We are pleased to have perennial JavaOne Rock Stars, Dion Almaer and Ben Galbraith, speaking this month about the future of the web.

Agenda

• 6:00-6:30pm Arrive & mingle -- Food & drinks provided by Google

• 6:30-7:00pm Announcements & Lightning Talks

• 7:00-8:30pm Main Talk followed by Q&A

• 8:30-9:00pm Raffle and additional networking time
  

The Ajax revolution saw a sea change in web application development. By taking advantage of long-dormant browser capabilities, we were able to take our craft to new levels--reinventing well-established genres, challenging desktop applications, and jump-starting a renaissance in web start-ups.

So what happens when we have *new* browser features to exploit? And how does this relate to the recent explosion of mobile devices? This session explores some of the latest shiny toys we can play with--potentially disruptive technologies that just might upset the status quo once again, and that may offer a common platform for the world of devices unfolding before us.

Dion Almaer is the director of Developer Relations at Palm where he has the pleasure of working with Ben Galbraith. The pair co-founded Ajaxian.com together and the are now focused on delivering a fantastic developer experience on the mobile Web. Dion has been a technologist and a developer writing Web applications since it took over from Gopher. He has been fortunate enough to speak around the world, has published many articles, a book, and of course covers life the universe and everything on his blog. He has been called a human aggregator, and you can see that in full force if you follow him on Twitter @dalmaer.

Ben Galbraith is the director of developer relations at Palm and the co-founder of Ajaxian.com. Ben has long juggled interests in both business and tech, having written his first computer program at six years old, started his first business at ten, and entered the IT workforce at twelve. He has delivered hundreds of technical presentations world-wide, produced several technical conferences, and co-authored over a half-dozen books. He has enjoyed a variety of business and technical roles throughout his career, including CEO, CIO, CTO, and Chief Software Architect roles in medical, publishing, media, manufacturing, advertising, software and internet industries. He lives in Palo Alto with his wife and five children.

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