The No Fluff Just Stuff Software Symposium Series is designed to cover the latest in trends, best practices, and newest developments in Enterprise Java, Java/Groovy, ESB/SOA, Ajax, Web Services, Agility, and Architecture. Our commitment is to provide the very best in terms of speaker quality and overall conference experience. The premier event on Technical Java and Agile Software development in the US is being held for the first time in the UK, and is being co-organised by Skills Matter!
History/What it is
The "No Fluff, Just Stuff" Java symposium series got its start in April of 2001 in Denver, Colorado. The symposium director, Jay Zimmerman, hit upon this idea after having many discussions with clients and also through the Boulder Java User's Group (
www.boulderjug.org) which he chairs. He found that there weren't any quality Java/Agility conferences that were locally based for developers to take advantage of that were very technically focused. The next step was to research current conference offerings and how to differentiate this symposium series. After completing the research process, it was decided the format of the symposium would be held over a long weekend (Friday-Sunday) because:
A. To allow for entire software development teams to attend as a collective rather than just one person from the group.
B. To allow the independent contractor to attend without giving up billable hours during the week.
C. To get the best technical speaker resources which happen to be practicing consultants
In addition, it was decided to cap attendance at 250 people. One of the key points of the "No Fluff, Just Stuff" Java Symposium Series is the high level of interaction between speaker and attendees at each conference. NFJS structure removes the barrier between speakers/attendees by having speakers attend other sessions and have breakfast/lunch with attendees thereby creating an informal atmosphere where people can come together and discuss issues and learn from each other. NFJS offers a consistent presence in each region the symposium is offered in by hosting a annual event in each city that becomes part of the NFJS tour. In 2007, NFJS will reach two milestones: over 100 events and some 20,000 total attendees.
The Company behind the No Fluff Just Stuff eXchange: Big Sky Technology and Skills Matter
Big Sky Technology is the host company behind the "No Fluff, Just Stuff" Java Symposium Series. In addition to running the No Fluff Just Stuff Software Symposium Series, Big Sky Technology also manages The Spring Experience, The Ajax Experience, The Agile Experience and soon the Groovy/Grails Experience. Big Sky Technology also provides exclusive support of the Groovy project by sponsoring the principal Groovy committer.
Skills Matter is co-organising and hosting the very First European No Fluff Just Stuff eXchange in London, England. Based in the UK, Skills Matter constantly looks to bring the latest developments in technology forward and regularly hosts events and other eXchanges (Grails eXchange, Ruby on Rails eXchange) on open source technology. Skills Matter is also a leading provider of training, mentoring and project based skills transfer, with the UK's largest selection of training on Open Source Technologies and Agile Software development.
Big Sky Technology and Skills Matter hope to bring together an event where delegates can come learn from industry experts and from each other, discuss the latest developments in java, open source technology, and Agile Software development and delve into hands-on code. Our committment is to provide the very best in terms of speaker quality and overall conference experience.
Media
If you are interested in attending one of the No Fluff, Just Stuff eXchanges and have proper media credentials, please contact Joanna Go at +44 207 107 2620 or at
joanna.go@skillsmatter.com.
Contact
Please feel free to contact us regarding any questions/comments regarding the No Fluff, Just Stuff eXchange. You can reach us at +44 207 107 2620 or
info@nfjs-exchange.com
