Please find below notes from participants at conference 09.

IndicThreads is one of the very few well done technology conferences in India. The 4th IndicThreads conference was no exception. It was a clear case of quality over quantity. There were JAVA enthusiasts from around the country, US and Japan who had gathered to attend the event. The event was also a huge Green IT initiative with a strong focus towards environment. Everything ranging from delegate kits ( packed in newspaper bags), saplings for delegates to plant, to the prizes (bicycle) was inline with the underlying theme of green.

There were a wide variety of sessions, all tying to the changing dynamics of JEE and focusing on the fact that JAVA is turning the corner. There was a strong agreement on the fact that JAVA would continue to survive and thrive as a platform, but the language per se was under a lot of threat in the web space. Success of dynamic languages such as Groovy, Ruby, JRuby have made many JAVA enthusiasts to sit up and have a look on what suits their needs the best and still be on the JVM.

src – 4th IndicThreads Conference: Turning the Corner – By Vikas Hazrati

I attended my first IndicThreads conference, fourth otherwise, in Pune last week. This local conference fits very well with “Think Globally, Act Locally” theme. The topics were quite varied ranging from Scala, Lift, Google App Engine, Android, GWT, Distributed Scrum, and of course Java EE 6 & GlassFish v3. All the speakers were well versed with the content and the audience was pretty interactive. Keeping global warming into consideration, the conference adopted the theme of Go Green. The conference setup provided a great opportunity for social networking.

src – IndicThreads Conference 2009 – Trip Report – By Arun Gupta

The annual IndicThreads.com java technology conference is Pune’s best and possibly one of India’s finest conferences on matters related to Java technologies. I looked forward to attending the same and was not disappointed a bit. The last one was held about 3 days ago on Dec 11th and 12th, and this post reviews my experiences at the same.

src – Post conference recap : 4th Indicthreads.com Conference on Java - By Dhananjay Nene

A fantastic journey to the Java world with exciting and new technologies. I am looking forward to the next year’s Java conference from now

src- What An Experience – By Vinod Kumar Kashyap

Up next is the 1st IndicThreads.com Conference On Software Quality & Software Testing & IndicThreads’ foray into the business & technology education space with IndicThreads Education.

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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We were deliberating on which social initiative to take up at conference 09 and that’s when the unseasonal rains & cyclone struck Maharashtra, highlighting how human exploitation is hurting the environment. Being avid nature lovers ourselves, we took no time in deciding on Green IT & Green Lifestyle as the social initiative at conference 09.

The conference theme “Turning The Corner” is supposed to be a statement on the state of Java technology today. However it looks like ‘Turning The Corner’ is applying just as much to our weather. Our green initiatives encourage everyone to do their bit to reduce pollution & work towards a greener tomorrow.

The green initiatives at the conference are

1. Green IT Bicycle Challenge
   Green IT is about using Information technology and associated devices efficiently and effectively with minimal impact on the environment. Participants in the Green IT Quiz stand to win a cool bicycle. Though our lives are hectic and cities clogged with traffic, cycles are still a wonderful way to exercise, enjoy the city streets and do our bit for the environment. Enter The Green IT Challenge.
2. Walk the Talk
   The conference encourages delegates to walk, cycle, car pool or use public transport to get to the conference. Each participant who does that, gets a cool goodie bag from IndicThreads.
3. Plant a Tree
   The conference this year, in association with a prominent Pune NGO would give away free saplings of native Indian trees to all delegates. Delegates can collect a free sapling at the conference and plant it in their housing society or office premises.
4. Eco-Awareness
   The conference will have awareness posters put up to raise awareness on environmental matters such as garbage segregation and reducing plastic usage.
5. Nature Trail
   The day after the conference, delegates can choose to head out on a nature trail in a forest near Pune, where they can experience nature first hand. Besides enjoying the cool environs of nature, delegates can also take this opportunity to network beyond the conference.

We solicit your participation & support for the Go Green Drive at conference 2009. Let’s Go Green – http://j09.indicthreads.com/indicthreads-go-green/

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