CFP Process
2024-10-15 | Call for Papers opens |
2024-11-15 | Call for Papers closes |
Early December | Featured speakers are announced |
2025-01-10 | Accepted speakers are announced and the session plan goes public |
2025-01-31 | Declined speakers notification per mail (we need this buffer time to coordinate with speakers and check for availability) |
Selection process
We consider submissions according to the following guidelines:
Relevance
You are going to discuss things that participants of the conference find useful not only yesterday but also today and in the future. Does this subject matter have wide appeal and application?
Practical applicability
The content is important from a practical point of view and you not only cover the existing problems / solutions, but also share your experience.
Topics
JCON traditionally focuses on Core Java, Serverside Java, APIs and Frameworks because that's what we as Java developers work with every day. However, the main topic will be Java-Cloud-Native and Microservices because this is the future of Java and a must-have for Java developers.
JCON Content Board
Sandra Ahlgrimm
Cloud Advocate at Microsoft
Sven Ruppert
Developer Advocate at JFrog
Matthias Gutheil
Software Architect at itemis
Sascha Hesse
Enterprise Architect Cloud at Danfoss
Werner Keil
Director, Creative Arts & Technologies
Reza Rahman
Principal Program Manager, Java on Azure at Microsoft
Markus Kett
JAVAPRO Magazin Editor in Chief
CEO at MicroStream
Brian Demers
Developer Advocate at Gradle
Emily Jiang
IBM, Lead development architect for MicroProfile and CDI
Kito Mann
Principal Consultant, Virtua, Inc.
Marcus Hellberg
VP of Developer Relations at Vaadin
Richard Fichtner
Founder JUG Oberpfalz, CEO of XDEV Software
Mary Grygleski
Streaming Developer Advocate at DataStax, Java Champion, President of Chicago-JUG
Grace Jansen
IBM, Developer Advocate
Nicolas Fränkel
Developer Advocate for Apache APISIX
Ana Maria Mihalceanu
Java Champion Alumni, Certified Architect
Gerrit Grunwald
Senior Developer Advocate at Azul Systems
Steve Poole
Director Developer Advocacy, Sonatype
Sharat Chander
Senior Director, Oracle
Motivation
We love Java. That’s why we want to bring together Java developers from all over the world. To learn, to connect, to have fun. The feedback we receive proves us right and motivates us to keep going.
Team
JCON is a team effort and a conference by developers for developers. The JUG Oberpfalz does the heavy lifting in organizing everything. But the heart of the conference are our speakers with their sessions.
Community
We often work in completely different branches, but Java is our common denominator and connects us all. Over the years, not only acquaintances but friendships have formed on account of JCON!