Liverpool UK JUG

October: guest speakers

Update 11 Sep 2003: Confirmed venue.

• Wednesday, October 22nd. 7pm
• Philharmonic Dining Rooms pub (map) (pub info) - function room

	Martin de Jode (symbian.com) Symbian and Java Through our friends at symbiandiaries.com we have arranged for Martin to talk about: Why Java? Evolution of Java on Symbian OS A look into the future Examples of Java in action Martin joined Symbian as a Java Developer Consultant in 2000. He works in Symbian's Developer Network providing support, technical content, example applications and general evangelism to Symbian's Java developer community. His particular interest include J2ME MIDP and PersonalJava.
	Alastair Armstrong (LIBeLIS.com) Java Data Objects the problem: mapping complex Java Objects to Relational databases the solution: JDO an implementation: LiDO Alastair is LIBeLIS Sales Director for UK & Ireland. Before joining LIBeLIS in 2003, he was European Sales Leader in IBM Global Services for Websphere Enterprise Edition (then called Component Broker) followed by Global Solutions Manager for Wireless Solutions. He has also previously held Senior Management positions both in Europe and in Silicon Valley, including IBM, Taligent (the IBM/Apple/HP joint venture) and at Planit, the Kitchen Design Software Company. He holds a Diploma in Software Engineering from the University of Kent.
	Malcolm Sparks - Cancelled Update 15 Oct 2003: Sadly, Malcolm has had to cancel his talk: we are still hoping he will be able to speak at a future meeting! (jcoverage.com) XP & unit testing Unit testing, code coverage, and Extreme Programming. The talk will include live demonstration of techniques and tools.

Please contact us, or leave a comment to this entry to let us know if you would like to attend. Posted by osfameron at October 22, 2003 07:00 PM | TrackBack