About HJUG

The Java User Groups Community is the meeting point for JUGs, helping promote the expansion of the worldwide Java Community. Here, you'll see fresh and timely online content targeted for Java User Groups, and share your experience with other JUGs. JUG leaders and JUG members - from expert developers to Java newbies - can share information about creating, joining and running a JUG. And because of a strong partnership between the JUGs Community and Sun Microsystems Technology Outreach Group, you'll also have direct access to Sun's best JUG resources, from speakers to information to giveaways.

HJUG is dedicated to the use of the JavaTM Technology. We are one of the many Java User Groups worldwide. HJUG thanks Rice University Computer Science Department, Professors Dan Wallach and Robert 'Corky' Cartwright for their continuous sponsorship.

HJUG also thanks the Computer Science Technology Department of Houston Community College System, especially Abbas Alamnehe.
Meetings and Announcements

May 28th, 2008 - Meeting Agenda

Topic:
JavaOne 2008 Recap
Panelists
James Velasco, Steven Reynolds, and Gregg Sporar

Topic

JavaOne 2008 Recap
Come and find out the big news and events that took place at JavaOne this year! This panel discussion will cover what new technologies were unveiled, what the hot topics were, and which gizmos were the coolest! Dynamic languages were a HUGE topic this year -- come and find out if your favorite was a big winner.

Panelists:

James Velasco
James Velasco is Chief Computer Scientist at INT Inc. and has been a past speaker at JavaOne and the HJUG, and is a current member of the JCP.

Steven Reynolds
Steven is a technical lead and Product Manager at INT where he works on several Java toolkits. These toolkits build GUI displays of complex geoscience and GIS data. Steven has previously worked on database monitoring applications and a peer-to-peer distributed toolkit (InterAgent) that for a time became Sun’s JMS implementation. Steven got his degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas and then from Rice University. Steven has been involved in Software development at companies who's primary product was software for his entire professional life (with one minor exception).

Gregg Sporar
Gregg Sporar has been a software developer for over twenty years, working on projects ranging from control software for a burglar alarm to 3D graphical user interfaces. He has been using Java since 1998 and his interests include user interfaces, development tools, and performance profiling. He works for Sun Microsystems as a Technical Evangelist on the NetBeans project.

Meeting Sponsor

Strategic Careers
Sponsor Website: www.strategiccareers.com

Company Overview
Strategic Careers® began operations in January 2000 as a recruiting firm specializing in placing sales and marketing executives and professionals primarily in the software and communications technology industries. In mid 2001, we started placing IT professionals, offering contract, contract-to-hire, and permanent placements. Growth was significant, even in a down economy. In 2003, 2004 and 2005, the Houston Business Journal and FastTech 50 honored us as one of the fastest growing technology companies in Houston.

Door Prizes and Giveaways!

  • JetBrains has donated an IntelliJ license to be raffled off at HJUG meetings to one lucky attendee and a second to be given to the speaker