Scala Days 2012 shapes up! You will have top-notch keynote speakers, great research papers, a magical evening event and now we call for stimulating speakers to give session talks. If you have used Scala in an innovative commercial application, created a neat Scala development tool or used Scala in a new and productive way then the rest of the community would like to hear about it. Being a speaker at Scala Days and sharing your knowledge not only helps everyone up their game but also gives you a free ticket to the 2012 event.

Submit a 200-300 word talk abstract here, submission cutoff deadline is the 22th February 2012. The talks review committee, Andy Hicks, Nathan Hamblen, Chris Conrad, Phil Bagwell and Ariaan Moors, will make the selection for inclusion in final Scala Days program. Speakers choosen will receive a free entry coupon for registration while the remainder can still obtain a discounted "Early Bird" registration.

Your keynote speakers this year need little introduction. They will be: Anthony Rose, Simon-Peyton Jones, Guy Steele and Martin Odersky.

Northeast Scala Symposium

If you are in the Boston area then why not goto the next Northeast Scala Symposium which is scheduled for March 9 - 11, 2012 in Cambridge, MA, U.S. In addition to great technical talks there will be a variety of workshops and intense hacking sessions. Registration is open! Join a great community who are hoping to see you there too! Call for talks will be open too. You can submit a talk proposal until January 10 2012.

Just Released Akka V2.0 Milestone 1

If you are following the lastest developments in Akka you may be interested to try the enhanced Akka milestone 1 version and give feedback to the Akka team. Read the release description blog article or find the latest software versions.