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October 2008
Contents

From the PMO


  • JCP Elections. October 20th marked the conclusion of the ratified seats election. All the ratified candidates were confirmed Ericsson, SpringSource, and SAP for the SE/EE EC and Nokia, Philips, and IBM for the ME EC. Congratulations to all!
    The nomination phase of the election started on October 21 and will run until October 31. Check http://jcpelection2008.org for more information about this year's elections and don't miss the opportunity to vote for the candidate of your choice. For a refresher on the JCP EC elections process and the results of previous EC elections click here
  • EC Meeting Minutes Now Available. In compliance with the decision made at the last Executive Committee meeting, all the JCP EC meeting summaries are now publicly available. Future summaries will be published as soon as approved by the Executive Committees. See EC Meeting Summary Archive.
  • Webinar. On September 24 the JCP program hosted a webinar on JSR development transparency.
    If you couldn't attend it but you are interested in finding out what experience other Spec Leads have had with different techniques and tools for developing JSRs in a transparent fashion, you can now download the jcp presentation, the JSR 289 presentation and the podcast.
  • In the Spotlight. The JCP PMO just introduced last month a new section on jcp.org IN THE SPOTLIGHT. In it the PMO highlights members' accomplishments and the thoughts they expressed about the JCP program over time. Should you like the PMO to highlight your contribution to the JCP or a colleague's please contact corina@jcp.org.


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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.
  • Of Angels and Angles, Editor's Daily Blog, Java.net
  • Rod Johnson on a mission to open the JCP, By Alex Handy, SD Times
  • Here's a preview of Patrick Curran's JDJ Magazine October column: Transparency, Agility, and Democracy - A couple of months ago in this column I discussed the ways in which many Expert Groups conduct their business in an open and transparent manner. After that informal review, the JCP's Program Management Office (PMO) conducted a more formal survey, asking Spec Leads what they are doing to meet their obligations under the Java Community Process to operate in a transparent manner.
    Read the entire article in the on-line October issue of JDJ Magazine.


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Events



**Upcoming Events in November**





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Noteworthy JSRs

If you want to know more about a JSR of your interest, please take a look at the Community Update Pages accessible from all JSR detail pages. Your comments are much appreciated by Spec Leads and can influence the work of the Expert Groups.


October JSR advancers:
  • JSR 256 - Mobile Sensor API - Maintenance Review 3
  • JSR 298 - Telematics API for Java ME - Final Release
  • JSR 300 - DRM API for Java ME - Proposed Final Draft
  • JSR 301 - Portlet Bridge Specification for JavaServer Faces - Public Draft approved
  • JSR 309 - Media Server Control API - Public Draft approved
  • JSR 311 - The Java API for RESTful Web Services ? Final Release published
  • JSR 316 - Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) 6 Specification - Early Draft available for review
  • JSR 318 - EJB 3.1 ? available for Public Review
  • JSR - 927 Java TV API Maintenance Release published
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Membership Updates

Join the PMO in giving a warm welcome to the JCP to Anton Epple, Ralf Joachim, David Linsin, Germany; Marton Elek,Hungary; Sebastian Hahnel, Switzerland; David Whitehurst, United States.
They all joined the community in October.

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Invitation to contribute content

The Spec Leads who would like to contribute content to articles in developer publications (print and/or on-line) please contact the JCP PMO. The JCP receives leads from publications on a daily basis and is inviting you to take advantage of the opportunity to share your work under the JCP with broader audiences via our program of contributed articles.
To make sure you are not missing submission deadlines for upcoming articles to which you can contribute content or by line please make sure you make your interest known at the earliest convenience at corina@jcp.org

If the JSRs you have worked on fit the focus of the following leads please send an email to corina@jcp.org to find out more and indicate your interest to contribute content:

  • customer case study on electronic health records and electronic medical records
  • e-business/information technology
  • feature on health care payer organizations and how they use technology to improve efficiency
  • feature/customer case study on electronic health records and electronic medical records
  • issue feature on computer security, what programmers and developers are doing to strengthen, and ultimately help ensure the security of computers and operating systems
  • internet telephony feature


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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 your JSR Program Manager. The PMO 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: to submit Expert Group lists, in case you misplaced your password, requests for your Member access information, updates to your contact 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.
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