Special event with the Java team at Oracle HQ & the San Francisco JUG
https://www.meetup.com/sfjava/

5:30-7:00: Socializing & Food
7:00 - 8:30: Presentation & Q&A

(20 Min) Georges Saab (VP, Java Platform Development)
JDK: State of the Union

In the past two years, Java have changed in three ways that we never have before: The platform has been modularized, some components have been removed, & the pace of new releases has been accelerated. These changes aim to keep Java vibrant in an ever-changing world of competing platforms & new styles of application deployment, whether to the cloud or to app stores. Evolution can be disruptive, but evolution is not as scary as you may think, & many developers have already adjusted to them. Learn how Oracle is advancing Java to meet the productivity needs of developers in the fast changing world of technology we live in.

-- (20 Min) Bernard Traversat (VP, Java Platform Development)
Celebrating the Java 12 Launch - Shaping the Future of Java, faster!

Come celebrate the release of Java 12 & get an overview of what's new, & see a deeper dive on some of the new features such as switch expressions & the new GC enhancements. Well also take a peek at some of the features under development at OpenJDK for future releases & discuss when we might see them in production.

-- (40 Min) Georges Saab, Bernard Traversat, Mikael Vidstedt, Stuart Marks, Alex Buckley, & Sharat Chander
Ask the Java Experts Panel

Got a question about why Java is the way it is, or where it is going? Bring your favorite questions about the Java Platform & the Java Development Kit past, present, or future to this open Q&A session with key experts from Oracle's Java team.