WebCamp #5 The future web, today.

Published: May 26, 2011, 6:33 p.m.

b"As Rapture's not happening as predicted, what better time to imagine what the future might look like. With a massive boom in web technologies, Webcamp KL have invited great speakers to whip up their crystal balls and share their vision of the future. (despite their humble acknowledgment that they aren't clairvoyant)\\n\\nThe awesome lineup for the month consists of:\\n\\n\\t The Future of Storage \\u2013 Colin Charles, open source software hacker and all sort of stuff\\n\\tA Realtime Web \\u2013 Kamal Fariz, Fluentspace\\n\\tThe History Of The Future \\u2013 Gareth Davies (aka ShaolinTiger), Blogger, Photographer, Hacker\\n\\tThe Performing Arts Goes Digital \\u2013 Low Ngai Yuen, Kakiseni.com\\n\\tEducating Tomorrow's Kids, Today \\u2013 Ngeow Wu Han, Mindvalley\\n\\tQ&A panel \\u2013 with Colin, Chris Hong, Gareth, Ngai Yuen and Wu Han\\n\\tThe Global Student Entrepreneurship Award \\u2013 Min Xian\\n\\nIn this month's meetup, we have Colin Charles sharing a birds eyes view on the future of data and storage \\u2013 everything from databases, NoSQL and even Database as a Service (DBaaS). Followed by our own Ruby guru talking about how to make your web-apps real time with\\xa0Juggernaut.\\n\\nBlasting way back into the past, Gareth Davies shows that iPad, Skype and other technology that has actually been conceived as far back as a century ago.\\xa0(that's why science fiction is awesome: they have more foresight and accuracy than fortune tellers)\\n\\nBridging tech with non-tech, we have Ngai Yuen from Kakiseni sharing how technology is being used to promote and change the performing arts and calls for action in changing the local landscape in a struggling industry.\\xa0Lastly, Wu Han shares his passionate big think of how education of the future should be like. (Sir Ken Robinson is his hero and you should check out Ken's animated video,\\xa0Changing Paradigm, which serves as Wu Han's daily inspiration)\\n\\nThe event ends with an electrifying high note with the Q&A panel with members of the audience sharing the same passion for arts and education and bounced ideas to bring change. It's especially exciting to hear a story how a geography teacher make use of an underutilized computer lab and changed how subjects are being taught.\\n\\nThis is the longest recording we ever had and the energy and passion is totally electrifying. Enjoy this podcast and hope you'll be as pumped up as much as we do during the event!"