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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060808
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060809
SUMMARY:BAYCHI: Designing for Ajax
LOCATION:Palo Alto\, California\, USA
DESCRIPTION:With the advent of Ajax\, new patterns of interaction have emer
 ged on the web. These patterns inform not just the design & engineering pro
 cess but also form the vocabulary for the creation of new product features.
  In this talk\, Bill will give you insight in how to best take advantage of
  the power of Ajax technology for product design through a series of best p
 ractices from across the Web. Each best practice is illustrated with lots o
 f real world examples from both inside and outside of Yahoo! The nuances of
  each approach is discussed in detail with illustrating examples and counte
 r-examples.
\n
\nBill Scott is Ajax Evangelist and Design Pattern Curator a
 t Yahoo! where he spreads the goodness of ³rich and sane² Ajax design. Bi
 ll co-founded Rico (­openrico.org.\, and for 20 years Bill has designed an
 d created interfaces. His musings can be found at http://looksgoodworkswell
 .com.
\n
\nSchedule
\n7:30 pm
\n
\nLocation
\nPARC's George E. Pake Auditor
 ium
\n3333 Coyote Hill Road
\nPalo Alto\, CA
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060906
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060907
SUMMARY:PHICHI Workshop: Hot Topics In Interaction Design
LOCATION:Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, USA
DESCRIPTION:Ajax - Usability & Design
\n
\n* What is Ajax?
\n* How does it 
 work?
\n* How does it differ from other web technologies?
\n* What are its 
 strengths and weaknesses for usability?
\n* How do I apply Ajax effectively
  in design?
\n
\nIf you are losing sleep on any of these questions this ses
 sion will cure your insomnia. It is a highly interactive tutorial that look
 s at the application of Ajax from both theoretical and practical standpoint
 s. Previous experience of Ajax is not essential.
\n
\nOld Cards\, New Trick
 s:
\nInnovative Solutions for Card Sorting
\n
\n* Is card sorting as diffic
 ult as it sounds?
\n* What do those dendograms mean?
\n* How can I get the 
 most from the results?
\n* How is card sorting done in practice?
\n* Is the
 re an quick and easy way to collect the data?
\n
\nCard sorting can be very
  effective in navigation design but traditional approaches make it a daunti
 ng task\, especially for the uninitiated. This workshop gives participants 
 hands-on experience of several new techniques in the conduct and analysis o
 f card sorting\, in particular using bar codes for data capture and several
  innovative methods of analysis.
\n
\nBiography: William Hudson consults\, 
 writes and teaches in the fields of user-centered design and usability. He 
 has over 30 years experience in the development of interactive systems\, in
 itially with a background in software engineering. William has written and 
 taught courses which have been presented to hundreds of software and web de
 velopers\, designers and managers in the UK\, N. America and Europe. He is 
 the founder and principal consultant of Syntagm\, a consultancy specializin
 g in the design of interactive systems established in 1985. William has wri
 tten numerous articles for the ACM's SIGCHI Bulletin and interactions magaz
 ine\, some of which will be discussed during the event.
\n
\nCost: $350 if 
 you register before 8/25/06\; $400 subsequently. Full-time students can rec
 eive a 15% discount.
\n
\nRegister: www.syntagm.co.uk/design/phichi.shtml
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060920
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060921
SUMMARY:The New New Internet - Web 2.0 for Business
LOCATION:Tysons Corner\, Virginia\, USA
DESCRIPTION:This is the only major event happening on the east coast this y
 ear covering the topic of Web 2.0.  Attending will be executives\, entrepre
 neurs\, and web professionals from major corporations to startups.  User ex
 perience is a big part of Web 2.0.
\n
\nSpeakers:
\n
\n- Michael Arrington 
 (TechCrunch)
\n- Jason Goldberg (CEO of Jobster)
\n- Andrew McAfee (Harvard
  Business School)
\n- Michael Platt (Microsoft)
\n- Rajen Sheth (Google) 
\
 n
\nPanel Discussions:
\n 
\n* Where is "Web 2.0" Taking Business - and Whe
 re Will Business Take "Web 2.0"? (moderator: Dion Hinchcliffe)
\n 
\n* How 
 Can Companies Monetize "The New Wisdom of The Web"? (moderator: Jeremy Geel
 an)
\n 
\nThere will also be a group of startups presenting in a technology
  showcase / competition judged by VCs from Amplifier Ventures\, Novak Biddl
 e\, Columbia Capital\, Blue Run\, and Valhalla Partners.
\n
\nWho Should At
 tend:
\n
\n* Business Executives 
\n* Technology Leaders 
\n* Software Arch
 itects 
\n* Project Managers 
\n* User Interface Architects 
\n* Web Consul
 tants 
\n* Service Providers 
\n* Government Agencies 
\n 
\nTable sales ar
 e available and there are a few sponsor spots open as well (email info@exec
 utivebiz.com for details).
\n
\nRegister with the promo code "vigetdeal" an
 d save $50.
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061009
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061013
SUMMARY:UI11 - User Interface 11 Conference
LOCATION:Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, USA
DESCRIPTION:Use BOXES promotion code and receive $50 off each day or $250 o
 ff a four-day registration.
\n
\nKeynotes by Jared Spool and Barry Schwartz
 
\n
\nGround-breaking Full-Day Seminars:
\n
\nCreating Persuasion Architect
 ure Online 
\nBryan and Jeffrey Eisenberg\, Future Now 
\n
\nDevelop a stra
 tegy for persuading your users to take action.  You'll learn how to map you
 r user goals with your site's business goals. 
\n
\n  - o - o -
\nHow to De
 sign a Task-Based Information Architecture 
\nGerry McGovern
\n
\nGet a sol
 id grounding in information architecture that will enable you to create des
 igns that help users find what they want.
\n
\n  - o - o -
\nBuilding and M
 anaging a Successful User Experience Team 
\nSarah Bloomer and Susan Wolfe
 \n
\nLearn proven processes for creating a successful usability team\, incl
 uding how the best teams work together and report success.
\n
\n  - o - o -
 
\nRich Internet Applications and AJAX
\nDavid (Heller) Malouf & Bill Scott
 \, Yahoo! 
\n
\nLearn to create your own Rich Internet Application solution
  using powerful technologies\, such as AJAX or Flash.
\n
\n  - o - o -
\nMa
 king Meaning: Creating an Engaging User Experience 
\nNathan Shedroff
\n
\n
 Learn the most effective processes for establishing a deep and meaningful c
 onnection with your users.
\n
\n  - o - o -
\nSite Seeing: Communicating Su
 ccessfully with Visual Design 
\nLuke Wroblewski\, Yahoo! 
\n
\nGet practic
 al insights and strategies for boosting your site's visual appeal and delig
 hting your users.
\n
\n  - o - o -
\nBringing User-Centered Design Practice
 s into Agile Development Projects 
\nJeff Patton\, ThoughtWorks 
\n
\nUtili
 ze Agile Development processes to speed development\, improve quality\, red
 uce feature creep\, and encourage team collaboration.
\n
\n  - o - o -
\nAd
 vanced Methods for Usability Testing 
\nRolf Molich
\n
\nUncover the best p
 ractices for usability testing with rare insights pulled from research on m
 ore than a dozen usability teams.
\n
\n  - o - o -
\nFull-day seminars by J
 ared Spool\, Christine Perfetti\, and Josh Porter
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061024
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061025
SUMMARY:NYC IxDA Oct Meeting
LOCATION:New York\, New York\, USA
DESCRIPTION:WHEN:
\nTue\, Oct 24 @ 6:30p
\n
\nWHERE:
\nLocation given upon 
 RSVP
\n
\nRSVP:
\nnyc-rsvp@ixda.org
\n
\nOur websites have become more func
 tionally rich\, thanks to Ajax\, Flash\, Flex and the like. But our documen
 tation hasn't kept up. We need rich documentation to match the rich experie
 nces we're now able to provide online. In this discussion\, we'll explore w
 hat wireframes can still do\, plus new forms of documenting including lo-fi
  animations and state diagrams.
\n
\nDan Saffer is a Senior Interaction Des
 igner at Adaptive Path (http://www.adaptivepath.com/). Dan's book\, Designi
 ng for Interaction\, has been called a "fresh\, accessible and thoughtful g
 uide to interaction design" (Richard Grefe\, Executive Director\, AIGA) and
  "a bookshelf must-have for anyone thinking of creating new designs" (Jared
  Spool\, CEO of UIE). He served as the senior interaction designer for Amer
 itrade\, the top online brokerage. He led the initial redesign of the Ameri
 trade site\, focusing its features and functionality on active traders.
\n
 \nIxDA: Interaction Design Association
\nThis event is part of the global c
 ommunity of IxDA. IxDA is a global community of peers dedicated to the adva
 ncement and promotion of Interaction Design. Learn more at http://ixda.org/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070121
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070124
SUMMARY:UIE Web App Summit
LOCATION:Monterey\, California\, USA
DESCRIPTION:Web-based applications are quickly becoming critical components
  of the strategy of many organizations. However\, the knowledge and skills 
 to make a great application is still only available as scattered lore. Unti
 l now.
\n
\nJared Spool and UIE's researchers have reached out to those ind
 ividuals who've spent the last few years pushing the envelope in web apps a
 nd put together the first comprehensive event to bring their knowledge and 
 expertise to you. You'll meet the pioneers and world-class designers behind
  today's most successful web apps and come away inspired to create amazing 
 applications that will delight your users.
\n
\nWe've carefully crafted thi
 s three-day event to give you what you need. You'll start your journey with
  our full-day tutorials\, designed to dive right into the in-depth expertis
 e behind creating successful applications. Then you'll explore our "Foundat
 ions" Day\, with the essentials for great designs. And you'll wrap up in ou
 r "New Perspectives" Day\, looking at where the world of web apps is going.
 
\n
\nIf you sign up using promotion code BOXES\, you will receive $30 off 
 each single day registration\; if you sign up for all 3 days\, you will als
 o receive a free limited-edition Web App Summit iPod shuffle. (Note: This p
 romotion cannot be combined with any other promotions we may offer.)
\n
\nV
 iew the complete summit description\, and register at http://www.webappsumm
 it.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070125
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070127
SUMMARY:Advanced Web 2.0 Applications
LOCATION:Orlando\, Florida\, USA
DESCRIPTION:The convergence of Windows and the Web is upon us. Google Maps\
 , Gmail\, Flickr and a variety of new AJAX and Rich Internet applications h
 ave begun to legitimize moving beyond HTML to deliver interactive applicati
 ons that deliver the best of the web and the best of the desktop experience
 . We will show how these techniques are changing the way designers think ab
 out their application designs. You will learn client server and windows app
 lications without sacrificing user productivity. Plus\, you'll see the usab
 ility challenges introduced when these new interaction techniques are imple
 mented. Learn from the experts who have been helping companies develop worl
 d-class enterprise applications for over a decade. 
\n
\nWe will share with
  you the results of user testing this new breed of application design in ou
 r usability lab to help you leverage the technology and avoid the usability
  pitfalls. We will show you how to implement new interaction techniques suc
 h as enhanced client-side validation\, drag and drop\, partial form refresh
  to create fast\, rich compelling user experiences without Java\, Flash or 
 ActiveX controls. Get a jump start on this compelling new technology to del
 iver highly effective application designed for your organization.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070206
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070211
SUMMARY:Web Directions North
LOCATION:Vancouver\, Canada
DESCRIPTION:Put together by designers and developers\, for designers and de
 velopers\, Web Directions North is brought to you by Dave Shea\, Derek Feat
 herstone\, Maxine Sherrin and John Allsopp. 
\n
\nOver two days and nights\
 , Web Directions North is packed tight with sessions by renowned\, inspirin
 g\, entertaining speakers and experts\, parties\, and more.
\n
\nCome along
  and hear Kelly Goto\, Andy Clarke\, Adrian Holovaty\, Douglas Bowman\, Dan
  Cederholm\, Joe Clark\, Molly Holzschlag\, Derek Featherstone\, Veerle Pie
 ters\, Jeremy Keith and many other present and future web luminaries\, cove
 ring Ajax and Javascript\, CSS\, Microformats\, mashups\, standards based w
 eb design and development\, accessibility\, web app development\, XHTML and
  HTML and more. 
\n
\nBeginning with an optional day of workshops from some
  of the web’s best educators\, and rounded off with two optional days of 
 skiing and boarding at Whistler\, Web Directions North is 2007’s web desi
 gn and development event not to be missed.
\n
\nRegister until December 31 
 for just $CDN895 (about USD$770)\, and includes two tight-packed\, fully ca
 tered days of renowned speakers\, an offical reception and closing night pa
 rty.
\n
\nWorkshops are just $CDN395 (~USD$340) for a full\, fully catered 
 day with world experts Andy Clarke and Aaron Gustafson\, Derek Featherstone
 \, or Kelly Goto.
\n
\nFor conference attendees and their family\, each day
  at Whistler is just $CDN120 (~USD$100\, including transfers too and from W
 histler and Vancouver\, and lift tickets)
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070413
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070414
SUMMARY:Web 2.0: The Human Web
LOCATION:Ottawa\, Canada
DESCRIPTION:This workshop is geared towards a broad audience including gove
 rnment employees\, product managers\, business strategists\, CTOs\, CIOs\, 
 marketing specialists\, communication experts\, technology experts and huma
 n-computer interaction specialists\, but especially those who are web desig
 ners.
\n
\nIn the first half of the day Peter Merholz and Maggie Fox addres
 s the topic of Web 2.0 as a social media. They will cover the business rati
 onal for Web 2.0 development and provide motivation for development in this
  area. Many case studies will be reviewed.
\n
\nIn the second half of the d
 ay Mike Atyeo addresses more detailed issues such as designing and testing 
 Web 2.0 applications\, particularly highly interactive AJAX applications. T
 he important issue of accessibility will be addressed by Derek Featherstone
 \, an expert in this particular field.
\n
\nThe more structured part of the
  workshop will finish with a panel of our presenters. This will be an oppor
 tunity for participants to ask any final questions and for presenters to de
 liver key take-home messages.
\n
\nFollowing the panel session\, attendees 
 who are interested will then participate in an informal "unconference". Thi
 s will be an opportunity for attendees to talk some more with the presenter
 s and with each other and unwind. The aim is for all attendees to leave the
  day with a clearer idea of how social media can benefit their organization
 s and to know how to make their great ideas become a reality.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070905
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070906
SUMMARY:Interaction Design for Web Applications
LOCATION:New York\, New York\, USA
DESCRIPTION:Are you currently building web-based applications? Are you task
 ed with adding more interactivity to your web apps? Do you want to learn in
 teraction design skills geared towards adding interactivity and richness to
  your web-based solutions?
\n
\nInformation spaces on the Web are becoming 
 increasingly filled with complex interactions. Even simple transactional so
 lutions like shopping carts and document management systems are becoming mo
 re complex with richer desktop-like interaction models. Today’s web designe
 rs and information architects need access to disciplines like interaction d
 esign and software design to create powerful and successful web application
 s. For example:
\n
\n* The developers at a major financial institution are 
 working on a mission-critical application that will be rolled out to more t
 han 6\,000 financial consultants\, but they have no idea whether a Rich Int
 ernet Application (RIA) is the right solution. And if an RIA is the right c
 hoice\, they’re unsure of what technology to use.
\n
\n* The development te
 am for a hotel reservation system would like to migrate their simple applic
 ation to an RIA solution. Where should the developers start? How do they av
 oid making the same mistakes that other developers have already made?
\n
\n
 To help designers solve these types of problems\, expert web application de
 signer David Malouf has created a seminar exploring some of the most import
 ant issues surrounding the web’s most sophisticated applications. In this i
 nformation-packed seminar he will give you a solid introduction to RIAs and
  demonstrate the value RIAs can add to your web application.
\n
\nSee full 
 description at
\nhttp://smartexperience.org/classes/ixd-workshop/
\n
\nAbou
 t David Malouf
\nDavid works at Motorola Enterprise Mobility and is the Vic
 e President and founding director of the Interaction Design Association (Ix
 DA)\, a 4500+ global member organization dedicated to the advancement and p
 romotion of the discipline of interaction design.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071022
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071026
SUMMARY:Voices That Matter: Web Design Conference
LOCATION:San Francisco\, California\, USA
DESCRIPTION:Now grab the chance to listen to\, learn from and mingle with y
 our favorite New Riders authors and the most respected professionals in the
  Web design industry at Voices That Matter: Web Design\, a conference hoste
 d by New Riders.
\n
\nAs a Web designer\, you understand the challenges you
  face. Gone are the days when a good grasp of HTML and some straightforward
  usability knowledge would get the job done. Now your clients want to know 
 that you're comfortable with CSS\, XML\, Ajax\, Web standards\, interaction
  design\, information architecture\, interface design\, Search Engine Optim
 ization\, Flash\, Flex\, JavaScript\, mobile design\, mash-ups and much mor
 e.
\n
\nAt Voices That Matter: Web Design\, our lineup of speakers\, includ
 ing Jakob Nielsen\, Steve Krug\, Jeremy Keith\, and many more\, will teach 
 you new techniques\; some will show you how to avoid the potholes and pitfa
 lls in how-to sessions\; still others will inspire you to try new pathways 
 in creative\, energizing\, thought-provoking\, idea-driven sessions.
\n
\nE
 ntertaining\, informative\, authoritative\, but most of all\, inspiring\, V
 oices That Matter: Web Design will bring you face-to-face with the authors 
 whose books have shaped your career.
\n
\nRegister now at www.voicesthatmat
 ter.com/webdesign2007!
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071107
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071108
SUMMARY:Future of Web Design
LOCATION:New York City\, New York\, USA
DESCRIPTION:Building on the success of the London event\, the Future of Web
  Design is taking on New York! 
\nThis is an unmissable event for people wh
 o are serious about web design\, covering everything from mobile design\, i
 llustration\, email newsletters\, web apps and where to find creative inspi
 ration. 
\n
\nHear from:
\n- Joshua Davis
\n- Ryan Sims
\n- Jina Bolton
\n-
  Andy Clarke
\n- Brian Fling
\n- Cindy Li
\n- Jeffrey Zeldman
\n- Ryan Sing
 er
\n- Lea Alcantera
\n- Keith D. Robinson
\n- Jeffrey Kalmikoff
\n
\nThe o
 ne day conference is followed by an optional day of workshops where you can
  learn from the best of the best in an intimate classroom environment (now 
 sold out!). 
\nThere's an exclusive after party at hot NYC lounge Rebel\, h
 osted by Media Temple.
\n
\nJavits Conference Centre\, NYC
\nTickets $195 c
 onference - save 10% with the code BANDA
\n
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080326
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080329
SUMMARY:Web App Summit 2008
LOCATION:Coronado\, California\, USA
DESCRIPTION:Use the promo code "BOXES" to receive $30 off each day and a li
 mited-edition Web App Summit 2008 iPod nano. Promotion ends on 2/26.
\n
\nO
 ver the three days of Web App Summit 2008\, you'll meet the innovators and 
 world-class designers behind today's most successful web apps\, and come aw
 ay inspired to create amazing applications that will delight your users.
\n
 
\nWe've carefully crafted this three-day event to give you what you need. 
 
\n
\nWe start with four full-day tutorials covering the most critical topi
 cs for your success. Between them\, the world-renowned experts leading thes
 e seminars have more than 100 years of experience designing applications fo
 r practically every industry\, from financial services to entertainment. Th
 ey've created an information-packed day designed to get every question you 
 have answered and deliver you the essential insights for creating great app
 lications.
\n
\nOn the second day\, we've chosen each session to give you t
 he essentials for designing a successful web application. You'll come away 
 with a full stock of tips and techniques you'll want to share with your ent
 ire team.
\n
\nOn the third day\, we'll explore the best practices for impl
 ementing successful web applications. We've chosen the biggest experts in t
 he world of web development to give you a full spectrum of techniques and i
 nsights. 
\n
\nDays 2 and 3 feature a "peer-to-peer" luncheon\, where you'l
 l connect up with others who are tackling the same challenges you're facing
  and learn from their experiences. 
\n
\nSpeakers include: Luke Wroblewski\
 , Kim Goodwin\, Leisa Reichelt\, Indi Young\, Steve Mulder\, Jeremy Keith\,
  Bill Scott\, Derek Featherstone\, Keith Robinson\, Sean Kane\, and of cour
 se\, Jared M. Spool. 
\n
\nUse the promo code "BOXES" to receive $30 off ea
 ch day and a limited-edition Web App Summit 2008 iPod nano. Promotion ends 
 on 2/26.
\n
\nView the complete summit description\, and register at http:/
 /www.webappsummit.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080515
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080517
SUMMARY:Web Directions User Experience
LOCATION:Melbourne\, Australia
DESCRIPTION:Web Directions User Experience is a full day two track conferen
 ce\, plus an optional extra day of workshops\, focussing on concepts\, tech
 nologies and techniques for building great user experiences on the web.
\n
 \n
\n* Andy Budd (Clearleft) - Interaction design and usability
\n* Robert 
 Hoekman Jr (Miskeeto) - User experience evangelist
\n* Lisa Herrod - User t
 esting
\n* Emily Boyd (Remember the Milk) - Ajax techniques for great user 
 experiences
\n* Cameron Adams - Frontiers of Javascript (workshop)
\n* Donn
 a Maurer - Getting content right
\n* Jackie Moyes (News Digital Media) - Tu
 rning research into products
\n* Oliver Weidlich - Mobile web user experien
 ce
\n* Steve Baty - Analysing research data
\n* Mathew Patterson (Campaign 
 Monitor) - Designing for email
\n
\nWhatever your role - designer\, develop
 er\, IA\, product and project manager all the way to CIO and CTO - this wil
 l be an exciting day of informative\, stimulating content to send you home 
 even better enabled to build the web.
\n
\nConference: $495 (early bird unt
 il April 11)
\nWorkshops: $450
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080522
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080524
SUMMARY:WebVisions 2008
LOCATION:Portland\, Oregon\, USA
DESCRIPTION:WebVisions explores the future of the Web with an all-star line
 up of visionary speakers that includes keynotes from Jeffrey Veen of Google
  and Lynne Johnson of FastCompany.com\, as well as sessions by Rashmi Sinha
  (Slideshare.net)\, Matt Haughey (MetaFilter)\, Christina Wodtke (Boxes and
  Arrows)\, Tjeerd Hoek (frog design)\, Bill DeRouchey (Ziba Design)\, Kimbe
 rly Blessing (Paypal) and many others.
\n
\nHalf day workshops feature accl
 aimed designer Roger Black ("Type Class")\, Aaron Gustafson ("Progressive E
 nhancement with Javascript and CSS")\, Erica O'Grady ("The Art and Science 
 of Conversation in  Social Media")\, Tyler Sticka ("The Control Freak's Gui
 de to Web Design")\, David McFarland ("Javascript for Designers") and more.
 
\n
\nConference Pass: $180 Early Bird* / $250 Standard
\n*if purchased by 
 March 31st
\n
\nWorkshops: $375 Early Bird* / $450 Standard
\n*if purchased
  by March 31st
\n
\nGroup rates\, association discounts and student discoun
 ts are also available\; call Brad Smith at 503-230-2058 or email brad@webvi
 sionsevent.com for more information.
\n
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080610
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080614
SUMMARY:Voices That Matter: Web Design Conference
LOCATION:Nashville\, Tennessee\, USA
DESCRIPTION:You've read their books. Now you're ready for more. Come and jo
 in the conversation at the Voices that Matter: Web Design Conference coming
  to the Loews Vanderbilt in Nashville this June! You’ll learn from and ming
 le with the industry’s most respected authors and meet peers from all over 
 the globe who are passionate about Web design!
\n
\nhttp://www.voicesthatma
 tter.com/webdesign2008
\n
\nCircle these dates on your calendar—June 10-13\
 , 2008—and reserve your seat early to join us for the most well-rounded Web
  design event you’ll find anywhere! Get your difficult questions answered a
 nd gain insights from the industry’s brightest thinkers and practitioners d
 uring four days of entertaining\, informative\, and inspiring sessions. You
 ’ll engage in thought-provoking discussions and participate in interactive 
 networking activities to enhance your subject matter expertise and hone you
 r professional skills. 
\n  
\nTwo tracks (one creative and inspirational\,
  one strategic and practical) mean there's always a session for you: whethe
 r you're looking for the up-in-the-clouds ideas that'll transform your work
  when the conference is over or the down-to-earth techniques that'll make y
 our job easier every day. 
\n
\nDon’t miss it! Save June 10 – 13 for the Vo
 ices that Matter: Web Design! Guarantee yourself a seat where you’ll come f
 ace-to-face with world class authors including:
\n•         Dan Brown 
\n• 
         Curt Cloninger 
\n•         Zoe Gillenwater 
\n•         Robert Hoe
 kman\, Jr. 
\n•         Jeremy Keith 
\n•         Steve Krug 
\n•         P
 enny McIntire 
\n•         Sandra Niehaus 
\n•         Joshua Porter 
\n•  
        Garr Reynolds 
\n•         Nathan Shedroff 
\n•         Aarron Walte
 r 
\n•         Charles Wyke-Smith 
\n•         And many others!
\n
\nTo req
 uest more information\, visit the online brochure at http://www.voicesthatm
 atter.com/webdesign2008\, call 617-848-7026\, or email Barbara.Gavin@Pearso
 nEd.com.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080610
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080614
SUMMARY:Voices That Matter: Web Design Conference
LOCATION:Nashville\, Tennessee\, USA
DESCRIPTION:As a Web designer\, you understand the challenges you face. Gon
 e are the days when a good grasp of HTML and some straightforward usability
  knowledge would get the job done. Now your clients want to know that you'r
 e comfortable with CSS\, XML\, Ajax\, Web standards\, interaction design\, 
 information architecture\, interface design\, Search Engine Optimization\, 
 Flash\, Flex\, JavaScript\, mobile design\, mash-ups and much more.
\n
\nAt
  Voices That Matter: Web Design\, our lineup of speakers\, including Steve 
 Krug\, Garr Reynolds\, Jeremy Keith\, and many more\, will teach you new te
 chniques\; some will show you how to avoid the potholes and pitfalls in how
 -to sessions\; still others will inspire you to try new pathways in creativ
 e\, energizing\, thought-provoking\, idea-driven sessions.
\n
\nEntertainin
 g\, informative\, authoritative\, but most of all\, inspiring\, Voices That
  Matter: Web Design Conference will bring you face-to-face with the authors
  whose books have shaped your career.
\n
\nRegister now at www.voicesthatma
 tter.com/webdesign2008!
\n
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080715
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080717
SUMMARY:Higher Education Web Symposium
LOCATION:Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, USA
DESCRIPTION:The first and only web design conference for IT Professionals w
 orking in Higher Education. Join us and meet world renowned experts in the 
 fields of usability\, user centered design\, CSS\, AJAX and many others. De
 signers\, Developers\, and Project Managers will all be able to benefit fro
 m the content presented over the course of two days.
\n
\nIn addition to th
 e formal presentations\, you will have the opportunity to meet and interact
  with people building and designing web applications in all the same areas 
 you do: Student Affairs\, Faculty Issues\, Administrative Procedures\, and 
 others.
\n
\nTopics covered will include AJAX and Web 2.0 technologies\, us
 ability testing\, CSS\, Web form design\, content management systems\, deve
 loping secure applications\, SEO\, usability\, and presentation skills for 
 IT professionals.
\n
\nThe conference is sponsored by the University of Pen
 nsylvania and has a focus on Web practices in higher education\, but the to
 pics covered are not especially unique to higher ed. All practitioners will
  get a lot out of the material.
\n
\nSeats are limited\, so sign up today. 
 The first 200 people to sign up will get a get to win a MacBook Air!
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080923
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080927
SUMMARY:Web Directions South 2008
LOCATION:Sydney\, Australia
DESCRIPTION:Featuring renowned international speakers with deep real world 
 experience at organisations like Digg\, Fast Company\, Yahoo!\, Apple\, Goo
 gle and more\, and covering key areas in web design\, front and back end we
 b development\, user experience design\, information architecture\, web app
 lication security\, Ajax\, online communities\, accessibility\, mobile web\
 , and more\, Web Directions South 08 will once again be the focus of the Au
 stralian web industry in September.
\n
\nSpeakers include
\n
\nJeffrey Veen
  - renowned UX expert from Wired Magazine\, Adaptive Path and Google
\nDere
 k Featherstone - Leading accessibility expert
\nDaniel Burka - Interaction 
 Designer for Digg
\nGina Bolton CSS expert from Apple
\nDouglas Crockford -
  Ajax security expert at Yahoo!\, and world's leading JavaScript authority
 \nJeff Croft - web design and typography guru
\nLynne D Johnson - Senior Ed
 itor and Community Director at FastCompany
\n
\nand many other internationa
 l and local experts.
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090204
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090206
SUMMARY:Web Directions North 2009
LOCATION:Denver\, Colorado\, USA
DESCRIPTION:Web Directions is one of the world's leading conferences for we
 b professionals\, bringing together the leading experts from around the nat
 ion and around the world to educate\, entertain and inspire our attendees.
 \n
\nPrices start at just $195 for workshops and $795 for the conference.
\
 n
\nBut for Boxes and Arrows readers\, we have a special offer of just $745
  before December 6th. Just sign up using the code WDN09BA.
\n 
\nWeb Direct
 ions focusses on the professional development of web designers and develope
 rs\, interaction designers\, user experience professionals and other practi
 tioners in the web arena\, whether they work as a contractor\, in a design 
 agency\, in small or large businesses\, in government\, education or the no
 t-for-profit sector.
\n
\nWeb Directions covers established and emerging fi
 elds such as:
\n
\nWeb design & development
\nMobile design & development
\
 nAccessibility
\nAJAX techniques
\nUser Experience
\nRIA development
\nWeb 
 Application security
\nUser Testing
\n
\nSpeakers include
\n
\nDerek Feathe
 rstone
\nNate Koechly
\nDan Cederholm
\nJuliette Melton
\nBrian Fling
\nNic
 ole Sullivan-Haas
\nBen Galbraith
\nJina Bolton
\nElliot Jay Stocks
\nDave 
 Shea
\n
\nand many more.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090419
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090423
SUMMARY:UIE's Web App Summit 2009
LOCATION:Newport Beach\, California\, USA
DESCRIPTION:***Special offer: Register for the Web App Summit with the prom
 otion code BOXES and you'll receive $50 off each day or $250 for the full c
 onference. Register for all four days and you'll receive a free UIE Virtual
  Seminar archive of your choice.
\n
\nAt the UIE Web App Summit\, held Apri
 l 19-22\, 2009 in Newport Beach\, CA\, you'll meet the innovators and world
 -class designers behind today's most successful web apps.
\n
\nWe've carefu
 lly crafted this four-day Summit to include two days of intensive full-day 
 workshops on form design\, Ajax\, RIAs\, design deliverables\, wireframes\,
  accessibility\, design patterns\, and web standards. We round out the conf
 erence with two more days of featured presentations from world-renown exper
 ts\, to give you fresh perspectives and new insights on today's web app des
 ign challenges.
\n
\nLast year's Summit attendees told us they returned to 
 their teams empowered to make an immediate impact\, all fired up and ready 
 to go. You'll come away inspired to create amazing applications that will d
 elight your users
\n
\nSpecial offer: Register for the Web App Summit with 
 the promotion code BOXES and you'll receive $50 off each day or $250 for th
 e full conference. Register for all four days and you'll receive a free UIE
  Virtual Seminar archive of your choice.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090427
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090501
SUMMARY:Voices That Matter: Web Design Conference
LOCATION:San Francisco\, California\, USA
DESCRIPTION:In a tough economy\, it pays to be at the top of your game. You
  can't afford to rely on last year's technology and techniques. At the Voic
 es That Matter: Web Design Conference to be held in San Francisco\, Califor
 nia\, in April\, you can sharpen your skills and strengthen your resume wit
 h new techniques and strategies from the most respected professionals in th
 e Web design industry.
\n
\nAt the Voices That Matter: Web Design Conferenc
 e\, the leading authors and practitioners in the Web design community will 
 inspire\, entertain\, and train you in all the things you know you've been 
 needing to learn—and even a few you didn't—from CSS\, Ajax\, and Web standa
 rds\, to SEO\, Web usability\, interface design and more.
\n
\nThanks to th
 e conference's intimate setting\, you'll meet your favorite Web design auth
 ors face to face\, and you'll get to talk with the people whose books have 
 shaped your career. Get your most difficult questions answered and gain ins
 ights from the brightest thinkers and practitioners in the Web industry dur
 ing three days of entertaining\, informative\, and inspiring sessions and c
 onversations.
\n
\nTwo tracks each day mean there's always a session for yo
 u: whether you're looking for off-beat ideas that you'll be eager to try wh
 en you get back to work or down-to-earth techniques that'll make that your 
 job easier every day. 
\n
\nWhat Makes This Conference Unique?
\n
\nWorld C
 lass Speakers!
\nOur speakers are leading industry experts and experienced 
 Web professionals\, but they're also authors and teachers skilled in presen
 ting information to live audiences. 
\n
\nCommunity Building and Networking
 !
\nWith pre-event podcasts\, a conference blog\, and a great community pla
 tform\, you have a range of opportunities to interact with the speakers and
  other attendees.
\n
\nTechnology for Designers!
\nDesigners come first at 
 this conference. We'll help you make sense of the technology and use it to 
 make informed design decisions that will change how you work.
\n
\nRegister
  by 3/12/09 and SAVE $200!
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090913
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090917
SUMMARY:No conference
LOCATION:Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, USA
DESCRIPTION:no conference
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