riJUG monthly meeting reminder for TODAY Monday May 18

Triangle Java User's Group presents:

GridGain – Open Cloud Platform
by Nikita Ivanov

Monday April 18, 2009
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Meeting at Nortel Networks
4001 E. Chapel Hill-Nelson Highway
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
(Google doesn't understand this address: see direction details below)

Presentation summary:

The topic of this presentation is about fastest growing open source 
Java-based Open Cloud Platform called GridGain and how it is ideally 
suited for emerging native cloud application development.
The presentation starts with a brief introduction to grid computing and 
cloud computing, followed by a discussion about a synergy between two 
and the actual use cases.
Further, GridGain and its key features will be reviewed with an emphasis 
on how these features simplify running grid-enabled applications on the 
cloud environment. Real-life example of running largest publicly known 
grid on Amazon using GridGain will be discussed.
Live coding example of creating grid-enabled application with GridGain 
will demonstrate the “powerful simplicity” of the GridGain features.
About the Speaker:

Nikita Ivanov, nivanov-L2QqJQxKD59Wk0Htik3J/[email protected]


Agenda:

6:30 - 7:00 PM -- Meet, Talk, free Pizza
(Attendees coming before 6:30 should gather in the cafe area while the 
meeting area is being prepared)

7:00 - 7:15 -- JUG Business and Announcements
7:15 - 8:15 -- Presentation
8:15 - 8:30 -- Discussion with Presenter
9:00 - Doors close



Admission:

Paid-up members of TriJUG may attend without additional charge. Non
members are asked to pay $5 per meeting. But, if you are either a full
time student or unemployed, then we ask only $2 per meeting. Membership
for 12 months is $40 and $15 respectively. The December meeting is an
open discussion Birds of a Feather meeting where food and refreshments
are free.


DIRECTIONS to Nortel Networks:

The address that can be cut and pasted into maps.google.com for to/from 
directions is:

3931 E. NC Highway 54 Morrisville NC 27560

This points to the correct Nortel building drive entrance mentioned below.

> From Raleigh:

Proceed West on I40 to Davis Drive (Exit 280) Take exit for Davis Drive.
At the top of the ramp turn left (south) on Davis Drive Proceed to the
light at Davis and 54 (aprox 1/3 mile) Turn left onto 54. Proceed
approx. 1/4 mile to first (of 3) Nortel entrances on your left. Turn
left into Nortel site (you should see a pond to your right) Proceed
aprox. 200 yards to the first right turn into parking lot. Park near
center of near side of building Enter through guard station near BIG
YELLOW WALL. (Know your car's license plate number -- guard may ask.)


> From Durham:

Proceed East on I40 to Davis Drive (Exit 280) Take exit for Davis Drive.
At the top of the ramp turn left (south) on Davis Drive Proceed to the
light at Davis and 54 (approx 1/4 mile) Turn left onto 54. Proceed
approx. 1/4 mile to first (of 3) Nortel entrances on your left. Turn
left into Nortel site (you should see a pond to your right) Proceed
aprox. 200 yards to the first right turn into parking lot. Park near
center of near side of building Enter through guard station near BIG
YELLOW WALL. (Know your car's license plate number -- guard may ask.)


> From Cary/Apex:

Entering RTP on Davis proceed to intersection with Hwy 54. Turn Right
onto Hwy 54 (at light) Proceed approx. 1/4 mile to first (of 3) Nortel
entrances on your left. Turn left into Nortel site (you should see a
pond to your right) Proceed aprox. 200 yards to the first right turn
into parking lot. Park near center of near side of building Enter
through guard station near BIG YELLOW WALL. (Know your car's license
plate number -- guard may ask.)

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