Just wish I could make it and the Image meeting, but I'll be getting prepared
for an Oracle/Unix application test that week and it needs me more...

Can something of the results and discussion be posted to a Web somewhere?

Richard


Gavin Scott wrote:
>
> This is a reminder that there will be a free pre-IPROF session on the
> topic of "Java and the HP3000" the evening of Wednesday, February 17th,
> the day before the start of the main IPROF conference.
>
> If you would like to attend, please send me an email so we will know
> in advance how many people are going to be there, because... <drum roll>
>
> Interex has graciously offered to make it possible for us to provide
> food for the people who attend the Java session.  Details are still
> being arranged, but it looks as though we will be able to offer you
> some kind of hot food, probably a buffet, so if you are planning to
> attend the SIEC Image meeting but didn't think you could make it all
> the way through to the end of the Java meeting without eating, there
> is now a solution.
>
> We need to be able to give the hotel, in the next day or so, an *accurate*
> count of how many people will be there, so please RSVP now if you are
> planning on attending (we still have a reasonable amount of space left).
>
> More details of when and where can be found in the original announcement,
> which follows, well, right now.
>
> > The SIGJava Executive Committee wishes to invite all HP3000 users with
> > an interest in Java to join us at a special pre-IPROF session on
> > Wednesday, February 17th, from 6 to 9pm in the evening at the Cupertino
> > Hilton Garden Inn, immediately following the Image SIEC "Enchilada"
> > meeting.
> >
> > Details of that meeting, including information on, and directions to,
> > the hotel are available at:
> >
> >    http://www.allegro.com/sigimage
> >
> > This session is being made possible by the generosity of the SIEC, who
> > offered to let us use their room at the Hilton after they are done, and
> > Allegro Consultants, who have agreed to partially sponsor the costs for
> > putting this together
>
> And *** Interex ***, who are making the food possible!
>
> > This is not an "official" SIGJava meeting, and is free for anyone who
> > wants to attend (anyone who doesn't want to attend will be invoiced
> > later).  You don't need to be a member of SIGJava or Interex to attend
> > (though we might point out the many benefits of membership to you).
> >
> > Since IPROF has only been able to provide 40 minutes for the official
> > IPROF SIGJava session, we expect to cover all of the in depth technical
> > topics at this session the evening before the start of the main IPROF
> > conference. We'll try to summarize the results during the official Java
> > session at 8am the next morning (Thursday).
>
> There will probably also be some Java content in the "Languages and
> Development Environments" session of IPROF.
>
> > Topics on the agenda include:
> >
> > Java/iX Roadmap (will also be presented Thursday morning at SIGJava)
> >     - JDK 1.1.7 new functionality and improved performance
> >     - JDK 1.2
> >     - HotSpot
> >
> > Java Execution / Application Architecture Models
> >     - What's possible, what makes sense for the HP3000, and what are
> >       people actually doing today
> >     - group discussion
> >
> > Java Improvement Ballot
> >     - nominations & discussion (voting at SIGJava session Thursday)
> >
> > What you can do with Java today
> >     - Java and Legacy Application integration
> >     - Java Development environments
> >
> > What you can do with Java Tomorrow
> >     - Application servers, etc.
> >
> > JDBC
> >     - Getting to your data on the 3000 from Java
> >
> > How to get started with Java on the HP3000
> >     - how to download/install (pre-6.0)
> >     - how to install (6.0)
> >     - Recommended reading/browsing
> >
> > At the moment we're planning to start the meeting at 6pm, right after
> > the end of the SIEC Image meeting.
> >
> > If you think you will, or might, make it to this session, we would
> > appreciate an email letting us know so that we can make sure that
> > we will have the appropriate quantity of snacks (if any) and handouts
> > (if any).  Also any suggestions for topics that you would like to see
> > discussed, etc.
> >
> > For SIGJava,
> >
> > Gavin Scott ([log in to unmask])
> > Mike Yawn ([log in to unmask])

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