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'''Title of Session''': Introducing ical.js for Apps and the Web

'''Facilitator(s)''': Philpp Kewisch (:Fallen)

'''Are you paid or volunteer staff?''': Volunteer

'''Area of Contribution''': Mozilla Calendar Project / Lightning

'''How are you currently involved with the community?''': Project lead for the Mozilla Calendar Project

'''Location of Work''': Hamburg, Germany

'''Talk Length''': 30 minutes

'''Summary''': 
: There are quite a few simple parsers for the ICAL format (rfc5545) on the net, but I have seen none that are full featured parsers. As part of my work for the Mozilla Calendar Project, I have been working on a Javascript implementation to replace the C++ libical used in our product, Lightning. The library was designed with cross-browser compatibility in mind and I hope it turns out to be a portal that can lure new community members. Key feature of this library include being able to calculate occurrences from a recurrence rule and timezone support.

: In this talk I will give you a quick overview of the functionality, show how it can be used on a website or in a HTML5 app, and tell you whats left to do until I can stick this behind a sleek website and tell the rest of the world about it.

: If you would like to take a look beforehand, check out the [https://github.com/kewisch/ical.js repository on github]. Please keep in mind, the library is in an early state so there are some quite some rough edges, but I see a lot of potential in bringing this library forward.

'''How your session furthers the MozCamp Goals''':
: This library can be quite an enrichment for B2G + Apps, as it allows more advanced parsing of calendar data, which in turn allows to visualize raw calendar data more easily.

'''Expected Outcome or Deliverable''':
* Gather ideas how this library could be used on the web
* Attract new contributors to get this library ready for prime time

'''Desired Audience Type or Skill-set''':
* HTML5 App and Web Developers
* People interested in Calendaring and how it can be visualized on the web
* Basic Javascript knowledge is helpful

'''Equipment Needs (Video projector already included)''': 
* Possibly a Flipchart

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