Monday was filled with a lot of pre-JavaOne events for the Community, NetBeans, Licensees, Analysts, .... It was really hectic. The pavillion was a madhouse as folks put together all of their booths. Some of the gizmos are pretty exciting. You have to check out "poindexter" a very strange (and fast) robotic arm. It's right next to the slot car track, which will be a lot of fun too. Nearby you'll find the Wonderland/DarkStar folks (software for building virtual worlds). There's piles of cool stuff everywhere.

Make sure you come to Rich Green's talk: he's got a lot of interesting things to say and show. And at the end of his talk we'll be doing the t-shirt toss.