Java DevCon Speaker/Topic List

[Burr Sutter]

Hello Atlanta Java Users,

Java DevCon 2006's speaker line up is now finalized and registration
will be closing on 5/22/2006.  We have a total of 9 awesome speakers
for the day and are in the process of verifying schedules, flight
arrangements, etc. to finalize the agenda.

The current DevCon flyer is attached.  Please feel free to forward to
your colleagues and post in your offices.  While we have over 1300
people on the AJUG announcement list there are many who are using Java
and simply waiting on YOUR personal invitation!  DevCon is also our
best event for networking and learning about what others in the
community are doing.  Early registration has been tremendous and
already demonstrates that we'll have a huge turnout!

Date: 5/25/2006
Time: 8 to 6:30 pm
Place: Cobb Galleria (www.cobbgalleria.com)
Cost: $75
Register: www.ajug.org/devcon2006 (closing on 5/22, unless we sellout before)

The opening welcome and keynote starts at 9:00 am. The closing keynote
and door prizes finish at 6:30 pm.

Here is a sampling of some of  the speakers and topics:

* Title: AJAX State of the Union
Speaker: Ben Galbraith, Ajaxian.com
Abstract: Ben is a co-founder of Ajaxian.com and the co-host for the
Audible Ajax podcast.  His presentation will focus on the various
trends, toolkits, techniques, best practices and current state of the
art as it relates to web application development using AJAX -
Asynchronous JavaScript and XML.  Ben is currently on a world tour of
NoFluffJustStuff conferences, JavaOne and the Ajax Experience.

* Title: Java Frontier
Speaker: Jim Waldo, Sun Microsystems
Abstract: Even after ten years, the Java Programming Language and
Environment continue to stake out new territory. This talk will
discuss some of the directions that the language, and things being
built using the language,
are going.

We will start by talking about some of the things that were presented
at JavaOne in San Francisco. Rather than discussing the big-bang
announcement items, we will try to concentrate on the small but
innovative uses in the Java ecosystem that may show where the
mainstream will be in the next five years.

We will then move on to talk about some of the work being done in Sun
Microsystems Laboratories. In particular, we will talk about attempts
to move the Java environment to the extremes. On one side, we will
look at moving Java to ever smaller devices (in this case, wireless
sensors). At the other, we will look at the work that is trying to
build large-scale, very long-lived systems exploiting Java.

* Title: Dynamic JSF with Ajax
Speaker: Roger Kitain, Sun Microsystems
Abstract: Dynamic User Interfaces With JavaServer™ Faces and AJAX
JavaServer™ Faces can be used to create highly dynamic Asynchronous
JavaScript™ technology and XML (AJAX) sites. In this session we'll
take a look at how AJAX and JavaServer Faces can be used together to
create dynamic components. We will examine some of the features in the
JavaServer Faces 1.2 specification (as well as JavaServer Faces 2.0
specification proposals) that facilitate the use of AJAX. We'll also
take a look at some of the dynamic components available, as well as a
complete application, and we'll see how JavaScript™ libraries such as
Dojo can be used.

* Title: Eclipses Tips & Tricks
Speaker: Ed Lance, Keane
Abstract: This session has something for everyone. We'll start by
reviewing some Eclipse tips and tricks, then follow-up with a
discussion of some of the latest plug-ins available for Eclipse and
how to obtain them.  Finally, we'll demonstrate how to develop a
custom plug-in using the PDE (Plug-in Development Environment) and the
SWT (Standard Widget Toolkit).
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