"The Premier Technically focused Java/Agility Event Anywhere"

Event Name: Great Lakes Software Symposium 2008
Dates: April 18 - 20, 2008
Location: Chicago, Illinois
URL: www.nofluffjuststuff.com/sh/2008-04-chicago

The Great Lakes Software Symposium returns to Chicago on April 18 -
20, 2008.
GLSS 2008 will offer five (5) concurrent sessions for you to choose
from.
The hot topics covered at GLSS 2008 include:

* Core Java
* Enterprise Java
* Web 2.0
* Dynamic Languages
* Architecture
* Security
* Testing
* CI
* Agility

We have an excellent speaker line up for you to enjoy featuring:

Andrew Glover, contributing Author of "Groovy in Action
Brian Goetz, Author of "Java Concurrency in Practice"
Brian Pontarelli, founder of Inversoft and Director of Technology at
Naymz
Brian Sletten, REST Expert
David Geary, Co-author of "Core JSF"
David Hussman, Agility Instructor/Mentor
Jared Richardson, Co-author of "Ship It"
Jeff Brown, Core Groovy & Grails Committer
Ken Sipe, Technology Director, Perficient, Inc. (PRFT)
Mark Richards, Author of Java Transaction Design Strategies
Richard Monson-Haefel, Author of "Java Web Services"

The No Fluff Just Stuff Symposium series is regarded as the premier
Java/Agility event series anywhere serving over 21,000 attendees with
some 130 events since 2002. The popularity of the NFJS symposium
series
can be traced to the following:

1). Exceptional Speakers
2). Limited Attendance - capped at 250 people
3). No Vendors, No Sales Pitches, no Marketecture
4). Excellent networking opportunities with speakers and fellow
attendees
5). The Best Value in the Java conferencing space period

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Early Bird Registration: $825/person good thru March 31st, after $925

Registration Fee includes:

1). Three Day All Access Pass to GLSS 2008
2). All Meals/Snacks - duration of the symposium
3). Custom Laptop Bag - Best in the Industry ($150 Retail Value)
4). One Gig USB Drive - All Symposium Content included
5). Custom NFJS Binder
**Special Giveaway to all 2008 NFJS Attendees:  Complimentary One (1)
Year IntelliJ License!
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Special $50 discount available to all JUG members, use the discount
code, nfjsusergroup50 when registering. NOTE: This discount is not
combinable with the group discount.

Excellent Group Discounts Available - bring your entire development
team
to the show: (good thru 3/31/08)

5-9 Attendees: $725/person
10-14 Attendees: $700person
15-24 Attendees: $675/person
25-over Attendees: $650person

Excellent Giveaways - Apple iPods & iPhones

Join us for a great show! We appreciate your support and patronage!!

Go to www.nofluffjuststuff.com/sh/2008-04-chicago for registration
details.
Venue = Westin Chicago Northwest (Rooms @ $109/night available...)

See you there!

Jay Zimmerman
NFJS Symposium Director
jzimmer...@bigskytechnology.com