The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) develops interoperable technologies (specifications, guidelines, software, and tools) to lead the Web to its full potential as a forum for information, commerce, communication, and collective understanding. The Australian W3C Office (W3C-Aus) is the national contact point for W3C activities in Australia. We are very grateful for the support of […]
We are very grateful to have Microsoft as a key supporter for Web Directions South. Through this generous support Microsoft enables us to provide an even better conference for our attendees. Look out for Microsoft’s presence at our Expo, where they’ll be showing off many of the exciting technologies and tools they develop to help […]
Long before it was accepted best practice, Glass Onion focussed on web standards and accessibility as key philosophies in their projects. It means a great deal to us that Glass Onion recognises the importance Web Directions plays in fostering these philosophies in our industry through their role as a significant sponsor. They’ll also be exhibiting […]
With the number, and just by glancing at the nominations as they come in, the breadth (for want of a better word) of the sites being submitted for this years McFarlane Prize considerably greater than last year, this years Prize is shaping up as a very worthy follow up to the inaugural version last year. […]
Just a quick reminder about two deadlines happening this Friday at midnight: Discount pricing for Web Directions South ending If you work in the web industry, you’ve got until Friday at midnight to get tickets to the event of the year here in Sydney for just $895. Remember too – it’s ok to register now […]
Quick note to let you know that the full, (highly microformatted) conference programme is now online (and downloadable for any application which supports hCalendar/iCalendar through the magic of microformats and Brian Suda’s X2V). With three tracks to choose from, you’ll have a month to work out what you want to see. The three rooms are […]
Design Jonathan Boutelle – AJAX or Flash: what’s right for you? Andy Clarke – Think like a mountain Stephen Cox – Making useful things no one knew they needed: building ethnography into the design process Brian Fling – Web 2.0 + Mobile 2.0 = ? Justin French – Pushing beyond design Lisa Herrod – Usability: […]
Design a Mikon and have it included in the Web Directions Mikons set A conference is as much about the new people you meet as the ideas and techniques you get to see first hand. That’s why you have a name badge that lets others quickly identify what your name is and who you work […]
First up a disclosure – very soon we’ll be announcing that Microsoft is a sponsor and exhibitor of Web Directions South, and they were also a sponsor at Web Directions North BuilderAU is running a story I just saw on Microsoft Australia’s new Diversity Council, an initiative to ensure diversity and equity at Microsoft as […]
Design a Mikon and have it included in the Web Directions Mikons set – and get a free t shirt! A conference is as much about the new people you meet as the ideas and techniques you get to see first hand. That’s why you have a name badge that lets others quickly identify what […]
On the day after Web Directions South this year, Saturday September 29, there’s going to be a very special event which is free open to anyone who wants to participate – but you do need to register Hatch Day is a day of web creativity and idea sharing that falls somewhere between Barcamp and hard […]
A quick reminder that the McFarlane Prize nominations close at the end of the month. The Prize is open to any Australian web design and development teams or individuals. The only other requirement is that the site must have been launched or sigificantly updated between August 1 2006 and July 31 2007. There is no […]
Sadly, based on the feedback of many folks, who loved the idea, and wanted to get involved, but who weren’t sure that right now they’d be able to commit the time and effort required to really make a go of Hatch Day, we’ve decided to put that on hold for now. However, there will be […]
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 that they are working with Web Directions to […]
We are really excited to announce our final keynote speaker for Web Directions South 2007 – Chris Wilson. Chris, currently the co-chair of the W3C’s HTML working group, and Platform Architect of the Internet Explorer browser has a long and extraordinary career with the web. He was a developer of Mosaic, the browser which really […]
this was a masterfully curated event … a brilliant day that educated, entertained, and rekindled some old connections
Ash Donaldson Service & Behaviour Design Director, Tobias
