attend and not yet registered you can add one of the following registrations to your refer a friend list:

W1327937

This gives the person you refer to a change to win cool prices.

After JAOO I subscribed to the Google events mailing list for Europe. Today I got an email with an interesting proposal. And I thought that some of you might be interested in it as well, so here it is.

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Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 17:46:25 +0100 [01/07/2009 05:46:25 PM CET]
From: Alison Cutler
Subject: Conference and Travel Grants for Women – ECIR and Eurosys

You are receiving this email because you signed up on our technical talk mailing list and indicated that you were interested in Women in Technology. If you would like to be removed please email europe-events@google.com.

Hello!

As part of Google’s ongoing commitment to encouraging women to excel in computing and technology, we are pleased to announce two travel and conference grants for forthcoming events to encourage more female computer scientists to attend and participate in conferences

ECIR 2009 conference and travel grant, 6-9 April, Toulouse, France
We are offering 2 grants as follows:

* Free registration for the main conference. Accommodation not included.
* 300 euros for travel costs (given to the recipients at the event)

Full details here

Eurosys09 conference and travel grant, 30 March to 3 April, Nuremberg, Germany
We are offering 2 grants as follows:

* Free registration for the conference (including the workshops on 31 March). Accommodation not included.
* 300 euros for travel costs (given to the recipients at the event)

Full details here

Best wishes
Google Events Team

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The above terms reflect a potential business arrangement, are provided solely as a
basis for further discussion, and are not intended to be and do not constitute a
legally binding obligation. No legally binding obligations will be created, implied,
or inferred until an agreement in final form is executed in writing by all parties involved.