Web Directions

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So head over to one of these places for some shared inspiration." ["post_title"]=> string(30) "A bit of co-working in Sydney?" 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There's permissions to get from every author, CDs to rip and downsample (unless you want to download 60MB per presentation), the podcast RSS to create, site changes to make, and more.This year, we've created a large resources section for the conference, where you can find most of the slideshows (a few presenters asked that theirs didn't get published for a variety of reasons), and the podcasts (several there now, more coming soon, once permissions are finalized). So head over and take a look.You can also subscribe to our podcasts, so that as they come online, you'll hear about them.There's more to come of course, but this ought to keep you occupied for a little while. Enjoy." 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This year some lucky person will get to go to Web Directions North for free, from anywhere in the world. Join our affiliates program and it could be you.

Here's how it works. Get in touch with us and we'll set you up as an affiliate. Use your affiliate link, and our badges, to spread the word about the conference.

Anyone who refers 4 people who sign up for the conference (we track them with cookies and associated internet magic), gets themselves a free ticket -- but that's only the beginning.

In early January we'll draw an affiliate at random who will get not just their ticket to the conference, but also their flight and 3 nights accommodation, covered by us, from anywhere in the World.

We'll also draw 3 other runners up who will each get a ticket to the conference, whether they've referred 4 people or not.

We also have great books by many of our speakers to give away too - so there's plenty of opportunity to win.

Anyone who joins the affiliate program and sends a few hits our way is in the running to win big -- so, get in touch today, start spreading the word, and you could be on your way to Vancouver this January.

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As part of an ongoing plan to make more of its data available in a variety of formats, the ABS is working to enable users to generate their own tables from raw statistical data and then present the information using maps.

The US Government has long had the policy (in fact the constitutional obligation I believe) to open its data sources, which has given rise to amazing mashups like these from a speaker at our first Web Directions North, Ducky Sherwood. I'm sure there'll be many developers raring to get their hands on this data and do likewise for Australia.So, I think this is sensational news. At a recent presentation to Government Developers and other web folk in Victoria, I floated the idea of an API Czar, responsible for opening up government databases and data sources to public use, mashups and so on.The ABS is surely the lead Government organization to start what will hopefully become an avalanche of government data available for developers to get their hands on." 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Along with web legends Dave Shea and Derek Featherstone, we've put together a programme of workshops and speakers featuring as always some of the leading web experts in design, development, mobile, and much more.So, if you felt like Australia was just too far to come, think about Vancouver in late January, with workshops by the likes of Jared Spool, Andy Clarke and Cameron Adams, and an amazing lineup of speakers, starting with a keynote by Jeffrey Zeldman himself, all followed up by an optional day or two at Whistler, wth dozens (if not hundreds) of your fellow attendees and the speakers (we do the organizing, you come along for the ride).Places are just $795CDN until December 1st, and hotel rooms at the Hyatt Regency just $149 CDN, while a day at Whistler (luxury coach to and from Vancouver, lift tickets, and very likely a fantastic all day party put on by one of our sponsors, as Microsoft was so generous to do last year) is just $120CDN.So put it in your diary, and hopefully we'll see you in Vancouver in early 2008.(BTW keep your eye out for news of our affiliate program coming shortly - which will be very much worth being part of - no matter where on earth you live)" ["post_title"]=> string(32) "Web Directions North is launched" ["post_category"]=> string(1) "0" ["post_excerpt"]=> string(0) "" ["post_status"]=> string(7) "publish" ["comment_status"]=> string(4) "open" ["ping_status"]=> string(4) "open" ["post_password"]=> string(0) "" ["post_name"]=> string(32) "web-directions-north-is-launched" ["to_ping"]=> string(0) "" ["pinged"]=> string(0) "" ["post_modified"]=> string(19) "2007-10-15 17:16:18" ["post_modified_gmt"]=> string(19) "2007-10-16 03:16:18" ["post_content_filtered"]=> string(0) "" ["post_parent"]=> int(0) ["guid"]=> string(73) "http://westciv.com/webdirections08/blog/web-directions-north-is-launched/" ["menu_order"]=> int(0) ["post_type"]=> string(4) "post" ["post_mime_type"]=> string(0) "" ["comment_count"]=> string(1) "0" ["filter"]=> string(3) "raw" } [6]=> object(stdClass)#120 (25) { ["ID"]=> int(295) ["post_author"]=> string(1) "3" ["post_date"]=> string(19) "2007-10-14 19:05:49" ["post_date_gmt"]=> string(19) "2007-10-15 05:05:49" ["post_content"]=> string(4819) "Over at Technorati you'll find about 1000 in bound links to Web Directions - so we aren't quite Engadget, but I think that's pretty cool. Here's some of the posts I found with wrapups, comments, suggestions and thoughts that you might be interested in. There are plenty more out there. And of course, remember the Flickr photos (if you've uploaded some from the conference and related events, just tag them wds07).First up, very popular keynote speaker Scott Berkun posts Why he loves Australia, after his recent trip for WDS07, while his wife Jil also comments about some of the things she enjoyed here.Gary Barber, whose visited several times, recaps his week in sydney for Web directions and more.As mentioned earlier, SitePoint has several interviews with Web Directions speakers and attendees, including Dave Greiner of Freshview, Andy Clarke, and Adrian HolovatyOver at Freshview, the boys talk about their experience of being at the Expo, and a recap of the conferenceSeb Chan, who spoke about some of the fantastic things the PowerHouse Museum is dong, talks abut some of his highightsPeter Gasston has some observations about Chis Wilson's keynote, and Chris replies with some comments about multiple versions of IE on one system.At Semantically Driven (a great way to be) Jenny Clift has some detailed posts about the conferenceIndustry livewire Cheryl Lead, who won the first ticket to the first conference we ever did (then gave it to her now finacee, Scott Gledhill, who spoke this year at the conference) has a detailed wrapup of her thoughts.Nick Hodge, now "professional geek" in the Microsoft Evangelist team has the habit of doing video voxpops with tech folks, which he did at Web Directions SouthWonderful and very popular speaker Lisa Herrod, has some further observations about her presentation and the conferenceSpeaker Justin French has writeups of Scott Berkun's and Mark Pesce's fantastic keynotes.New resident of Norway, where he now works at Opera, Lachlan (HTML5) Hunt has some thoughts on his blog, and proves that when it comes to food, you can't please eveyone ;-) "fancy gourmet food which I don’t like too much" - you are going to love rollmops LauchieAforementioned Scott Gledhill has his own post on his presentationWoowoowoo has a couple of web directions related posts (sory, no "about" page to put a name to the blog :-( )Patrick Kennedy at StepTwo designs has two detailed posts about the conference and his experienceOur fantastic photographer, Morgan Capenter, has a blog post, and loads of photos from the event. Just a note, Morgan also takes loads of photos at events like Madi Gras and Sleaze Ball, so while the page lined it SFW, pages he links to might be less so ;-)Ben Buchanan posted two detailed live blog style posts of notes he took on the fly at the conference, my bad for not linking to them earlier.What have I missed? Please let me know!" 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If you're looking to work at the true cutting edge of social media and the web, this is a fantastic opportunity.The museum is looking to fill two developer roles, one working specifically on the Collections Australia Network (CAN) project, and the other on a new experimental project called About NSW.Both roles involve developing next generation web services for large datasets and have a great deal of scope for creative experimentation. The Collections Australia Network (CAN) role involves the continued development of a national collections database portal as well as cultural tourism site. CAN works across the Australian museums, galleries, libraries and archives sector and there is a huge pool of data waiting to be explored, visualised, and made more useful. 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• Collections Australia Network Online Application Developer (Clerk 7/8 - total package up to AU$84,855)
• About NSW Online Application Developer (Clerk 7/8 - total package up to AU$84,855) info at

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Wig meets Web (2.0): harnessing the law to commercialise and protect your IP

• MP3 of presentation - to come
• Presentation slides - to come
• Session description
• About Scott Buchanan and Ben Maguire

Session description

Innovation and development in web 2.0 moves ever faster, the law as slow as always. So how can you best harness the law in commercializing and protecting your intellectual property? Scott tackles some of the thorny issues web content creators face in commercializing and protecting the IP in their content and ventures into the controversial territory of accessing the creative power of customers through user-generated content. Ben draws on his experience advising Virgin companies in a range of industries and countries to explore the practical issues facing businesses trying to protect their IP. He also looks at some of the dilemmas – and possible solutions – for businesses using user-generated content. Both promise not to wear a tie.

About Scott Buchanan and Ben Maguire

Scott Buchanan is the passionate founder of Buchanan Law and experienced IP, IT and telecommunications lawyer. Scott’s client base spans innovative operators across such sectors as telecommunications, federal government, new and traditional media, pay TV, biotechnology and a diverse range of players in the web services sphere. He regularly advises IT start-ups on the interaction of IP rights in the on-line environment, privacy, telco regulation, e-commerce and is especially interested in working with clients to develop and implement clever IP commercialisation strategies. Scott is also registered by the Australian Institute of Patent & Trade Marks Attorneys to practise as a registered Trade Marks Attorney.

When not running cutting edge legal arguments Scott enjoys running after his two little kids and long distance running generally.

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So, if you are looking for a job over that way, check out their offering." 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I happen to think Adrian is one of the most influential people on the web, with major involvement in Django, Mashups, GreaseMonkey, online journalism, and more.We'll have the podcast of his presentation at the conference soon, but in the meantime, check the interview with SitePoint's Matt Magain." 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The conference is in Sydney, October 30th - 31stThis year the two day conference focuses on the opportunities presented by emerging technology, with a mix of case studies and practical sessions on topics as diverse as multilingual websites, podcasting, web-based advocacy and community-building online.Presenters include Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation (ANTaR), The Inspire Foundation, The Spastic Centre and Greenpeace. Social Networking Strategist Laurel Papworth will also be offering a one day workshop on Monday 29th October. Take a look at what else is on offer at the site.Although the earlybird period officially closes on September 24, delegates to Web Directions can still claim the earlybird discount - just be sure to write "Web Directions" on the registration form which was in your conference satchel." 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I first became aware of this harsh truth when I made a trip to a Perth department store with Michael and my father to buy a birthday present for a friend. I left feeling utterly dejected, in no doubt about my new reality.The store's aisles in the book section, for example,were so narrow there was no way I could manoeuvre the wheelchair around them. In the food department, the counters were so high I could not see over them to the sales staff, and I found myself at eye level with young children holding onto their mothers' skirts.Here I was, an independent 34-year-old woman whose entire adult life thus far had involved many hours in shops buying clothes, make-up, browsing for books and CDs, and now I felt completely shut out of consumer society.

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