FacetSearch
Abstract
Facet Search 
is a new open source initiative that aims to provide a framework that enables developers to use faceted classification/browsing within any Java application. Faceted classification according to Wikipedia.org: "In the online world, faceted classification becomes much more useful because it is not bound by this constraint. It makes information access useful, by providing multiple navigational paths to any one item of information. For instance, a restaurant guide can classify a restaurant by location, price, rating, awards, ambience, and amenities. A user can navigate through any of these facets, combining them in any way to reach exactly the desired restaurant. In contrast to a folksonomy, the information in each of the facets can be organized into a hierarchy (for instance, the location facet could be divided by state, then cities, then neighborhoods).
The goal of this quick session is to introduce faceted classification/browsing as a simple but powerful way to navigate data sets. We will publicly announce the FacetSearch project as the new initiative providing you with the means to easily add faceted search to your application.
Speaker: Bram Smeets
Bram is an enterprise java architect who has been working with Java since 1996 and J2EE since early 2000 and has been at the forefront of numerous Agile development projects over the last few years. He has extensive experience with requirements analysis and high-level application design.
Currently, Bram is core developer for Spring Modules. Spring Modules aims at facilitating the integration between the Spring framework and other projects, without extending Spring's core. Furthermore, he is developer for DWR, a project that aims to provide easy AJAX for Java. He has been working for JTeam and Interface21 since both were founded.
Apart from his passion for Java and Spring, Bram likes to travel the world with his girlfriend Petra. His favorite destinations are the best scuba diving spots, which luckily happen to be the most beautiful parts of the world.
Speaker: Uri Boness
