But we realize many folks may not be able to travel to California so in an effort to make the conference accessible to the worldwide community we are planning to stream the entire conference live and worldwide for free.

Broadcast Set-Up Information, Schedule, and Channels

For all the details see the conference broadcast page.

• Kayak.com travel and hotel search engine - Type in "Santa Clara, CA" as your location and your dates

• The Marriott
  • Special note that the Santa Clara Marriott is providing a special rate for the conference of $169 per night including complementary high-speed internet and complementary self parking. Reservations for the Event must be made directly with Marriott reservations at 1 (800) 228-9290 or (408) 988-1500 or on line group code "SMMSMMA".

Broadcast technology

For last year's conference we used ustream.tv. It worked very well, was easy to set up, and is free for both the organizers (us) and the attendees (you).

However, ustream uses proprietary video encoding and playback technology (Adobe Flash). Some of our viewers criticized that and asked why we aren't using open video formats and Java-based playback. Good point and we fully agree that this is the direction that should be taken.

However, after further research into the topic it appears that all hosted, live, low-cost video streaming solutions use proprietary technologies (at least as far as we know). JavaFX, with it's design for media-driven applications and cross-platform media support will make the creation of such streaming solutions much easier but it is still quite early in the game as JavaFX was released just a few weeks ago. Until then our options for live broadcasting solutions are, unfortunately, limited.

In summary: We'd love to switch away from proprietary technologies and we believe there will be Java-based solutions available in 2009 but right now we plan to stick with ustream because of it's availability, ease of use, scalability, and cost-effectiveness. If you have questions or suggestions please email us at interest@developerdays.dev.java.net.

About the Conference

• The Plaza Suites

Viewing talks at a later time

All talks will be recorded for later viewing. It will take us two or three weeks to process the videos. Check back at the conference home page for information and links.

• During conference, go to the Java Mobile & Embedded Developer Days ustream conference page to view the conference broadcast

Information on Live Broadcast

How To View The Broadcast:

• Make sure you have the latest version of the Adobe Flash player installed
• To test your set-up go to the ustream.tv home page and try to view an existing video stream
• Go to the Java Mobile & Embedded Developer Days ustream conference page to view the conference broadcast
• You will see two channels: one for the Auditorium track and one for the track in the upstairs room. Click on the one you want to see.

Audience Participation

Important Note

We are broadcasting the event on a best-effort basis. Quality and availability of the broadcast are not guaranteed and are subject to technical limitations. We will be monitoring the broadcast throughout the event and will attempt to provide the best possible service but please be understanding if we experience technical problems.

• Kayak.com travel and hotel search engine (recommended by Sean) - Type in "Santa Clara, CA" as your location and your dates

Brainstorming

Unconferencing/Discussions

Open Spaces

BarCamp^?

Copied from email by Sean Sheedy:

I'd LOVE to see the night between the conf. days be a sort of FooCamp^?/BarCamp (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BarCamp) - in other words, coffee and power strips all night, bring your own sleeping bag. Any chance of doing that formally? Or at least by invitation?

Audience

Registration

• See the Java Mobile & Embedded Developer Days home page for registration information

• Sierra Suites Hotel
• The Hyatt (formerly the Westin Hotel)
• The Marriot
• Embassy Suites Hotel
• The Hilton Hotel
• Holiday Inn

Registration: Register at www.regonoline.com/medevdays

• Registration will open on November 1st.
• Early bird registration will be available at $175.00 until November 30, 2007.
• After November 30, the price increaes to $225.
• Registration is limited!
• Register early to insure your spot at the conference and receive the best price!

Where to Stay

If you are coming from out of town, there are numerous hotels in the Santa Clara area. A few close by the Sun Campus are:

• Sierra Suites Hotel: http://www.sierrasuites.com/locations/santa-clara.asp0
• The Hyatt (formerly the Westin Hotel) : (http://www.santaclara.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/index.jsp)
• The Marriot : http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/sjcga-santa-clara-marriott/
• Embassy Suites Hotel: http://embassysuites1.hilton.com/en_US/es/hotel/SNCCAES-Embassy-Suites-Santa-Clara-Silicon-Valley-California/index.do
• The Hilton Hotel: http://www1.hilton.com/en_US/hi/hotel/SJCSCHF-Hilton-Santa-Clara-California/index.do)
• Holiday Inn : http://www.santaclarahi.com/

• Lightning talk: Building a industry-wide device bug database driven by the community

• Going to market: Getting your application in the hands of your audience.

• Developer panel: Advice, secrets, and hacks by experienced developers

• Java FX/Mobile: A developers overview

Vision, Focus, Audience

Vision

• Grow the Java Mobile & Embedded Community and extend its reach
• Provide an forum for the community to come together, forge relationships, interact, drive directions for the community
• Provide an opportunity to learn and share
• Discuss real-world issues and solutions
• Help drive improvements into Java ME technology and ecosystem
• Facilitate collaboration between the Java Mobile & Embedded Community and other segements of the mobile and embedded ecosystem
• Break new ground by enabling remote participation in the conference

Content Focus

• Deep technical content
• Real-world issues and solutions
• Hands-on talks and demos
• Cool stuff,
• Exchange of ideas
• Discussions on topics the participants drive

Audience:

• Intermediate and advanced application and embedded developers
• Platform developers
• Technical personnel at device manufacturers, tools vendors, and carriers

Schedule Outline

TBD

Remote Participation

We would like to make this conference accessible to remote participants in a simple but effective way. We are considering several methods and technologies. If you have experience or suggestions for doing this please let us know or list ideas here.

Content & Topic Ideas

Please list your top wishes for content and topics here. We'll use this list to decide on where to set priorities among the submitted papers.

• Java ME today and tomorrow (status, interesting apps/platforms/etc, roadmap)
• A close look at phoneME Advanced (status, features, plans, code, building & using)
• A close look at phoneME Feature (status, features, plans, code, building & using)
• A close look at cqME (status, features, plans, code, building & using)
• A close look at SunSPOT and Squawk (pending)
• Sessions on external projects with Java ME (trackbot, near-field communication, etc)
• Lightning talks to introduce community projects (floggy, idesktop, etc)
• An application developer's treasure trove: The ME Application Developers project
• Java FX + FX/Script: The concept, the language, the tools
• Java FX/Mobile: An developers overview
• Real-World Java ME Development and Deployment: What does it take?
• Working with OEMs and carriers
• The Mobile & Embedded Community: Meet the sausage makers (overview, getting involved, contributing)
• Making sense of the Java ME market and ecosystem & receipes for success
• Fragmentation: The good, the bad, and how the community can help
• Java in mobile open source platforms: Building a mobile Linux phone
• Java TV and/or Blu-ray (TBD)
• Java Verified: What you need to know
• User interfaces for Java ME platform: A deep dive
• MSA 248: Start building applications now
• Building mobile mashups in a snap with the Mobile Ajax project (based on a JavaOne talk)
• Making your desktop applications mobile (based on a JavaOne talk)
• Writing optimized applications for high-performance Java ME runtimes such as phoneME (based on a JavaOne talk)
• NetBeans + Mobility Pack: Pro-tips you may have not known yet
• Hands-on talk & demo: Streaming video to mobile devices (based on a JavaOne HOL)

Demo Ideas

TBD

Open Space Discussion Ideas

Open Spaces is a method of enabling open, effective, and results-oriented discussions among small and large groups of participants (see http://www.openspaceworld.org/).

I am envisioning using the method to enable the participants of the Java Mobile & Embedded Developer Days to discuss a set of topics they choose themselves in an interactive and engaging way that produces results for the whole community.

If you are experienced with the Open Spaces method please chip in here. Let's compile a list of ideas for discussion here (-- Main.terrencebarr - 05 Oct 2007)

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This page contains wiki content for the Java Mobile & Embedded Developer Days conference.

-- RogerBrinkley - 03 Oct 2007