Find JSRs
Submit this Search


Ad Banner
 
 
 
 
December 2008
Contents

From the PMO


  • The JCP Program Office wishes you a Happy Holiday season and a successful New Year!
  • Sun Training Discounts for JCP members. As a JCP member you can now take advantage of a special discount from Sun Training. Visit the Course Catalog to choose your preferred class. Contact Sun Training and quote Priority Code WW29JC1 to leverage your 10% discount on classroom training or 25% discount on CD-ROM and web-based training.
  • Transparency Webinar. The Java Community Process (JCP) program hosted a webinar on the topic of transparency on Wednesday, December 17. Members of the JCP program office discussed the topic of how to run an expert group efficiently, and fellow spec leads Mike Milikich (Motorola) and Ed Burns (Sun) spoke about tools and techniques that they have used with their expert groups. The meeting was recorded and the link will be available soon on jcp.org. The September webinar on transparency is also available.
  • 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


. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 

 
December 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.


. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 

 
In Review: 2008 JCP News and Comments

The JCP continued to be in the public eye during 2008, here is a selection of stories, articles, interviews, blogs and comments published over the last 12 months:


. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 


Events



**Upcoming Events in January**


  • YOU ARE INVITED TO THE PARTY!

    This December marks the 10th Birthday of the JCP Program. Join the JCP Executive Committees and the Program Office in celebrating ten years of collaborative work from companies, academics, individual developers and not-for-profits from all over the world who have come together to develop the best Java standards. Click here to sign up now! Don't miss the chance to meet the who-is-who of Java standards, connect and plan to engage in the community!
  • The Mobile, Media, and eMbedded Developer Days is just five weeks from now!

    Make sure you have made arrangements to participate! If you haven't already find more information about the Conference and Registration at Java Mobile and Embedded Developer Days home page and register NOW!



. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 



Open Call For Papers


  • 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.
  • O'Reilly Media and Program invites proposals for tutorials, sessions, and panels for OSCON, July 20 - 24, 2009, in San Jose, CA. Proposals will be accepted through February 3, 2009, and early registration for attendees and media will open in March 2009. Proposals may be submitted to: http://en.oreilly.com/oscon2009/user/proposal/propose/cfp/57 For more information on OSCON, visit:http://conferences.oreilly.com/oscon



. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 



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.


December JSR advancers:
  • JSR 180 SIP API for J2ME - Maintenance Review 3
  • JSR 227 A Standard Data Binding & Data Access Facility for J2EE - Early Draft Review
  • JSR 235 Service Data Objects - Public Review
  • JSR 249 MSA 2 - Public Review.
  • JSR 272 Mobile Broadcast Service API for Handheld Terminals - Final Release
  • JSR 281 IMS Services API - Maintenance Review
  • JSR 284 Resource Consumption Management API - Final Approval Ballot
  • JSR 287 Scalable 2D Vector Graphics API for Java ME - Proposed Final Draft 3
  • JSR 299 Web Beans - Public Review
  • JSR 314 JavaServer Faces 2.0 - Public Review
  • JSR 315 Java Servlet 3.0 Specification - Public Review
  • JSR 317 Java Persistence 2.0 - Public Review
  • JSR 319 Availability Management for Java - Public Review
  • JSR 322 Java EE Connector Architecture 1.6 - Public Review
  • JSR 325 IMS Communication Enablers - Early Draft Review
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 
Membership Updates

Join the PMO in giving a warm welcome to the JCP to Vinicius de Sousa Yamauchi, Brazil; Frank Craver, United Kingdom; Arup Kumar Banerjee, Switzerland and Evgeny Kabanov, Estonia
They all joined the community in December.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

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.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .