http://www.jfokus.se/jfokus/english.jsp Jfokus is the largest yearly conference for everyone who works with Java in Sweden. (Text taken from aforementioned website.)

http://www.javagruppen.dk/hindsgavl08/?newLocale=en Javagruppen is annually hosting a conference in which famous speakers from all over the world participate in debating current development subjects. Apart from conference sessions, members of Javagruppen and guests may share their experiences between themselves and the speakers. (Text taken from aforementioned website.)

http://www.jbossworld.com/register/ JBoss World Orlando is the hot place to be and be seen this winter, when much of the rest of the country will be in deep freeze. It is the world’s largest gathering for users of JBoss, Red Hat, and other related open source solutions. The event’s comprehensive agenda will focus on the technologies, best practices, and industry insights to help IT executives, architects, and developers make better decisions about open source and be successful in driving business transformation in their organizations. (Text taken from their website.)

http://fosdem.org FOSDEM '08 is a free and non-commercial event organised by the community, for the community. Its goal is to provide Free and Open Source developers a place to meet.

http://qcon.infoq.com/london/conference/ Some text taken from the "About QCon" page: QCon is a conference that is organized by the community, for the community. QCon is designed with the technical depth and enterprise focus of interest to technical team leads, architects, and project managers. The event brings the leaders of the Agile, Java, .NET, Ruby, and SOA communities to London...

http://www.eclipsecon.org/2008/ EclipseCon is the premier technical and user conference focusing on the power of the Eclipse platform. From implementers to users, and everyone in between, if you are using, building, or considering Eclipse, EclipseCon is the one conference you need to attend. (Text taken from their website.)

With the launch of the new website, we can now officially become a JUG, and be ready for new members from around the world. Of course, we want to celebrate all this with a launch party. Join us to get the ball rolling for Duchess - ladies in Java! Location: Cafe De Jaren, Amsterdam Time: 18:00 - 21:00 If Amsterdam is too far for most of the people who want to come, we're open to suggestions for other locations. Feel free to discuss this in the forum "Netherlands". The date in the red box on the top is the tentative date so that people can sign up for this event. Please log in to vote for a preferred date and sign up for this event to let us know you're coming. [poll=3]

http://javasymposium.techtarget.com/lasvegas/index.html TSSJS is the only conference that offers a secular view on key Java topics - We have no hidden agenda, just editorial expertise and a commitment to unbiased, well-rounded Java education. (Text taken from their website.)

ApacheCon ApacheCon is the official user conference, trainings, and expo of the Apache Software Foundation (ASF). Celebrating its landmark 10th Anniversary, ApacheCon Europe takes place 7-11 April at the Mövenpick Hotel Amsterdam City Centre, The Netherlands.

The Apache Portals Meetup brings together users, committers and enthousiasts from Apache Pluto, Jetspeed, Bridges and WSRP4J and other related projects. Portals have many advantages, which is why they have become the de facto standard for Web application delivery. In fact, analysts have predicted that portals will become the next generation for the desktop environment. Portals distinguish themselves from other software systems because they provide the ability to integrate disparate systems and leverage the functionality provided by those systems. As such, they are not mutually exclusive, and do not force you into an either-or decision vis-a-vis existing software systems. Meet the people behind the JSR-168 and JSR-286 Portlet specifications. Are you already working with portals? Or just interested? Join us! This Meetup will be organized as a low-barrier community driven event and is free to attend. We will have a room and essential infrastructure (wireless network, free drinks) within or nearby the same building as where the ApacheCon is held to organize our mini-conference about anything of interest for the Apache Portals Community. When: Monday, April 7, 13:00-17:30 Where: Pakhuis de Zwijger Map: Google Map of the venue, A=ApacheCon, B=Meetup Sign up: Sign up page (please create a login first) More info: Info page Entrance: FREE

Apache Jackrabbit is a fully conforming implementation of the Content Repository for Java Technology API (JCR). A content repository is a hierarchical content store with support for structured and unstructured content, full text search, versioning, transactions, observation, and more. Typical applications that use content repositories include content management, document management, and records management systems.The Jackrabbit Meetup is a chance for everyone interested in JCR, Jackrabbit, and/or Sling. The meetup is free to attend and doesn't require attendance at the ApacheCon. We could do JCR training, present and discuss different JCR deployment projects, case studies, and other stuff, and generally get to know each other better. Everyone is free and welcome to propose ideas for short presentations, discussion topics, and other things you'd be interested in seeing. Join us at this very first Jackrabbit meetup! When: Tuesday, April 8, 09:00-14:00 Where: Pakhuis de Zwijger Map: Google Map of the venue, A=ApacheCon, B=Meetup Sign up: Sign up page (please create a login first) More info: Info page Entrance: FREE

As a Java developer working on web applications, you've probably heard about the latest kid on the block from the Apache community: Apache Wicket. With proper mark-up/logic separation, a POJO data model, and a refreshing lack of XML, Apache Wicket makes developing web-apps simple and enjoyable again. Swap the boilerplate, complex debugging and brittle code for powerful, reusable components written with plain Java and HTML. You are invited to join us at the second Amsterdam Wicket meetup. The meetup is in an informal setting, with over 30 attendees already, and will give you some fast-paced insight in what Wicket exactly is and how to use it. Topics include: "Wicket versus the rest", "Integrating Open ID with Wicket" and "What is going into Wicket 2.0" When: Tuesday, April 8, 15:00-21:00 Where: Pakhuis de Zwijger Map: Google Map of the venue, A=ApacheCon, B=Meetup More info: Info page Sign up: Sign up page (please create a login first) Entrance: FREE

J-Spring Bi-annual Java conference organized by the NL-JUG. This is an all-day conference with lots of presentations in six different tracks:

• Core - topics on core Java APIs of Java SE
• Enterprise - topics on Java EE APIs, including web development, architecture, integration, and SOA/BPM related topics
• Methodology - topics concerning the software development process of Java projects
• Mobile & Embedded - Java on mobile devices, embedded or real-time usage
• New & Cool - popular new Java technology and/or remarkable application of Java technology in the real world
• Tools - supporting tools for designing and/or development of Java applications or automating the software development process

After the J-Spring seminar we'll have dinner together. [edit]Elise has found us a nice restaurant that shouldn't be too far from 't Spant: http://www.de3vrienden.nl/index.htm, she made a reservation for 5 to 15 people.[/edit] The time I have entered is a suggestion. I chose it so we could spend some time at the drink that is sponsored by Athos and have some time to actually get to the restaurant afterward. [edit]Elise has been very active, she has found us sponsors for the drinks and 30 dishes (to be divided amongst those who come). So thank you IJsberg for the drinks and VXCompany for the food![/edit]

http://fisl.softwarelivre.org/8.0/www/?q=en This forum highlights contributions to the international free software community. Topics may include development and database, Web development and database, admin, community and philosophy, free software ecosystem, education and digital inclusion, gender, and games and multimedia. (Text taken from IBM's website: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/views/java/events.jsp.)

http://it-republik.de/jaxenter/eclipseforumeurope/ The Eclipse Forum Europe event is the conference for all experts using Eclipse. Whether it be as a development environment or as a framework for Rich Clients, as server side infrastructure or as the base for joint application lifecycle management. (Free translation of their website.)

http://java.sun.com/javaone/sf/ Thousands of Java technology developers, enthusiasts, industry experts-- as well as celebrities, media representatives, and bloggers--are gathering in San Francisco this week for the 12th-annual JavaOne Conference. (Text taken from their website.)

http://blog.springsource.com/main/2008/04/08/q2-amsterdam-java-meetup-may-23rd-2008/

http://jaoo.com.au/brisbane/conference/ JAOO is a conference for Software Development Professionals organized by experienced software professionals. Topics covered include Software Engineering, Methods, Tools and Best Practices. JAOO provides a unique indepth technical experience for all participants to learn from and interact personally with world experts throughout the day and evening activities. The target audience is senior developers, designers, architects, IT project managers and decision makers. The program is focused on a high level technical tracks presented by the leading innovators and technical specialists on the following topics: Architecture, Design, Modeling, Java, .NET, Ruby, Open Source, Agility, SOA and more. (Text taken from their website.)

http://jaoo.com.au/sydney/conference/ JAOO is a conference for Software Development Professionals organized by experienced software professionals. Topics covered include Software Engineering, Methods, Tools and Best Practices. JAOO provides a unique indepth technical experience for all participants to learn from and interact personally with world experts throughout the day and evening activities. The target audience is senior developers, designers, architects, IT project managers and decision makers. The program is focused on a high level technical tracks presented by the leading innovators and technical specialists on the following topics: Architecture, Design, Modeling, Java, .NET, Ruby, Open Source, Agility, SOA and more.

During this 2 day conference you'll receive in depth presentations on the Spring ecosystem where you can network with the Spring committers and peers and receive do's and dont's from the Spring source. (Text taken from the JavaPolis newsletter of the BeJUG.) Subscribe to the SpringOne newsletter here.

http://javasymposium.techtarget.com/europe/index.html TSSJS is the only conference that offers a secular view on key Java topics - We have no hidden agenda, just editorial expertise and a commitment to unbiased, well-rounded Java education. (Text taken from their website.)

Lunatech Research is organising the fourth Benelux JBoss User Group meeting: an afternoon of free technical sessions presented by JBoss developers. And what is more they have asked us to give a presentation about Duchess and women in IT. Clara and I will be giving the presentation, but we'd like to invite you all to come and see us and join us in the discussion afterwards. http://www.lunatech-research.com/archives/2008/05/16/jbug-2008-06

The European Conference on Java Technology

For insights and inspiration. For meeting professionals. With expert speakers. With broad coverage. With talks by peers for peers. With the latest trends from JavaOne. Centrally located in Europe. Vendor-neutral. Who should attend: software developers, architects, consultants, IT managers. Who should contribute: IT specialists with valuable knowledge, experience and vision to share, IT companies offering products and services related to Java and software engineering. (Text taken from their website.)

http://girlgeekdinner.nl The Amsterdam Girl Geek Dinner (GGD) is a social event that is intended to encourage women to explore science, technology, and other traditionally male-dominated areas. The idea behind the GGD is simple — we invite women who are kicking-ass in their respective fields, and we ask them to give an informal talk, where they can describe themselves and their work. This is followed by a Q&A session. Flexbar @ Westergasfabriek Pazzanistraat 1, Amsterdam Cost: 22.50 Euros (buffet dinner, excluding drinks)

http://ecoop08.cs.ucy.ac.cy/

The European Conference on Object-Oriented Programming will be held in July of 2008, at the Coral Beach Resort in Cyprus.

 

You are invited to take part in the academic conference on all things object.

(Text taken from their website.)

We are pleased to announce our first technical event sponsored by SpringSource - the creators of Spring. This is a free event for Duchess members. At this event, Arjen Poutsma will talk about:

• 5 (or so) Reasons to use Spring: a varied introduction to the Spring Framework, showing why you should use in your Java application.
• Spring Web Services: the portfolio project focussed on doing contract-first Web Service development.

This is meant for people with various levels of knowledge about Spring. There will be lots of examples and as interactive as possible. SpringSource also offered to pay for dinner which will start at 18:00. Date: September 5, 2008 Time: 18:00 Location: Ijsberg office Van Nelleweg 1210 3044 BC Rotterdam We deliberately placed the event in Rotterdam so that our members in Belgium would perhaps like to come and meet up with us. 1 hour from Amsterdam. 1 hour from Antwerp. Seating is limited, so please register early by logging in and signing up on this page.

http://polaris.ing.unimo.it/pppj08/ The ACM (pending) International Conference on Principles and Practice of Programming In Java (PPPJ 2008) aims at drawing together researchers, teachers, practitioners, and programmers who study or work with the Java language, in order to discuss the principles and practice of its use in a friendly and fertile academic environment. (Text taken from their website.)

http://www.javaconference.com/ The JUGM will hold a conference in München.

berlin.jar The Java conference in Berlin

http://www4.java.no/web/show.do?page=197;786 JavaZone is the largest developer conference in Scandinavia, and 2008 will be the seventh edition of the conference. JavaZone is arranged by the Norwegian Java User's Group, javaBin, and partners, and will take place in Oslo, September 17-18 at Oslo Spektrum.

http://www.hosc.nl/

Open Invention Network, Second Life, DTO, ECIS, Kennisnet, de Wikimedia Foundation en vele anderen zijn present op de Conferentie van HollandOpen. Dus ook deze vierde editie mag je niet missen: 18 en 19 september in Amsterdam. Dagvoorzitter: Herbert Blankestein van BNR Nieuwsradio. Locatie: Rhone gebouw, nabij NS-station Amsterdam Sloterdijk.

Stuur deze mail gerust door aan geïnteresseerden.

Een greep uit het rijke programma:

Second Life

Claudia L’Amoreaux over de ontwikkelingen in Second Life, nadat Linden Lab in 2004 “made the bold decision to grant Second Life residents the rights to their own intellectual property”. Claudia L'Amoreaux laat de creativiteit en spirit zien die is onstaan in the Second Life education community. Ze bespreek open content communities en hun projecten - zoals Sloodle, a Second Life/Moodle mash-up, Wikitecture's 3D wiki. Claudia demonstreert hoe mensen Second Life gebruiken voor onderwijsdoeleinden in universiteiten, organisaties and scholen.

Wikiversity en Open Educatie

In het onderwijs wordt veel en dankbaar gebruik gemaakt van openbaar beschikbare en kwalitatief goeie informatie. Jan Bart de Vreede is vice-president van de internationale toonaangevende Wikimedia Foundation, de organisatie die wikipedia en alle andere loten aan de open kennisboom koestert. En bovendien is hij werkzaam bij Kennisnet, de organisatie die het belang van open kennis voor het onderwijs al vroeg heeft ingezien. Jan Bart gaat in op de mogelijke betekenis van Wikiversity voor het curriculum. En zijn Kennisnetcollega Michael van Wetering stelt ons een gedurende deze dagen een aantal indringende vragen over de betekenis van open systemen voor het onderwijs: is het onderwijs wel te organiseren op een wijze die educatief het beste is, als je dat moet doen met gesloten en dus weinig flexibele systemen?

Patentje kopen?

Keith Bergelt, CEO van het Open Invention Network. Softwarepatenten zouden de Open gemeenschap in de toekomst wel eens de das om kunnen doen, zo vrezen velen. Dankzij het Open Invention Network en andere vergelijkbare initiatieven hoeven we daar misschien toch niet zo bang voor te zijn. Philips, NEC, IBM en vele anderen bundelden hun krachten in dit Network om ervoor te zorgen dat open innovaties ook in de toekomst mogelijk blijven. Maar wat betekent dat concreet voor ICT bedrijven? En voor gebruikers van software? Want dit network koopt relevante patenten op, om ze ter beschikking te stellen aan verkopers, ontwikkelaars en gebruikers die bijvoorbeeld het Linux ecosysteem vormen.

ECIS op het netvlies

Het European Comite for Interoperable Systems, ECIS, is een internationale non profit organisatie waar bedrijven als Red Hat, Oracle, Adobe en vele anderen zich hard maken voor interoperabiliteit in de ICT. Ze hebben de Europese commissie bijgestaan in het proces tegen Microsoft en laten regelmatig op Europees niveau van zich horen. Hun belangrijkste pleidooi: is eerlijke concurrentie in de ICT mogelijk maken. Toch weten maar weinig mensen in Nederland wat ECIS is en doet. Na onze conferentie heeft u als zakelijk geïnteresseerde Open Source en Open Content gebruiker ECIS op het netvlies.

“Neen, tenzij”

Leuk, Open Source Software. Maar hoe implementeer je dat nou in je beleid. Wat zijn de juridische valkuilen, waarom zijn er zoveel verschillende licenties en waar moet je op letten als gebruiker. Want wat zijn de risico’s eigenlijk als een systeem componenten bevat die licentie-technisch strijdig zijn? Wat weten ICT-bedrijven daar eigenlijk van en kun je vertrouwen op de contracten die met de gebruikers worden afgesloten? Onder andere Arnoud Engelfriet, octrooigemachtigde en tot voor kort aan de slag bij Philips, weet daar als partner bij ICTrecht alles van. Maar of we vrolijk worden van zijn boodschap? Volgens hem liggen er nog veel kansen voor open source software als we in staat zijn het “neen, tenzij” beleid van veel bedrijven om te buigen.

Sonderen van de publieke opinie

Van Nederlandse bodem presenteren we ons momentum: Nederland Open in Verbinding. Ineke Schop leidt het programmabureau NOIV en zal ons prikkelen met de initiatieven die we zelf moeten tonen, de kansen die we moeten grijpen en de verwachtingen die we mogen koesteren ten aanzien van de introductie van “Open” in het ICT bereik van de overheid. Om de eerste dag verder op scherp te zetten zal Herbert Blankesteijn argumenten van sprekers en publiek sonderen, rotte plekjes wegboren en als een virtueel tandarts weer keurig dichten. Zodat alle bezoekers goed gemutst en met heldere verwachtingen de conferentiedagen verder tegemoet kunnen treden.

OpenOffice.org en ODF

Technologie goeroe Simon Phipps (UK, Chief Open Source Officer at Sun Microsystems) is een bekende computerindustrie insider, recensist en begenadigd spreker. In vroegere tijden programmeerde hij mainframes, Windows en voor het web. Zijn keynote gaat over ODF en The Adoption-Led Market. Het Open Document Formaat was de eerste ISO standaard ooit, tot stand gekomen dankzij een open source project. Dat betekende een nieuwe fase in de softwaremarkt. Simon geeft ons zijn visie op de toekomstige “adoption led market” ontwikkelingen en de betekenis daarvan.

Gaming

David van Gent, Learning Partner IBM Benelux Certified Instructor laat integratie van open technologies zoals Web 2.0, Serious Gaming & Virtual Worlds de revue passeren. Hij presenteert concrete ervaringen vanuit de Universiteit Utrecht, Kennisnet en in interne projecten bij IBM. Het kan allemaal veel beter, dynamischer, innovatiever met meer interactie. En “open” speelt daarin een cruciale rol.

Praktijkles

Bauke Keulen tot voor kort werkzaam als senior adviseur en projectmanager bij Defensie Telematica Organisatie neemt ons mee in de roadmap die het Nederlandse ministerie van Defensie heeft gevolgd in de uitrol van OpenOffice.org. Daarbij komen onderwerpen aan bod als: - De aanpassingen die in OpenOffice.org zijn gedaan in het kader van de Defensie huisstijl - De invoering van het Open Document Format bij de overheid en bij de NAVO En hij geeft aan wat wij daarmee kunnen. Vermijd doodlopende wegen, doe het snel en simpel waar dat kan. Belangrijke lessen uit de praktijk van een grote organisatie.

En natuurlijk zijn er nog vele andere sprekers die een keur aan onderwerpen en behandelen. U kiest wat voor u of uw organisatie interessant is. De nadruk ligt dit jaar op: OpenOffice.org, Open Educatie, het brede spectrum open innovaties en het professionaliseren van de ‘Open’ ICT sector.

Een kleine greep uit de lijst van overige sprekers voor de meer technisch en operationeel georiënteerde deelnemers aan de HollandOpen conference:

Wilco Jansen – Lead Workgroup development Joomla! Bernard de Groot - SanomaWSOY : Grafisch materiaal voor leermiddelen delen op basis EZ Publish

Tjeerd Brenninkmeijer en klant – Sneak preview Hippo7 en gebruikservaring Kor Dwarshuis – Toegankelijkheid en de Drempels Weg-richtlijnen Chris Obdam – OpenID; bouwsteen voor een Open Web. Jisse Reitsma – Security issues en oplossingen in de LAMP stack

Voor meer informatie of Sponsormogelijkheden kunt u contact opnemen met Henk van Cann: Henk@hollandopen.nl

Hierbij een uitnodiging voor een kennissessie over portals, door IPROFS. Deze sessie
is bedoeld voor Java specialisten die hun eerste stappen willen zetten op het gebied
van Portal bouw.

Op dinsdag 23 september zal de kennissessie plaats vinden op ons kantoor in Haarlem.

Het programma is als volgt:

Vanaf 18:30 ontvangst met eten.

Vanaf 19:15 begint de kennissessie:

*        Een introductie in portal en portlet technologie. 
*        Hands-on aan de slag met zelf een potletje ontwikkelen en deze draaien in een
portal. Neem dus je laptop mee! (Meekijken met iemand anders kan natuurlijk ook) 
*        Praktijk ervaring bij Pijlhoven over het ontwikkelen van porlets met JSF. 

Als je intresse hebt laat het mij dan even weten via de mail of mail naar
info[at]iprofs.nl onder vermelding van de kennissessie van 23 september, zodat er
rekening mee kan worden gehouden met het eten bestellen etc. 

Met vriendelijke groet,

Régina ten Bruggencate

RtenBruggencate[at]iprofs.nl

IPROFS

Gebouw "De Houthof"

Claus Sluterweg 125

2012 WS Haarlem

(verdieping 6)

15% Discount for Duchess members http://jaoo.dk/conference/ JAOO is a conference for Software Development Professionals organized by experienced software professionals. Topics covered include Software Engineering, Methods, Tools and Best Practices. JAOO provides a unique indepth technical experience for all participants to learn from and interact personally with world experts throughout the day and evening activities. The target audience is senior developers, designers, architects, IT project managers and decision makers. The program is focused on a high level technical tracks presented by the leading innovators and technical specialists on the following topics: Architecture, Design, Modeling, Java, .NET, Ruby, Open Source, Agility, SOA and more. [edit]As I wanted to know for myself I sent an email to the organization to ask them about which days would be conference and which days would be tutorials, and here is their answer:

The conference is Monday-Wednesday (29-30 September and 1 October) Tutorials are Sunday, September 28, Thursday-Friday: 2-3 October.

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http://gracehopper.org/2008/ The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing is a series of conferences designed to bring the research and career interests of women in computing to the forefront. Presenters are leaders in their respective fields, representing industrial, academic and government communities. Leading researchers present their current work, while special sessions focus on the role of women in today's technology fields, including computer science, information technology, research and engineering. Past Grace Hopper Celebrations have resulted in collaborative proposals, networking, mentoring, and increased visibility for the contributions of women in computing. (Text taken from their website.)

http://www.girlgeekdinner.nl Speaker: Julie LermanTitle: Staying dry while drinking from the technology firehose Date: Wednesday 8 October, 2008 Time: 7-11 PM Location: Flexbar @ Westergasfabriek (Pazzanistraat 1, Amsterdam) Cost: 22.50 Euros (buffet dinner, excluding drinks)Abstract: Julie Lerman has been programming for over 20 years, with the glorious beginnings of a single BASIC computer class while acquiring a degree in Russian history. At her first job (nothing to do with history) the only computer in a company of over 1000 people quickly ended up on her desk. Since then she has used about 10 programming languages, but it took 13 years before she attended her first programming class. Julie will talk to the Amsterdam Girl Geeks about the challenge of trying to remain sane while keeping up with constantly changing technology and some of the extra challenges that being a girl geek added along the way. Biography: Julie Lerman is an independent consultant and .NET Mentor who has been designing and writing software applications for over 20 years. Julie is the author of "Programming Entity Framework" (O'Reilly) and is well known in the .NET community as a Microsoft MVP, ASPInsider and INETA Speaker. She is a prolific blogger, a frequent presenter at conferences around the world and author of articles in many technical publications. Julie lives in the tiny U.S. state of Vermont where she runs the Vermont.NET User Group and serves on the board of the Vermont Software Developers Alliance. You can read Julie's blog at www.thedatafarm.com/blog

We are proud to announce our second technical event - Groovy & Grails sponsored by VXCompany. It will take place at the VXCompany office in Baarn (near Utrecht). If necessary, we will organize pick-up/drop-off at Baarn train station. This is a free event for Duchess members. To receive a free book on Groovy & Grails, register on this page before September 25. When you have signed up but are not able to come, please cancel your registration!

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This workshop consists of a presentation and a hands-on session.Date: October 9, 2008 Time: 17:00-22:00 Location: VXCompany office Baarnsche Dijk 8 3741 LR BaarnThe following is the schedule for the evening: 17:00 Dinner 18:00 1st Workshop - presentation and examples 19:30 Break 20:00 2nd Workshop - hands-on session with Groovy & Grails 21:00 Drinks and book hand-out 22:00 End Here is an introduction to the workshop from Maarten:

Groovy en Grails: Dynamisch en Agile

Statisch getypeerde talen (zoals Java) kennen hun grenzen op het gebied van productiviteit en expressiviteit. Met de opkomst van dynamische talen en innovatieve Webframeworks gebaseerd op deze talen, is het mogelijk om op een krachtige en efficiënte manier bedrijfsapplicaties te ontwikkelen. Groovy is een dynamische taal voor de Java Virtual Machine. Groovy biedt een flexibele Java-achtige syntax die Java-ontwikkelaars kunnen leren in een kwestie van uren, en biedt mogelijkheden die ook zijn terug te vinden in andere dynamische talen zoals Ruby, Python of Smalltalk. Met Groovy behoud je de investeringen die je hebt gedaan in je kennis en vaardigheden, tooling en server software, terwijl het toch mogelijk is om innovatieve software te ontwikkelen en gebruik te maken van bijvoorbeeld DSL's (Domain Specific Languages). Grails is een geavanceerd en innovatief web-applicatie framework op basis van Groovy, en gebaseerd op bewezen Open Source producten zoals Spring, Hibernate, SiteMesh, Quartz en Ajax libraries. Grails maakt het mogelijk om met teams volgens Agile methodieken te werken en zodoende kwalitatief hoogwaardige applicaties te ontwikkelen in een korter tijdsbestek. Door gebruik te maken van principes als 'Convention over Configuration' vereenvoudigt Grails het ontwikkel proces om zodoende de focus te leggen op de zaken die er daadwerkelijk toe doen, namelijk het opleveren van 'Bussiness Value' voor de gebruiker en gebruiksvriendelijke (web)applicaties. Directions to VXCompany

http://www.softwaresummit.com Colorado Software Summit is an intensely technical conference, created by and for professional programmers who are working with (or wishing they were working with) the latest software engineering technologies. We have a particular focus on FOSS (Free and Open Source) and Java programming and tools. Conference sessions emphasize real-world programming, with practical examples and plenty of source code to illustrate concepts and techniques. Many of the conference topics are presented by the architects and designers and lead programmers of the tools they are teaching you to use, while the remainder are taught by people who are using those tools themselves to build comprehensive projects. [text from website]

http://agileholland.com/nl/webform/agileholland-organiseert-haar-eerste-conferentie-24-oktober-amsterdam

http://ijtc.firstport.ie/ JTC 2008, the Irish Java Technologies Conference is coming back to Dublin on November 5th, 6th and 7th. Building on last years highly successful event, the IJTC is the Java conference for Java (and related) developers.

http://www.nljug.org/jfall/ A one day conference for Java developers organized by the NLJUG with many interesting sessions

Masters of Java Masters of Java is an exciting contest where you get several problems. Each problem has to be solved in half an hour. You work in teams of 1 or 2 persons.

http://www.xpday.net/ XP Day Benelux is a two day international conference about agile software development, intended for software development and business people from all walks of life. It provides a good opportunity for exchanging ideas and sharing experiences and is suited for both experienced participants and beginners in agile software development. The focus of this conference is on practical knowledge, real-world experience, and active participation of everyone. The number of participants is limited to 150. This event is organized by AgileSystems vzw with the Dutch XP users group and the Belgian XP users group

http://conference.indicthreads.com/ IndicThreads.com Conference On Java Technology is the premier independent event on Java technology in India. The event this year will be held on 25th, 26th and 27th November 2008 in Pune, India. The conference has in-depth, vendor-neutral technical sessions about a wide range of topics in the Java space. It's the place to meet the key Java community members and where important new innovations will be presented and discussed.

http://www.javoxx.org/display/JV08/Home JavaPolis? Javoxx? Devoxx! Does it need any more explanation? It's the largest Java Convention in Europe. Two days of university sessions, three days of conference. The biggest hotshots of the community come to either talk or just sniff around. And you can be there as well. Duchess (i.e. Clara and Linda) will probably give a BOF there.

http://www.xpday.org/

XpDay London, 11th & 12th December 2008

Building on the success of the last seven conferences, XTC brings you the UK’s premier Agile Software Development event.

• Speakers from around the world
• By practitioners for practitioners
• Based on real experience
• Workshops and practicals
• Introductory sessions
• Masterclasses and tutorials
• Panels and interest groups about trends in software development and project management

Come to learn and share your experiences.

Welcome to Jfokus 27-28 January 2009, Sweden's largest and most important conference focusing on Java. Jfokus gather rock-star speakers, community leaders and developers both from Sweden and internationally. The focus is system development with Java and surrounding techniques like dynamic languages and agile methodologies. Make sure to check out http://www.jfokus.se/jfokus/english.jsp and our promo video! Jfokus 2009 is aiming higher and the biggest change is our new premises Filmstaden Sergel. Sergel is a big cinema theatre in the most central place in Stockholm. The cinema has a built-in nice mood, unbeatable sound and visual experience and that will add to the Jfokus 2009 experience. With a small growth we are expecting more then 750 people to Jfokus 2009. The participants at Jfokus are there to get the latest trends about the newest technology and to acquire the deep knowledge from leading speakers in the world Do you want to make presentation Jfokus 27-28 Jan 2009 in Stockholm Sweden? Please register your paper here: http://www.jfokus.se/jfokus/proposals.jsp?lang=en Thanks, Mattias Karlsson, JUG Leader Stockholm Sweden

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