Ken Fogel
JChampions Conference Organizer at Java Community Process
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Summary
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SeniorKen Fogel is a Java Champion, author, and long-time educator with over three decades of teaching and 11 years of focused industry experience shaping Java communities. Based in Montreal, he organizes the annual JChampions online conference, serves on the JCP Executive Committee, and continues hands-on community work with the NetBeans Dream Team. Formerly a professor and program chair at Dawson College, he now holds roles there as Scholar in Residence and Java Champion, blending academic rigor with practical Java advocacy. His book Transitioning to Java and history running DawsCon reflect a talent for translating complex concepts into accessible learning experiences for developers. Ken is as comfortable curating conference programs and open community initiatives as he is mentoring the next generation of software developers. An often overlooked strength is his sustained commitment to free, community-driven events that amplify global Java voices from Montreal.
11 years of coding experience
Stackoverflow
66reputation
3kreached
3answers
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Github Skills (37)
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Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
PacktPublishing/Transitioning-to-Java
Oct 2022 - Nov 2024
Transitioning to Java, published by Packt
Contributions:1 review, 3 PRs, 32 pushes in 2 years 1 month
omniprof/thelearningservlet
Apr 2020 - Dec 2021
This is a tutorial on the basics of the servlet. Excessively commented for your convenience.
Contributions:4 PRs, 3 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 8 months
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