1. Java EE 6 : Paving The Path For The Future
2. Dynamic Languages & Web Frameworks in GlassFish
3. Create Appealing Cross-device Applications for Mobile Devices with Java ME and LWUIT
4. Building RESTful applications using Spring MVC
5. Building modular applications
6. Java web services using JAX-WS
7. Getting started with Scala – Mindmap – Code
8. Developing, deploying and monitoring Java applications using Google App Engine
9. Experiences of Fully Distributed Scrum between San Francisco and Gurgaon
10. How Android is different from other systems – An exploration of the design decisions in Android
11. Optimize Performance of I/O-intensive Java applications Using Zero Copy
12. Concurrency: Best Practices
13. Java For Mobile Devices – Building a client application for the Android platform
14. Groovy Grails as a modern scripting language for Web applications
15. Overview of The Scala Based Lift Web Framework
16. Automating the JEE deployment process
17. Google Web Toolkit (GWT) Internals, Tips and Tricks
18. Implementing Search Functionality With Lucene & Solr

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Why should I attend?

Latest Tech Learning: You might have the latest technology in your cell phones and game consoles, but are you with the latest in technology when it comes to your work?

Global Perspective: The IndicThreads conference will be playing host to a great bunch of talented speakers from across the globe. There are entrepreneurs, global technology leaders, innovators and experts in their chosen line. They will be speaking on a variety of topics and giving invaluable insight into what’s buzzing and what’s out cold. You’ll meet the men and women who are challenging conventional wisdom and taking technology into new directions. You not only will get to learn from them but you can also meet them and discuss things one-on-one.

Stimulating Experience: Despite the IT boom in India, there’s no denying that innovation is still not driving the show. Where are the young entrepreneurs who wish to change the world and make millions? If you feel the need to brainstorm over ideas with smart people from the industry, the conference is just the place. The air will be thick with discussions, debates and ideas. We welcome you to savour it.

In-Depth Technical Sessions: The sessions cover a wide range of topics in the Java domain and hold the promise to give attendees a truly meaningful technical exchange. You will appreciate the technical sessions as the expert speakers will take you on an informative and in-depth journey of their domains.

We Are Independent: The IndicThreads conference is an independent conference. Meaning, the technical sessions are dedicated to learning new and emerging concepts in Java Technology and not meant to push any products through free lunches and t-shirts.You pay for quality and you get it.

Value Add Sessions: Apart from the technical sessions, the conference will also have informal birds-of-feather (BOF) sessions and panel discussions. The sessions are all planned in a manner that will enable you to keenly enjoy and absorb everything that the conference has to offer.The conference schedule provides for space to interact with the experts.

It’s Fun Too: The IndicThreads conference will also be the place where you can chill out and have some fun. The conference is hosted in the most young and happening part of Pune. In between sessions and in the evenings, you can relax and walk over to coffee shops and shopping arcades on Fergusson Road & JM Road.

Amazing Value For Money: At the rates we are offering this is an unheard kind of learning opportunity. Unfortunately we can’t quantify learning. If we could, we surely would have stated “If you can find this level of content at a lower cost you win a Ferrari.” No Ferraris this year, but the content is definitely there. Grab the early bird offers and just the food might be worth more than the fee

How do I make my boss want to send me to the conference?

Even if you think your boss will never let you, just try it out and you would be in for a surprise. What’s most important is that you make it seem like it was his/her decision to send you and not you forcing him/her to send you to the conference. Present the following arguments and unless your boss is right out of Dilbert, you should make it to the event.

Skill Enhancement – Recruiting skilled people is perhaps one of the most difficult tasks for most companies these days. So the easiest way for companies is to invest in skill enhancement of the existing staff. Suggest that once you get back from the conference you will conduct knowledge sharing sessions in-house.

Learn and Relax - The employee gets a short break from the grind and returns to work more knowledgeable and all charged up to face new challenges.

Company Invests a Friday You Invest A Holiday - Most bosses would be thrilled to know that an employee is learning in his free time.

Buzz Guru - tell your boss that your skill upgrade will help you handle buzzwords and queries for geeky clients. Most managers are terrified of tech jargon and would be very happy to know that you would be some help in client calls.

My first reaction was “Ridiculous!”. Here we are trying hard to get great content, top speakers and initiate healthy discussions and how can someone just negate everything and say that content is diluted as the price is low. I earlier wrote on “Conference Pricing” and why we choose to keep it low priced. However this post has got me thinking. Does cost really matter so much? Would people prefer the conference to be expensive? Would the content be appreciated better if it burnt a hole in the pocket?

The conference is a business venture and we do not claim to be doing any charity by keeping our fees low. We charge what we think is a great & a fair price. However we hadn’t really factored in that potential delegates will not register because they would think that Rs. X was not a good enough entry barrier.

Laws of economics will apply to all businesses, so people wont value a pricey watch or an obscenely expensive car if everyone else around them could afford it. But would everyone think an iPhone was cool even if it was cheap or free? Or think that Google search was super even though it was free? How does one position the conference such that participation is valued while it is also perceived as  cool & educational; irrespective of the price?

I definitely do not buy the argument that low entry barrier leads to content dilution as I believe that only the really keen would spend their hard-earned money & precious time to be at the conference. Also if we price it high, we would pretty much cut out the small companies and go against the core philosophy of the conference. So although I continue to believe that our pricing structure is correct, I do wonder how we should go about convincing those who think the conference is not super only because it is not expensive.

Over the years, have learned that pricing a product right is one the toughest decisions that an enterprise has to make. Such experiences only highlight how complex and unpredictable the reactions to a product’s price can be.