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Web Directions North returns for 2009

News has been trickling out for the last few days, so we thought we’d make it official - yes, Web Directions North will return for 2009. After two fantastic years, how could it not!

However, there are a few changes afoot. The conference this year moves from Vancouver to the Grand Hyatt in Denver for a variety of reasons. With the Winter Olympics in Vancouver in 2010, and Dave Shea moving away from the city, we did need a new home. And at this time of year (winter) the East of Canada is, to say the least, a little chilly.

So we set out on an extensive hunt for a North American city that

• is highly accessible (Denver being a hub city for a number of airlines including United, means affordable non stop flights from most major cities in North America)
• has excellent facilities
• is an interesting destination
• has world class snow sports close by

Denver very much met all our criteria. The fact that it is home to a vibrant web scene was a great bonus.

We’re currently finalizing the speaker lineup, though once again there’ll be two days of workshops (February 2 and 3), two days of conference (February 4 and 5), and skiing, boarding or just relaxing at the world famous Breckenridge ski resort.

Topics covered will include

• Web site performance
• Web application security
• Taking web applications offline
• CSS3 and Advanced CSS
• Web graphics with SVG and Canvas
• Interaction Design
• Accessibility
• Real world Semantic Web technologies
• Javascript libraries
• User Testing

and many more, from a fantastic array of presenters.

Registration will open in a week or so, with the same great value as previous years. Keep track of all the news via the folowing

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Posted by John on 29/09/08 at 12:45 am