The document introduces a session on web frameworks of the future that will discuss Flex, GWT, Rails and Grails. It provides background on the speaker, Matt Raible, who is a Java blogger and author with experience in various web frameworks. The session agenda outlines that it will discuss SOFEA and SOUI, introduce Rails, Grails, GWT and Flex, and help attendees choose between frameworks by focusing on eliminating rather than including options.