There is a definite increase in the number of people expressing, as Terrence Barr has, that JavaOne 2009 is "approaching too fast." I'm certainly feeling that way, finding myself starting to look at BART information on getting from San Francisco International Airport to my hotel, studying the Community Corner schedule and researching the people who will be speaking or providing one-on-one interviews in our little semi-soundproof podcast room, studying the JavaOne site (on which I keep finding more interesting material)... and, last but not least, wondering how all the baby veggies we're putting into our gardens will fare while we're away for more than a full week (flying from Boston Friday afternoon, May 29, arriving back on Saturday, June 6).

Anyway, Terrence is among many who think the conference is approaching too fast, and in today's lead java.net weblog he highlights some noteworthy bits and pieces intended to help the rest of us start our planning for the show.

Terrence starts out by noting that JavaOne itself isn't the only event happening that week at the Moscone Center: CommunityOne West happens on Monday through Wednesday (June 1-3):

CommunityOne is a free conference that focuses on open source innovation and collaboration. CommunityOne West runs for three days and starts Monday June 1st (the day before JavaOne). You can choose from over 70 sessions, lightning talks, hands-on labs, and a whole lot more. Signing up for CommunityOne West is FREE and includes access to the Pavilion as well as the JavaOne general sessions.

And he highlights Community Corner, where I'll be spending a lot of my time:

The Community Corner at CommunityOne West will be the gathering place for folks to to hear other talks, give a demo, participate in podcasts, meet community leaders and members of the Executive Board, or just relax and hang out for a bit. You can also volunteer to work in the Community Corner and receive a free java.net shirt.

Terrence is a key member of the Java Mobile & Embedded Community, and he highlights the three different JavaOne content tracks that will feature these technologies:

• Mobility
• Enbedded / Real-Time / JavaCard
• Rich Media Applications and Interactive Content

He also points out that there is a JavaOne Twitter channel and a JavaOne Facebook page. I had missed these, due to excessive rapid navigation away from the JavaOne Conference home page using the side menu, but they're right there in the middle of the page. Also, near the bottom of the home page, you'll find a link to the Advance Conference Guide (PDF), a 135-page guide that includes details on all the topics and sessions, including the BOFs. I still need to study that in more detail to see which technical sessions I might want to attend, when I'm not chatting with a member of the community in the java.net booth.

In the coming two weeks, I'll be posting more blogs of this type, highlighting what's ahead at JavaOne from various people's points of view; and I'll also be posting features about some of the speakers who will be visiting Community Corner. Note that there's still room to schedule a podcast about your project (though the schedule is more filled in each time I write that)...