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 Find out more about the latest happenings in the Java Community Process (JCP) program, by visiting
the JCP web site – our front page now highlights for you recent JCP happenings. Recent new items include some JSR news, a Tiger audiocast and the monthly JDJ column covering the
JCP by Onno Kluyt.
 The 2004 Executive Committee (EC) Elections are underway – only a few days left
to vote. This year the ratification ballot is open until midnight on Monday 18 October. The JSPA contact(s) for each JCP member are obligated to vote and have been sent their
voting PIN via email on 12 October. Please remember to vote if you haven't already at http://jcpelection2004.org!
Following the ratifications, nominations for the open elections can be submitted. There will be 5 open seats – 3 on the SE/EE EC and 2 on the ME EC. The nomination template will become
available from the voting web site on 19 October.
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The JCP is participating at several industry events in the coming months. If you would like the JCP to participate at an event you are organzing/attending, please send
email to heather@jcp.org. The events for October are listed below. |
- Aaron Williams, Manager of the JCP PMO, will deliver a session at the JavaPro Live! Conference in Boston next week, 18 October at 13:00, "Building
Better Platforms with Binary Standards."
- All JCP members welcome to participate in the half day Tiger Workshop at OOPSLA 2004 in Vancouver on 28 October, 13:30. Topics
will cover Experience with Tiger JSRs, plans for Mustang and Dolphin, Value Types, Reference Immutability,, RTSJ extensions. Speakers will include James Gosling, Graham Hamilton, Bill Pugh,
Doug Lea, Josh Bloch, Gilad Bracha, David Bacon and more.
For a full calendar of 2004 events, please see the JCP Calendar.
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Summaries of the most recent EC meeting minutes have been posted to the jcp.org site for viewing by JCP members. Use your participant password to access
these documents.
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JSR 208, Java
Business Integration (JBI), is now available for Early Draft Review.
This JSR extends J2EE with business integration SPIs.
The review closes 22 November.
JSR 242, Digital Set Top Box Profile - "On Ramp to OCAP", is now available for Early Draft Review. The requested
specification will define a J2ME profile based on the Connected Limited Device Configuration (CLDC) that is appropriate for use by small-footprint cable television set top boxes. The review
closes 31 October.
JSR 176, Final Release of the Umbrella JSR for J2SE 5.0, "Tiger" and the JRSs part of the Tiger Release are now
available for download.
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Here is how to contact the Program Office:
Expert Group (EG) Coordination: If you have an EG kick-off meeting and would like to get an overview of the JSR 2.6 program please contact the JSR Program Manager:
Liz Kiener, Liz@jcp.org or at 1 510 550 4353.
Liz is also available to facilitate face to face meetings for your EG or help two or more EGs of related or dependent JSRs to meet.
http://jcp.org/en/jsr/proposal: to submit proposals for new JSRs.
spec-submit@jcp.org: to send in your draft and/or final specification documents and related materials (as .pdf or Zip archive, please. Other
formats will not be posted).
admin@jcp.org: Expert Group lists, in case you misplaced your Member access information.
pmo@jcp.org: to reach the PMO.
Interested in receiving this newsletter directly? Join the JCP program.
Best regards,
Heather VanCura for the JCP PMO |
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