[Australasia-spring-interest] 2007-2008 Schedule Just Released

[Ben Alex]

Hello there!

I'm delighted to announce we've just finished planning 18 new events
across Asia-Pacific for the rest of 2007 and early 2008. In this email:

* Beginning Java Enterprise Edition Training (new course!)
* Core Spring Training (7 cities!)
* Core Hibernate Training
* User Group Events
* The Spring Experience

I look forward to seeing you at one of these events!

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BEGINNING JAVA ENTERPRISE EDITION TRAINING (NEW COURSE!)
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Our brand-new Beginning Java Enterprise Edition (BJE) training provides
people who have basic Java skills with the background they need to start
developing enterprise Java applications. BJE is designed for:

 > New or recent graduates
 > Those who have only just learned Java
 > Individuals who are looking to freshen and update their skills
 > People who prefer a more gradual, step-by-step introduction
 > Developers seeking a recommended pathway to our Core Spring course

BJE complements and provides the prerequisites for our more in-depth
Core Spring training. BJE is currently scheduled for these cities:

* SYDNEY: 22-25 January 2008. An early-bird discount applies before 22
December 2007. More: http://tinyurl.com/yqr3yf

* MELBOURNE: 29 January - 1 February 2008: An early-bird discount is
available until 29 December 2007. More: http://tinyurl.com/2ad6y9

* CUSTOM ON-SITE COURSES AND OTHER CITIES: Please contact me.

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CORE SPRING TRAINING (7 CITIES!)
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Our ever-popular Core Spring training course provides four days of
intensive, hands-on enterprise development training - from the very
people who wrote Spring. Core Spring provides experienced developers
with in-depth coverage of numerous important enterprise Java
technologies, including Spring configuration, testing, aspect oriented
programming, data access, introductory Hibernate, web MVC, web flow,
security, transactions, remoting, web services, messaging using JMS,
management using JMX, and much more! Core Spring is available in:

* SYDNEY: 3-6 December 2007. We've already sold half of the places in
this class, and it was only listed a couple of days ago! An early-bird
discount is available until 10 November. More: http://tinyurl.com/325zqj

* MELBOURNE: 10-13 December 2007. Places in this course are also selling
quickly, with an early-bird discount available until 10 November. More:
http://tinyurl.com/2uxw27

* WELLINGTON: 26-29 February 2008. All previous Wellington courses have
sold out, so we recommend you register early. An early-bird discount is
available until 26 January. More: http://tinyurl.com/3yghv5

* AUCKLAND: 3-6 March 2008. This is the first time we've offered a
course in Auckland, and follows many client requests. An early-bird
discount is current until 3 February. More: http://tinyurl.com/2cxdc2

* SINGAPORE: 11-14 March 2008. Our last Singapore Core Spring course was
totally sold-out. Register before 11 February to secure an early-bird
discount. More: http://tinyurl.com/3cyuwr

* BRISBANE: 17-20 March 2008. Those looking to escape the autumn change
can head up to ever-sunny Brisbane. We have an early-bird discount
available until 17 February. More: http://tinyurl.com/yvnno3

* PERTH: 25-28 March 2008. Last but certainly not least, we're running
our first-ever course in Perth. An early-bird discount is available
until 25 February. More: http://tinyurl.com/2jsbuf

* CUSTOM ON-SITE COURSES AND OTHER CITIES: Please contact me.

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CORE HIBERNATE TRAINING
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Core Hibernate is our intensive, three-day training course covering the
Hibernate object relational mapping engine. Core Hibernate includes
detailed coverage of Hibernate configuration, querying, projections,
session management, locking, concurrency, mapping, Spring integration,
transactions, batching and flushing. Core Hibernate is scheduled for:

* MELBOURNE: 31 March - 2 April 2008. An early-bird discount is
available until 29 February. More: http://tinyurl.com/2dt2cf

* SYDNEY: 7-9 April 2008. Our previous Core Hibernate courses in Sydney
have sold out, so register early to secure your place. An early-bird
discount is available until 7 March. More: http://tinyurl.com/2yywkh

* CUSTOM ON-SITE COURSES AND OTHER CITIES: Please contact me.

Hibernate is a registered trademark of Red Hat, Inc.

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USER GROUP EVENTS
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We've also planned a number of user group events across Asia-Pacific
over the coming months. I'll be speaking at all of these events, so come
along and say hello. Topics and venues will be announced via this
mailing list closer to the dates shown:

* SYDNEY: 23 January 2008. Sponsored by Interface21.

* WELLINGTON: 4 February 2008. Thanks to the Wellington JUG.

* AUCKLAND: 5 February 2008. Thanks to the Auckland Java Community.

* BRISBANE: 6 February 2008. Sponsored by Interface21.

* MELBOURNE: 7 February 2008. Sponsored by Renewtek.

* SINGAPORE: 18 February 2008. Thanks to the Singapore Java Meetups.

* PERTH: 19 February 2008. Thanks to the Perth JUG.

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THE SPRING EXPERIENCE
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There's just over one month to go until The Spring Experience, which
is again being held 12-15 December 2007 at the Westin Diplomat,
Hollywood, Florida, USA. This is a 100% Spring-focused conference, and
is bigger and more exciting than ever. There are over 60 technical
sessions across five concurrent tracks, including Spring essentials,
enterprise integration, rich web, application architecture, and emerging
technologies. Many Australians made the flight last year, and I'll be
there again this year presenting sessions on Spring Security 2. Visit
http://thespringexperience.com to find out more. Hope to see you there!

Best regards

Ben Alex
Regional Director, Australasia
Interface21 - the company behind Spring
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