Intel's Developer Forum is set to kick off this morning with a commencement keynote from Craig Barrett, Chairman of the Board at Intel: He'll reveal what we should expect from the chip giant in the upcoming year.

Is Nehalem on pace to succeed Penryn? Will it have more than eight cores? We'll have the details on this, as well as updates on the Atom processor--the tiniest of Intel's processors. Everyone, including us PC Mag folks, are wondering if we'll see a dual-core Atom processor, and whether Intel will bring out new MIDs, Netbooks, and concept platforms such as Moorestown.

Come back for live minute-by-minute coverage of the event starting at 11:15 A.M. EST. Starts after the jump.

11:05: We're filing in. I just got my seat.

11:13: There are several hundred people here; not too shabby.

11:15: Lights are dimming, music is fading. Ladies and Gentleman, Patrick Gelsinger, Sr. VP of Digital Enterprise Group at Intel.

11:19: "Ever played Where's Waldo? Let's play where in the world is Craig Barrett (Intel Chairman)?"

11:20:"He might be in South Africa. He might be in a classroom in Tunisia. Often ask that question at Intel. He goes to 30 countries a year. Been in some 60 countries. Goal is to bring technology to people all over the globe."

11:22: Lengthy video starts . The theme seems to be global reach, as the video showcases technology, presumably using Intel technology, from different parts of the world. Craig Barrett comes on stage.

11:26: Craig starts off by saying that he started his career before most of us were born. He's intrigued with the impact technology has had on people. Impact of technology on the other 5 billion people out there (referring to third world countries).

11:28: He remembers the first teraflop computer ( 10 years ago at the first IDF), using 100 Pentium processors. Now Intel can do that on a single chip.

11:32: Barrett: What is the environment for innovation to make your country competitive? You need smart people, invest in R&D, you need education right environment for colloboration.

11:33: it looks like everyone around me is falling asleep. Com on Craig, pick it up!

11:36: Barrett says, 85% of people are in the emerging-technologies (third world). Every country he visited realizes the importance of technology. "A good teacher is the best tool for a great education." Oh man, he goes on to disrespect all the teachers in the United States, saying how we rank in the bottom of the world...

11:38: He brings up Johnny Chung - he's been on YouTube, using the Nintendo Wii to create a whiteboard environment. He's a Wii Remote hacker, essentially. Demonstrates how to hack one - projector, white board, infrared pen, and Wii remote = classroom environment. [Yep, we blogged this in December!--Ed.]. Very low cost= $15. You can create an electronic whiteboard.

11:46: Barrett: Over 13 billion dollars in micro-financing to third world countries: For instance, a website called Kiva; 10,000 lenders which goes to 1,500 entrepreneurs. First person-to-person lending website. Find the entrepreneur you want to invest in (in emerging worlds). (He brings up Matt Flannery, CEO of Kiva.)

11:47: Barrett: Kiva means unity in Swahili. How do you get involved?

11:48: Flannery was a software engineer, took some time off to check out Africa. His site is making a loan every 30 seconds. About 75% of the borrowers are women. Women, as he points out, have a higher frequency of repaying loans. These loans are used to fund their businesses and often turn into a healthy profit.

11:57: Barrett: Trivia question of the day: What piece of equipment was invented 100 years ago, and if a doctor uses it to administer care to a patient, he cannot get reimbursed for it? The telephone! [Hmm, interesting.]

11:59: He brings up a doctor to demonstrate IT in health care: A patient is hurt, lying on the ground. He takes an RFID card from the victim, scans it, and gets all of his medical records. It alerts his primary care physician and his family. This is currently being done in India and Colombia.

12:03: Craig Barrett's medical information is sent over to India; he brings up a video conference of two gentlemen from across the world, in India. Best way of solving the distance gap between patient and doctor: Video conference center, around the clock doctors and paramedics, and repository of health information. Deliver low cost, standardized healthcare to the poor.

12:08: Barrett brings out a future engineering star from an Intel-sponsored science talent search. Brian McCarthy - third place winner. Craig dubs him the next Michael Phelps of technology.

His project: Plastic solar cells. Instead of using silicon, he uses plastic. Lowers the cost and makes energy harvesting more feasible for the public.

Again, Barrett talks about the deficiencies of our K-12 education system. He is really hard on our education systems. Math and science scores are down compared to the rest of the world.

12:16: Barrett is approaching the end of this keynote. Even though we didn't hear much about chip developments, such as Nehalem and the Atom processor, the keynote is focused on innovation, sustainable ideas to help people go forward, our education system, and the emerging world. Stay tuned for more coverage of the latest technologies when Pat Gelsinger takes the stage later on today.

12:18: Barrett steps off the stage.