Upcoming Events

CommunityOne and JavaOne 2008 in Second Life
Please join us on Monday, May 5-Thursday, May 8 as we present CommunityOne and JavaOne 2008 in Second Life. We will be featuring technical Q and A sessions, presentations, and focus groups. Throughout the week we'll be conducting giveaways to attendees. Top prize, a Sun Spot Java Development Kit! We hope to see you inworld.

Monday, May 5

Innovate. Collaborate. Integrate.
Ian Murdock
Sun Microsystems

Be Brilliant Faster
Rich Green
Sun Microsystems

Panel: A Multitude of Models, How Communities Work
Moderator:
Matt Asay
Alfresco CNET

Participants:

Marten Mickos
MySQL/Sun Microsystems

Jim Zemlin
Linux Foundation

Ted Leung
Apache/Python/Sun Microsystems

Stormy Peters
OpenLogic

Mike Evans
Red Hat

NetBeans Track Q and A Sessions
NetBeans Webcast:

11:30-12pm
Brian Leonard
NetBeans Technology Evangelist
Brian fields questions on NetBeans' latest release. Join us for an informal Q and A session.

3-4pm
Roman Strobl
NetBeans Technology Evangelist
Watch the webcast of Roman's Session: NetBeans: What's New and Cool and then join us in world for an hour of Q and A to find out more about what is happening in the world of NetBeans.

4-5pm
David Botterill
NetBeans Technology Evangelist
Watch the webcast of "Building Ajax Applications" and then join David
inworld for a Q and A session.

Tuesday, May 6

Sun in Second Life
Fiona Gallagher
Senior Project Manager, Second Life
Sun Microsystems
Chris Hiett
Project Operations Manager, Second Life
Sun Microsystems
Jessica Orquina
Project Manager, Second Life
Sun Microsystems
11:00-12:00pm
JavaOne Theater
Fiona Gallagher and team discuss the past year of Sun's presence in Second Life and what is planned for the near future

OpenSolaris OS
Glynn Foster
OpenSolaris Product Manager
Sun Microsystems
1:00-2:00PM
JavaOne Theater
The first official release of OpenSolaris OS, 2008.05.05, has now hit the streets. OpenSolaris OS is a first in a new series of 6 monthly releases, with brand new features like an improved installation experience, network package repository and ZFS as the default file-system. This release also includes a more intuitive environment for Linux migrants.

Using NetBeans in Industry
Paul Clevett
Developer
phj Solutions Ltd
3:00-4:00PM
JavaOne Theater
What challenges are faced using Java to develop applications for real life clients? Paul Clevett talks about some of the projects he is responsible for including some of the challenges and some of the successes.

Wednesday, May 7

SDN and You: Focus Group
Heidi Dailey
Outbound Marketing Manager
Sun Microsystems
11:00-12:00
JavaOne Theater
Come discuss the Sun Developer Network: what's working, what's not, and what you'd like to see in the future.

JavaFX
Nandini Ramadi
Director
JavaFX
1:00-2:00
The JavaFX family of products comprises a set of runtime environments, widgets, development tools, and scripting environments based on Java technology. Attend this session to learn more about what's on the horizon for JavaFX.

JavaOne Party
4-5PM
Club Java
Live Tunes, JavaOne Trivia, and Terrific Giveaways. Don't miss it!

Thursday, May 8

JavaOne Observations with the Writers of java.sun.com
Dana Nourie
Writer, java.sun.com
Sun Microsystems
Laureen Hudson
Editor, java.sun.com
Sun Microsystems
11:00-12:00
Listen to the writers of java.sun.com as they recount their experiences at JavaOne 2008 including the most compelling sessions and tracks, most interesting interviews, and all the behind the scenes information only these writers can share.

Author Chat: Michael Czapski
Michael Czapski
Advanced Solutions Architect
Sun Microsystems
SOA/BI/Java CAPS
1:00-2:00PM
JavaOne Theater
Join Michael as he discusses his new release: Java CAPS Basics: Implementing Common EAI Patterns. A Q and A session will follow Michael's presentation.

NetBeans 6.1 IDE
David Botterill and Roman Strobl
NetBeans Technology Evangelists
Sun Microsytems
3:00-4:00PM
This session will highlight some of the new features of the NetBeans 6.1 IDE. Some of the features covered will be Javascript enhancements, Spring support, new web service support, javadoc improvements, shareable projects, and window system improvements. The session will include live demonstrations of the new features.

SDN Chat: Meet the Writers of java.sun.com
Please join us in Sun's Developer Playground in Second Life to meet the writers of java.sun.com. Ed Ort, Dana Nourie, Janice Heiss, and Laureen Hudson will be inworld to discuss their adventures in writing for one of the industry's most popular websites and to share the technologies and trends they'll be keeping their eyes on in 2008.

Why is Sun in Second Life?

Sun believes that virtual worlds and other 3D Internet environments offer significant opportunities to our company, our customers and the world at large, especially as these tools evolve, grow in use and popularity, and become more integrated into many aspects of business and society. Many believe that 3D virtual worlds are the next evolution of the web, and offers a powerful new way to interact, collaborate, learn and participate with people across the world. There is an eco-responsibility component to virtual worlds, as they provide people the ability to work together from wherever they are, decreasing the need to travel to meet.

Come visit the Sun Pavilion in Second Life and see for yourself what Sun is doing today in Second Life and the opportunities that are available in the future.