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November 2008
Contents

From the PMO


  • JCP Elections. The 2008 JCP EC Elections concluded on November 17 . Warm congratulations from the PMO to the newly elected and re-elected EC members. We also want to thank the runners up for having participated in the race and to all JCP members who took the time to vote in this year's elections.
  • Training Session. On November 25 the JCP PMO conducted a Training Session with the newly elected EC members. They will take office on December 2nd and their first EC meeting will be on December 9th .
  • In the Spotlight. The JCP PMO recently introduced 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. We are inviting you to contribute directly to In The Spotlight and share your own experience with the JCP or that of a colleague whose JCP activity you think should be showcased for outstanding merits.
    To provide your input 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.


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Events



**Upcoming Events in December**


  • Sun TechDays, Tokyo, Dec. 2 - 4, 2008.
    Patrick Curran will host a JCP BOF on December 3, 19:00 - 20:00, Tokyo >Midtown Hall and Conference.
    JCP members, Spec Leads, Expert Group members based in Tokyo are welcome to join Patrick at the BOF. Patrick will also host a JCP BOF session at InfoQ Club Tokyo on December 5.
  • DeVoxx, Antwerp, Dec. 8 - 12, 2008
    The JCP will participate with a BOF session about developing JSRs in an open and transparent manner. If you are participating at DeVoxx you are invited to join the JCP BOF on Tuesday, December 9, 19:00 - 20:00, Room 2, at the MetroPolis Business Center
    For more details about the JCP session at DeVoxx contact Corina Ulescu at corina@jcp.org



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Open Call For Papers


  • CommunityOne 2009 Conferences East and West have been announced. The CommunityOne East event is March 18 - 19, 2009 in New York City. The CommunityOne West is returning to San Francisco on June 1, 2009. CFP is open until December 15, 2008.
  • Now Open! JavaOne Conference Call for Papers.
    JavaOne 2009 will be June 2-5, 2009 at The Moscone Center San Francisco, CA. The Call for Papers deadline is December 19, 2008.
  • Jazoon'09, The International Conference on Java Technology, will take place in Zurich from 22 to 25 June 2009. The Call for Papers is now open for all conference tracks.
  • The Call for Papers is now open for ApacheCon US 2009, taking place 2-6 November in Oakland, California. Proposals are now being accepted and can be revised at anytime until the submissions closing deadline of 28 February 2009.



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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.


November JSR advancers:
  • JSR 235 Service Data Objects - Public Review
  • JSR 249 MSA2 - Public Review
  • JSR 299 Web Beans - Public Review
  • JSR 316 Early Draft Review, just closed.
  • JSR 317 Java Persistence 2.0 - Public Review
  • JSR 318 EJB 3.1 - Public Draft Approved
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Membership Updates

Join the PMO in giving a warm welcome to the JCP to Sergey Kovalchuk, Germany; Andrew Pemberton, Shawn Fitzgerald and Chris Wash, USA.
They all joined the community in November.

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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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