Java Spotlight Episode 108: Patrick Curran and Heather VanCura on JCP.Next @jcp_org

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Interview with Patrick Curran and Heather VanCura on JCP.Next.

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Show Notes

News

Welcome to the newly merged JCP EC!
The November/December issue of Java Magazine is now out
Red Hat announces intent to contribute to OpenJFX
New OpenJDK JEPs:

Events

Nov 13-17, Devoxx, Antwerp, Belgium
Nov 20, JCP Public Meeting (see details below)
Nov 20-22, DOAG 2012, Nuremberg, Germany
Dec 3-5, jDays, Göteborg, Sweden
Dec 4-6, JavaOne Latin America, Sao Paolo, Brazil
Dec 14-15, IndicThreads, Pune, India

Feature Interview

Patrick Curran is Chair of the Java Community Process organization. In this role he oversees the activities of the JCP's Program Management Office including evolving the process and the organization, managing its membership, guiding specification leads and experts through the process, chairing Executive Committee meetings, and managing the JCP.org web site.

Patrick has worked in the software industry for more than 25 years, and at Sun and then Oracle for 20 years. He has a long-standing record in conformance testing, and before joining the JCP he led the Java Conformance Engineering team in Sun's Client Software Group. He was also chair of Sun's Conformance Council, which was responsible for defining Sun's policies and strategies around Java conformance and compatibility.

Patrick has participated actively in several consortia and communities including the W3C (as a member of the Quality Assurance Working Group and co-chair of the Quality Assurance Interest Group), and OASIS (as co-chair of the Test Assertions Guidelines Technical Committee). Patrick's blog is here.

Heather VanCura manages the JCP Program Office and is responsible for the day-to-day nurturing, support, and leadership of the community. She oversees the JCP.org web site, JSR management and posting, community building, events, marketing, communications, and growth of the membership through new members and renewals. Heather has a front row seat for studying trends within the community and recommending changes. Several changes to the program in recent years have included enabling broader participation, increased transparency and agility in JSR development.

When Heather joined the PMO staff in a community building marketing manager role for the JCP program, she was responsible for establishing the JCP brand logo programs, the JCP.org site, and engaging the community in online surveys and usability studies. She also developed marketing reward programs, campaigns, sponsorships, and events for the JCP program, including the community gathering at the annual JavaOne Conference.

Before arriving at the JCP community in 2000, Heather worked with various technology companies. Heather enjoys speaking at conferences, such as Devoxx, Java Zone, and the JavaOne Conferences. She maintains the JCP Blog, Twitter feed (@jcp_org) and Facebook page. Heather resides in the San Francisco Bay Area, California USA.

JCP Executive Committee Public Meeting Details

Date & Time

Tuesday November 20, 2012, 3:00 - 4:00 pm PST

Location

Teleconference

Dial-in

+1 (866) 682-4770
Conference code: 627-9803
Security code: 52732 ("JCPEC" on your phone handset)
For global access numbers see http://www.intercall.com/oracle/access_numbers.htm

Or +1 (408) 774-4073

WebEx

Browse for the meeting from https://jcp.webex.com
No registration required (enter your name and email address)
Password: JCPEC

Agenda

JSR 355 (the EC merge) implementation report
JSR 358 (JCP.next.3) status report
2.8 status update and community audit program
Discussion/Q&A

Note

The call will be recorded and the recording published on jcp.org, so those who are unable to join in real-time will still be able to participate.

September 2012 EC meeting PMO report with JCP 2.8 statistics.

JSR 358 Project page

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