The Date

The event will take place on July 20th, at the Skopje FaiрBusiness Hall at 18.00h.

The Agenda

17.30 - 18.00 Reception (everyone gets free Java 7 t-shirt)
18.00 - 18.15 'A brief histrory of JUGMK' - Ice Penov, JUGMK
18.15 - 19.30 'Java SE 7: The Java Platform Evolves' - Simon Ritter, ORACLE
19.30 - 21.00 Non-formal discussion outside in the lobby over complementary drinks (with coffee)
21.00 - Voluntary - we continue for a beer and snacks in the city centre

About the Guest Speaker

Simon Ritter is a Java Technology Evangelist at Oracle Corporation. Simon has been in the IT business since 1984 and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from Brunel University in the U.K.

Originally working in the area of UNIX development for AT&T UNIX System Labs and then Novell, Simon moved to Sun in 1996. At this time he started working with Java technology and has spent time working both in Java technology development and consultancy. Having moved to Oracle as part of the Sun acquisition he now focuses on the core Java platform and Java for client applications. He also continues to develop demonstrations that push the boundaries of Java for applications like gestural interfaces.

More info on http://www.java7macedonia.com/