The 2008 JavaOne Conference, San Francisco

This year the cards are apparently in my favor- I'm heading to the JavaOne Conference at the Moscone Center in San Francisco for May 4th-9th. It's my first time at a software development and/or computing conference so I'm quite excited. Some pretty notable speakers are going to be there talking about all the latest in the industry and where they believe the industry is going. Sure, I could probably read this stuff online- but I'm sure I don't have to tell you in-person experiences can make or break the topic. Besides, because I'm a student of an accredited university- I'm attending this year for free, so I really couldn't afford to pass this up.

The first day consists of a mini-conference called CommunityOne and starting on Tuesday is the official JavaOne conference. I've handpicked my schedule for the week and it's pretty full(try here if the former doesn't work). I hope to see a few attractions before the conference gets too busy, the Golden Gate bridge for example. If you don't understand the abbreviations and topics listed there on that schedule don't worry, I'm hoping to take copious notes and document my travel experience on here.