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Community Leaders' Weekend at JavaOne
The plan is to do it on the Saturday May 30th just preceding JavaOne, exactly like last year. There is no plan to meet formally on Sunday.
Note that JavaOne again starts on Tuesday June 2nd, not Monday, this year.
The NetBeans Software Day is on Monday the 1st.
[[http://developers.sun.com/events/communityone/2009/west/][CommunityOne West will also be taking place June 1-3, 2009
Set-up in the Pavilion will again be Sunday and Monday.
- Location: Sun Microsystems (SF07), San Francisco Offices 500 Howard Street, San Francisco (a Sun office with a nice open space, a mile or so from Moscone).
Please go to the security desk and ask to be buzzed in.
See the notes below about Agenda Ideas for this year, and note the exciting proposed Un-Conference format!
Community Leaders Registration 2009
Please add your name to this list if you will definitely plan to attend for at
least 5 hours between 9am and 5pm on *Saturday, May 30th, 2009*
(Breakfast starts at 8:00AM.)
Confirmed Attendees
| Name | Community, Role | Comments |
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| Gary Thompson | java.net Program Manager | |
| Sonya Barry | java.net Community Manager | |
| Eric Renaud | java.net, Community Consultant | Bringing Lunch for the group |
| Van Riper | Java User Groups, JUG-USA Interim Leader | |
| Bruce Boyes | Robotics Community, Leader | Willing to make sourdough pancakes or waffles |
| Anton Epple | javatools Community, Leader | Willing to eat sourdough pancakes or waffles |
| Jim Wright | Robotics Community, Co-Leader | Help out as needed |
| Fabiane Nardon | javatools Community, Leader | |
| Sarah Kim | java.net Producer | Moving this weekend so I can't stay that long |
| Roger Brinkley | Mobile & Embedded Community Leader | |
| Josh Marinacci | Something or other leader | |
| Brian Jenkins | java.net Intern | |
| Andrew Kelly | java.net Community Support | |
| Kevin Farnham | java.net editor | |
Ready to Lead
We will set the agenda as a group on Saturday morning, following the Un-Conference format proposed below. Listing a
topic that you plan to propose for the agenda here is an option, not a requirement.
If you have passion around a topic but not all the answers, sign up here to lead a discussion on that topic. If you have information
you are willing to share, list it here also. If you are looking for ideas of how you might contribute to the day, check the next section.
Ideas for Sessions
These ideas have no committed leader for our face-to-face meeting as yet.
- Oracle in the driver's seat: what does this mean for Java.net, and Java itself? I imagine this will be a last-minute focus of JavaOne?, or else it will be the elephant which everyone tries to ignore.
- What if JavaOne? 2009 is the last, and Oracle consolidates into OpenWorld?? How would we adapt? Something to think about.
- Evolving our definition of community - what do we want to look like a year from now?
- Update on Java.net CMS Modernization Project
Proposed Format - The Un-Conference!
The Un-conference format has been in the press lately as Open Space or Mashup Camp. General consensus is that this could drive a very dynamic, interactive event, well-suited for our group!
There are some wonderful quotes about this format at the Open Space site but the comments that caught my eye and made me think about our group were:
- ...open space is based on the belief that we humans are intelligent, creative, adaptive, meaning- and fun-seeking. It sets the context for such creatures to come together knowing they are going to treat each other well. When this happens there is no limit to what can unfold.
- Open Space conferences have no keynote speakers, no pre-announced schedules of workshops, no panel discussions, no organizational booths. Instead, sitting in a large circle, participants learn in the first hour how they are going to create their own conference. Almost before they realize it, they become each other's teachers and leaders.
- Open Space is ... more highly organized than the best planning committee could possibly manage. It is also chaotic, productive and fun. No one is in control. A whirlwind of activity is guided from within by a handful of simple Open Space principles.
These principles are defined as:
- Everyone who comes to an Open Space conference must be passionate about the topic and willing to take some responsibility for creating things out of that passion.
- Whoever comes is the right people.
- Whatever happens is the only thing that could have.
- Whenever it starts is the right time.
- When it is over it is over.
- The Law of Two Feet: If you find yourself in a situation where you aren't learning or contributing, go somewhere else.
The Proposal
We will run this year's Community Leaders Saturday as an Un-conference. Everyone attending should bring some thoughts on topics. Sign up on this page to attend. The rest of the details, we will work through together Saturday morning!
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