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JCertif 2011 : Java is on! Rockin' in the Congo-Brazzaville
Hi All,
As some of you already know. The next edition of JCertif is coming.
This year again the JCertif Conference will bring together developers from across Africa to learn, collaborate, and inspire each other.
This year, we're happy to announce 3 days of Java and Android training and 2 days of great talk, focusing on key areas where Java and open source are driving innovation: Java, Android, HTML5, JavaFX and JavaME.
If you feel like living a bit of an adventure, get acquainted with a different culture and meet great people, during an event other than the “classic” ones, then this is for you!
JCertif 2011 will take place in Brazzaville, Congo :
- JCertif Conference (2 days) : September 3-4, 2011
- JCertif University (3 days) : August 31 to September 2, 2011
We’re expecting 800+ attendees, based upon our previous events and several hundred people who are already registered.
Still hesitating to join JCertif 2011 ? There are a few names of great confirmed and to be confirmed speakers :
- Arun Gupta (Oracle). Yes! Arun will be the keynote speaker !
- Bruno Kinoshita (SysMap - Brazil)
- Douglas Mbiandou (Objis France)
- Horacio Lassey-Assiakoley (Atlantique Telecom TogoJUG)
- Michael Heinrichs (Oracle, Prague)
- Mike Levin (Cambridgeweb, OrlandoJUG)
- Roger Brinkley (Oracle)
- Van Reper (Google)
- ...
- ...
- And more....http://www.jcertif.com !!
The final list of speakers will be published in few weeks !!
BTW : The Congolese beer is KITOKO ! Mike Levin and Alexis Moussine-Pouchkine should agree with me :)
http://blogs.oracle.com/alexismp/entry/back_from_brazza or http://www.jroller.com/Sandymountster/entry/notes_from_jcertif_in_b...
Want to learn a few phrases in Lingala, the Congolese language? Click here: http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/language/about/lingala.html
There are links that can help you to know more :
Photos from JCertif 2010:
JCertif 2010 University : https://picasaweb.google.com/bonbhel/JCertifUniversity2010
JCertif 2010 Conference : https://picasaweb.google.com/bonbhel/JCertif2010
Here is the website where you can get more info about call for papers:
PS : We're still looking for one more speaker for HTML5 (contact us : info@jcertif.com).
http://www.jcertif.com
Hope to see you in Brazzaville !
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Max Bonbhel - http://www.bonbhel.com/
Congo JUG Leader - http://www.congojug.com/
JCertif Founder and Manager - http://www.jcertif.com
JUG-AFRICA President - http://java.net/projects/jug-africa/pages/Home
Java.net Blogger : http://weblogs.java.net/blog/bonbhel/
Ora*Gec member (http://www.oragec.org/)
LinkedIn : http://ca.linkedin.com/in/bonbhel
Twitter : http://twitter.com/bonbhel
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Happy 10th year, JCertif!
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