We created an OSUM group for those of you who want to connect with hundreds of student clubs (OSUMs) from around the world. You can register yourself at http://osum.sun.com/group/kthOSUM

Benefits for OSUM Members: OSUM members will gain benefits that can help them prepare for an IT career by getting access to the latest open-source technologies including free media kits and student-developer resources. Training:

Hands-on training through student projects and games Online training through the Sun Academic Initiative program Preparation for and discounts on Sun certification3 OSUM activities that encourage team building

In addition, OSUM members can reap the following social benefits:

Global social interaction and camaraderie with other student developers Opportunities to collaborate with each other on projects and activities in a fun and engaging way Development of interpersonal skills A better attitude about learning A sense of accomplishment, with a growing sense of competency and self-esteem Opportunities to get challenged, get motivated, and get excited

OSUM Elements: The OSUM has two elements that create the organization: Physical and Virtual. Physical: The OSUM energizes students to participate on campus in Sun’s communities through tech demos, projects, and activities based on open-source technologies and communities that Sun supports.

Monthly meetings Typical activities Student projects Games Guest speakers Installfests Open-source events Face-to-face interaction with campus OSUM members

Virtual: OSUMs enables student developers to connect to each other and to Sun through a virtual social network. New OSUMs and existing student-developer groups that affiliate with the Sun OSUM program will receive free access to the OSUM web site. Benefits of this web site include the following:

A feature-rich social networking site that can host the web site for each individual OSUM and connect it to OSUMs and their members around the world Everyday interaction with a global community of student developers

Students will be able to do the following:

Write blogs Post comments Use an instant-messaging application Upload photos and videos Post profiles of themselves Communicate in forums

The OSUM web site allows students to participate and create the online communities. Students can create their own subgroups by technology, language, and other special interests.       

MySQL 5.1 Community Edition and GlassFish Application Server v2 Update Release 2 (UR2) application server are now available to download. We’re pretty excited about these products, but we want to know how you, the student developers, can develop useful applications using the new features of these products. Use MySQL database and GlassFish application server to develop a web application and write a review for… * A chance to win a grand prize of $500 in Visa debit card, and * Five chances to win a prize of $250 in Visa debit card Simply: 1. Download MySQL 5.1 Community Edition and GlassFish v2 Update Release 2 (UR2). 2. Develop a cool web application using the combination. 3. Create a project of your application at java.net. 4. Write a review of these products and post it in your blog. 5. Submit your java.net project’s URL and your review’s URL. 6. Do it before October 22, 2008. How to Enter To participate, do the following: 1. Develop an innovative web application that uses MySQL 5.1 Community Edition database and GlassFish v2 UR2 application server. You can develop in any of the following languages: Java, PHP, Python, or Ruby. You must submit complete source code of the application, user documentation, developer/administrator documentation including application installation instructions, and appropriate executables. You must make all these deliverables available as a project at java.net. Provide your project’s URL in the Submission Form below. 2. Write reviews of MySQL 5.1 Community Edition database and GlassFish v2 UR2 application server based on your experiences as you developed the web application. You must post the review in a blog or on a web page, and you must provide the corresponding URL in the Submission Form below. The developed application and the reviews must be new material that you have written and not copied from something that you or others have already developed or published. Finally, complete the submission form, and if you have any questions, submit a contact request. Deadline Contest starts: September 2, 2008 Submission deadline: October 22, 2008 Judging period: October 23 - November 20, 2008 Winners announced: November 21, 2008 For more information please look at here