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Yes, Virginia, There is a JavaOne Call For Papers

It's true, it's true, it's finally here: the 2005 JavaOne Call For Papers.

So now the big question is: what do we want to do with it?

Here are 3 ideas to get you started, no matter who you are:

• Submit!: Got a great idea for a talk? Some nifty technology you'd like to describe in detail? Itching for the worldwide fame and fortune that speaking at JavaOne is sure to bring? Then bring it on! Submit your paper at the CFP site above.
• Brainstorm: Generate ideas for things you would like to see at the conference. What topics or speakers would be so compelling that you would have to attend and bring all your friends and children and pets? What technology areas do you feel need more coverage? Which ones need less?
• Request: Is there anything in particular that you'd like to see us Sun geeks cover in-depth? Do you like the typical talks we give on things like performance, in-depth Swing details, or the latest feature descriptions for the release du jour? Let us know to make sure we drum up appropriate talk submissions ourselves.

So put those thinking caps on Real Tight and let us know what you'd like to see at the conference. Our maini goal is to have content there that would make people want to come to the conference. Understanding what people want to see is critical to crafting the set of talks we end up with.

So how do we get this feedback loop going?

Great Question! I'm so glad you asked! Head on over to java.net and join the Planning JavaOne 2005 forum and discuss your ideas with the community.

Comments

• What I'd like to see are advanced talks that are truly advanced. I've found that in the past several JavaOnes that in the 90 minutes of a so-called advanced talk, there is 30 minutes of "let me bring you up to speed on XYZ". Helloooo...I'm already up to speed! In fact, it seems like I know more than you!

  Some of the best talks are in-depth, down-and-dirty, deep-in-the-code talks. Make the talks longer or separated into multiple parts if the topic (such as JDK5 concurrent utilities) is too large. Tell me not only how to use some feature (e.g., concurrency futures), but why.

  Show me how to put the polish on applications, both rich client and web apps. Real-world stuff from people who are actually creating real world applications and know that Java and the libraries aren't perfect and what they did to work around issues.

  Details! Don't be afraid to show us details. Developers love seeing the details, the ugliness under the covers, etc.
  

  Posted by: tedyoung on December 23, 2004 at 11:03 AM

• Though I probably won't be able to attend (bit of a distance from down here), I think it'd be good to get some heads together on the future of WebStart. It's such a promising technology, but it really needs to be expanded, and even re-thought in some aspects.

  The biggest issue (for me) is probably how security works (I don't want to have to access JNLP-specific APIs) and how it can be made more fine-grained (than "all permissions"). I'd also like to see automatic download/installation of standard extensions.
  I'm sure other people have ideas and it might be a good time to collect some of them and discuss them face to face. Then again, maybe JavaOne isn't the best place to do that kind of thing?

  Posted by: grlea on December 23, 2004 at 05:42 PM

• Ooh, ooh!
  There should also be a demo in a keynote of some production-quality, kick-ass Java game.
  I think a lot of peope have convinced themselves that Java could never do a game more complicated than Pong or Solitaire.
  It'd be mad if every developer could go away from J1 saying "Wow! Java's a real game platform!" and then go tell the rest of the world.

  Posted by: grlea on December 23, 2004 at 05:45 PM

• For anyone planning to submit proposals for this year's conference (open till January 31), check out my blog with tips on submissions:

  http://blog.sun.com/roller/page/caseyc/20050103.

  Posted by: caseyc on January 03, 2005 at 02:45 PM

• for the record, i don't think there's any fortune associted with being a speaker at JavaOne. But definately lots of fame. I'm with you there. Definately lots of fame. Check out Casey's blog (http://blogs.sun.com/caseyc) for some good tips on submissions. mary

  Posted by: smaragdis on January 03, 2005 at 05:28 PM

• 
  No cash riches, perhaps, but you've got to count that cool JavaOne backpack as part of your take. And a full conference pass. And that prestigious "Speaker" tag on your badge. And speakers get all of this for free.

  
  If all of this is not "fortune", I don't know what is (other than actual money, but currency is so 20th century...)
  

  Posted by: chet on January 03, 2005 at 05:39 PM

• Is there any work being done on a Java OS. It seems to me now with the growth in Java Applications there is nearly enough stuff to be able to do everything you want just using Java. If you had an OS which provided the missing parts required for an OS (which isnt that much) you could end up with a much faster and more robust situation than we currently have with PCs, Linux and Macs. (I remember reading about Network PCs from a few year ago but I dont think these were specifically Java based).

  Posted by: paultaylor on January 04, 2005 at 02:45 PM

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