About the Conference

December 3-6 2007
San Francisco, California
http://www.voicesthatmatter.com/gwt2007/index.html

Google Web Toolkit enables developers to use their favorite Java tools to build AJAX applications without having to tackle the steep learning curve and quirks of JavaScript and CSS. The Voices That Matter: Google Web Toolkit Conference will insure you understand why this is so and how you can leverage the power and functionality of GWT for your applications.

From the people who are publishing the definitive books on Google Web Toolkit, this conference will be a forum of the Google engineers, the open source community of contributors and developers like you.

Addison-Wesley and Prentice Hall have been part of the evolution of software development. Our mission is to enable the industry's luminaries to deliver their expertise to software professionals, via books, conferences, or other methods.

http://www.voicesthatmatter.com/gwt2007/index.html

What Makes This Conference Unique?

World Class Speakers
Meet and learn from the folks, both Google engineers and community members, who have developed GWT. In addition, speakers will share their experiences in building real-world applications with GWT. Speakers confirmed to date include Bruce Johnson, Joel Webber, Ryan Dewsbury, Scott Blum, David Geary, and Kelly Norton.

Community Building
The Voices That Matter: Google Web Toolkit Conference will not be an isolated island of education. Starting with pre-event conference calls and including a conference blog and speaker podcasts, participants will be given a range of opportunities to interact with the speakers and each other. They will be part of an ongoing conversation before and beyond the event itself.

What You Will Learn

Introductory Topics

* Getting started with GWT
* Solving traditional web usability problems with AJAX and GWT
* Building user interfaces
* Client/server communication, including RPC, JSON, and XML
* Integration and interoperation with existing applications and libraries
* Unit testing and benchmarking
* Deploying GWT applications effectively

Advanced Topics

* Advanced UI programming: Widgets, Panels, DOM, and JSNI
* Using deferred binding for dependency injection and code generation
* Designing for no-compromise usability, including tips for maximizing responsiveness, supporting history, and internationalizing well
* Maximizing code reuse
* Understanding compilation, the JavaScript Native Interface (JSNI), and optimizations
* Security considerations for AJAX and GWT
* Architecting big applications with GWT

Network with colleagues and GWT team members to discuss the underlying promise of GWT as well as its current challenges:

* How can I integrate GWT into my existing application?
* How have others added functionality to GWT?
* How can one best take advantage of Java design patterns in GWT?
* For large projects, how can we handle multiple entry points?
* What are the best practices for debugging GWT applications?
* Which IDEs work best with GWT?
* How have others integrated Spring and Hibernate?
* How can you contribute to the Google Web Toolkit project?

Who Should Attend

* Enterprise Developers and Programmers
* Software Company Developers and Programmers
* Technical Directors
* Software Engineers
* Project Managers
* Technical Strategists
* Product Managers for Software Companies
* User Interface and User Experience Specialists
* Web Systems Architects

http://www.voicesthatmatter.com/gwt2007/index.html

I'd love to attend, however its a bit far, i doubt any of our regular members would be able to attend but hopefully a visitor or 2 can benefit from this, thanks.

Devon, youre in the US, see if you cant attend.

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