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=Web Directions Conference Info for 2010=

Today I've got a whole bunch of resources to share with you - loads of podcasts and slides from our previous events, as well as some thought provoking blog posts from our speakers. Don't forget too, there's a great discount code for our Atlanta event, and, it would be great to meet you there!

1. Blog posts from Web Directions Speakers 2. Dan Hill's closing keynote from Web Directions South 2009 3. Web Directions USA 2010 - your discount code 4. Web Directions @media - podcasts and slides

How to make websites that are mobile-friendly http://dev.opera.com/articles/ view/the-mobile-web- optimization-guide/ The inimitable Bruce Lawson on making sure your websites have a fighting chance of working across devices (mobiles, consoles etc). Bruce says, "This is for web designers used to making desktop sites, rather than for people designing iThing apps", which is a great description!

Designing from one end to the other http://www.markboulton.co.uk/ journal/comments/designing- from-one-end-to-the-other Master designer Mark Boulton on the joys of being able to control every stage of the customer experience.

Facing the future http://adactio.com/journal/ 1682/ Jeremy Keith on the "truism" that "the web never forgets".

Working with bidirectional (bidi) text and RTL languages on the web http://www.nczonline.net/blog/ 2010/08/03/working-with- bidirectional-bidi-text-and- rtl-languages-on-the-web/ Nicholas Zakas introduces the aspects of HTML and CSS (and a little JavaScript) that are designed to work with RTL languages.

Women in technology http://www.stubbornella.org/ content/2010/07/26/woman-in- technology/ This debate comes and goes with the regularity of the seasons. Nicole Sullivan gives some insights.

2. Dan Hill's closing keynote from Web Directions South 2009
This was a massive highlight from our Sydney event last year. If you weren't there, or you want to revisit it, check out the podcast and slides here: http://www.webdirections.org/ resources/dan-hill-closing- keynote-15-years-in/

Matt Webb's opening keynote is also well worth a listen when you need to get inspired again about being part of something bigger by working on the web. http://www.webdirections.org/ resources/matt-webb-opening- keynote-escalante/

http://usa10.webdirections. org/

We've got a fantastic line up including:


 * Ben Galbraith and Dion Almaer, of Ajaxian fame, speaking on "One web, one platform"
 * Scott Thomas, lead web designer on President Obama's electoral campaign, on designing online communities that resonate and motivate
 * Nicole Sullivan on Object Oriented CSS
 * Nicholas Zakas of Yahoo! on High Performance JavaScript
 * Aarron Walter, lead designer at MailChimp, on emotional design
 * Dan Rubin on creativity, design and interaction with HTML5 and CSS3
 * Stephanie (Sullivan) Rewis on HTML5

And many other sessions covering geolocation, building native mobile apps with web technologies, serverside JavaScript, web typography, HTML5 for web app development, Agile UI design, data-driven vs genius design, remote research projects, and much much more. In total 20 amazing sessions over 2 days, plus 2 days of great value workshops on September 21 and 22.

http://usa10.webdirections. org/workshops

If weren't able to make it along to the first ever Web Directions @media, in London on June 10 and 11, all is not lost. We recorded audio from every session and have been busily turning this into podcasts and publishing the speakers' slides and other resources. Take a look at some of the highlights we've picked out below, and please share these around, there's something here for the whole web team.

http://www.webdirections.org/ tag/media/

Stay in touch and look forward to meeting you at a future Web Directions event.

Maxine and John

Maxine Sherrin John Allsopp

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