Mark Your Calendar....

The No Fluff Just Stuff Software Symposium series is pleased
to announce the premier technically focused Java/Agility event,
2008 Gateway Software Symposium returning to St. Louis on
March 7-9th!

Event Name: Gateway Software Symposium 2008
URL: www.nofluffjuststuff.com/sh/2008-03-stlouis
Dates: March 7-9th
Venue: St. Louis Marriott West

GSS 2008 will offer six (6) concurrent sessions for you to choose from.
You will have the opportunity to attend multiple sessions on variety
of interesting topics covering core Java, Enterprise Java, Web 2.0, Dynamic Languages,
Architecture, Security, Testing, CI and Agility.

We have a great set of speakers lined up for you to enjoy featuring:

Brian Sletten, REST Expert
Scott Davis, author of "Groovy Recipes"
Neal Ford, Application Architect with ThoughtWorks
Ted Neward, author of "Effective Enterprise Java"
Venkat Subramaniam, co-author of "Practices of an Agile Developer"
Richard Monson-Haefel, author of "J2EE Web Services"
David Geary, co-author of "Core JSF"
Mark Richards, author of "Java Transaction Strategies"
Nathaniel Schutta, co-author of "Foundations of Ajax"
Michael Nygard, author of "Release It"
and many more....

The No Fluff Just Stuff Symposium series is regarded as the premier
Java/Agility event series anywhere serving over 22,000 attendees with
some 130 events since 2002. The popularity of the NFJS symposium series
can be traced to the following:

1). Exceptional Speakers
2). Limited Attendance - capped at 250 people
3). No Vendors, No Sales Pitches, no Marketecture
4). Excellent networking opportunities with speakers and fellow
attendees
5). The Best Value in the Java conferencing space period

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Early Bird Registration: $800/person good thru February 18th, after $900

Registration Fee includes:

1). Three Day All Access Pass to GSS 2008
2). All Meals/Snacks - duration of the symposium
3). Custom Laptop Bag - Best in the Industry ($150 Retail Value)
4). One Gig USB Drive - All Symposium Content included
5). Custom NFJS Binder

Special $50 discount available to all XP STL members, use the discount
code, nfjsusergroup50 when registering. NOTE: This discount is not
combinable with the group discount.

Excellent Group Discounts Available - bring your entire development team
to the show: (good thru 2/18/08)

5-9 Attendees: $700/person
10-14 Attendees: $675person
15-24 Attendees: $650/person
25-over Attendees: $625person

Excellent Giveaways - Apple iPods & iPhones

Join us for a great show! We appreciate your support and patronage!!

Gateway Software Symposium 2008: www.nofluffjuststuff.com/sh/2008-03-
stlouis

Venue: St. Louis Marriott West - rate of $99/night available

All the Best,

Jay Zimmerman
2008 NFJS Symposium Director
jzimmerman@...