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Michael Van Riper

 Michael  Van Riper

Michael Van Riper has a Bachelors in Computer Science from MIT. Van has more than 20 years of experience as a software engineer in Silicon Valley.

He was a core member of the engineering team at Adobe that built the award winning Adobe PageMill web authoring program. Since 1999, he has focused on developing web applications in Java. He is currently a Principal Engineer at Krillion in Mountain View, California.

He also leads the Silicon Valley Web JUG and the Silicon Valley Google Technology User Group. Van was selected as a Sun Java Champion in 2008 for his work in the Silicon Valley and International Java User Group communities.

Presentation: "Open Standards Development: Opportunity or Constraint?"

Time: Wednesday 14:15 - 15:15

Location: Concordia

Abstract:

Is the open standards movement as significant a development as open source? Does it translate in opportunities for you, or is standards work a barrier to free software development? Are standards-development bodies the right places to engage in software development? Should you get involved, or are standards forums a waste of time, slow and bureaucratic, and a distraction from open source development opportunities?

The participants on this panel will share with you their diverse practical experience with open standards and open source development, and they will welcome an animated exchange of opinions. Bring your questions and comments, engage with the experts, and judge for yourself how open standards can help to move technology forward.