“There’s a lot of misconception about what HTML5 is and what you can actually do with it. We want to say that it’s a learning and networking session for people who want to understand how digital services might evolve in the future,” says Petro Soininen of SC5.
The speaker lineup looks quite respectable, and includes names like Andrew Betts from Financial Times’ FT-Labs, and Brian LeRoux, father of Phonegap. Petro Soininen tells us that their goal was to bring together hardcore hackers and the true visionaries who are thinking about the evolution of service design, and the field in a much broader scope.
Even though the conference is partnered with some multinational corporations, SC5 is carrying the financial risk of running the show, and are not using the event to make any money. If there comes to be any profits made from the event, SC5 will donate it to a yet-to-be decided charity.
“It’s [a nonprofit event] party out of goodwill for the community, but also try to make Finland as a hotbed sector for this kind of IT,” explains Soininen.
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