Comment Not all hope is lost (Score 5, Informative) 247
As one of the founders of preDevCamp, I have to counter the OP's ominous analysis of the situation.
While this "seems to have gutted the founders of any and all enthusiasm they may have once had", I'd like to assure you that I still am enthusiastic for the platform. I still believe that bringing HTML/JS/CSS into the realm of mobile development will make a great impact on this field.
I'm still committed to seeing preDevCamp through and making it the biggest and best DevCamp possible.