[ajug-members] Desktop Developers Unite! Join Us for Desktop Matters coming March 8-9th to San Jose, CA

[Jay Zimmerman]

Event: Desktop Matters 2007
Location: San Jose, CA
Venue: Wyndham San Jose Hotel
Dates: March 8-9th
URL: www.desktopmatters.com

Between Web 2.0 and Ajax, have been getting all the conference love to
the themselves. Not anymore. Introducing Desktop Matters: A conference
focused on Desktop Application development. Noted Swing expert and
frequent speaker Ben Galbraith, along with Java community leader Dion
Almaer and the No Fluff Just Stuff Java Symposium
(www.nofluffjuststuff.com) are pleased to announce the Desktop Matters
conference, a conference focused exclusively on the needs of Java
Desktop development.

Desktop Matters 2007 features:

* Many expert speakers, including key members of Sun's Swing team
and the SwingX project
* Limited attendance with great speaker access (200 attendees max)
* Pre-conference opportunity to get hands-on help and advice from
Swing experts
* While the main conference event takes place on Friday March 9, the
previous day there will be a "pre-show" event giving attendees the
opportunity to network with speakers as well as get
project-specific advice. Bring your Swing applications and your
toughest problems and get help.

This will be a fantastic opportunity for the Java Desktop community to
come together to learn about the latest in Java 6 and the various
community and third-party frameworks supporting Swing development and
discuss the future of the platform. If you're doing anything with Java
Swing, or your considering Swing for an upcoming project, don't miss
this unique opportunity to learn from the experts in the field.

Registration fee through February 26th: $750/person, after $850 - this
fee includes your all access pass to Desktop Matters, handouts for each
session attended and conference CD along with all food & beverage.

Great hotel rate of $79/night at the Wyndham San Jose Hotel. Free
shuttle service offered to/from San Jose International Airport

Wyndham San Jose Hotel (Make sure and mention Desktop Matters
conference/Big Sky Technology discounted rate of $79)
1350 North First Street
San Jose, CA 95112
408-453-6200

Go to www.desktopmatters.com for additional information.

We hope to see you at Desktop Matters 2007!

All the Best,

Jay Zimmerman
NFJS 2007 Symposium Tour Director
Desktop Matters 2007
jzimmerman at nofluffjuststuff.com