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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081021
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081022
SUMMARY:Design by Fire conference
LOCATION:Utrecht, Netherlands
DESCRIPTION:By the name of 'Design by Fire' Chi Nederland, the Dutch local 
 chapter of ACM SIGCHI, organizes an international conference on interaction
  design. The event offers an inspiring stage for interaction, information, 
 interface and experience designers.
\n
\nAfter the success in 2007 a second
  edition was inevitable. We are very pleased with the speakers on the progr
 am for this year:
\n
\n:: Brendan Dawes (Creative Director for magneticNort
 h, UK) will take care of an inspiring keynote titled 'C30, C60, C90, GO!'. 
 
\n
\n:: August de los Reyes, Principal Experience Architect for Microsoft 
 Surface, will share his expertise in designing for natural user interfaces.
 
\n
\n:: Marthijn Pool, senior project architect at ONL (NL) will introduce
  their groundbreaking interactive architecture.
\n
\n:: Thomas Küber, Inter
 action Designer at D-LABS (D), will show the results of their 'Design Led I
 nnovation' approach.
\n
\n:: Gert Hans Berghuis, founder of Fabrique Commun
 ication & Design (NL), will discuss the art of designing for user generated
  content.
\n
\n:: Jonathan Arnowitz, User Experience Architect with Google 
 will talk about creativity, innovation and design in a world of technology.
 
\nThere will be enough time for the audience to participate in a discussio
 n after each presentation.
\n
\nDesign by Fire 2008 will take place on Tues
 day 21 October in Media Plaza, Utrecht, The Netherlands. 
\n
\nJoin 150 int
 eraction, interface, information and experience designers and be part of th
 is inspiring event. Early birds are rewarded with a 30 euro discount. Membe
 rs of IxDA and ACM SIGCHI are entitled to an additional discount.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081103
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081105
SUMMARY:Future of Web Design NYC 08
LOCATION:New York, New York, USA
DESCRIPTION:FOWD is back and this year we have an amazing line up for you. 
 So far we have Ryan Singer, Derek Powazek and Khoi Vinh to name just a few.
 
\nThere will be lots more names added to the bill over the next few months
 .... so keep checking the website for details. 
\n
\nFor your chance of an 
 early bird ticket just go to the site and book before 18th September. Until
  then, conference passes are $295, conference/workshop passes are $595 and 
 student tickets are a fixed price of only $45!
\n
\nAlso if you stick a bad
 ge on your site and let us know about it, your name can be entered into a d
 raw for a free ticket. 
\n
\nHope to see you there :)
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090430
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090502
SUMMARY:Future of Web Design London 09
LOCATION:London, United Kingdom
DESCRIPTION:The goal of this show is to unite, inspire and equip web design
 ers around the world. We want you to walk away from FOWD knowing that you'r
 e not alone in your battle to create beautiful, usable and accessible websi
 tes and apps. 
\n
\nThe conference on the 30th April includes some great na
 mes including:
\n-Jim Coudal
\n-Molly Holzschlag
\n-Folkert Gorter
\n-Mark 
 Boulton
\n-Meagan Fisher
\n
\nYou also have the chance to attend a day of w
 orkshops on the 1st May which is the ideal opportunity to learn some new sk
 ills in an intimate classroom environment. 
\n
\nAt the moment ticket price
 s are:
\nConference pass £195
\nConf/Workshop pass £295
\nStudent Conf pass
  £45
\n
\nHowever these will be rising so keep checking the site for detail
 s.
\n
\nHope to see you all at the show:)
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