[ANNOUNCE] LinuxSA November 2006 Special Meeting

[Geoffrey D. Bennett]

Hi all,

IBM are hosting a joint meeting with the Australian Computer Society
(SA Branch), the Adelaide Java Users Group and LinuxSA, as David
Boloker, Chief Technical Officer for Emerging Internet Technologies in
IBM Software Group will be in town.  This special meeting is in
addition to the regular LinuxSA monthly meetings.

Have fun,
Geoffrey.

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Australian Computer Society (SA Branch), Adelaide Java Users Group and
LinuxSA - joint meeting.
IBM Software Group -  Emerging Internet Technologies - Special Event

IBM are hosting a special joint
    Australian Computer Society (SA Branch),
    Adelaide Java Users Group and
    LinuxSA
meeting on Monday 13th of November 2006 at
the Sebel Playford Hotel, Adelaide
(formerly the Radisson Playford Hotel)
120 North Terrace

Agenda:
Start time: 5:30pm for drinks
Introduction: 6:00 - 6:15 ACS, AJUG, Linux SA
Session: 6:15 - 7:40
Networking: 7:40 - 8:00

Speaker: David Boloker
Chief Technical Officer for Emerging Internet Technologies in IBM
Software Group.

This is a great opportunity for the Adelaide IT sector to hear about
the latest Internet technology trends from an authority on the
development of these capabilities.

David is looking to hear from organisations that have current or
proposed projects that will utilise these new technologies.

Discussion: IBM Software Strategy - Emerging Technology Briefing
* General software strategy
   (e.g. SOA, Client Technologies, Open Source)
   and relationship to emerging technologies
* Web 2.0 - what does this really mean
* AJAX, specifically the Ajax Toolkit Framework
   (www.alphaworks.ibm.com/tech/ajaxtk)
* Application Wikis (aka Situational Applications)
* PHP and other associated topics of interest
* Demo of QEDWiki, which is IBM's application wiki platform
* Next steps discussion on potential proof of concept
   or technology evaluation project(s)?

RSVP: Robyn Gellard (IBM) Thursday 9th November 2006
mailto:gellard at au1.ibm.com

Please feel free to pass this invitation onto any of your colleagues who
maybe interested.

Queries or further information: email Kym Farnik
(mailto:kfarnik at au1.ibm.com)

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Speaker BIO:

David Boloker is a Distinguished Engineer and Chief Technical Officer
for Emerging Internet Technologies in IBM Software Group. Previously,
he held the position of Chief Technical Officer for Java Technologies
in Software Group.

David is recognised in and outside IBM as a technical leader in the
Internet software space guiding IBM's investments as well as internal
product development in the Internet space. David's responsibilities
include building IBM's technical e-Business strategy, working with
internal IBMers to develop the appropriate products for the Internet
space, researching new areas in software design as well as guiding a
group of researchers working in Software Group.

Previous to joining Software Group, David worked at the IBM Thomas J.
Watson Research Centre and the Cambridge Scientific Centre doing
research in the area of remote distribution and control of hardware
and software systems, dynamic I/O configuration of mainframe operating
systems and secure Internet gateways.

David has been recognised by IBM with numerous Outstanding Technical
Achievement Awards in the areas of Java, Secure Internet Gateways,
Dynamic I/O Configuration and the Remote Distribution and Control of
S/370, 4300, S/390 and AS/400 Architecture processors.

David earned a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in Mathematics from
Boston University.

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Some links of interest featuring David:

IBM Donates New JavaScripting Tool To Open Source
http://www.informationweek.com/software/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=193104609&subSection=Enterprise+Applications

IBM CTO for Emerging Technologies talks about Ajax, Web 2.0 and trust
http://blogs.zdnet.com/Foremski/index.php?p=124

An Exclusive Interview with IBM's David Boloker on "Open AJAX" Initiative
http://ajax.sys-con.com/read/177935.htm
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Geoffrey D. Bennett, RHCE, RHCX               mailto:g at netcraft.com.au
Senior Systems Engineer                          sip:g at netcraft.com.au
NetCraft Australia Pty Ltd        http://www.netcraft.com.au/geoffrey/