XTech, Dublin, May 6th-9th 2008 - Call For Participation

XTech 2008, Europe’s premier web technologies conference, will be held from May 6-9th 2008, in Dublin, Ireland.

The Call for Participation has gone out, with a deadline for proposals of January 25th, 2008.

XTech’s theme this year is "The Web on the Move", focusing on the emerging portability of data, applications and identity on the internet. We will explore the benefits, issues, practicalities and fun of a web built on open standards, open source and commodity technology.

Conference Chair Edd Dumbill of Expectnation, was kind enough to answer the following questions about XTech:

What were the highlights for you last year?

Highlights of 2007! That's tough as I was incredibly pleased with the entire programme!  We had a fine set of keynotes -- Adam Greenfield, Matt Webb and Gavin Starks. Though we're largely a technical conference, I like keynote speakers who will talk from a different perspective.  In particular Gavin Starks' launch of AMEE (http://blog.co2.dgen.net/ ), an online platform focused on tackling climate change really challenged and inspired the audience, and was a great example of how Open Data -- one of XTech's main themes -- can have a world impact.

In general, the atmosphere at XTech is great. Few other conferences provide the opportunity for speakers and attendees alike to mix and share ideas -- take a look at the speaker list at http://2007.xtech.org/public/schedule/speakers. We had leading developers from Twitter, Flickr, AOL, Orange, Nature, IBM, Yahoo and more.

Also, we really enjoyed being in Paris and interacting with the local geeks. Thanks to Ori Pekelman and Louis Montagne, we had a great evening with Parisian hackers and entrepreneurs, in a wonderful setting. I'm really looking forward to being in Dublin in 2008 and connecting with the local tech scene in the same way.

Is there any particular area you'd like to see more of this year?

For 2008 our theme is "the web on the move." As with previous years, we're building on what's gone before. For years we have been developing and promoting open data standards, enabling data portability. Recent developments have led to web-wide programming APIs and virtualization. It’s no longer just our data on the move, it’s our applications and even our servers too.

For users, developers and companies, the web application game has changed substantially. Interoperability, scalability, privacy, identity are all issues that now occupy our thoughts. My ambition for XTech 2008 is that we can figure out a route through what it means to build on today's Web, and take a look at what's coming up in next 36 months as well.

So if your readers have got experience or new technologies to contribute to the mix, they should head on over to the call for participation at http://2008.xtech.org/. Plus we'll be looking to cover as usual the latest advances in browsers, markup, open standards and web development.

Are you speaking? What about?

I usually set the scene for the conference, but don't often take sessions myself. What I want to achieve is to shape the programme so XTech remains a stimulating and challenging place for attendees and speakers alike.

One of the most pleasing compliments I've heard about XTech was from a speaker saying there was no time to attend all the talks they wanted to see. Usually conference-wearied speakers spend more time in the corridors chatting than they do in talks, but XTech had such a wealth of interesting and timely presentations there was barely anybody not attending presentations. (Of course, that's not to say we don't have great parties, lightning talks and social time!)

Comments

[MR. KAMORU KAZEEM]

To: XTech,
Dublin

Dear Conference Organizer

Re: Invitation Request For Students' Work/research Experience Scheme.
In line with the policy of the Federal Government Of Nigeria , the
University Of Jos organizes the students' work and research scheme
annually. This scheme is aimed at assisting students to obtain relevant
practical experience among others and is an important requirement for
the
award of a B.Sc degree in certain courses.
In pursuance of this, we wish to have our students attached to the
basic research in the fields of Imnunology
Attention is paid to the problems connected with application of
these branches and to the education and propagation of new results.
We hereby introduce to you our students:

NAMES OF THE PARTCIPANTS:

MR.JABBAR ADEBOWALE ADEKUNLE PASSPORT NUMBER A2895315A

MR. SUNNY DE JNR. ISEGHOHIMEN PASSPORT NUMBER A3589646

MR. ISHOLA ADEFEMI ADEBAYO PASSPORT NUMBER A3234286A


We solicit your assistance in offering an official invitation letter
and
please attach a copy of the invitation letter to our e-mail address
babs4224@yahoo.com unijosabunacampus@yahoo.com and also fax a copy
of the invitation letter to our fax number 09-56223654.
.
Please fax copy of the invitation leter to Republic of Ireland Embassy
here in Abuja , Nigeria.
We are aware of the fact that travel, accommodation costs, insurance
and visa fees are not paid by the Conference Organizer.
Thank you for your co-operation.
Yours sincerely,
Mr. Kamoru Kazem
Head Of Department
University Of Jos , Abuja Campus

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when will there be a another seminar. i want to go.