Hyejin Park is a Sun Campus Ambassador from Korea who attended JavaOne 2009. She has written a fantastic blog about her experience at JavaOne which I am re-posting here in full. Many thanks to Hyejin for sharing her experience with us. From her pictures and this posting I can see why she is one of Sun's top Campus Ambassadors!
My impression of JavaOne
I remember the week before leaving Korea when I couldn't go to sleep fluttering with the thoughts of my trip to San Francisco for JavaOne Conference which I was invited to. Those days seem like yesterday to me, but it's already two weeks past the event. (even though I still can't settle down from the trip. haha). It does seem a little late but I'm organizing them a little by little on Piccasa, blog, etc in order to keep these memories for a long time.
Java! Java! Java!
As I arrived at the conference, it was all about Java. Before Java was born, embodying something under one dimensional graphic on a black command window was the full extent. However, through Java, moving characters started to appear on browser windows, and this made not only Koreans but everyone in the world to drown in the Java's attractiveness, triggering continuous improvements. Nowadays, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that there are no IT products such as laptops, cell phone, servers, etc that does not utilize Java. I think that Sun Microsystems' quick realization of importance in 'open', 'share' and 'community', and effort to improve the technology under these environment were the greatest motivations that enabled continuous improvement of Java.
Open! Open! Open!
I could experience in firsthand that JavaOne, a place that provides thousands of seminars and large number of developers from all over the world share their opinions, was the one responsible for opening up new technology and creating a community to improve it for the better by sharing.
Share! Share! Share!
Keynote speech in the Opening Session which was given by engineers of Sun Microsystems or other famous system engineers from the industry was the best time to encounter the latest technology. Engineers explained how the systems were developed and how they are used in business through actual execution a demo.
The fact that a new programming model 'Cloud Computing' is a new infrastructure of IT at the same time as improving into a motivation of a new business model was very interesting. It was said that 'Cloud Computing' will contribute to making company management methods more efficient through reduction in construction cost of infrastructure, Virtualization technology, etc. Explanation through demonstration of how it is used in actual business in pioneer case of Amazon and Google was a beneficial session which helped in understanding not only the IT side but also the business side. It is a subject that I would definitely want to study if opportunity allows.
Community! Community! Community!
A meaningful events to create relationships with people from related business fields were provided such as meeting with fourteen Campus Ambassadors from different parts of the world, discussion session with James Gosling who is the very first developer of Java programming language and global reception party with developers of JavaFX, OpenSolaris, and engineers in charge of IT systems of prominent companies. Introducing the OSUM community, benefits of subscribing to the community and local cases from Sun Campus Ambassadors currently operating in different parts of the world at OSUM Lounge (Open Source University Meet-up Lounge) to students was a very valuable opportunity.
Furthermore, the events were provided to JavaOne students at no cost, technical session lectures beneficial to students were recommended through student scavenger activity, and helped students participate efficiently in the JavaOne event by providing the schedules ahead of time. Students could easily and more beneficially participate in the JavaOne event through specific schedule made just for students, and enjoy the glory of winning Ipod Touch or SunSpot in the raffle with stamps received in the event. You can have a look at JavaOne Minute containing the interviews with Raffle Winners at HERE.
Thanks! Thanks! Thanks!
I deeply thank Sun Microsystems for providing this amazing opportunity that I will never forget. I specially thank Lin, Gary, David, Tzel, Ganesh, Joonho, Bonghwan, Professor Lee, Keumsuk, Korean Campus Ambassadors and other Campus Ambassadors that were with me. I truly thank God father Gary for taking care of Campus Ambassadors through the program in San Francisco. Eight days in San Francisco has left valuable and unforgettable memories in my life and I would like to share this experience with my friends and members of OSUM(osum.sun.com).
I have shared pictures on Picasa at the moment, so have a look at HERE.
Written by Sun Microsystems 4th Korea Campus Ambassador Leader Hyejin Park(박혜진 from Dongguk Univ.)
