Web Directions are holding another free event in Sydney in the lead up to the conference. This time around, it’s Emily Boyd talking about the development of Remember the Milk, an online task management app developed in Australia, and Stephen … Continue reading
Category Archives: Conferences

June 27, 2006
by Kay
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Web Directions early bird ends Friday!
I got my ticket, I got my ticket, I got my ticket, yippee! Guess who’s going to Web Directions? :D Early bird pricing ends on Friday, the 30th of July. After that it’s an extra $100 until the end of … Continue reading

May 21, 2006
by Kay
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Web Directions 06 — all is revealed
The Web Directions 06 program has been announced! Stop reading this NOW and go check it out! Hat tip to Nick, who claims to have snagged the first ticket… I have a stressed credit card so it will be a couple … Continue reading

May 18, 2006
by Kay
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The Web Directions Rumour Mill
I don’t know where he found out about it, but Lachy’s got a scoop on some of the speakers that will be at Web Directions. The official Web Directions conference site hasn’t been updated yet, but Maxine promised that it … Continue reading
Looking for a web direction?
Web Directions has been, um, “pre-announced”? Woo-hoo! Heralding a new age of awful, awful navigational puns on web sites and blogs across Australia and indeed the world, the Web Directions conference has been announced. Well, kinda pre-announced. Web Directions is … Continue reading

October 11, 2005
by Kay
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The new way to hold a conference
As well as pulling off a great event that ran smoothly and was thoroughly enjoyed by both attendees and speakers alike, the Web Essentials team have done something special: raised the bar for web conferences forever. Peter, Russ, John & … Continue reading
Beyond Usability with Jeffrey Veen
So, back to Web Essentials. I’ve read most of the blog posts — new items on Technorati tagged with WE05 are starting to peter out — so I’ve got to get the rest of my thoughts out there. Next up … Continue reading
Learning from Tantek
I’ve been so busy reading other people’s accounts of WE05 that I’ve only started writing up my own now. I’m going to start with one of the speakers who really got me enthused to get out there and start implementing … Continue reading



