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Early bird finishes tomorrow at midnight, Andy Clarke selling fast

Monday, July 2nd, 2007

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 absolutely fantastic so far, for both the conference and the workshops. Speaking of workshops, if you are interested in Andy Clarke’s Transcending CSS then don’t wait too long. It’s selling like hotcakes, as well it should - Andy is one rare combination - an inspiring designer, a very smart developer, and a great communicator. His workshops for Web Directions South 06 and Web Directions North earlier this year were very very well received.

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Early bird discount ending very soon

Wednesday, June 27th, 2007

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 - but that really is the final deadline early bird.

http://www.webdirections.org/pricing/

Registrations this year are way up on the same time last year, which is really exciting for us.

It’s going to be the best conference we’ve done and then some.

See you in September

john

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Early Bird ends June 30 (tomorrow week)

Thursday, June 21st, 2007

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. In previous years we’ve sold out, and it’s a disappointment to have to turn people away, which hopefully this year won’t happen. Well, at least not ’til September 27th.

But, most importantly for now, the end of our $200 discount period is fast drawing to a close. So, to get your place for just $795, including GST, you’ll have to book by Saturday June 30 - that’s tomorrow week. Now, we know that this is also the end of the financial year, so if you would like the discount, but want to have it as part of your next year’s budget, you can register by June 30, then pay in the new financial year.

Remember too, if you’ve been to one of our previous conferences, there’s a further discount, which we’ll also extend to your colleagues, and even your friends. If you’ve not received an email from us telling you how to get that discount, then get in touch with us, and we’ll let you know right away.

Thanks so much to all of those who have signed up already, and we are counting down the days until September 25th.

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Aussie Startup “Remember the Milk” featured in Slate

Monday, June 18th, 2007

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 Web Directions South last year.

So, it’s exciting to see them get some great coverage in Slate magazine, an online magazine owned by the Washington Post, in a story about Google Gears (which RTM uses for offline storage).

Well done guys.

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The McFarlane Prize for 2007

Saturday, June 2nd, 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 year (with over 120) was excellent - so take a look at the judging criteria - sites which don’t really embrace standards based coding and accessibility won’t get too far.

Entries will like last year be at no cost.

We look forward to seeing what the Australian web industry has been up to this year.

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