Java 9, OSCON & a free Cultivate pass!

Hello GatorJUG!

OSCON, the O'Reilly Open Source Conference is right around the corner and I'm headed to Portland for it on Friday. I'll have a lot to report when we next meet.

Want to know more about Java 9? Check this page out - https://blogs.oracle.com/java/entry/java_9_schedule_is_out

Meanwhile, here are a few cool things for you to consider:

O'Reilly has offered us one free pass to O’Reilly Cultivate, a career development training event happening during OSCON on July 20-21. That's a $2095 value! So, get in touch with me quick if you're interested. First come, first serve.

Also, our friends at O'Reilly have offered us free OSCON Expo passes:

The O'Reilly Open Source Convention  is just a few weeks away and we have free expo plus passes available. OSCON is the best place to sharpen your skills and discover important new trends, making you better at what you do and rekindling your love of all things digital. The Expo Plus pass includes access to the expo hall, all evening events, sponsored sessions and tutorials, Birds of a Feather sessions, and much more. Use code PCEXPOPLUS to get your free OSCON pass now (a $49 value). See everything included in this pass:
And, if you want to register for the OSCON conference, here's a 20% discount:
O’Reilly OSCON, happening July 20-24 in Portland, gathers the software engineering and developer community to explore what’s new in open source languages, tools, and techniques. OSCON is the best place to sharpen your skills and discover important new trends, making you better at what you do and rekindling your love of all things digital. The agenda has a problem/solution approach, giving you a window into how your peers are solving problems and equipping you to apply them in the workplace. Save 20% with discount code CWD20. Check out the impressive agenda and speaker lineup.
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The Ukraine JUG has an interesting CFP you may be interested in - 
From Andrii Rodionov
JUG UA Leader
This year is significant for Java. So our JUG have decided to organize several JavaDay conferences in different cities in Ukraine devoted to Java's anniversary.

The first one has just been held in Lviv. We had very unusual venue - it was Lviv international airport -https://www.facebook.com/javadayukraine/photos_stream
One of the gates was used as a IoT demo-zone. Participants were able to find there quadcopters, smart glasses, Intelligent Sphero 2.0  ball and Smart Greenhouse - Oracle IoT Developer Challenge 2014 Winner.
Among the talks, there was one devoted to participation of our JUG in Adopt a JSR initiative. (We take part in Adopt JSR 367 - Java API for JSON-Binding, JSON-B, http://jug.ua/adopt-a-jsr/)

Now our team have started preparation to the 5th JavaDay Kiev, which will be held in Kiev on 6th-7th of November. We are planning to have 700+ participants and to make the conference as great as possible.
At this moment we are looking for speakers - http://javaday.org.ua/call-for-papers-kyiv/. 
We would be grateful if you could share this information with everyone who might be interested.

Looking forward to seeing you in Kiev!

With best regards,
Andrii Rodionov
JUG UA Leader
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As many of you know, I'm involved with the SeneJUG (www.senejug.com) and there's a conference called JCertif coming up. Here's some detail:
Hello community,
As we announced, we are in preparation for Dakar 2015. The JCertif things become clearer and dates of 27 & 28 November 2015 were selected for Jcertif University and JCertif Conference. Be sure to mark these dates in your diary already.
Commissions were created to organize this international event. We appeal therefore to the community to join these committees and thus participate in the success of the 2015 edition. http://jcertif.com/en/
You can show your interest by return mail. We look forward to your participation!
Regards.

Mamadou Diouf NGOR| Sypke: mngdiouf | google.com/+MamadouNgorDIOUF moustaphadiouf@gmail.com
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As for this JUG, if you have suggestions for speakers, would like to sponsor a meeting or have other feedback, please get in touch with me. 
And, if you have a moment, please invite your friends to Codetown. This is a social network and we thrive on content! 
That's all for now. 
All the best,
Michael Levin
GatorJUG Chairman
mike@codetown.us
321-252-9322

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