Kohsuke regularly does "fun projects" which normally involve some sophisticated hacking. His After JavaOne project is "just" a Lego Globe with his daughter... with the help of a Java program :-) Unlike the orb, though, this globe is passive, not connected to Hudson. FYA, while browsing around I bumped into a few nice lego projects; check out this Liebherr LG1550 Crane (the real thing), the original Battleship Yamato, the Spaceship version and more Lego@Gizmodo... or visit a Random Project at Brickshelf.

This entry is not about a GlassFish-related technology but its people; if you have a fun side-project/activity, send them my way...

I just (re)discovered Sun's "official" photo web site, and it already has Photos for the first General Session; check out Jonathan, James and Scott on stage, Larry and Scott under the Java logo and Scott acknowledging the applause from the attendees. You can also replay all the General Session Streamcasts. More photos at Flickr. Also check Twitter and JavaOne @ Blogs.Sun.Com

A quick reminder that the JavaOne General Sessions will be streamed live. Just point your browser to the JavaOne Site; I think they use the same uStream.tv machinery we use in our webinars... except they get special service. Recordings will be available later at the same page. The first General Session is Java: Change (Y)our World and starts in a bit over an hour - I think it will be very much worth your time. I'm driving up there right now.

I've uploaded the slides for my presentation at CommunityOne on Sun GlassFish Portfolio (S307894). I start with a recap of the project and an assessment of adoption, then do a review the GlassFish Portfolio and end with a blitz through projects with links to sessions and pods. There are many slides but several are build-ups and I hope to have time for Q&A. Slides at PDF@SLX and SlideShare; I'll create a SlideCast later.

A reminder that tomorrow, Sunday May 31st, is our GlassFish and OpenSSO Unconference and also the Party at The Thirsty Bear. The Thirsty Bear is a popular hangout during JavaOne; they have great food and drinks and it is very close to The Moscone (see Google, Live). An RSVP is appreciated to assess food needs. PS. I have not been able to post news recently because of J1/C1 preparations - plus this year's extra distraction - but this year my commitments are early in the week and I will try to catch up afterwards.

Arun has put together a nice table with all the sessions related to the GlassFish family of products: Check it out!

Other useful links:

• C1 Main Page, Day One Schedule and Content Catalog
• C1 Sessions with GlassFish Keyword
• J1 Main Page, Schedule and Content Catalog
• J1 Sessions with GlassFish Keyword
• Register for Sunday's Unconference and Party

There is a new offer for students and educators; it is a great offer: • Students get in for free! • Educators have a special discount of $895, and.. • Educators get in free if they bring 10 students! I like the idea... we should have started doing it a few years ago! Check out the details, and don't forget about the Unconference and other JavaOne activities.

The registration for our CommunityOne Unconferences is now open. We are hosting two intertwined events, one for all the GlassFish projects, the other for OpenSSO, OpenDS et al. Both in Hall A at the Moscone (Wikipedia, GeoHack) the Sunday before JavaOne, May 31st. Both events are free, and you can switch back and forth as your interests apply. Check the GlassFish Unconference page and the OpenSSO Day MeetUp and Topics page.

The unconferences will be followed with a Party at the Thirsty Bear. We have plenty of space at the Moscone but the TB space is limited, so I encourage you to sign up early.

This year's CommunityOne (West) starts a day before JavaOne, which gives us another opportunity to host an Unconference (see 2008 page) down in one of the big rooms at the Moscone Center. The event would be in the afternoon of Sunday, May 31st, so, if you are planning to attend C1 and/or J1 consider arranging your availability and/or travel plans to get there a bit earlier. This year we will cover the full range of projects under the GlassFish Portfolio umbrella (Server, WebSpace Server, ESB, Web Stack, Hudson, Communications Server, Mobility Platform) as well as the Identity projects (OpenSSO, OpenDS, IdMgr, RoleMgr)... Like last year, we will also follow-up with a party at The Thirsty Bear (@GoogleMaps).

Added - The 2009 page is Here.

Hands-On Labs from JavaOne 2008 are available online. You'll find detailed steps for the "Plug into GlassFish V3 with JavaServer Faces and jMaki" lab which is what inspired the "Admin Console Plugins in GlassFish v3" screencast.

There's a total of 27 labs fully documented with detailed steps and archives. Here are the GlassFish-related ones:
• Adding Convergence of media to your Java EE Application using NetBeans IDE and Sailfin
• Metro: Try Out Simple and Interoperable Web Services
• Adding performance to your SIP based applications
• Develop an AJAX Portlet with Netbeans IDE, OpenPortal and Google Web Toolkit
• Building Rich Web Applications Using jMaki
• How to Build Ajax enabled Web Applications Using Project Woodstock
• Dynamic Service Composition with Open ESB: JavaOne Poll Application
• Orchestration of Web Services, Using WS-BPEL
• Building Secure, Reliable, Transactional SOA Applications Using Open ESB
• Query Continuous Data streams Using OpenESB's Intelligent Event Processor

A few hours into JavaOne 2008, here is some early GlassFish coverage :
    • From the Golden Gate to GlassFish (Antonio)
    • Glassfish v3, Modularity and the hidden, underestimated killer feature (Adam)
    • Glassfish Unconference ended ... with a party. (Adam)
    • Pictures from JavaOne 2008 Take 1, Take 2, Take 3, Take 4, Take 5 , Take 6 , Take 7 (Arun)
    • Community One (Antonio)
    • First day at JavaOne (Johan)
    • CommunityOne impressions (Johan)
    • SailFin at JavaOne (Binod)
    • Java One Day 1 (Cay)
    • JavaOne 2008 Opening Keynote (JavaLobby)
    • JavaOne 2008 Day One (Xebia)
    • What a day... (James)
    • Getting the word out (Dave)
    • JavaOne Day One - Personal Highlights (Mike)
    • JavaOne Impressions from Tuesday: Busy (ONJava)
    • Servidor De Aplicaciones De Sun Cambiará De Nombre (vramirez)
    • Sun 发布 GlassFish 3 Preview 版 (Yansen)
    • Vorschau auf Glassfish v3 (Till)
    • JavaOne 2008: Day 1, JavaOne 2008: Day 2 (Jason)
    • Java platform to get modularity, OSGi support (InfoWorld)
    • How to organize developer communities
    • Postmortem for JavaOne 2008 (TheServerSide.com)
    • JavaOne 2008: my perspective (Andres)

The GlassFish un-conference, party, and CommunityOne are behind us (and things went really, more on that once things settle down). Now JavaOne just started and there's plenty of GlassFish content. Rajeshwar has a convenient one-pager for GlassFish activities for the remainder of the week.

Check it out and make sure if you're at JavaOne to stop by one of the GlassFish booths to say hello and chat about any GlassFish topic you may have.

If you are interested in the GlassFish Community and are in San Francisco tonight, please join us at our informal party tonight at the Thirsty Bear. Check out the details for this and other events at our Events Page. Added: Thanks to everybody that came! It was a great party; I had to leave at 9 but it was going very strong by then.

Monday's session on "GlassFish v2 and v3 - Overview and Roadmap" - S297768, Monday 11am, Esplanade 307 (Blurb, Agenda) is going to be a show with 3 acts:

• I'll be the Warm-Up act, reviewing GFv2 and hinting at some J1 announcements • The HeadLiner is GFv3, with Jerome presenting and with Kohsuke joining for demos • The Special Guest is Jonathan - and Rich if he can make it. It should be fun; I hope you can join us.

CommunityOne is free but space is limited; register now!

If you have never attended an Unconference, this is your opportunity! We are hosting one for the GlassFish community the Sunday before JavaOne, at the Moscone (map). The topics and speakers in an unconference are decided by the attendees themselves (see the Open Space principles). The only thing you need to do now is to go to the Wiki page and record your intent to attend and your topics of interest; we already have 26 people. Alexis is Organizing the Event; there is discussion at the Advocacy list. Full details of the pre-J1 events at the the Unconference, Party and CommunityOne page.