Between Web 2.0 and Ajax, have been getting all the conference love to the themselves. Not anymore. Introducing Desktop Matters: A conference focused on Desktop Application development.

Noted Swing expert and frequent speaker Ben Galbraith, along with Java community leader Dion Almaer and the No Fluff Just Stuff Java Symposium (NFJS) team are pleased to announce the Desktop Matters conference, a one-day conference focused on exclusively on the needs of Java Desktop development. Desktop Matters features:

• Many expert speakers, including key members of Sun's Swing team and the SwingX project
  
• Limited attendance with great speaker access
  
• Pre-conference opportunity to get hands-on help and advice from Swing experts

While the main conference event takes place on Friday March 9, the previous day there will be a "pre-show" event giving attendees the opportunity to network with speakers as well as get project-specific advice. Bring your Swing applications and your toughest problems and get help.

"This will be a fantastic opportunity for the Java Desktop community to come together to learn about the latest in Java 6 and the various community and third-party frameworks supporting Swing development and discuss the future of the platform. If you're doing anything with Java Swing, or your considering Swing for an upcoming project, don't miss this unique opportunity to learn from the experts in the field.