Java Knights Belgium is a mailing list for Belgian Java Freelancers. It represents a central place to keep in touch, exchange experiences and opportunities. Why Java Knights? Well, in the middle ages, a freelancer used to be a knight hired by kings. If you are a freelancer dedicated to Java in Belgium, you should definitely join us. We are a mix of seniors and starters. Contact How To Join The Knights In order to join us, meet our Round Table at http://groups.google.com/group/java-knights-belgium. ===> For your registration, we would like to introduce yourself with a few words (maybe your LinkedIn/XING profile or your blog) and to tell us why you would like to join the Knights. You are of course also welcome when you aren't yet self-employed. Note that your introduction remains private and is only accessible to the moderators of the list. Subjects and Topics Freelancing. All kind of practical things from doing taxes, exchange fiscal advices to all other kind of knowledge and experiences. Passing around contract offerings. Please note that we don't accept HR people just looking for profiles. Tech-stuff. Many of us are on our own when it comes to the choice of architectures/technology. So we are always on the lookout and exploring "new stuff", not necessarily Java. Home Projects. In many of us develop actual fun/exciting/useful products. Gatherings. Different kind of meetings - from having a drink together to joining a JUG session. And yes, free beer for our elder Dutch Round Table Java Knights. Q & A. Whether you're stuck in some programming problem or need opinions on a technology, ask the Knights. Having Fun :) Language In Belgium we have 3 national languages, 4 regions and a lot of international Freelancers working, so the mailing list language is English. Partner Imprint Java Knights Belgium A project of ICT2ACT goe/vzw/asbl E-mail: see above http://www.ict2act.be History The Java Knights fellowship started with Just van den Broecke opening the Dutch Java Knights mailing list in 2001. It turned into a real live club when Gerald de Jong of Beautiful Code BV sponsored a mini-conference in Ameland . It was called "Amelot" and everyone there was knighted and given a name with "a lot" on the end (Ger-alot, Just-alot, Sam-alot...). The Dutch J-Knights are now a thriving community of Java freelancers bringing together some of the greatest Java minds in the Netherlands. They have regular gatherings where they network, eat, drink, program, and discuss tech-stuff. They also share potential contract opportunities and help each other with freelance-related issues. The elder Dutch Round Table can be joined here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/JavaKnights/join. In 2010, some of the Belgian guest members decided to start a local chapter. This is when the Belgian Round Table were born.