Web Directions

Announcing Web Directions @media — London, June 8 – 11

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• By:John
• February 1, 2010
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In 2005, not long after WE04, the first con­fer­ence we helped organ­ise, well known UK web indus­try expert Patrick Griffiths, of HTML Dog fame, launched @media. An instant suc­cess, @media and Web Directions have always shared very sim­i­lar DNA — a pas­sion for the web, stan­dards, acces­si­bil­ity and best prac­tice, cou­pled with prac­ti­cal, real world con­tent deliv­ered by gen­uine experts (and much more) — and both have become focal points for the web design and devel­op­ment com­mu­ni­ties in their respec­tive parts of the world.

As Patrick announced at @media09 in London last June, he’s decided to move on to a new indus­try, and new chal­lenges, and Maxine and I were hon­oured to be able to take over the reins to con­tinue the fine tra­di­tion of @media.

So, with real excite­ment, and per­haps a lit­tle trep­i­da­tion, we’re announc­ing Web Directions @media for 2010. Our aim is to main­tain the integrity, rel­e­vance, and qual­ity of one of the world’s longest run­ning and most highly respected con­fer­ences for web pro­fes­sion­als, while bring­ing new life to the event. With our years of expe­ri­ence, and close ties with the web pro­fes­sion in the UK and beyond, we’re very con­fi­dent of achiev­ing that.

This year, for the first time, @media fea­tures two optional days of work­shops, and the Web Directions Expo, which has been a great hit for some time at our con­fer­ences around the world. It will be fully catered, and fea­ture open­ing and clos­ing night net­work­ing events. And, to top it off, we’ve kept the price the same as 2008!

Two Tracks — for the Designer and Developer in you (or your team)

When it comes to Web Design and Development, one size doesn’t fit all. That’s why this year @media fea­tures both a design and devel­op­ment track, 20 ses­sions in total, cov­er­ing the lat­est in web site and appli­ca­tion design and devel­op­ment tech­nolo­gies and prac­tices, with lead­ing prac­ti­tion­ers (not just talk­ers) from the UK and around the world. Every ses­sion is a deep dive into focussed sub­ject areas, not just a high level overview which can often be the case. Couple this with amaz­ing keynote speak­ers, and our inde­pen­dent edi­to­r­ial pol­icy, and you’ll get 100% highly rel­e­vant, in-​​depth con­tent, with no filler, or thinly veiled adver­tise­ments. See the pro­gram in detail here.

The speak­ers

This years speak­ers include

• Steve Souders, Web per­for­mance guru at Google
• Hannah Donovan, Creative Director at Last​.fm
• Tom Hughes-​​Croucher, Senior Developer in Yahoo’s Open Strategy Group
• Doug Schepers, Rich Web Clients Activity Lead at the W3C
• Matt Biddulph, co-​​founder of Dopplr

and many oth­ers — all the details can be found here.

The ses­sions

With new ver­sions of Firefox, Safari, Chrome and Opera com­ing thick and fast, each imple­ment­ing more and more of CSS3 and HTML5, not to men­tion devel­op­ments with the mobile web, and new devices like the iPad, the rate of change web devel­op­ers and design­ers must keep up with has once again increased dra­mat­i­cally. At Web Directions, we track these devel­op­ments, and bring you lead­ing prac­ti­tion­ers to help you stay up to date. This year, @media ses­sions include

• HTML5 for web designers
• CSS3
• HTML5 for Web appli­ca­tion developers
• Geo enabling your web sites and applications
• Designing for the web with grid systems
• Building native mobile apps with web technologies
• improv­ing your sites’ performance

and much more — 16 in depth ses­sion in total, plus 4 keynotes to begin and end each day.

Full ses­sion details can be found here.

Workshops

For the first time in 2010, we’re also fea­tur­ing an optional two days of in-​​depth work­shops lead­ing up the con­fer­ence, lead by lead­ing experts.

• Andy Clarke — Advanced CSS styling
• Remy Sharp — Browsers with Wings: HTML5 APIs
• Christian Crumlish — Designing social interfaces
• Jeremy Keith — Get seman­tic with Microformats and HTML5

Social Events

At Web Directions, we know it’s not just fan­tas­tic con­tent and speak­ers which make an event worth­while — it’s also the con­nec­tions you make, or con­tinue with your peers from around the UK and the world. That’s why our events are always fully catered, so you don’t need to wan­der off to grab a bite to eat, and fea­ture both an open­ing night recep­tion, and clos­ing night party.

The week of a Web Directions event also sees many other events tak­ing place, giv­ing you plenty of oppor­tu­nity to con­nect with oth­ers in the indus­try. See what’s hap­pen­ing here.

The Deal

@media fea­tures some of the world’s lead­ing web experts. It focusses on tech­nolo­gies and prac­tices vital to today’s web pro­fes­sional. It’s fully catered, with social events galore. It’s con­ve­niently located on London’s Millennium Mile in the heart of London. Surely it’s got to cost an arm and a leg? At Web Directions, we believe our con­fer­ences should be as acces­si­ble to the largest num­ber of peo­ple pos­si­ble, and so fix the price at “around a cup of cof­fee each work­ing day of the year”. Until February 28, you can reg­is­ter at our early bird rate of just £449 +VAT (even less for past atten­dees). That’s the same price as 2008!

Full day work­shops, also fully catered, are just £299 for con­fer­ence atten­dees each, or £325 for others.

To reg­is­ter, visit the site.

Best con­fer­ence ever

Find out why world renowned speak­ers have described Web Directions as “the best con­fer­ence ever”, and why peo­ple come back to our events year after year. Keep June 10 and 11 clear in your diary, and fall in love with the web all over again at @media 2010.

Take advan­tage of the strong Euro

With the Euro so strong against the Pound, and cheap flights from all over Europe to London (most less than €100 return includ­ing taxes) and London hotels less than you might expect, why not take the oppor­tu­nity to visit one of the world’s great tourist des­ti­na­tions, and attend one of the worlds great con­fer­ences at the same time. All for prob­a­bly less than the price of many well known web con­fer­ences alone.

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