My company allows me to visit one international work related (I'm Java/JEE Developer/Technical Lead interested in polyglot programming) conference each year. I've visited JavaOne and Javapolis (devox?) in the past.
For next year I'm looking for a conference which is less technology but a bit more methodology focussed... possible like JAOO or QCon. What would you recommend?
The No Fluff Just Stuff touring conference http://nofluffjuststuff.com has a great mix of Java, polyglot, and methodology sessions, is economical, and may even come through your own town.
OSCON sounded pretty good this year and covers a pretty broad range of stuff.
And I've heard some good things recently about CodeMash as a good place to see a mix of technologies in a unique venue (indoor water park).
I've attended two conferences: No Fluff Just Stuff and JavaOne. NFJS was almost exclusively beginner sessions. JavaOne had lots more sessions with deep dives into technology and was a better run conference in general.
The Java Posse Roundup is one of the best conferences I've been to. It's a small intimate non-conference set in the lovely ski town of Crested Butte, Colorado. It attracts great people who are passionate about what they do and the subjects they want to discuss. That means high-quality, very focused content. Most of it is (and the rest will be) published on the Java Posse page as podcasts. Can't wait for the next one :)
If you're in Israel though, you can't get any better than the JavaEdge conference. This a 1 day higher profile conference with great content and great speakers. This year its on December 18th, check out the schedule.
Disclaimer: I'm presenting at the JavaEdge conference.
It seems like JAOO (http://jaoo.dk) would be a good match for you. JAOO turned from a pure JAva Object Oriented conference to a conference that also includes strong tracks on Agile methodology and practices spiced with the latest trends.
Best Regards Jørgen Larsen