Java 9 and Women in tech Unconference with International guest Heather VanCura

NB Registration for parking @ RMB - Registration closes 2017-08-24 noon http://bit.ly/2vWJWVt (http://meet.meetup.com/wf/click?upn=kIIi5-2B5esY2Qevxd1THQfCWVsLqshMhLxErSkdDyaf4-3D_pJWmsKC6W2-2B7dlAglAUzeX2pLL1O59uT0av-2FpGW32BwTV0iRAVdk4wdF3esT92FPHymAIhzREthDrx5cZdxahIqtshtfcf8QUgKZnEJQGhmjLi8f2E1rGygbgfl7eUdRc66C5-2FMhGr9hZoFfJtUNzVV4rOP7p0YlaVEJuSoN7BwCDJEnHJkqIS8sPYbisrj3xgtOOwlE5ElRaAuX-2FUnL4w-3D-3D)

10:00 - 10:15 Arrive, meet and greet

10:15 - 10:30 Ally for Women in Tech - Heather VanCura

10:30 - 10:40 Candice Mesk

10:40 - 11:00 Break

11:00 - 12:30 Unconference: Women in tech

12:30 - 13:00 Ignite talks A (5 talks, 5 min each)

12:30 - 12:35 What I wish I knew as a Grad: A roadmap to your career - Christoff Smith

12:35 - 12:40 Flyway by boxfuse - Malcolm Wongho

12:45 - 12:50 Android Native Charting - Alyssa Cloete

12:50 - 12:55 Java 9 http client - Mlungisi Jali

13:00 - 13:30 Lunch

13:30 - 14:00 Shaping the Future of Java - Heather VanCura

14:00 - 14:30 Ignite talks B (5 talks, 5 min each)

14:00 - 14:05 What got me Interested in IT - Aluwani Nelufule

14:05 - 14:10 How to thrive in a male dominated industry without losing yourself and by doing so, make it easier for the next generation of women in tech - Claire Wood

14:10 - 14:15 Improving code quality through the use of design patterns in Swift - Mbalenhle Ndaba

14:30-16:00 Hackathon: Java 9 Challenge. A laptop is required.

16:30 Closing

About the star of the event:

Heather VanCura, Director, Java Community Process (JCP) Program at Oracle.
International speaker, leader of Global Adopt-a-JSR program in conjunction with Java User Group leaders, organizer of developer hack days (aka Hackergartens) around the world and Spec Lead of JSR 364, Broadening JCP Membership, through the Java Community Process (JCP) Program. Heather is passionate about growing Java technology and community building dynamics! She enjoys trying new sports and fitness activities in her free time and helping to grow diversity in the technology space.

A big thank you to our sponsors:

• RMB (http://www.rmb.co.za/) for the venue, snacks and drinks.

• Entelect (http://www.entelect.co.za/) for the pizzas.

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