JUG World Tour: Dubai JUG (#10)

Last month we introduced a new topic in this podcast when we visited the Manchester Java User group. That JUG already exists for nearly 10 years, so they had a lot of history to share. In this episode, we talk to the organizers of the Dubai JUG that started in May of 2022. Let’s learn what the challenges are for a new JUG, how the culture of Dubai and Hawai are alike, possible upcoming conferences, and much moreGuestsJad Salhani (@JadSalhani)Chris Thalinger (mastodon.social/@christhalinger, @ChrisThalinger)Podcast hostFrank Delporte (@[email protected], @frankdelporte)Content00'00 Intro and music 00'10 About the topic of this podcast 00'35 Introduction of Jad and Frank01'46 About the start of the JUG03'20 About the developer community 04'23 The challenge of finding local speakers and attendees07'40 About the first JUG sessions08'50 The mix of Java experience 10'10 Education, universities, and courses 11'18 Plans for the next JUGs14'40 Support by companies16'48 Side activities18'38 Support of Azul to start the JUG20'09 Chris joins the call, introduction21'04 Comparing Dubai and Hawai and 32'44 Working on VoxxedDays Dubai 35'41 How to get in contacthttps://twitter.com/dubaijughttps://www.meetup.com/meetup-group-otgagdwa/https://twitter.com/voxxedDubai36'43 Conclusion