Welcome Reception at the Museum of Modern Art

Attendees joined us across the street at the beautiful San Francisco Museum of Modern Art for a cocktail reception, and had an opportunity to pre-conference network in one of the most exciting museums in the world.

What: Welcome Reception for JavaOne Attendees
When: Tuesday, April 1st
Where: The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) (151 Third Street, across the street from the Moscone Convention Center)
Time: 6:30pm-10:00pm

Birds of a Feather (BOF) Schedule

JavaOne scheduled over 30 BOF sessions over the course of the three-day conference. Click here for session titles and times.

Wednesday Night Demo Pavilion Reception

JavaOne's Co-Sponsors invited conference attendees and exhibitors to a Reception in the JavaOne Demo Pavilion. It was an extra opportunity to wander through our exhibit floor --jam-packed with the latest Java tools and technologies -- and enjoy hors d'oeuvres, a glass of wine or a mug of beer.

Date: Wednesday, April 2, 1997
Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm
Location: JavaOne Demo Pavilion in Moscone Convention Center

Java^TM Fest '97

Hosted by JavaOne^SM and Software Development '97
Co-Sponsored by Symantec, Silicon Graphics, and Starbucks

There was dancin' in the streets of San Francisco!!! We closed down Howard Street, between 3rd and 4th Street (in front of Moscone), to host JAVA FEST '97, a starry night event, complete with a beer, munchies, live music and Starbuck's Java Chip ice cream. It was an excellent time to sample the offerings of local microbreweries as they went head-to-head in an effort to win the "Developer's Choice" beer-tasting competition. We were lucky to have Microbreweries such as Beach Chalet, Black Diamond, Golden Pacific, Marin Brewing, Moylan's Brewing thirstyBear, Tied House Cafe and Brewery, Triple Rock and Twenty Tank generously donating kegs of beer for this special competition.

Event: JAVA FEST '97
Date: Wednesday, April 2, 1997
Time: 9pm-12midnight
Location: Outside of Moscone Convention Center on Howard Street

Celebrate the Coming of the 21st Century on Thursday, April 3rd!!

"Portals to the Millennium" was our party theme and we designed 4 cool, mind-boggling sites within two buildings at San Francisco's Fort Mason Center.

Attendees could spend the evening wandering between our party spaces and experience sensory overload as they took in the sights and sounds of these very different locales. At 11:40 p.m. the countdown began as we get ready to welcome in the New Millennium.

Date: Thursday, April 3, 1997
Time: 8:00 - 12:00 midnight
Party Theme: Portals to the Millennium
Location: Fort Mason, San Francisco

Special JavaOne Conference Areas

Hackers' Lounge
Foosball. Pinball. Billiards. Tables you draw on. Sound like a pre-adolescent arcade heaven? Sounds like a developer's paradise: JavaOne Hackers' Lounge. This was one spot at JavaOne where you could really take your shoes off, kick back and have some fun. All toys were included with admission.

Hackers' Lab
Wall to wall technology was available nearly all day for three whole days. The Hackers' Lab presented 80 individual systems (SPARCStations^TM, JavaStations^TM, PCs and Macs) jammed with new Java technology and developer tools from Sun, Javasoft and our licensees. Attendees could visit the lab to interact with peers, check E-mail, surf the web, show off their own Java-powered applets or just hack around.

100% Pure Java Testing
Where: Hacker's Lounge
When: April 2-4, 9-12 am, 2-5 pm
Stations were set up to run apps through our Java Pure Check tool, which scans binary code for conformance with the 100% Pure Java definition. Attendees got a "sneak preview" of their apps' purity rating and got more information on how to submitt their app for official certification.

For more information, check out our web site at java.sun.com/100percent.

Date: April 2-4, 1997
Time: 9:00am - 12noon, 2:00pm-5:00pm
Where: Hacker's Lounge in the Demo Pavilion at JavaOne

Cyber Cafe
When it was time to just hang out, there was the Cyber Cafe! Located in Hall D, the Cyber Cafe was open to all attendees and was just the place to sit down and catch the daily lunch time Cyber Chat. The Cyber Cafe was also proud host of musical concerts which played throughout the conference.

Java Store^TM
Two locations to get all the latest and greatest in Cyber Wear.

Java Books
The most up-to-date information on Java and Java-related topics. Java Books was hosted by DigitalGuru. DigitalGuru Computer Bookshops is an Exclusive Computer Bookstore, carrying books from every leading Computer Book Publisher in the United States.