Campus Ambassador FAQ

What is a Campus Ambassador?

As a Sun Campus Ambassador, you are the local expert on Sun technologies, including Solaris, Java, Netbeans, and the Java Studio Creator and Sun Studio developer tools (Don't worry if these are unfamiliar to you - we'll provide you some pretty extensive training on each). You'll be the prime mover for all things Sun on your campus.

What do I have to do?

• Lead the Sun developer community on your campus by starting a Sun Open Source User Group
• Run Sun Technology demo sessions as part of your User Groups
• Help support Sun events and contests
• Evangelize Sun development tools to professors and lecturers

What is a Sun Open Source User Group?

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What is a "Demo Session"?

As an ambassador, you will be given a semester-long training plan and at the end will be an expert on Sun technologies such as Solaris, Java, and the Netbeans and the Java Studio Creator and Sun Studio development tools. You'll take this expertise and show your fellow students how cool it really is. An entire section of this manual is devoted to your training syllabus, so stay tuned. And for your actualdemos, we'll provide everything you need: demo scripts, slides, talking points, copies of product datasheets, and promotional materials (e.g. sample posters, flyers, and newspaper ads). Once your training is complete (or whenever you feel ready, actually), you can begin conducting your six (6) Sun technology demo sessions for your fellow students and professors on each of the five technology themes (Appendix A). At least two of these demo sessions must be focused on Solaris. (For the sixth demo, you can repeat one of the themes). You will be responsible for arranging for the proper campus facilities, advertising the event, buying food and drink for the event (you will be given a budget for each demo session), practicing your talk/demo, giving the demo when the time comes, and answering questions from the audience. As mentioned previously, each of these demo sessions will take place in the context of either a Java User Group or OpenSolaris user group meeting.