Keeping IT Real! Java Jive Regional Challenge 2008

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Country Judging Days

The format of judging day for each country may differ depending on the number of applicants.

Country	Date
Singapore Judging Day	26 June 2008
Malaysia Judging Day	25 June 2008
Thailand Judging Day	14 June 2008

Each team will give a 10-minute presentation, followed by a 5-minute Question & Answer session with the judging committee.

The judging criteria are as follows:

Usability (15 percent)	Ease of using the application
Technology (20 percent)	Ability to effectively apply technologies including Java Development Tools, NetBeans 5.5 IDE & above.
Commercial Value/ Industry Relevance (20 percent)	Extensiveness to which the application is commercially viable to implement for the specific industry
Creativity (20 percent)	Originality and degree of technology innovation
Participation (20 percent)	Extent to which application fosters participation, interactivity and sharing on the Net

Participants will need to upload their coding on Java.net starting April 18, 2008. This will allow the judges to evaluate participants’ progress. 5 percent of the total score will be based on the coding updated on Java.net.

Regional Finals At Sun Developer Days, Singapore (15 July 2008)

The presentation format is the same as the country finals with an addition of a live element.

•	Each team will be given five minutes to present their application on stage.
•	Each team will be allocated a booth where they can showcase their application and promote it to the commercial developers attending the Regional Finals.
•	Teams will need to create a code ‘live’ at the Regional Finals under time pressure.

Judges will evaluate the applications based on the applicability of the working models on the industry partner’s business. The teams will be judged on a new set of criteria (refer to section on judging criteria). In addition, teams will enter into a bonus round, where they will compete in a coding challenge live under time pressure at developer days. The topic of the coding challenge will only be revealed at developer days itself.

Presentation (20 per cent)	Ability to communicate the unique selling proposition, smoothness of delivery, organisation of presentation content, relevance and content of visual aids, keeping to the allotted time
Booth (20 per cent)	Ability to leverage on the booth to create opportunities for interacting with the Sun Developer Days’ attendees
Commercial Value/ Industry Relevance (25 percent)	Extensiveness to which the application is commercially viable to implement for the specific industry
Participation (25 percent)	Extent to which application fosters participation, interactivity and sharing on the Net
Bonus Round:
Live coding (10 per cent)	Best code created under time pressure

The organizer reserves the right to make any changes to the challenge. If you have any questions, please send an email to javajive-ext@sun.com.