Dear JCP Members,
Welcome to the December 2025 edition of the Java Community Process (JCP)
Program Management Office (PMO) Newsletter!
In this newsletter, we are bringing you a recap of activities with the
JCP Program Management Office during the second half of 2025.
This Newsletter is intended for JCP Members, Executive Committee (EC) Members, Spec Leads,
and Java Community Leaders, but everyone may find something of interest.
To find out more about the latest news and announcements in the JCP Program, visit
jcp.org and follow us on X
and Facebook.
Below are some recent highlights:
The 25th version of the Java SE platform was published in September! As part of this,
the Final Specification, Reference Implementation, and Technology Compatibility Kit for
JSR 400, Java SE 25, was published as the JSR's
Final Release.
In addition, JSR 269, Pluggable Annotation Processing API, proposed changes, held
its 19th Maintenance Review, was approved by the
Executive Committee, and was then published as Maintenance Release 11
as part of the Java SE 25 platform release in September.
But of course the Java SE platform continues to develop. JSR 221, JDBC 4, proposed a set of
changes to the specification as Maintenance Review 5,
which was approved by the Executive Committee in December and will be incorporated into the Java SE 26 release in 2026.
The next iteration of the Java SE Specification, JSR 402 Java SE 27, began.
JavaOne returns to Redwood City, California,
from March 17 to 19, 2026!
Registration is officially open, with early bird discounts available on individual passes through February 9.
Don't miss your chance to secure special pricing-register today!
Who are the EC Members and what do they do?
Take a look at the newly released article, Inside the JCP Executive Committee: Purpose, Structure, and Impact.
In this interview, JCP Chair Heather VanCura explains the function of the JCP EC.
JCP EC Members in Cambridge, UK, in October 2025
The JCP hosted a Public EC Meeting on December 9, 2025.
Thank you to everyone who was able to join us live. For those who could not attend,
the agenda and recording are available online.
Interested in reviewing summaries from past EC meetings? You can find all EC meeting summaries
published on our website dating back to June 2002.
We have concluded our 2025 JCP EC elections in November and the election results are posted.
Congratulations to the newly elected and re-elected EC Members and thank you to all the nominees who participated in this year's election.
Watch the video message from Ixchel Ruiz,
a new EC member, as she shares her passion for Java and the Java community!
The JCP Annual Award Nomination Form is now open!
We have the following categories in 2025:
- JCP Member/Participant of the Year
- Java in Education Community Award
If you prefer, you can also submit a nomination via email to admin@jcp.org.
The form is open until the end of the year.
If you know someone who has made a notable impact in the JCP and Java community this year, be sure to
recognize them by submitting a nomination!
The winners will be selected by the JCP Executive Committee Members, and the award recipients will be
announced at JavaOne 2026 in Redwood City, California.
We hope you are enjoying our online Advent Calendar on the X platform.
Each day in December leading up to Christmas, we are sharing highlights to celebrate another amazing year in the Java community
and the JCP Program Office. If you have missed any posts, you can catch up on
our X account using the hashtag #JCPAdventCalendar2025.
Through the Java in Education initiative, we have been collaborating with
Java community leaders to inspire junior developers and students in their local communities to learn and use Java technology.
This is a global, JUG-led effort supported by the JCP Program.
Many JUGs have taken part in this initiative, and we have interviewed a few about their involvement. Check out the following
articles about Dominican Republic Java User Group and Hokkaido JUG to learn more about their experiences.
There are many ways to get involved in the initiative. If your JUG has stories or experiences to share, please reach out to us.
We'd love to help highlight your JUG's involvement and achievements.
We are also working to increase the number of languages available for our materials. If you are interested in helping translate these
resources into your language, please contact us at pmo@jcp.org. We are happy to help you get started. Your efforts can make a real
difference for the next generation of developers learning Java!
The mission of the Java Ecosystem working group
is to educate and increase awareness around Java ecosystem third party tools and libraries to increase adoption of modern release processes by third
party tool and library maintainers. The group meets once a month and it is currently invitation-only.
The latest topics include new features in JavaDoc and Spring Framework release models. Listen to
the December Public EC Meeting to learn more.
If you are a library maintainer and would like to present at a future meeting, please
subscribe to the list and reach out to heather@jcp.org.
Java and AI is the latest
initiative by the JCP Program Office and EC Members. Take a look at the
September 2025 Java and AI presentation,
created to promote and share the information about AI-related work within Open JDK projects and Java ecosystem.
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