I am happy to have Khris Loux, CEO of JS-Kit as our inaugural speaker. His belief of the synaptic web is the perfect kick-off topic to the Bay Area's Real-time Web Meet-up. If we believe the future of the web is real-time, Khris will provide us a platform to work from. He is a dynamic speaker and will surely make you think.

Agenda:
Khris will present his future of the web - the synaptic web. He believes the web relies on real-time communication and distributed networking to tie together our communal body of online knowledge.

Topics include:

• The new school of online reputation management
  
• The essence of distributed social networks
  
• Explanation of how the synaptic web shapes and heals itself as users collectively contribute to the dataset
  

Following Khris' presentation he will show us how he applies his thinking to his product - Echo, the next generation commenting system.

Khris Loux BIO
Khris Loux has a strong 15-year track record of achievement in the software industry, specializing in negotiations and business development.

Khris founded security software firm, Securix, Inc., in 1993, and negotiated its exclusive distribution agreement and eventual merger with DynaSoft AB in 1996. In his role as Board Member and Vice President for Business Development at DynaSoft, Khris played an instrumental role in the $115m acquisition negotiations with RSA Data Securities in 1998. For the past six years, Khris has consulted intermittently with start-up companies in the creation of a profitable revenue model, focusing of product development efforts, building sales & marketing plans, and negotiations with key customers. Projects areas have included: WiFi applications, computer security, web-based delivery systems, and solar energy generation. Prior to founding Securix, Khris held key sales and business development positions at Intelligent Electronics, Sybase, and Entre Computers. Khris has a Bachelor of Science degree with a double major in Economics and Finance, and a minor in Computer Science, from Mount Saint Mary's College in Maryland.

Time:
6:30 - 6:45: Networking
6:45 - 8:00: Presentation
8:00 - 8:30: Echo demo