THE JA-SIG WINTER 2007 UNCONFERENCE IS COMING!
Registration fee for the November 12th-13th, 2007 JA-SIG Unconference: $225
Nightly rate at the Rutgers University Inn and Conference Center: $84
Two days talking, learning, teaching, planning, coding, and hanging out with your peers--and with the uPortal, CAS, Fluid, JSR-168, SpringMVC experts: Priceless!
Who. What. Where.
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Dates |
November 12-13, 2007 |
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Place |
Rutgers University Inn and Conference
Center |
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Registration Fee |
$225 (Includes lunch
and snacks) |
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Inn Rooms |
$84/single/night
(w/breakfast) |
What's an Unconference?
"An unconference is a conference
where the content of the sessions is driven and created by the participants,
generally day-by-day during the course of the event, rather than by a single
organizer, or small group of organizers, in advance."
-Wikipedia
JA-SIG has always been about people coming together to share and learn in an open environment, and this is what an "unconference" is all about. As demonstrated by the success of the Summer 2007 Conference mini "BarCamp" (another spontaneous approach), the unconference format fits very well with our community values and goals.
The November event will provide both spontaneous and planned opportunities to collaborate on all JA-SIG community initiatives and topics. (There will not be a separate Winter Conference or a Fall uPortal Developer Meeting.)
What are we going to do?!
It's up to you! Ideas people are talking about so far include the following:
- Lightning Talks - Volunteers talk for up to 10 minutes. Any topic goes.
- Code Clinics - Bring your uPortal, portlet, or CAS code or problem and work on it with core developers
- Screencast Factory - Show off your work while a facilitator captures it to share with the community.
- UCamp - Fluid Project members will lead a workshop and collaborations about user experience design and accessibility.
- Strategic Planning - What should JA-SIG be focused on next year? In three years? Join the conversation.
- How-to's. How-not-to's. Tips and techniques.
As part of the un-conference format the final schedule will be determined in real-time, interactively with the attendees. See a list of ideas for activities and add your own .
OK, I'm Interested! How do I Register?
If you're planning to join us, please do the following:
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Register for the Unconference right here:https://www.concentra-cms.com/register/start.action?confId=28
- Visit and add your name on the Unconference Planning Site on the JA-SIG wiki . This is a great place to indicate your interests---what you'd like to discuss, learn, share or teach.
- Call the Rutgers University Inn and Conference Center at 732-932-9144 to reserve a room for your stay. Hurry! Rooms are limited, and the conference rate will only be held for a brief period.
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Take a look detailed
hotel, travel directions, and other information at http://www.ja-sig.org/wiki/x/SoF7
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If you are unable to book
a room at the University Inn and Conference Center, consult this list of
other nearby hotels: http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/leadconf/hotels.pdf,
http://www.travelforecaster.com/hotelinfo/east_brunswick/nj/usa/92151/#trafficID=500026519&refererPageID=10
See you at the Unconference,
The Winter 2007 Unconference Organizers
