The first CZJUG meeting

On Tuesday, the long-awaited first meeting of the CZJUG (Czech Java User Group)took place. I had initially worried about turnout for a strictly nontechnical meeting, but lecture hall K1 filled up nicely. Judging by how many T-shirts we handed out, about a hundred people found their way to the first meeting.

The group’s partners were represented by CTU rector Prof. Ing. Václav Havlíček, CSc., Rudolf Pecinovský from java.cz, and Pavel Šuk and Roman Štrobl from Sun Microsystems. The main guest was Laurie Tolson, Sun’s VP for Java. She spoke (presentation , PDF) about Sun’s support for CZJUG and the work then underway to make Java open source.

Roman Štrobl took the floor at the end and talked about what was next for CZJUG, from tentative plans and upcoming guests to where to find more information about the group.

CZJUG is still a very young initiative. It’s taking shape, but there’s plenty of room to get involved and influence what happens. If you’re interested, here are a few ways to do that.

How to get involved

1. Register on Java.cz. You’ll automatically join the CZJUG email discussion group. You can join discussions, make requests or suggest changes. If you’re interested, you can create content for Java.cz.
2. On the international CZJUG page, add your suggestions to the wish list for international guests or topics you’d like to hear about.
3. Prepare a talk about an interesting technology you’d like to present at a future meeting, and let us know.
4. Ask people you know in the field, at a company or school, whether they might be interested in getting involved in CZJUG.
5. See whether your company would like to introduce itself by presenting a Java technology it uses or develops.

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