Grow the Java Mobile & Embedded Community and extend its reach
Provide an forum for the community to come together, forge relationships, interact, drive directions for the community
Provide an opportunity to learn and share
Discuss real-world issues and solutions
Help drive improvements into Java ME technology and ecosystem
Facilitate collaboration between the Java Mobile & Embedded Community and other segements of the mobile and embedded ecosystem
Break new ground by enabling remote participation in the conference

Content Focus

Deep technical content
Real-world issues and solutions
Hands-on talks and demos
Cool stuff,
Exchange of ideas
Discussions on topics the participants drive

Audience

Intermediate and advanced application and embedded developers
Platform developers
Technical personnel at device manufacturers, tools vendors, and carriers

Registration

See the Java Mobile & Embedded Developer Days home page for registration information

Where to Stay

If you are coming from out of town there are numerous hotels in the Santa Clara area.

Due to the tight resources and budget for the conference we have not reserved any room blocks or negotiated special rates at any hotels. Below is a list of hotels close to the Sun campus for your convenience. Please contact the hotel directly for enquiries and reservations. We do not endorse any particular hotel.

Content & Topic Ideas

Please list your top wishes for content and topics here. We'll use this list to decide on where to set priorities among the submitted papers.

Java ME today and tomorrow (status, interesting apps/platforms/etc, roadmap)
A close look at phoneME Advanced (status, features, plans, code, building & using)
A close look at phoneME Feature (status, features, plans, code, building & using)
A close look at cqME (status, features, plans, code, building & using)
A close look at SunSPOT and Squawk (pending)
Sessions on external projects with Java ME (trackbot, near-field communication, etc)
Lightning talks to introduce community projects (floggy, idesktop, etc)
An application developer's treasure trove: The ME Application Developers project
Java FX + FX/Script: The concept, the language, the tools
Java FX/Mobile: A developers overview
Real-World Java ME Development and Deployment: What does it take?
Working with OEMs and carriers
The Mobile & Embedded Community: Meet the sausage makers (overview, getting involved, contributing)
Making sense of the Java ME market and ecosystem & receipes for success
Fragmentation: The good, the bad, and how the community can help
Java in mobile open source platforms: Building a mobile Linux phone
Java TV and/or Blu-ray (TBD)
Java Verified: What you need to know
User interfaces for Java ME platform: A deep dive
MSA 248: Start building applications now
Building mobile mashups in a snap with the Mobile Ajax project (based on a JavaOne talk)
Making your desktop applications mobile (based on a JavaOne talk)
Writing optimized applications for high-performance Java ME runtimes such as phoneME (based on a JavaOne talk)
NetBeans + Mobility Pack: Pro-tips you may have not known yet
Hands-on talk & demo: Streaming video to mobile devices (based on a JavaOne HOL)
Developer panel: Advice, secrets, and hacks by experienced developers
Going to market: Getting your application in the hands of your audience.
Lightning talk: Building a industry-wide device bug database driven by the community

Demo Ideas

TBD

Unconferencing/Discussions

Brainstorming

Open Spaces is a method of enabling open, effective, and results-oriented discussions among small and large groups of participants (see http://www.openspaceworld.org/).

I am envisioning using methods similar to open spaces to enable the participants of the Java Mobile & Embedded Developer Days to discuss a set of topics they choose themselves in an interactive and engaging way that produces results for the whole community.

If you are experienced with such brainstorming methods please chip in here. Let's compile a list of ideas for discussion here

BarCamp^?

Copied from email by Sean Sheedy:

I'd LOVE to see the night between the conf. days be a sort of FooCamp^?/BarCamp (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BarCamp) - in other words, coffee and power strips all night, bring your own sleeping bag. Any chance of doing that formally? Or at least by invitation?