Category: conference

  • My Java ME versus Android Question

    Beautiful day in Sydney. I came out of this morning’s Tech Days session on Java ME applications with a whole bunch of questions – they’re much more fun than answers. The latest version of JME now contains heaps of APIs for everything from geolocation to bluetooth and is supported by millions of mobiles, and will […]

  • Sun Tech Days Melbourne

    After half an hour of walking around trying to determine where exactly the convention centre IS in the Olympic complex (signage would be really nice), I finally managed to make it to the Melbourne satellite event of the Australian leg of Sun Tech Days. I love events like this; the interchange of ideas and pointers […]

  • Promiscuous Conference Attendence

    I am in Australia at the moment, hanging out, enjoying the weather, kite surfing and the company of friends. Due to messing up my dates with travel and such, I’ll be at the Sun Tech Days in Melbourne tomorrow and in Sydney on Wednesday and Thursday. It’ll be interesting to see what the Sun folks […]

  • If we can do this, anything is possible

    Holy cow. We did it! Three months ago a couple of guys in a bar were talking about how cool it would be to do a Java conference in Dublin. Many sleepless nights and countless emails later, 350 people attended the inaugural IJTC! The response was overwhelming. We had a world class lineup, the logistics […]

  • Opening night

    Yesterday’s event worked out really well. We had about 100 people in the theater take part in opening evening. My welcome speech was nothing to be worried about – I forgot half of what I was going to say, but that’s OK – it just gives me some opening words this morning. Joel’s keynote presentation […]

  • Tonight is the night!

    I am about to head off to the IJTC. It’s an incredible feeling to know that we have managed to put together a conference in only 3 months! We are expecting well over 200 delegates this evening, and even though I am MCing the event this evening, I am not in the least bit nervous. […]

  • Joel Spolsky at the Irish Java Technology Conference

    I am ecstatic to announce that Joel Spolsky, of Joel on Software fame, has officially confirmed to open the IJTC in Dublin next week with a keynote address. For those who do not know Joel, he is a programmer, entrepreneur, blogger and writer of what I would consider one of the essential books on software […]

  • More IJTC speaker confirmations

    Just received word this evening that another couple of big speakers have confirmed for the Irish Java Technologies Conference. It is a fantastic feeling when everything come together and falls into place 🙂 We are going to be put on a fantastic conference programme here in Dublin and I think people are going to be […]

  • IJTC Update

    Having formally started inviting individual speakers for the ITJC last week we have been absolutely amazed at the response. What seemed as one of the major challenges for us upfront, has really turned out to be a nice surprise! The response has been fantastic and our speaker slots are filling up quickly, with presentations on […]

  • New Dublin JUG site coming soon

    Coinciding with our work on the IJTC conference, scheduled for early November, the Dublin JUG will soon be moving off Meetup. This is in order to provide a more complete service to our group members, such as blog rolls, wiki, conference content and group planning. New logo, site, content… An exciting and busy time. Watch […]