[PJUG Javamail] SAO event: Parallel Java Programming for Multi-Core Processors

[Sean Sullivan]

http://www.sao.org/events/event_details.asp?id=97428

Parallel Java Programming for Multi-Core Processors

When: Thursday, March 18, 2010
11:30am-1:00pm

Where:
CH2M Hill
2020 SW 4th Ave Portland, OR 97201

Cost: $5 student rate* / $20 member rate+ / $30 non-member rate
*student rate, sponsored by Intel. Use code: school
Students must register using their school email address.

Online registration closes Wednesday, March 17th.
Walk-In registration opens Thursday, March 18h at 11:30am

Presented by the SAO Developers Forum

With over 6.5 million software developers worldwide, Java is used in
every major industry segment, running on everything from cell phones
to scientific supercomputers. Traditionally, it has been difficult for
programmers to take advantage of the multi-core systems with their
ever-multiplying number of cores. But that is all about to change with
JSR-166y. Targeted for Java 7, scheduled for release in late 2010,
JSR-166y adds a lightweight task framework known as ForkJoin (FJ) to
the Java platform.

Steve Dohrmann will be discussing the fundamentals of parallel Java
programming. His talk will include the use of Java threads, an
overview of the JSR-166y (ForkJoin) package, and some points on
higher-level parallel programming models. If you're a Java developer,
you can't afford to miss this opportunity to learn about the future of
Java in a parallel world. And developers on other environments will
find the overview of parallel application development and solid
parallel algorithm fundamentals to be valuable in building systems
that scale and provide competitive differentiation for your solutions.

Meet the Speaker: Steve Dohrmann, Software Engineer, Intel
Since joining Intel in 1994, Steve has worked in a variety of
research, advanced development, and product groups within the company.
He is currently working in a Java technology group and is focused on
data-parallel programming for the Java VM.

Intel will be giving away one brand new netbook as a doorprize!