ApacheCon NA 2011 Local Blog Posts http://apacheconna2011.crowdvine.com/ Thu, 10 Nov 2011 22:06:22 GMT http://na11.apachecon.com/posts/33464206 Missed a session? Audiocasts available! Thu, 10 Nov 2011 22:06:22 GMT
Posted by Shane Curcuru
Head over to FeatherCast, where some amazing volunteers are posting audio recordings of all(?) sessions at this year's ApacheCon!

Session audio is being posted during the day of most sessions as they're available, so check it out, and catch those other two talks you really wanted to attend during the day.

Thanks to Rich, Cliff, and the other volunteers who've provided this great archive.

]]> Shane Curcuru http://na11.apachecon.com/posts/33419047 Looking for session/presentation slides? Thu, 10 Nov 2011 07:06:11 GMT
Posted by Sally Khudairi
We're working on getting these online as soon as we can.

They'll be posted onto Lanyrd at the end of the event; we may drop a few in before then. Thanks in advance for your patience if your favorite session's slide deck isn't online yet -- it will be.

]]> Sally Khudairi http://na11.apachecon.com/posts/33389573 Relax at ApacheCon - get a massage during your break! Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:09:05 GMT
Posted by Shane Curcuru
Stressed at ApacheCon? Of course not - you're among friends, and there are plenty of people with an Ask Me! button to help. But if travel stress is still with you, or your hands are getting tired from your keyboard, then come by registration desk outside the expo area to get a massage from experts from the hotel's Vida Spa!

Michael and Vita will be available for a quick back or hand massage during select breaks at ApacheCon:

Wednesday, November 9

7:30AM-8:45 AM (Break) Michael and Vita
10:30-11:00 AM (Break) Michael and Vita
12:00-1:30 PM (Lunch) Michael and Vita

Thursday, November 10

8:30-10:00 AM (Break) Michae and Vita
11:00-11:30 AM (Break) Michael
12:20-1:30 PM (lunch) Michael and Vita

Friday, November 11
11:00-11:30 AM (Break) Vita Narbutiene

12:20-1:30 PM (Lunch) Vita Narbutiene

]]> Shane Curcuru http://na11.apachecon.com/posts/33385963 Consider contributing to the Web of Trust -- join the PGP Keysigning! Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:33:26 GMT
Posted by Sally Khudairi
The PGP Keysigning is taking place at 7PM during the Welcome Reception on Wednesday 9 November.

To participate, submit your PGP key by NOON PT today -- we'll see you there!!

]]> Sally Khudairi http://na11.apachecon.com/posts/33380947 You're helping create ApacheCon Memories! Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:40:23 GMT
Posted by Sally Khudairi
Be sure to tag your tweets, photos, SMS texts, and blog posts with the #ApacheCon hashtag -- your contributions will be integrated into the ApacheCon Memories image mosaics created interactively live throughout the conference!

Check out the just-launched ApacheCon Memories at http://memories.apachecon.com/ --all built using a variety of Apache technologies.

]]> Sally Khudairi http://na11.apachecon.com/posts/33320293 BarCamp Apache today: Salon A & C schedule for Tuesday Tue, 08 Nov 2011 19:06:02 GMT
Posted by Shane Curcuru
Salon A:

10:30 The Apache Way
11:00 Messaging, Email, Jabber, SIP
11:30 How to get started to contribute in Apache & Why
12:00 What happens when someone nips your topic in BarCamp
12:30 LUNCH: Lunchwalk with Bruce @1pm

13:30 Versioning/Modularity, Java8, OSGi, Maven
14:00 OpenOffice & ODF Toolkit
14:30 OAuth, OpenID, UIMA
15:00 MapReduce Exchange Experience
15:30 Rave (incubating)
16:00 Microsoft and Hadoop
16:30 Build your own Hadoop distro

Salon C:
11:00 Packaging ASF 4 Debian
12:00 Apache Incubator / Labs and their Relevance
12:30 LUNCH - Lunch Walk with Bruce @ 1pm
13:30 - open slot
14:00 WebSockets
14:30 Gidgets
15:00 Apache CMS: moving project websites (Zoe)
15:30 Vancouver tips
16:00 Event Loops
16:30 How to organize an Apache Event

Stop by the Salons and hit some BarCamps instead of spending the whole day in the hackathon room. Yes, you know who you are.

]]> Shane Curcuru http://na11.apachecon.com/posts/33235930 Signup for Meetups! Tues, Wed, Thu nights Mon, 07 Nov 2011 21:55:13 GMT
Posted by Shane Curcuru
ApacheCon doesn't stop after our main sessions are done - there are plenty of afterhours activities. Stick around after the early evening activities and signup to attend some Meetups at 8pm on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings.

Remember: Meetups are free, even for non-conference attendees. Click through to each individual Meetup page to register your interest and to see their agendas.

Key tip: signin to your CrowdVine account by using the Connect link in the navbar above, and add each of the Meetup sessions to your own personalized schedule.

]]> Shane Curcuru http://na11.apachecon.com/posts/33179826 Sunday Dinner? Mon, 07 Nov 2011 01:14:25 GMT
Posted by Nick Burch
For those of you who've arrived already, who fancies a spot of dinner tonight? It looks like Denman Street (almost at the end of our road) has plenty of good places to eat on it, do people want to meet in the hotel lobby at 7.30pm to go and find somewhere?

]]> Nick Burch http://na11.apachecon.com/posts/32885163 Two BarCamps at ApacheCon! Tuesday + Saturday Thu, 03 Nov 2011 04:05:10 GMT
Posted by Nick Burch
In addition to the regular scheduled conference, this year at ApacheCon we've also got two BarCamps happening. These are on the Tuesday and Saturday, either side of the main conference.

The first BarCamp is taking place on Tuesday 8th, in the conference venue, the day before the main conference starts. The event kicks off at 10am, and you don't need to pre-register. Simply come along to the Bayshore Grand Ballroom on the main floor and sign up. Everyone is welcome!

The second BarCamp is on Saturday 12th, the day after the Conference. This is taking place at The Hive, a short distance from the conference hotel. It's an all day event, but you'll need to sign up in advance if you'd like to come! Details and signup at http://apachecamp.eventbrite.com/

Details on all the BarCamps, and the other events are at http://na11.apachecon.com/pages/special_events

]]> Nick Burch http://na11.apachecon.com/posts/32726152 New BOF Announced: WebSphere Application Server V8.5 Alpha Overview Mon, 31 Oct 2011 19:53:10 GMT
Posted by Sally Khudairi
Announcing new Birds of a Feather session: Thursday 10 November 7PM/MacKenzie Room (1st Floor).

This session will look at how the WebSphere Application Server is evolving to address the requirements of Developers. Developers need a lightweight WebSphere execution environment - in Eclipse - whose configuration is simple to edit, version and share, whose footprint is closely tailored to the application's needs, and whose execution behaviour has high fidelity to the target production system. The WebSphere Application Server V8.5 Alpha delivers a simplified and lightweight runtime for web applications. Incredibly fast restart times coupled with its small size and ease of use make V8.5 a great option for Developers building web applications that don't require the full JEE environment of traditional enterprise application server profiles. This session focuses on new improvements in the Developer Experience for web applications and demonstrates how these dramatically simplify the edit-compile-debug cycle to improve developer productivity and reduce time to value.

Target audience: Developers, Administrators, Deployers, and Infrastructure Architects

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