Scala Lift Off (Reston, VA), October 30th

We are two weeks away from the exciting Scala LiftOff Conference happening in Reston, VA on Friday, October 30th from 9:00 am EST to 5:00 pm EST. This conference includes a keynote by Martin Odersky, and catered lunch!

The conference is in "unconference" format, so the actual sessions will be determined on the day, but will likely include the following:

• Introduction to Scala
• Overcoming Java/Scala integration issues
• Using the Actors Library
• "Whittling an API"
• Using SBT for Scala development
• Functional Programming in Scala
• Overcoming Binary-Incompatability
• Creating a website in Lift

The conference costs $200 for general admission, but there is a discount for Scala User's Groups and Full-Time students. More details and signup information is available on the website [1].