Eric Scheid has confirmed that OZIA 2008 is at the Stamford Plaza in Double Bay on 20 & 21 September. So I have booked my flight for OZIA 2008 and WDS08 and my accommodation for both conferences, and I am not the only one.
So why I so excited about a conference, 4000 kilometres away, when [...]
After the buzz of last year barcamp in Perth and hearing so much about the recent Barcamp Sydney 3 and the initial Barcamp Canberra, I am so looking forward to another barcamp in Perth.
Well my prayers have been answered. BarCamp Perth 2.0 is on May 10 at Central TAFE, 140 Royal St, East Perth. Over [...]
It would be remiss of me not to plug Ideas4, especially seeing I have bought my ticket, so I will not miss out. I suggest you buy your ticket now so you do not miss out, all the previous Ideas event have.
So what will you get …
You will see some advertising for Web Directions North around this blog, the reason is that one lucky person who promotes WDN08 on their site will win a free ticket to WDN08, accommodation and airfares. Seeing I hope to go to SXSW this time, winning this is the only way I get to Vancouver next year.
OK I have done the commercial disclosure bit, so why am I interested in going, well in addition to the fun socializing bit, in the speaker lineup we have Jeffrey Zeldman and Tara Hunt. I just want to see Zeldman speak. Tara delivered a really interesting keynote presentation …
Stewart Greenhill aka the GreenGuy has posted the video of my session the social network in your pocket on viddler.
I came, I saw, I learnt, I presented and throughly enjoyed myself, even if over too quickly.
The most surprising thing, was that while the first PodCamp in Australia was supposed to of been organized by Adam Purcell and Jared Madden. I met them early in the day, but they disappeared into the crowd and did not even present. The organizing of PodCamp Perth 2007 seemed to be handled by Bronwen (of PerthNorg fame) and Simone (of EnjoyPerth fame), with the help of a large number of Perth people.
One of the problems attending WDS07 is finding the time to blog, With all the presentations and socialising, I am not getting enough time to sleep let alone blog. So here is a quick post of the first 24 hours or so, written in bursts between sessions.
After a late night and a good coffee I was ready for Oz-IA/2007. It was a jam packed days with lots of good presentations and time to met lots of people between sessions including somebody I had not seen for 12 years. I will run through the highlights of day for me.
After a late arrival yesterday after a QANTAS groundcrew managed to damage the rear cargo door just prior to take off and the resulting two hour delay. As photographs where sent around the globe to QANTAS engineers in Sydney, the Civil Avaition Authority in Canberra and Boeing in Tacoma to get the ok to fly after some panelbeating. Lachlan and Lisa where good enough to pick me up from the airport and deliver me to my hotel, which is great little apartment around the corner from Oz-IA.
First stop today was …
With both WDS07 and OZ-IA/2007 rapidly approaching, and a most of the local blogspace reminding people to sign up with Web Directions before the discount pricing ends this Friday at 2200 WST. (You should go at least once Ashul!).
It is time to put in plug for Oz-IA/2007. Disclaimer, by putting the Oz-IA logo on this post, I am will go into the draw to win a free ticket to Oz-IA. However, as soon as registrations opened I bought a ticket, so if I do win the ticket to Oz-IA/2007 I will have to find a fair way to redistribute it.