Explicitly and without apology a marketing vehicle MaryMaryQuiteContrary

You are invited to the JXTA Developer Kitchen on Tuesday, October 19th.
This is a  full day event at the Sun Microsystems' offices in Santa
Clara, CA. Bring your JXTA application and work on it with the Sun JXTA
engineers and other JXTA developers. Our engineers will work with you on your projects. We'll also talk about what is new and upcoming with JXTA technology.

Quick aside from Mary: As coinicidence has it, I think i'm going to be in Santa Clara this week and I'll be popping in on this. So if you go we get to meet in person. Not that that's actually incentive, really... maybe just the opposite. Spiderman is going to be there for sure, I bet. I haven't asked him, but I bet he wouldn't miss this.

You take care of your own travel arrangements, and we'll bring in lunch.
There is no charge to attend.

Registration:
Registration for the Kitchen is on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Please fill out the information requested (address, fax #, etc.) below
and email to Lauren Zuravleff at lauren.zuravleff@sun.com to reserve a
seat in the class. RSVP no later than October 8th. Please note that you
must receive a confirmation from him before concluding that a space has
been reserved for you.

When/Where it'll be:
Tuesday, October 19th, 9am - 6pm
The Sun Microsystems Campus in Santa Clara, CA.  Building details will
be sent to those who RSVP.

Equipment:
We'll provide a training room with Sun Ultra 10 workstations and
wireless access. Please let us know which you prefer to use.

What you need to bring:
Please bring your application to work on. You can also bring a laptop
system to work with the wireless system.

Breakfast & Lunch:
We'll provide a buffet style breakfast and lunch. Please let me know if
you have special dietary needs.

RSVP is required!
If you would like to attend, please RSVP to Lauren Zuravleff at
lauren.zuravleff@sun.com no later than October 8th.  We have a limited
number of systems available for this event, so registration will be on a
first-come/first-served basis. Please wait to receive a RSVP
confirmation before making any non-refundable travel plans.

Lodging:
Sierra Suites is walking distance to the Sun Santa Clara campus. We have a special rate of $105 per night for a queen bed. Reservations available by calling 408.486.0800. You can see more information on the hotel at: http://www.sierrasuites.com/locations/santa-clara.asp

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We won! We won!!

Last night, at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in the heart of Times Square in New York City, the Creative Media Award for a newspaper  ad campaign was awarded to Sun's Barron's ad campaign!

The judges called the campaign "eye-popping!" (which to me sounds a little scary but I guess to those Madison Avenue types it's a the highest form of flattery.)

The judges also said the campaign allowed "for relevant, ongoing dialog with readers. Using a specially designed ad template, Sun was able to display a "hit parade" of success stories each week, which Barron's developed into weekly ad headlines. The process saved time and money while making Sun stand out."

it was so exciting, you guys!

and i was there to take pictures (and enjoy the delicious dinner of asparagus w/mushrooms, chicken and wild rice that culminated in a beautiful desert platter that was so oh-so-beautiful that i was tempted to take a picture of it but doing so would have surely drawn the scrutiny of the polished Madison Avenue types with whom I was dining, so I wisely refrained.)

what an evening!



here's a picture of Sun employees Jessica Stoecker and Jeff Solof, and Brandon Starkoff (from our agency) accepting the award.

and a special shot..



... of Jessica with the award. She's the gal at Sun who worked on this campaign.

it was incredible!

big NY Madison Avenue double-check air kiss!

mary