JUG World Tour: Manchester (#8)

Foojay Podcast published on December 5, 2022

With this Foojay Podcast, we introduce a new topic: once per month, we will virtually travel to a Java User Group (JUG) to learn how they organize their events and learn from their experiences.

For this first Foojay JUG Podcast, we are flying to Manchester in the UK!

Guests

Podcast host

Content

00:00 Short intro and music
00:15 Introduction about the topic of this podcast
00:24 Introduction of the guests and host
00:50 How the Manchester JUG started and Nick and Jonathan joined as organizers
03:50 How many JUG sessions are organized
04:22 About the Manchester JUG community and how many people join sessions
07:30 The most remarkable sessions and speakers (Josh Long and Venkat)
09:33 Attracting new speakers
12:40 Pre and Post Covid and virtual sessions
15:15 Attracting local speakers
16:58 Learn about new technologies and core Java at a JUG or conference
22:43 About diversity
25:05 Locations where the JUGs are organized
26:44 How much effort is needed to manage a JUG
29:50 Where you can find the Manchester JUG
30:20 Other activities (unconference, 10-year anniversary, jmanc)
35:46 Practical organization approach
37:55 Cooperation with other JUGs
39:28 Conclusion