Holy cow. We did it!
Three months ago a couple of guys in a bar were talking about how cool it would be to do a Java conference in Dublin. Many sleepless nights and countless emails later, 350 people attended the inaugural IJTC! The response was overwhelming. We had a world class lineup, the logistics ran like clockwork, the speakers and delegates had a great time. Awesome!
The thing that I got from it, was that it doesn’t matter whether you run a JUG, contribute to open source, blog or whatever. Just participate. Start something. Engage in community.
Next year, bigger, better, and even more fun.
Photos coming soon. Now I’m off to show the guys around Dublin.
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