# Join the Celebration of 30 Years of Java

> On Thursday, March 13, Azul is hosting a virtual celebration of 30 years of Java, starting at 09:00 PST / 17:00 GMT / 18:00 CET.

- URL: https://foojay.io/today/join-the-celebration-of-30-years-of-java/
- Published: 2025-02-03
- Authors: Geertjan Wielenga
- Categories: Events


**On Thursday, March 13, Azul is hosting a virtual celebration of 30 years of Java, starting at 09:00 PST / 17:00 GMT / 18:00 CET.**

In addition to discussion panels, including a Friends Of OpenJDK Panel with Marit Van Dijk, Ondro Mihályi, and Simon Martinelli, the highlighted speakers and topics of the program are:

* "30 Years of Java" by Simon Ritter
* "AI for Busy Java Developers" by Frank Greco
* "Behind-the-Scenes Innovations in Java" by Venkat Subramaniam
* "Reading Code" by Marit van Dijk
* "We Hate Code - The Joy of Maintaining Dead and Unused Code" by Gerrit Grunwald

[The whole program is here.](https://www.azul.com/duke-turns-30-celebrating-java/#agenda)

Recordings for the event will be done during the upcoming Devnexus.

[Register for this unique and free celebration here!](https://www.azul.com/duke-turns-30-celebrating-java/#register)

Also... you can hold a watch party with your JUG, organization, or group of friends, and get free pizza, [sign up for that here](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1NOQyRDSyEaGeOnERzbpu8lXLAPZqmP2v0GZp-TTHIR0).
[![](duke30-1024x247.jpg)](https://www.azul.com/duke-turns-30-celebrating-java)