We would like to say a big thank you to all our members for their support of the MJC this past year.
A big thanks to all our 2016 speakers, our main sponsors, Evolution Recruitment and also to Madlab, Autotrader, RentalCars and the Co-op for providing venues for our events.
In 2016 we held 7 events and grew the membership to 548 members!
Save the date of the 26th January for our next event. Details will be up on our meet-up site soon.
We are also planning a lightning talks event in February. Please get in touch if you would like to give a 5 to 15 min lightning talk at that event.
We have created a new Slack group where you can keep up-to-date with MJC news and continue discussions between events. This is a place where we can discuss past, present & future events, talk ideas, local opportunities and anything Java related. It will be great if you can join us there to start the conversation. Send us a DM on twitter with your email address, first and last name and we’ll send an invite your way.
We have some big plans for 2017 but in order to put these into reality we will need your help. If you'd like to volunteer to help us to organise events this year, please do let us know. Also get in touch if you could recommend a speaker, suggest a topic or if you would like to speak at one of our events yourself!
Finally, you may be interested in the Devoxx UK conference- their Call for Papers is open until 16th January 2017. It would be great to see MJC members speaking at the conference. A message from the conference organisers is below.
Best regards
The MJC team: Alison McGreavy, Debbie Roycroft and Nick Ebbitt.
Get in Touch
- Twitter : @mcrjava
- Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/ManchesterUK-Java-Community/
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Message From Devoxx UK
Devoxx UK returns to London May 11th & 12th, 2017. We want you, the developer community, to help make it amazing again. The Call for Papers is open and we want to share valuable knowledge and precious experiences, making everyone better informed.
Do you have any insights and ideas for sessions? You can check our youtube channel and see the talks given last year for inspiration.
Talks can be in the form of a Conference Session (a 50-minute in-depth talk), a 2-hour Hands-on Lab, evening BOFs or 15-minute Quickie sessions.If you are new to public speaking and don’t want to dive straight into a main conference talk, lunchtime Quickies are a great option. Alternatively, consider pairing up with a colleague and giving a joint presentation.
But I Haven't Done a Conference Talk Before
If you have a great idea for a conference talk, but haven't given one before, sign up for the New Speaker Mentoring program. We will pair you up with an experienced speaker, who will advise you on your proposal before you submit it.
If your proposal is accepted, they will dedicate time to you every month, and in the crucial run up to the conference. Their role will be to advise you, give you valuable feedback and hear previews of your talk before you present it. They will also be on hand just before your talk, and during it so you will have a friendly face in the audience.
You can add your name to the New Speaker Mentoring program by registering here.
I’m Ready to Submit Right Now
Check out the tracks you can submit talks in here.
Then spread some New Year cheer to our Program Committee by submitting a talk. Send some of your insights, hopes and dreams our way.Buddy up
As well as submitting a proposal for a talk, you can join the Buddies Program. Brain child of Java Champion Linda van der Pal, this aims to pair up new conference attendees with more experienced attendees. Whether you are a Devoxx expert or novice, why not share your time and help to truly enrich the conference experience.
Thanks and we hope to see many of you at the event this year.
The Devoxx UK Team
