Brian Sam-Bodden sent this to us, passing it along to all who are interested. There's a JUG discount at the bottom.
-warner ---------- Integrallis Software and Thirsty Head are proud to announce the first Phoenix Groovy Code Camp to be held on: Saturday June 20th, 2009 from 9:00am to 6:00pm At: The Theater Room UACT - University of Advancing Computer Technology 2625 West Baseline Road, Tempe (Just south and west of Fry's Electronics) Google Map Link: http://tinyurl.com/qtnp2n The Code Camp Format Code Camps are meant to give attendees hands on experience on a technology. The Groovy Code Camp will build your Groovy muscle memory by leveraging your existing Java knowledge, making you an effective Groovy developer in no time. Code Camps consist of short mini-lectures, ranging from 10 to 20 minutes, followed by hands on exercises. Whenever possible, we have two projection screens running concurrently, one displaying the lecture materials and one showing live code. During the hands on portions of the camp, our Groovyists will make 'rounds' helping attendees complete their exercises. The typical format is two main presenters and two lab assistants. By the end of the day you'll walk away having amassed enough Groovy to build robust Groovy applications, better Grails applications and improve the state of your existing Java ones. The Camp Counselors The first Phoenix Groovy code camp will feature: Scott Davis Scott Davis is the founder of ThirstyHead, a training company that specializes in Groovy and Grails training. Scott published one of the first public websites implemented in Grails in 2006 and has been actively working with the technology ever since. Author of the book Groovy Recipes: Greasing the Wheels of Java and two ongoing IBM developerWorks article series (Mastering Grails and Practically Groovy), Scott writes extensively about how Groovy and Grails are the future of Java development. Scott teaches public and private classes on Groovy and Grails for start-ups and Fortune 100 companies. He is the co-founder of the Groovy/Grails Experience conference and is a regular presenter on the international technical conference circuit. In 2008, Scott was voted the top Rock Star at JavaOne for his talk "Groovy, the Red Pill : How to blow the mind of a buttoned-down Java developer". Joseph Nusairat Joseph Faisal Nusairat, author of Beginning JBoss Seam and co-author Beginning Groovy and Grails: From Novice to Professional, is a Java developer since 1998, primarily focused on Java, Groovy and Grails development. His career has taken him into a variety of Fortune 500 industries including military applications, data centers, banking, internet security, pharmaceuticals, and insurance. Joseph is particularly fond of open source projects and tries to use as much open source software as possible when working with clients. Joseph is a graduate of Ohio University with dual degrees in Computer Science and Microbiology with a minor in Chemistry. Currently, Joseph works as a Senior Partner at Integrallis. Camp Helpers And making sure your marshmallows don't burn: Raju Gandhi Raju Gandhi is a Java developer and a language geek. He has been writing software for the better part of nine years in several industries such as education, finance, construction and the manufacturing sector. Raju has a graduate degree in Industrial Engineering from Ohio University and is currently a Senior Consultant with Integrallis. Brian Sam-Bodden Brian Sam-Bodden is an author and recognized international speaker that has spent over twelve years working with object technologies, focusing on the Java platform and in recent times falling in love with Ruby. He is the chief instigator for Integrallis, where he focuses on building great applications with Java and Ruby. He is a frequent speaker at user groups and conferences nationally and abroad. Brian is the author of Beginning POJOs: Spring, Hibernate, JBoss and Tapestry and has also co-authored the Apress Java title Enterprise Java Development on a Budget: Leveraging Java Open Source Technologies. Scheduling/Expectations We schedule code camps on a Saturday or after work hours during the week to minimize their impact on your working week. At the same time we understand that the only way to learn is to have keyboard-time with a technology so we expect campers to come prepared with their laptops fully loaded. Cost Groovy Camp is being offered at the low price of $250 including a lunch and beverages. Tucson Java User Groups members get a 10% discounted rate when using the discount code TUCSONJUG during registration Registration Go to http://groovycodecamp.com to register online. We hope to see you there! Sincerely, Your Groovy Code Camp Counselors --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: jug-discussion-unsubscr...@tucson-jug.org For additional commands, e-mail: jug-discussion-h...@tucson-jug.org
