Update (27th May 2007) -

 

Do you plan to blog about VillageTalk? If so, THANK YOU!

 

To make your postings more compelling, we're making available some resources. Firstly, you're free to use all graphics on all VillageTalk websites.

 

Next, here are the VillageTalk logos, both in high and low (300px, recommended) resolutions.

 

We're also continously collecting the event photos. Just hang in there for a while as we upload them. Watch the progress here on Flickr.

 

If you want to link back to us, link back to the main website, http://www.thevillagetalks.com and not this wiki. Admittedly, it's a little messy here. The graphics on the main website should help people unfamiliar with our format understand us better.

 

Thanks.

 

Kelvin Quee

 

 

UPDATE(26th May 2007) -

Yesterday's event was a great success! A huge thank you goes out to all the people who supported the event in every way possible!

 

This is a wiki! You can add anything you want. Yes, that means you can create a new section, add new content or anything. Don't worry about making a mistake because the administrator for this page can roll back changes anytime. =)

 

Village Talk - "My One Wish For The Future" Event Details What is it about? Program Speakers Help Us Out Interested in Showcasing something? Join Us! Attendees List Looking Forward! Travel Directions

 

Village Talk - "My One Wish For The Future"

 

Event Details

( THIS IS A PUBLIC EVENT )

Date : 25th May 2007

Time : 6.30pm to 9.30pm

Venue : Video Conferencing Room

Research Technoplaza

Nanyang Technological University

( Click Here For Directions )

 

Website: http://www.thevillagetalks.com

 

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What is it about?

 

Let's keep it simple.

 

Village Talk aims to bring people passionate about changing the world into one room.

 

Why?

 

We know that we each have different interests, expertise and networks. We are all passionate about different issues. Yet, these issues are often complex and require knowledge from different domains.

 

At Village Talk, we bring in a diverse group of people ranging from musicians, youth leaders, travellers, professionals, academics and politicians into one room. We believe that by offering the opportunity to hear from many people and perspectives, we can create previously obscure solutions.

 

Even if you're not intending to change the world, we believe that these series of talks will ignite the creative spark in you to spur innovation! For those of us who are still comtemplating about their calling, we hope that these talks will inspire you to simply go ahead and try it.

 

We aim to create an evening for you that's enriching, thought-provoking and entertaining all at the same time.

 

 

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Program

 

Time	Event	Remarks
1800hrs - 1830hrs	Registration
1830hrs - 1840hrs	Opening/Introduction to Village Talk by Ridzuan
1840hrs - 1855hrs	Talk 1 "Free is Good" by GratisVibes
1855hrs - 1910hrs	Talk 2 "Freedom" by Prof Ho Khai Leong, NTU Author of "Shared Responsibilities, Unshared Power: The Politics of Policy-Making in Singapore"
1910hrs - 1925hrs	Talk 3 by Bernise Ang Founder, Singapore International Youth Council
1925hrs - 2015hrs	"Fill-Your-Tank" ....aka...Eat.
2000hrs - 2015hrs	Performance by Gratisvibes
2015hrs - 2030hrs	Talk 4 "How to fail in the hypercompetitive business environment?" by Paddy Tan Founder, BAK2U.com
2030hrs - 2045hrs	Talk 5 "What Am I Doing Here: Adventures in Travel and Youth" by Adrianna Tan Popagandhi.com
2045hrs - 2100hrs	Talk 6 "Harnessing The Power of Community" by U-zyn Chua Founder, Ping.SG
2100hrs - 2115hrs	Talk 7 "Different Times, Same Mindsets" by Darren Ho CEO & Founder, MGX Pte Ltd
2115hrs - 2130hrs	Closing
2130hrs onwards	Free For all

 

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Speakers

You Want to Hear from Them!	Speakers Who Have Confirmed Attendance	Speakers Who Have Confirmed Both Attendance and Topics
-MissIzzy-(from missIzzy.org)(Talk) MingYeow(co-founder of The Digital Movement)(Talk) Alfian Sa'at(playwright, poet)(Talk) Amutha(Stomp Aids)(Status: Contacted)(Talk) Kevin Lim (http://theory.isthereason.com/)(Status: Contacted)(talk) Eng Wen and his Capoeira crew(Status: Contacted)(performance) Prof Salil Bose from NTU School of BioScience(talk) Kevin Anthony Jones, Lecturer, NTU School of Computer Engineering Ridzuan Ashim, NTU	Prof Ho Khai Leong, School of Humanities and Social Science, NTU (contacted) Bernise Ang (Founder, Singapore International Youth Council)	Uzyn (Founder, Ping.sg) - Community Building Darren Ho (MGX Studios, CEO) - The Future of Media convergence GratisVibes(Gratisvibes.com) - Performing & Speaking Paddy (CEO, Bak2u.com) - How to fail in the hypercompetitive business environment? Adrianna Tan (from Popagandhi.com) - "What Am I Doing Here: Adventures in Travel and Youth"

 

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Help Us Out

 

Share this wiki with anyone you know who would make a great speaker or participant!

 

You're that person? Cool! Join in the discussion and add to the wiki, create your own sections and launch your own discussions.

 

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Interested in Showcasing something?

 

If you're interested to speak, or perform or do whatever it is you want to do to contribute to the event, please contact Ridzuan at ridzuan.ashim@xsmatter.com or call 9796 8124.

 

Alternatively, simply email Kelvin Quee at kq@kquee.com or call him at 9177 3635.

 

Note to speakers: Please speak along the lines of one wish/concern you have for the future and perhaps talk about why that wish is so important to you and why it should be to the world as well. Dream big!

 

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Join Us!

 

If you're interested in attending, please fill in the registration form below. Due to space constraints, we're only limited to 50 people. As such, we'll confirm your attendance by the 21st May 2007 via email.

 

 

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Attendees List

(All on this list have received the confirmation email) ( Names in Bold are Speakers )

No.	Name	Occupation/Industry	Website	What  They're Passionate About
1	Chinmay Pendharkar	Software Engineer	http://nttup.wordpress.com	Technology. All kinds of it.
2	Brennan Neoh	IT	http://brennan.sg	To spur the evolution of the web.
3	Uzyn Chua	Web Developer, Founder,  Ping.sg	http://ping.sg
4	Chua Jia Ying	Undergraduate(Psychology)	http://livingincrappyworld.blogspot.com	Japanese lanugage/Culture, Singing, Reading
5	Loren Xue	Writer	-	-
6	Estee Teo	Undergraduate(Psychology)	http://9eek9oddess.blogspot.com	entrepreneurship, web2.0, social media and technology that makes the world "smaller"
7	Stephanie Ng	Undergraduate(Psychology)	http://rwrite.blogspot.com	playing percussion, listening to music and mastering the art of psychology
8	Nicole Wong	Undergraduate(Computing)	http://nicole.squoar.com	-
9	Neo Wee Wu	Economics, IT	http://neoblog-neoblog.blogspot.com	to be able to come out revolutionary economics to change the virtual world.
10	Ng Pin-Quan	Undergraduate, Columbia University	-	market systems, civil liberties, international development
11	Vikrem G	Undergraduate(Comp. Engr)	-	Tech Stuff Programming, tennis, mountain biking, traveling and exploring the world
12	Sayanee Basu	Student	-	-
13	Lim Chern Jie	Project Engineer	http://chernjie.blogspot.com/	Web technology, social media and internet trends
14	Syed Isa Alhabshee	Holistic Health Consultant	http://www.wbg.bz	entrepreneurship, helping people realize their true potential
15	D K	Analyst Programmer	http://decayonnet.blogspot.com	The future of blogsphere and how everyone can use it as a leverage in everyday things they do.
16	Linda Foo Bao Xin	Student	-	Animals. All type of animals, especially dogs.
17	Lynn Ong Sek Ling	Student	-	my passion is accounting and some challenging stuff!!!
18	Bill Claxton	Technical Director	http://www.itr8.com	Interested in streaming media, webcasting and podcasting.
19	Adrian Zhou	Undergraduate(Chemical Engr.)	http://arzhou.blogspot.com	Entrepreneurship, Baking, Web2.0 stuff, Green Technology
20	Harish Pillay	Technologist	http://harishpillay.livejournal.com	FOSS, digital rights, Freedom of Information/Right to Information
21	Kevin Jones	Lecturer	http://ntu.edu.sg	animal welfare, environment & ecosystem preservation, philosophy, education, geo-political history and current
22	Dyana Wu	Student	http://phated.com:6666	I care about equal rights, GLBT affairs, open source, censorship.
23	Paddy Tan	CEO	http://www.BAK2u.com	Technology, entrepreneurship
24	Mohammad Fauzy Mos	Undergraduate(Bio Science)	http://www.tartsweb.com	World Peace!
25	Nardev Ramanathan	Research Officer	-	I'm interested in the potential of human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) for use in regenerative medicine. I believe that these cells have tremendous potential, though as yet, many things are still unknown about it.
26	Coleman Yee	Design Consultant	http://metacole.wordpress.com	Design, education, etc. etc.
27	Preetam Rai	Traveller/Educator/Editor	http://www.preetamrai.com/weblog	Trying to understand trends and the way people interact with technology to build better products and services
28	Vicnan Pannirselvam	Student	http://podeam.com	Figuring out the whys and hows of people, singular and plural.
29	Lai Shirley	Graphic Designer	-	Design, music, travel, the arts
30	Sam Chan Hin Yew	Student	-	Intellectual Wealth
31	Mark Yeo Lunyi	Undergraduate (Sociology)	-	Technology's impact on mankind..
32	Calvin Lek	Student	-	making a difference where it counts.
33	Miss Janice Ng	Guest Care Officer	-	to know more about the world around me
34	Lee Jiayi	student	-	-
35	Shao Ning	software engineer	-	technology, travel, music
36	Justin Lee	Tech Consulting	http://www.entrepreneur27.org/sg/	Entrepreneurship, Young People, Hackers, Developing Countries, Environmental Issues, Global Politics
37	Senator Oluwole Alabi	Student	http://www.africansinsingapore.blogspot.com	Change and societies perspective to global chages as it concerns our today.
38	Mr Rykel Lim	Others	-	People. Sincerity. Long term friendship. Integrity.
39	Deng Wan Hsing	Research	-	women power
40	Wayne Soh	Undergraduate (Computer Science)	http://www.thedigitalmovement.org	Technology, entrepreneurship, web2.0, new media, business, community engaging, The Digital Movement
41	Darshan Santani	Research Engineer	http://santani.co.nr	Computational models of Social Life, Social Media, Disruptive Technology Entrepreneurship, AI, WebX.0, FOSS
42	Dr. Paul Wu H J	Lecturer	http://www.ntu.edu.sg/sci/about/profile_PaulWu.html	The interface and interaction between ICT and Society.
43	Ashwin K	Reseacher/Student	http://ashwin.countingsheep.in	social systems, computing

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Looking Forward!

 

Do you have ideas for what the theme for the 2nd Session should be? List it!

1. Environmental Conservation
2. Politics and the Economy

 

Travel Directions

[ Click Here For Map ]

 

 

If you’re traveling by foot…

1. Take the train to Boon Lay MRT
2. Board bus 179 from the Boon Lay Bus Interchange
3. The Research TechnoPlaza is the 6^th Stop within NTU.

   (Get off at the 6^th NTU Stop. You will see the sign “Research TechnoPlaza”)

4. The Research TechnoPlaza is marked by the RED arrow on the included map.

 

If you’re driving…

All drivers are strongly encouraged to use the Pioneer Road entrance (labelled as 2nd Entrance in this map) into NTU. The way to Research TechnoPlaza from the other entrance, ie Jalan Bahar (labelled as Main Entrance on this map), is difficult and we will not elaborate on the directions. You are encouraged to look it up on the map if you're interested.

 

For drivers entering NTU via the Pioneer Road entrance (2nd entrance) -

 

1) At the first junction (with a slip road to the left), turn left.

2) You're now along Nanyang Drive. You should see the PIE expressway on your left and various small buildings (hostels) on your right. Continue on. You should see a red-bricked building on your right. That is the Chinese Heritage Centre.

3) Continue driving. Be confident. There's a gentle right turn as you see more white buildings on your right. Late into the gentle turn, watch out for a series of hostels on your right with red roofings. That's Hall 7.

4) Start slowing down once you see signs pointing towards the School of Communications.

5) Keep right and prepare to turn right. Research TechnoPlaza should be straight ahead and on your right. Go ahead and find a lot - Parking is free within all carparks at this time.