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<title>JavaOne</title><biblioid class="uri">http://norman.walsh.name/2003/06/07/javaone</biblioid>
<volumenum>6</volumenum>
<issuenum>33</issuenum>
<pubdate>2003-06-07</pubdate>
<date>$Date: 2005-09-11 10:27:02 -0400 (Sun, 11 Sep 2005) $</date>
<author>
      <personname>
<firstname>Norman</firstname>
	<surname>Walsh</surname>
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<copyright>
      <year>2003</year>
      <holder>Norman Walsh</holder>
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<para>San Francisco becons.</para>
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<para xml:id="p1">I'm off to San Francisco<indexterm>
      <primary>San Francisco</primary>
    </indexterm>
this afternoon to sample the
<link xlink:href="http://www.javaone.org/">JavaOne</link><indexterm>
<primary>Conferences</primary>
      <secondary>JavaOne</secondary>
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      <primary>Java</primary>
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experience first hand. I can, at least in theory, update this site
while I'm on the road. Just how painful that turns out to be if all I
get is slow dialup access is another question. If all goes quiet for a
few days, fear not.</para>

<para xml:id="p2">And if you're going to JavaOne, can I recommend you to
<link xlink:href="http://servlet.java.sun.com/javaone/sf2003/conf/bofs/display-1930.en.jsp">BOF
1930</link>, <citetitle>XSLT 2.0 and XPATH 2.0: Transforming the
Future of Transformations</citetitle>. I knew I could. That reminds
me, I really need to get some slides together soon.</para>

<para xml:id="p3">I'm also doing a couple of sessions of <quote>booth
duty</quote>, including something frighteningly named <emphasis>Ask
the Expert</emphasis> on Tuesday afternoon, so stop by, sample the Java, and say
hello!</para>

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