Each year, the Jasig Conference Planning Committee tries to outdo the previous year's committee with regards to obtaining top keynote speakers. This year is no different. We've already announced our stellar line-up of keynote speakers: Gregory A. Jackson from EDUCAUSE, Rod Johnson from SpringSource, and Justin Erenkrantz from the Apache Software Foundation. Over the coming months, we'll be using this blog to clue you in to why the Jasig conference is relevant to you. To kick this off, we're going to discuss our keynote speakers, in particular, in this entry, Justin Erenkrantz.
Justin's currently a software engineer for Joost, an Internet TV service. He also recently received his PhD from the University of California, Irvine, with a dissertation titled Architectural Dissonance and Harmony in REST-based Applications. In addition to that, he's currently serving as the president of the Apache Software Foundation. He's contributed to many projects that many of us use in our daily jobs including the Apache HTTP Server, Subversion, and APR.
The Apache Software Foundation recently celebrated its tenth anniversary, much like Jasig will be doing at the upcoming conference. The similarities don't end there though. Jasig has adopted the Apache 2.0 license as its license, and adopted much of Apache's concepts including meritocracy and incubation. The Apache Software Foundation's growth (including pains) and evolution provide an interesting glimpse into possible future directions for Jasig.
Justin's keynote will review the history and structure of Apache, discuss "The Apache Way", relevant business models often seen with Apache projects, and other aspects of the foundation.
Even if you're not actively involved in the guidance of Jasig, or any of its projects, the tale of Apache is sure to be of interest. You'd be hard-pressed to find a project that you've worked on that hasn't in some way utilized a project sponsored by Apache. You'll also gain valuable insight into how your favorite Jasig projects are run!
Find out more about Justin and the details on his presentation on the Jasig Conference web site.
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