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Two new one day Web Directions Conferences in May — Melbourne and Canberra
Along with our brand new site, we are even more excited to announce two brand new, one day conferences for Canberra and Melbourne in May — in addition of course to Web Directions South, set down for September 23 – 25 in Sydney again at the Convention Centre.
First up, … Read more »
A new web site for Web Directions (well three actually)
If you are reading this via RSS, you probably won’t notice that there have been some big changes to the site. Firstly, we’ve got a brand new, very streamlined look, and overhauled information architecture, courtesy of Ben Webster at Conversant. Their philosophy is “sophisticated simplicity” which is precisely what … Read more »
Web Directions North is launched
Last year was a blast, so this year we are doing it all again, in Vancouver from January 28 to February 2nd. 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 … Read more »
Our online partner C|Net Builder
BuilderAU is the Australian edition of C|Net’s builder site, a rich source of developer news, information, training and resources, for the web, and a wide variety of technologies.
Builder.au has a strong commitment to local content, industry news, video interviews and more, and we are really proud … Read more »
Early bird finishes tomorrow at midnight, Andy Clarke selling fast
A quick final reminder that to get $200 off the full ticket price of Web Directions, (that makes it only $795 including GST) you’ll have to register by tomorrow night at midnight. You can pay later, but that is the final chance to get the early bird discount.
Registrations have been … Read more »
Early bird discount ending very soon
Just a quick note for anyone interested in coming to Web Directions for the super discounted price of $200 off, only $795AUD, then you had better move quickly. As has become a tradition, we are extending this discount period for a few more days, until next Wednesday, July 4th — … Read more »
Early Bird ends June 30 (tomorrow week)
Moving to a much bigger venue at Darling Harbour this year was a bit of a risk. Above all, a big venue can feel very empty even with a lot of people in it. But registrations have taken off really well this year, so hopefully the gamble will pay off. … Read more »
Aussie Startup “Remember the Milk” featured in Slate
We’ve always been fans here at Web Directions of “Remember the Milk”, an amazingly richly featured “to do” app online. Emily Boyd, one of the founders, came and spoke at an event of ours last year, and she and Omar Kilani, the brains behind the app both came to … Read more »
The McFarlane Prize for 2007
Just a quick note to let you know that this year we’ll again be organising the McFarlane Prize for Excellence in Australian Web Design. Nominations will open soon, for sites built by Australian individuals and teams between August 1st 2006 and July 31st 2007. The quality of entries last … Read more »