The Colorado Springs Open Source Software May Meetup

AGENDA
6:00 - 6:30 PM - Food, Drinks & Networking
6:30 - 6:40 PM - Announcements
6:40 - 7:10 PM - Basic Concepts
7:10 - 7:20 PM - Break
7:20 - 8:40 PM - Main Speaker
8:40 - 8:55 PM - Door Prize Drawings

MAIN TOPIC ABSTRACT
Griffon

Griffon is best described by analogy: "Grails for the Desktop." A runtime and build framework for Java Swing applications leveraging Groovy and the Grails build system to simplify and rationalized desktop and rich client applications.

Griffon got it's start as the SwingBuilder in Groovy, it was one of the original builders developed in Groovy as a proof of concept for the Builder pattern. While the SwingBuilder is still at Griffon's core, other dynamic features of Groovy really allow Griffon to transform how Swing applications can be written.

The presentation will cover

- Overview of the rails inspired conventions as applied to a desktop application

- Drill down on how each of the values applies to Griffon

- A whizzy demo application.

MAIN SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY
Danno Ferrin

Danno Ferrin is a Senior Software Engineer at Intelligent Software Solutions, Inc., a Colorado Springs based Defense contractor specializing in data analysis tools.

Danno has also been a contributor to open source, being an emeritus committer at the Tomcat and Ant projects and as an active committer for Groovy and as a despot for Griffon.

BASIC CONCEPTS ABSTRACT
Joomla! CMS for Quick Website Development

Joomla! is a very powerful Content Management System (CMS) that provides lots of functionality out of the box. With it's plugin architecture, developers can provide additional functionality to do just about anything you might need or want to do with your site. This session will focus on how to install Joomla! on a hosted server. We will step through picking a hosting service, uploading the Joomla! installation files, setting up mySQL to work with Joomla! and the Joomla! installation process. If time permits, we may also delve into how to pick and install a template for your Joomla! website which will totally change the look and feel of your site.

BASIC CONCEPTS SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY
Gary Hessler

Gary Hessler is an open source evangelist and Senior Staff Software Engineer with Lockheed Martin Corporation. He has been a software engineer for over 18 years, working in both DOD and commercial companies. Mr. Hessler has been working with Java/J2EE and Open Source for the last 8 years. Mr. Hessler is also working with his wife to develop her business (Homeland Security Careers) and website using the open source Joomla! CMS.

OUR SPONSORS
Website Sponsor:
Homeland Security Careers
Food Sponsor:
Food provided by Vaco Technology
Door Prize Sponsors:
Jetbrains Software license (Several products to choose from)
SourceBeat Publishing PDF technical book
Atlassian Technical books or other Techno Prizes
OReilly Publishing technical book or two
Sun Microsystems Additional door prizes