List of speakers taking shape

[Ryan Lejbak]

BarCampSaskatoon2007 is set for this Saturday, September 29, at the Cellar below Winston’s Pub. There are over 80 delegates registered so far, which is over twice as many as last year. There is still room for a few more, so register soon.

If you are wondering what kinds of topics will be presented, see below for a list of proposed sessions. Of course, there will be other sessions added the morning of BarCampSaskatoon2007, but this gives you a good idea of what you can expect.

• Women in technology: rewards and challenges
• Streaming audio and video: options, tutorials and demos
• Open source licensing: overview and issues
• Pitch and play: open floor to present your new idea or web sites
• Active Learning in Web 2.0
• From Web 1.0 -> Web 2.0: Experiences with Web Services and Flex
• Expanding Learning Communities Using Free/Open and Web 2.0 Collaborative Tools
• Old-time apprenticeship meets 21st Century technology: industrial training in Saskatchewan.
• Open Source CMS demo -Joomla!, and/or IT Security
• Moving web scripts to an Object Oriented paradigm
• Web standards: how you can use Semantic Markup and CSS to get the thrill of the box model. (And why tables are not always bad!)
• iPhone: unlocking and developing
• Actionscript-based animation methods in Flash
• Adult Attention Deficit Disorder Coach from Vancouver BC, will present iChat on The Attention Surplus Condition in Technology.
• When Convergence Collides: discussion around the conflicting needs/motives of all the players in a converged ecosystem
• Biomimetic Computing: neural networks for machine learning, genetic algorithms for optimization, and velcro for keeping your pants up.