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The Java Champions Project |
Who are the Java Champions?
Members come from a broad cross-section of the Java community:
- Java luminaries, senior developers, architects, and consultants
- Academics
- Authors of Java-related content (online & print) and industry conference speakers
- Java User Group (JUG) leaders and the managers of Java-related portals
Java Champion Spotlight Fabiane Bizinella Nardon is a computer scientist who is passionate about creating software that will positively change the world we live in. She was the architect of the Brazilian Healthcare Information System, considered at the time the largest JavaEE application in the world and winner of the 2005 Duke's Choice Award. She has lead several communities, including the JavaTools Community at java.net, where 800+ open source projects were born. She is also a co-founder of SouJava, one of the largest Java User Groups in the world, with more than 40 thousand members.
She is a frequent speaker at conferences in Brazil and abroad, including JavaOne, OSCON, Jfokus, JustJava and more. She is author of many technical articles and member of the program committee of several conferences as JavaOne, OSCON, TDC. She was chosen a Java Champion in 2006 as a recognition of her contribution to the Java ecosystem. Currently, she works as a tools expert at ToolsCloud and in companies she co-founded, where she is helping to shape new disruptive Internet based services. Fabiane can be followed on twitter @fabianenardon. |
You can see bios of all current Java Champions here.
Who is a good candidate?
Here are some of the guidelines for selecting new champions (one or several principles may apply):- Java Champions are leaders; ideal candidates are leading Java-related projects, JUG communities, and so on.
- Java Champions are technical luminaries; the candidate should be a Java engineer or architect who is relatively senior and has lots of experience.
- Java Champions are independent-minded and credible; Java Champions may author or publish content that is pro, neutral, or negative toward Oracle.
- Java Champions are involved with some really cool applications of Java Technology or some humanitarian or educational effort. The application must be openly available to the Java community (vs. a company-proprietary or government-classified project).
- Java Champions are able to evangelize or influence other developers through their own professional activities (via consulting, teaching, writing, speaking, etc.)
How are Java Champions nominated?
Nominees are named and selected through a peer review process. (Note that current Oracle employees are not eligible.) If you know someone who is a candidate based on the guidelines above, send us an email with the following information:- Their name
- Their email address
- Their profile: Engineer/Architect, Author, Professor/Instructor, Consultant, Trainer, Other
- Name and email address of nominee's Java Champion sponsor
- Reasons for nomination. Should include examples of work that reflect the profile of a Java Champion. Please include all relevant URLs.
The candidate's contributions to the Java community must be available to its members either online or in readily available print media. (Proprietary or government classified projects, while innovative, are not available to the general public.) Nomination MUST cite specific examples (URLs, book names, presentations, etc) of the candidate's direct contributions in order for them to be considered by the selection committee.
How are Java Champions selected?
Java Champions are an independent group who use a peer review process to select new members. A committee of Java Champions review qualified nominations and make recommendations to the group. The group must reach consensus to accept a nomination.Project Features
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Fabiane Bizinella Nardon is a computer scientist who is passionate about creating software that will positively change the world we live in. She was the architect of the Brazilian Healthcare Information System, considered at the time the largest JavaEE application in the world and winner of the 2005 Duke's Choice Award. She has lead several communities, including the JavaTools Community at java.net, where 800+ open source projects were born. She is also a co-founder of SouJava, one of the largest Java User Groups in the world, with more than 40 thousand members.


