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Web Directions Safe

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About Safe

Until recently security, privacy and identity have been considered the responsibility of security experts, back end developers and operations. But as Browser privacy, security and identity APIs bring increasing capability to the front end, along with the power, front end developers are gaining ever more responsibility.

We've created Safe for web and front end developers, for many of whom these issues are a relatively small part of their day-to-day. Our aim is to keep front end professionals up to date with developments in privacy, security and identity technologies and practices, to help them deliver safer, more secure (and better) web experiences.

Who's it for?

Safe is for web and front end developers, engineering managers, CTOs–everyone responsible for developing web sites and applications.

In depth knowledge

All Web Directions conferences feature in-depth knowledge from real world experts. Some you'll know, many you won't, but all bring a world of experience and knowledge.

• 12+ Transformational speakers
• 8+ Hours of content
• 2 Deep sessions
• 1 Extraordinary Conference

Over 600 presentations from 450 world leading experts at 32 conferences…and counting

All for $19.95 per month.

Or, get access to all our online events throughout the year as part of a Conffab Premium membership, for just $59.95 per month.

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Re-imagined as remote-only

In response to the unique challenges of COVID-19 we transformed our conferences into remote only events. But we wanted to go way beyond what most online events delvier.

Building on the extensive work we've done with our conference presentation platform Conffab, our conferences have been re-imagined from the ground up the conference experience, not just ports of traditional conferences to the Web.

With a focus on highly engaging, expertly filmed and edited, screen-oriented presentations, alongside spaces to connect, communicate and keep in touch with everything around the conference, you'll be immersed as if you were there–maybe even more so.

How does Safe work?

Most online conferences run just like in-person conferences–one or two jam-packed days, of live streamed presentation. But with so many folks working remotely, and spending so much of their day in front of a screen we felt it was imperative to rethink this, and do something differently.

Safe takes place over 2 consecutive Fridays in late 2021. It will run for around 4 hours each session (with a bit of downtime built-in). Plus will run it 3 times so wherever you are in the world, you can participate along with your peers, from the comfort of your own home (or maybe even your office).

Extraordinary speakers

We're assembling a world–class lineup of security, privacy and identity experts for you.

Keep up to date with Announcements

Want to know when our program drops, and tickets go on sale ? Let us know below and we'll email you when the program is announced. And why not follow us on Twitter?

Attend your way

Attend Safe online, or as part a membership to our comprehensive conference platform, Conffab.

Conffab features hundreds of conference videos from our conferences, and other great conferences around the world.

Conffab Premium

• Safe conference

• all 2021 online conferences live

• all 2021 conference videos

• Conffab presentation library

• $595 annually
• $59 monthly

Safe+

• Safe conference

• Safe conference videos

• Conffab presentation library

• $245 before June 30
  
  
• $295 Standard

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• $145 before June 30
  
  
• $245 Standard

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Safe Conference

July 2021

• 2 in-depth sessions
• 8+ hours of content
• World Leading experts
• Hallway Track

Safe Conference Videos

All the Safe conference presentations, captioned, transcribed and more

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Find the conference pass for you

Attend your way

Attend Safe online, or as part a membership to our comprehensive conference platform, Conffab.

Conffab features hundreds of conference videos from our conferences, and other great conferences around the world.

Conffab Premium

• Safe conference

• all 2021 online conferences live

• all 2021 conference videos

• Conffab presentation library

• $595 annually
• $59 monthly

Conffab Premium

Safe+

• Safe conference

• Safe conference videos

• Conffab presentation library

• $245 early bird
  
  
• $295 Standard

Register Safe+

Safe classic

• Safe conference

• Safe conference videos

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• $145 early bird
  
  
• $245 Standard

Register Safe Classic

Keen to speak at Safe?

If you're keen to speak at Safe or one of our other events in 2021, we'd love to hear from you.

CFPs for Safe close August 31 2021

For Safe we're focussing entirely on security, privacy and identity with a front end focus. Web Directions conferences have always focussed on technologies and practices rather than specific solutions (tools, frameworks and libraries, commercial or open source.)

Topics to focus on

What do you think front end developers and engineers should know about privacy, security and identity? That's what we want to hear from you. Some of the topics we feel will make for relevant, valuable presentations at Safe include

Language and technology features

We're looking for presentations on privacy, security and identity focussed Browser APIs and headers, secure JavaScript.

Practices

It's not just the technologies that matter it's what we do with them. So we're also keen on sessions on practices, or focussed on specific areas of privacy, security and identity.

Some tips

Aim for focus and depth over breadth. We find with online conferences, going deeply into one thing works better than a broad overview of a lot of things. Typical sessions are around 20 minutes.

What Do Speakers Get?

We provide speakers with all the equipment (camera, lighting, mic, software), direction, editing and support you need to create an amazing presentation.

And it doesn't stop with the conference, we host your presentation on our new video platform Conffab, where speakers are compensated for the engagement their presentations generate!

Propose now

Ready to propose a presentation? We can't wait to hear from you.

Diversity Scholarships

We have diversity scholarships available for all our events. These provide full attendance just like any other attendee. We don't draw attention to those who have received a scholarship, but do look to make connections between them, and with our diversity sponsors, to help ensure the most valuable possible experience.

Our Scholarships focus on people who are unemployed, under-employed, self employed or in the early stages (up to 3 years) of their careers who identify as belonging to a group or groups under-represented at events like ours, and who might otherwise find it difficult to afford to attend.

Read more and apply at our diversity page.

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Partners

We work closely with our partners and their technologies to deliver world leading online conferences.

Contact us for more on how we work can work with you to help you be even more awesome.

Praise for past Web Directions events

Web Directions is the must-attend event of the year for anyone serious about web development.

Phil Whitehouse,

Innovation Lead DigitasLBi

I’ve been admiring the Web Directions events for years, and was honored to be part… What a fantastic event!

Ethan Marcotte,

inventor "responsive Web design"

Out of any conference, Web Directions is far and away our favourite

Dave Greiner,

founder Campaign Monitor

About Us

Co-founded and now run by John Allsopp, Web Directions has for over 15 years brought together leading developers, engineers, visual, IxD, UX and product designers, Art and Creative Directors, product managers indeed everyone involved in producing web and digital products to learn from one another, and the World's leading experts across this vast field.

We spend our lives thinking about what comes next, keeping up with trends in technology, practices and processes, and filtering the hype, to make sure you don't miss trends that matter, and don't waste time on hype that doesn't.

We promise attending one of our events will leave you significantly better versed in the challenges you face day to day, and in solutions for addressing them.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we're switching things up a bit for 2020 and beyond. We'll be organising a growing family of focussed online conferences, and our annual extravaganza, Web Directions Summit will take place in Sydney as soon as it is practicable in 2021 (all going well).

John Allsopp

John Allsopp has been working on the Web for nearly 30 years. He's been responsible for innovative developer tools such as Style Master, X-Ray and many more. He's spoken at numerous conferences around the World and delivered dozens of workshops in that time as well.

His writing includes two books, including Developing With Web Standards and countless articles and tutorials in print and online publications.

His "A Dao of Web Design" published in 2000 is cited by Ethan Marcotte as a key influence in the development of Responsive Web Design, who's acclaimed article in 2010 begins by quoting John in detail, and by Jeremy Keith as "a manifesto for anyone working on the Web".

Code of Conduct

For over a decade, we've worked hard to create inclusive, fun, inspring and safe events for the Web Industry.

As part of our commitment to these values, we've adopted a code of conduct for all involved: ourselves, our speakers, our partners and our audience.

If you have any concern or feedback, please don't hesitate to contact us.