Java Spotlight Episode 108: Patrick Curran and Heather VanCura on JCP.Next @jcp_org
- by Roger Brinkley
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:
JEP 168: Network Discovery of Manageable Java Processes
JEP 169: Value Objects
Java EE 7 Survey
Latest Java EE 7 Status
GlassFish 4.0 Embedded (via @agoncal)
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 InterviewPatrick
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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