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Feb/Mar 2006
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Recent News
Find out more about the latest happenings and announcements in the JCP program by visiting the front page of jcp.org. Some recent JCP-related news items are listed below.
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Upcoming Events – Serverside Java Symposium & JavaOne Conference
The ServerSide Java Symposium (TSSJS) is this week. This is your last chance to register for TSSJS! Focused on server-side Java technologies and development practices, TSSJS is an exclusive gathering of industry luminaries, and it's coming to Las Vegas, March 23-25. Register at the ServerSide Java Symposium.

2006 JavaOne Conference May 16-19, in San Francisco; Early Bird Pricing - Refer a friend to the JavaOne conference, and receive a t-shirt or even an iPod Nano music player (while supplies last)! Register by 14 April to receive the discounted price of $200 off most packages. To register go to JavaOne.
 
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New Star Spec Leads Announced
 
   
The JCP program started the year with the announcement of seven new Star Spec Leads for 2006: Danny Coward, Pierre Gauthier, Jaana Majakangas, Antti Rantalahti, Bill Shannon, Jon Courtney and Mark Reinhold. Exceptional JSR spec lead performance is recognized by the community as a key ingredient for an effective and smooth development process. These individuals have set the bar yet higher with timely and quality leadership of their JSRs. Read more about some of these Star Spec Leads in the Community Focus Series.
 
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JSR Submission Deadlines Prior to JavaOne
The deadline for posting new JSR stages prior to the JavaOne conference is quickly approaching. Please be sure to let the PMO know, on or before the end of day 7 April, if your JSR is planning any stage in the JSR process prior to the conference (15-19 May). If you do not notify the PMO by 7 April, we cannot guarantee your JSR will be posted prior to JavaOne.
 
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Agenda Set for JCP Program Activities @ JavaOne
In addition to the myriad technical sessions and BoF sessions discussing technologies developed through the JCP program, there are some community activities planned during the JavaOne Conference, especially for JCP program members. See highlights below.
  • Monday: JCP training session (pre-conference day).
  • Tuesday: Spec Lead Dinner hosted by the PMO.
  • Wednesday: Evening event for all JCP program participants. More details to follow as we approach the date.
  • Tuesday - Thursday: JCP pod in the Sun Microsystems booth at the Pavilion. Free stuff and representatives of the JCP PMO will be on hand to talk/answer questions.
  • Monday - Wednesday: JCP Meeting Room, The Argent Hotel. Open to all JCP Expert Groups to conduct face-to-face meetings for their JSRs. Contact Liz (liz@jcp.org) for details and to reserve the room.
Also of note: Tommy and his creator will be making an appearance at JavaOne this year. You may remember "Tommy", an autonomous, unmanned Java-powered dune buggy that competed with 39 other vehicles (winnowed down from a field of 195) as part of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Grand Challenge at the California Speedway in Fontana, California in 2005. PBS has produced a special on the DARPA Grand Challenge--view videos and slide shows at pbs.org.
 
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Notewothy JSRs
Did you know that the PMO offers Public Relations support to spec leads? The JCP conducts outreach to the press with JSR news on an ongoing bi-weekly basis. If would like to highlight your JSR, please contact Corina Ulescu at corina@jcp.org.
  • JSR 292, Supporting Dynamically Typed Languages on the Java Platform, has been approved for development. This JSR will add a new bytecode, invokedynamic, that supports efficient and flexible execution of method invocations in the absence of static type information.
  • JSR 291, Dynamic Component Support for Java SE, has been approved for development. This JSR will establish a JCP specification for a dynamic component framework supporting existing Java SE environments based on the OSGi dynamic component model specifications.
  • JSR 244, Java Platform, Enterprise Edition 5 Specification, Proposed Final Draft Specification is now available.
  • JSR 252, JavaServer Faces, has published a second Proposed Final Draft Specification.
  • JSR 245, JavaServer Pages 2.1, has published a second Proposed Final Draft Specification.
  • JSR 209 , Advanced Graphics and User Interface Optional Package for the J2ME Platform, has published a Proposed Final Draft Specification.
  • JSR 231, Java Bindings for OpenGL, Proposed Final Draft is now available.
  • JSR 256, Mobile Sensor API, has published a Proposed Final Draft Specification and passed Final Approval Ballot.
  • JSR 243, The SE/EE Executive Committee has approved the Final Approval Ballot of Java Data Objects 2.0.
  • JSR 253, Mobile Telephony API (MTA), has completed its work and published the Final Release of the specification.
  • JSR 118, Mobile Information Device Profile 2, is now available for a second Maintenance Review. This review closes on 17 April.
  • JSR 176, Java SE 5.0 Release Contents is now available for Maintenance Review. This document provides descriptions of specification changes being made in version 6 Beta ("Mustang") of the Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE). This review closes on 24 April.
  • JSR 3, Java Management Extensions Specification, is now available for a third Maintenance Review. This review closes on 24 April.
  • JSR 160, Java Management Extensions Remote API, is now available for Maintenance Review. This review closes on 24 April.
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PMO Contact Information
Here is how to contact the Program Office:
 
Expert Group (EG) Coordination: If you have an EG kick-off meeting and would like to get an overview of the JSR 2.6 program please contact the JSR Program Manager:
Liz @ jcp.org or at 1 510 550 4353.
 
Liz is also available to facilitate face to face meetings for your EG or help two or more EGs of related or dependent JSRs to meet.
 
http://jcp.org/en/jsr/proposal: to submit proposals for new JSRs.
 
spec-submit @ jcp.org: to send in your draft and/or final specification documents and related materials (as .pdf or Zip archive, please. Other formats will not be posted).
 
admin @ jcp.org: Expert Group lists, in case you misplaced your Member access information.
 
pmo @ jcp.org: to reach the PMO for general inquiries..
 
corina @ jcp.org: to submit news items for Press & Analysts, and/or explore further opportunities to talk to press and analysts about your contribution to Java standards development through the JCP program.
 
Best regards,
Heather VanCura for the JCP PMO

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