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Web Directions North | February 6 - 10, 2007 �

About Web Directions

Over two days and nights in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Web Directions North is packed tight with sessions by renowned, inspiring, entertaining speakers and experts, parties and other events.

The event also includes an optional day of workshops, and a post conference trip to Whistler for skiing and snowboarding, with beginners to advanced all more than welcome.

Speakers at Web Directions North are a who’s who the web world’s experts, and include:

John Allsopp (WestCiv) Jeff Barr (Amazon Web Services) Douglas Bowman (Google Visual Design Lead) Dan Cederholm (SimpleBits) Tantek Çelik (Technorati) Joe Clark (joeclark.org) Andy Clarke (All That Malarkey) Derek Featherstone (Box of Chocolates) Kelly Goto (Goto Media) Aaron Gustafson (easy-reader.net) Adrian Holovaty (Chicago Crime, Washington Post) Molly Holzschlag (molly.com) Jeremy Keith (clear:left) Steffen Meschkat (Google Maps) Cameron Moll (cameronmoll.com) Veerle Pieters (Veerle’s Blog, Duoh!) Craig Saila (The Globe and Mail) Dave Shea (CSS Zen Garden, Mezzoblue) Kaitlin Sherwood (Google Maps US Census mashup) (more soon)

Who will be covering topics like these and more:

Accessibility Ajax and Javascript CSS Microformats Mashups Standards based web design and development Web app development XHTML and HTML

Web Directions North is a must for all designers, developers, product managers, and anyone who works with the web.

There’s no product placement, no waffle, and no panels; just renowned real world experts giving you insights, experience and expertise you’ll have to go a long way to get anywhere else, and the chance to meet, exchange ideas, and network with your peers from across Canada, North America and the World.