Duchess Newsletter #2: Summer 2008
27 July 2008
Hello Duchesses,
This Duchess newsletter is to announce upcoming events for after the summer in the Netherlands and the discount to JAOO in Denmark.
Contents:
- * Spring Framework Event (September 5, 2008, Van Nelle Fabriek, Rotterdam)
- * 15% discount for JAOO (September 28 - October 3, 2008 Aarhus, Denmark)
- * Recap: Our presentation at JBoss User Group meeting (June 20, 2008)
Spring Framework Event (September 5, 2008, Van Nelle Fabriek, Rotterdam)
We are pleased to announce our first technical event sponsored by SpringSource - the creators of spring. This is a free event for Duchess members. There is limited space, so please register early on the Duchess site:
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 level of knowledge about Spring. There will be lots of examples and as interactive as possible.
Please consider coming to this event as a good turnout will enable us to organize more things for you in the future.
15% discount at JAOO (September 28 - October 3, 2008 Aarhus, Denmark)
We have been offered 15% discount for Duchess members at the JAOO conference in Denmark. So if you are considering attending the conference, you can take advantage of the discount.
Recap: Our presentation at JBoss User Group meeting (June 20, 2008)
On June 20th Clara and Linda gave presentation about Duchess and issues involving women in IT at the Benelux JBoss User Group Meeting in Rotterdam.
We were well received and got to practice our presentation. We feel that it is important to talk about the issues involving women in IT so that our male colleagues are also aware of them. Changes start with awareness. For those who are interested, the slides of our presentation will soon go up at Parleys.com as free space is available to all JUGs to publish their material. We’ll keep you posted.I got one very insightful comment from someone at the meeting. During the presentation, we talked about how girls are raised differently from boys and how girls inevitably love pink and want to become a princess. After the presentation, a member of the audience told me about a female colleague, a Java programmer who is feminine and loves pink. Perhaps, it is better not to fight the pink but to mention the possibility that a girl can become a princess AND a Java programmer. 
Hope you see you all after the summer!
Regards,
Duchess
http://www.jduchess.org
