You ever wonder how to start your own Java User Group? Maybe how to become a Java Champion or JavaOne Rock Star? Did you ever wonder how you could get published in Java Magazine? Perhaps you were interested to know how join the JCP and sit on an Expert Group. In this presentation you will learn all of the insider secrets on how to become a presence in the worldwide community of 9 million Java developers. Last year some of your conference peers attended this Rock Star award-winning talk and are now doing: Conference speaking at exotic venues in Brazil and Africa Community networking at a theme park in Germany Live-streamed motorcycle tours in far-away places like Japan Come learn how the Java Community ticks from someone who has gone from Java coder to Java Champion and now is a humble Java Community Servant.