Andreas Ebbert-Karroum

I’m in the unfortunate situation to actually have a full conference pass for JavaOne 2008 in San Francisco, complimentary of Sun for their Star Spec Leads - thanks Liz for all your support over the years, without actually being there (for various reasons). So how can you follow the conference as close as possible, without actually being there?

1. Reading Blogs - this is a recommendation of blogs to follow to keep up with what’s going on at JavaOne.
   • JavaOne 2008 Blog Central
   • Blogs from blogs.sun.com tagged with JaveOne2008
   • Blogs at java.net and the Editor’s Daily 
   • The Server Side
   • Use Google blog search for all JavaOne blog posts
   • Use Technorati to search for all JavaOne blog posts -
2. Twitter - apparently the way to follow the conference closest
   • To receive all tweets related to javaone, “track javaone” on twitter
   • Follow some people, who attend the conference, this is a good list to start from.
   • Follow @JavaOne2008 and @DukeJava
3. Webcasts - I wish they would also cast some selected sessions, maybe even only for those with a ticket. (I should propose that to Sun, to sell “virtual tickets” that only entitle you to follow the conference remotely)
   • Watch the General Sessions - live or recorded.
4. Magazines - even if this is the”old-fashion” way of doing it, it’s going to be more reflected and in-depth, I hope.
   • JDJ
   • JavaWorld
   • Artima Leading Edge Java
   • SD Times
5. Hands-On Labs - try out some labs yourself, they are fully downloadable
   • Hands-On Labs

If you have any other suggestions, please comment, I love to hear about them!

Update:

• @JavaOne2008 suggested to include the possibility to join JavaOne on Second Life. I’ve not included it in this blog previously because I’m not using Second Life, but if you are, this might be a good chance to take part.

Tags: conference, javaone, san francisco

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