REGISTER NOW FOR THE JA-SIG FALL 2008 UNCONFERENCE at UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON
- Registration fee for the October 2008 JA-SIG Unconference: $175/Members, $225/Non-Members
- Nightly rate at the historic Edgewater Hotel: $129- Two-and-a-half days talking, learning, teaching, planning, coding, and hanging
out with your peers - and with the uPortal, CAS, Fluid, JSR-168, SpringMVC experts: Priceless! DATES: October 6, 2008, 9am to October 8, 2008, noon October 9-10, developer meetings and optional post-conference activities PLACE: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street, Madison, WI 53706, Front Desk: 608-262-1122 REGISTRATION FEE: $175 - JA-SIG Members $225 - Non-Members (Includes Breakfast, Mon/Tue Lunch, and Snacks) Register here: https://www.concentra-cms.com/register/start.action?confId=34 ACCOMMODATIONS: Edgewater Hotel, 666 Wisconsin Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53703 $129/single/night 800•922•5512 (www.theedgewater.com) Make sure you ask for the JA-SIG room block and rate! Hotel registration not available by web for this event. WHAT'S AN UNCONFERENCE? "An unconference is a conference where the content of the sessions is driven and created by the participants, generally day-by-day during the course of the event, rather than by a single organizer, or small group of organizers, in advance." -Wikipedia JA-SIG has always been about people coming together to share and learn in an open environment, and this is what an "unconference" is all about. Many attendees at last year's unconference said it was their favorite event of the year. The October event will provide both spontaneous and planned opportunities to collaborate on community initiatives and topics. WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?It's up to you! Ideas people are talking about so far include the following:
* Lightning Talks - Volunteers talk for up to 10 minutes. Any topic goes.
* Code Clinics - Bring your uPortal, portlet, or CAS code or problem
and work on it with Core developers
* Screencast Factory - Show off your work while a facilitator captures
it to share with the community.
* Designer/Developer collaborations
* Strategic Planning - What should JA-SIG be focused on next year? In
three years? Join the conversation.
* How-to's. How-not-to's. Tips and techniques.
* See a list of ideas for activities and add your own:
http://www.ja-sig.org/wiki/x/BBTP
* Post Unconference developers meeting:
http://www.ja-sig.org/wiki/x/ZxnP
As part of the un-conference format the final schedule will be
determined in real-time, interactively with the attendees.
OK, I'M INTERESTED! WHAT SHOULD I DO NEXT?
If you're planning to join us, please do the following:
1. Register for the Unconference right here:
https://www.concentra-cms.com/register/start.action?confId=34
2. Visit and Add your Name on the Unconference Planning Site on
the JA-SIG wiki. This is a great place to indicate your
interests---what you'd like to discuss, learn, share or teach:
http://www.ja-sig.org/wiki/x/DRTP
3. Call the Edgewater Hotel to reserve a room: 800•922•5512
Mention the JA-SIG room block and rate
4. Make travel arrangements. Tips are available here:
http://www.ja-sig.org/wiki/x/wRjP
See you at the JA-SIG Unconference,
The Fall 2008 Unconference Organizers
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