# Foojay Podcast #46: JUG Switzerland

> In this episode, Frank and the Foojay Podcast leave the European Union and step over the border of Switzerland, the country where the Red Cross was started, and many international institutions have their headquarters.

- URL: https://foojay.io/today/foojay-podcast-46/
- Published: 2024-04-02
- Authors: Frank Delporte, Simon Martinelli
- Categories: JUGs, Podcast


In this podcast, once a month, we discuss the history of a Java User Group and the people behind it.

In this episode, I'm leaving the European Union and stepping over the border of Switzerland, the country where the Red Cross was started, and many international institutions have their headquarters.

Let's find out if there is also a big Java community...

## Video

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## Podcast Apps

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## Speakers

### Patrick Baumgartner

* <https://www.linkedin.com/in/patbaumgartner/>
* <https://twitter.com/patbaumgartner>

### Simon Martinelli

* <https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonmartinelli/>
* <https://twitter.com/simas_ch>

### Podcast Host: Frank Delporte

* <https://foojay.social/@frankdelporte>[](https://foojay.social/@frankdelporte)
* <https://www.linkedin.com/in/frankdelporte/>

## Links

* <https://ijug.social/@jugch>
* <https://www.jug.ch/>
* <https://www.youtube.com/c/JavaUserGroupSwitzerland/videos>
* <https://jugch.slack.com/>
* <https://twitter.com/jugch>
* <https://twitter.com/VoxxedZurich>
* <https://voxxeddays.com/zurich/>

## Content

00:00 Introduction of the guests and topic   

01:40 What should we know about Switzerland?   

02:57 Java community in Switzerland   

05:47 Java experience of the guests   

07:10 What programming languages are reached?   

08:15 JUG locations   

10:08 Swiss JUG has sponsors and a back-office   

12:45 Being a JUG speaker   

14:02 Number of attendees   

15:48 Impact of Corona   

17:13 Other events like Voxxed   

18:48 Motivation to be an organizer   

21:32 Motivation to be a conference speaker   

23:36 A JUG is where you learn to be a speaker   

26:52 Remarkable sessions of the past   

31:55 Format of the JUG sessions   

32:27 Future plans   

34:03 Questions for the listeners   

36:42 Conclusion

## Music

* Barbershop John
* Hermine Deurloo
* Synapse by Shane Ivers - <https://www.silvermansound.com>