Neoteny Singapore Camp 1

Manar: Back in London and slightly less on other things from later today, so plan was to pick it up then (a few days later than hoped!). Josh - if you ge this, let's speak tomorrow? I'll ping you. A call or two feels like a decent way to give the idea some oomph.

Josh Russell: i did indeed see this :) (i'm checking back here on a regular basis) i've already started a few of my own docs/wiki pages about this, would it be useful to start a group somewhere? i think we also need to make sure whatever we do ties in nicely with the strategy that neoteny has, we don't want to be too early/late if there is something being planned, or to step on any toes. i'll email james chan, just in case he's not seen this here, and start that ball rolling.

Manar: Just had a fab kick-off phone call with Josh. Conversations and ideas are flowing actively now. We'll be engaging with folk in Singapore of course to mesh properly. Plan is to gain feedback and confidence for an announcement to be made at the end of next week. Josh, I and maybe Imajes (James Cox) would at that point be committed. Then it's a case of evangelising friends and folk, painting a fair and exciting picture. Some may want in on round one, some may prefer and wait for a round two when the scene in Singapore has had even more time to gel.

Christopher Adams: Does anyone have a higher-quality (audio) recording of any of the proceedings? I would especially like another, better listen again to the Sunday morning session on Neoteny's plans for Singapore.

Sean Bonner: We filmed them, will be converting and uploading them in the near future.

Christopher Adams: Thanks Sean, that's great. Please post when it's up.

Jacob Pang: Very keen on this talk. Language always evolving

Evelyn Fuerlinger: I will give my talk today (Sunday) at 2:30 in room A. Looking forward to see you there! Tag cloud: linguistics, language, change, signs, communication, twitter, abbreviations, texting, symbols, sociolects, slang, leetspeech, exploring, hacking

bact' ☂: i missed this one as i have to catch my flight in the afternoon :( wish there's a slides available soon, thx :)

Randall Thomas: @daksis - thanks.

Bjorn: @bjornlee thanks!

Keng Susumpow: @kengggg ;)

Hugh Mason: I'm bringing a cheapy Flip knock-off with me that does fine if you are close to the action but has no external audio input so James' gear with a wireless mic will be much better for the plenaries. James - if you are happy to record or stream the presentations I can certainly pick up other stuff going on, record some interviews and so on. Happy to cover your Mozilla talks too. We could stream using www.bambuser.com if there's reasonable bandwidth available from the venue. It's free and then there's no faffing with uploading etc.

Florian: bringing a reasonably good web cam (http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/webcam_communications/webcams/devices/6333&cl=us,en with autofocus etc) for live streaming if you want me to, not sure the built-in microphone is good enough however so might need an external mic feed

Tara Brown: Live webcasting #nsc1 Neoteny Singapore Camp 1: http://bambuser.com/channel/neotenysc1/

Stephan February: I actually just received some goods from sg.farnell.com, an online electronics distributor (warehouse/office in Hougang). They have a spectacular online selection.

Jacob Pang: I will go further and say you should only go to Sim Lim Tower around late afternoon, not just because most shops there are open later in the day. but to visit Sungei Road http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sungei_Road

Mitch Altman: For those hardware geeks out there, Sim Lim Tower is a great resource. And Sungei Road is worth checking out if you like totally eclectic flee markets crammed full of all sorts of stuff.

Meng Weng wong: okay, i'm only going to be able to head down around 11:30, but i think Tamás Herman is going to be there around 10. Josh, if you're bored and want to go ahead first, it's a short walk to the subway (Novena) and then a short ride to Bugis. Tamás should be there. Or I can give you my key to the place. The IRC channel is a good way to keep in touch with people who are in the space: http://hackerspace.sg/chat If you want to be a tourist I can recommend getting off at City Hall and walking along Beach Road, dipping into Seah Street and Purvis Street and Liang Seah street, etc, for breakfast. Tonight around 7pm I will recommend that the gang do a walking tour around the Kampong Glam area. I'll be tied up but you guys should explore! http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/12/06/travel/20091206-singapore-slideshow_index.html I'll produce a paper map tomorrow for people to find their way from SMU to HSG.

Mark Surman: Will try to drop by after my dinner date. How later will it be open? Is there a good mobile to contact people at?

James Chan: We're hanging out at Hackerspace right now, till dinner at about 6pm!

Mark Surman: We've now got 8 great lightning talks scheduled for the Mozilla Drumbeat Challenge. I've added two more slots on the wiki if there is anyone else who wants to give a talk: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Drumbeat/Neoteny

James Chan: Sign me up for one.

James Chan: Oops ok filled in the form. Getting the 1-50 luxury boxed set. w00t

Christopher Adams: Thanks James!

Meng Weng wong: Lasalle's campus is pretty awesome. If you pop by this evening, there's some sort of photo exhibition on. They might have free food. http://www.gerejecorpfinance.com/emailing/beyond-surface.html

Keng Susumpow: "free food" sounds interesting to me apart of the photo exibition. unfortunately i will touch down sg on saturday noon :'(

Sean Bonner: #nsc1 please, thanks!

James Chan: Our sponsors really came through, so here's what we'll be serving for lunch on both days. After all, a hungry geek is an uncreative, angry geek! Day 1: December 12, 2009 Ral EN Hanout Chicken Salad (Slices of Marinated Chicken Breast with Middle Eastern Flavour & Caramelised Pineapples on a Bed of Mesclun Salad, House Vincotto Dressing) Kampong Dry Mee Siam (with Julienne Egg Omelette, Beancurd, Chives and Sambal Chilli Fried Shrimp Paste Chicken Battered Fish Fillet with Anchovy Dip Vietnamese Sugar Cane Prawns Duo Spring Rolls (Pineapples & Vegetables) (Vegetarian) Luo Han Zai (Stir-fried Seasonal Vegetables Medley) (Vegetarian) Sin Chow Fried Rice (Vegetarian) Tropical Fresh Fruits Platter Fruit Punch + Spinelli's Coffee & Tea Day 2: December 13, 2009 Beans and Peas Salad (Medley of Kidney Beans, Chickpeas, Edamame Beans, Petit Poir and Roasted Cashew Nut with Apple Dressing) (Vegetarian) Sauteed Fusilli with Sicilian Sauce (Vegetarian) Oven Roasted Chicken with Kabayaki Sauce Oven Baked Fish Fillet topped with Olive and Pomodoro sauce Breaded Prawns with Wasabi Mayonnaise Dip Assorted Dim Sum (Siew Mai & Crystal Dumpling) Saute Seasonal Greens with Carrots & Young Corn (Vegetarian) Garlic Fried Rice (Vegetarian) Almond Beancurd with Longan Apple Juice + Spinelli's Coffee & Tea

Bre Pettis: As a vegetarian, I thank you for what sounds like a fantastic menu! Yum!

Sean Bonner: Joi and I are both vegan, you know we wouldn't slack on this important detail!

Jon Phillips: no way on the death of other platforms...no way...

James Chan: Everyone who has yet to submit their room reservation forms, please do so ASAP! Appreciate your cooperation~

Ejovi Nuwere: Too late for this deal?

James Chan: Ejovi, I replied to your email with the attached form. Do complete it and email it to me asap!

aileen: some interesting start-ups pitched in the first round. www.isyndica.com and Glocal Media Network (can't find their website?) shone through the crowd. let's hope someone shakes hard enough. IF theres money on the tree. :)

Henry Oh: Is there an event on the 10th? Can't seem to find mention of anything happening on the 10th on the website... Very interesting link as we're thinking about organizing something similar in HK. Thanks, Henry

Meng Weng wong: hm, you're right, it's only on the 9th. sorry, i thought it was 2 days.

adelinectan: Thanks Mark for the information. You're lucky! I was told only 1 or 2 rooms of that rate are available through Expedia. Always useful to compare with 3rd party internet prices as they can choose to release lower rates in order to attract customers to their sites.

aileen: Hangout@Mt Emily hostel - cheap, nice hostel near smu with rave reviews. $34 ++ for bed in shared room $80 ++ for private double room $190 ++ for private quin room http://www.hangouthotels.com/english/main.html (takes forever to load and impossible to navigate) Just call/email: +65-6438 5588 enquiries@hangouthotel.com

aileen: have not been there but the reviews on tripadvisor look good.