An Event Apart News

Take Our Quick Conferences Survey!

eric — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:33:24 +0000

Hello again, Apartniks! We’re back with another of our super-fast Quick Surveys. The question at hand: which web conference or conferences are you planning to attend, or at least hoping to attend, within the next two years?

As is our way, the survey will be open for the next week and should literally take no more than a minute to finish. Please take just a few seconds to let us know where you’re planning to go—your input is always appreciated!

Results of the Quick Social Networks Survey

eric — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:10:06 +0000

The results are in, and no great surprise: Twitter and Facebook rule the social networking activities of An Event Apart fans.

A couple of weeks back, we asked you to take a moment and tell us about your favorite social networks. Just over 850 of you responded—partly thanks to people spreading the word on various social networks—and here are the top five vote-getters:

Twitter
Facebook
Flickr
LinkedIn
Ning

Interestingly, while we had quite a few people fill in the blank with their favorite social networks, none of the write-in candidates came close to cracking the top five.

Thanks to everyone who participated, and be on the lookout for our next quick survey by subscribing to our newsletter, RSS feed, Twitter account, Facebook page, Flickr tag, LinkedIn group, and Ning network!

Take Our Quick Social Networks Survey!

apartness — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:28:29 +0000

The Quick Survey is back for 2010, and we’re kicking off the new year and new decade with a question about where you hang out online. As always, the Quick Survey should quite literally take no more than a minute of your time. We thank you for your input!

Boston Schedule Announced

apartness — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:28:24 +0000

An Event Apart, the design conference for people who make websites, has posted its Boston 2010 schedule. Join us May 24-25, 2010 at the Marriott Copley Place for two jam-packed days of learning and inspiration with …

Dan Cederholm — Author, Bulletproof Web Design
Andy Clarke — Author, Transcending CSS
Kristina Halvorson — Author, Content Strategy for the Web
Jeremy Keith — Author, DOM Scripting
Ethan Marcotte — Co-author, Handcrafted CSS
Jared Spool — Founder, User Interface Engineering
Nicole Sullivan — Co-author, Even Faster Websites
Jeff Veen — Author, Art & Science of Web Design
Aarron Walter — Author, Building Findable Websites
Luke Wroblewski — Author, Web Form Design
Eric Meyer — Author, CSS: The Definitive Guide
Jeffrey Zeldman — Author, Designing With Web Standards, 3rd Edition

Save money when you register early

There are twelve great sessions in all, from the leading creative minds in web design and development. And because An Event Apart is a uniquely single-track event, you never have to decide which session to skip, which session to see. Come see them all!

Register through April 23 and save $100 off your conference pass. Hurry: tickets are first-come, first-served, and seating is limited.

An Event Apart Seattle schedule posted

jeffrey — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:36:21 +0000

Seattle. Home of the Mariners, site of the Space Needle, birthplace of Boeing, Microsoft, and grunge. Where the coffee is strong and the great outdoors truly earns that adjective.

Eric Meyer, Jeffrey Zeldman, and ten of your hands-down favorite AEA speakers invite you to share three (yep, three) days of design, code, and content at An Event Apart Seattle.

An Event Apart Seattle features 12 great speakers and 12 sessions. A Day Apart, a special one-day learning experience on HTML5 and CSS3, follows the regular conference and is led by Jeremy Keith and Dan Cederholm.

Join us April 5–7, 2010 at Bell Harbor Conference Center, located right on the waterfront of picturesque Puget Sound, for this remarkable educational event. You can register just for An Event Apart (April 5–6) or just for A Day Apart (April 7), or save over $100 when you register for all three days.

The complete schedule for An Event Apart Seattle 2010 is now available for your reading pleasure.

The Survey, 2009

jeffrey — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:58:38 +0000

Each year since 2007, we’ve asked you, the members of the web design community, a few dozen questions about your professional life, and compared your answers to those of your colleagues. The data that you provide and we analyze is the only significant information about our profession as a profession to be published anywhere, by anyone. And so, once again, we ask you to take a few minutes to tell us about your professional skills, educational background, career prospects, job benefits, and more. Please take the survey for people who make websites. The job you save could be your own.

A Change in Minneapolis

eric — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:26:18 +0000

Due to circumstances beyond our control, the dates and venue of An Event Apart Minneapolis have changed. Instead of the previously announced August 2-3, 2010, the show will now be one week earlier, July 26-27, 2010. Our new venue is the Hilton Minneapolis in beautiful downtown Minneapolis, which is offering a great rate and complimentary in-room internet access for An Event Apart attendees. Seats are now available for what will be a fantastic show, so don’t wait to claim your spot!

Registration is now open for 2010

jeffrey — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:39:51 +0000

Registration is now open for An Event Apart 2010. Choose from five great shows in five great cities, plus a special one-day workshop on HTML5 and CSS3!

5 great cities, 11 unforgettable days

An Event Apart is an intensely educational two-day conference for passionate practitioners of standards-based web design. If you care about code as well as content, usability as well as design, An Event Apart is the conference you’ve been waiting for. But wait no longer! Tickets are now on sale for all five great 2010 events:

Seattle (April 5–7, 2010)
Boston (May 24–25, 2010)
Minneapolis July 26–27, 2010)
Washington DC (September 16–17, 2010)
San Diego (November 1–2, 2010)

Special HTML5/CSS3 Workshop

We’re pleased to announce our first workshop day. And what a workshop it is! Join Jeremy Keith and Dan Cederholm in Seattle for a special one-day learning experience on HTML5 and CSS3:

A Day Apart
April 7, 2010
Bell Harbor Conference Center
Seattle, WA
Read more

A Day Apart Seattle follows An Event Apart Seattle. You can register just for An Event Apart or just for A Day Apart—or save over $100 when you register for all three days.

Learning with the stars

Whether the topic is creating the right content and features for your audience, designing pages that are a pleasure to read and use, or beating browsers and web gadgets into submission, An Event Apart brings together twelve of the leading minds in web design for two days of non-stop inspiration and enlightenment. Featured speakers in 2010 include:

Dan Cederholm, author, Bulletproof Web Design and Handcrafted CSS
Andy Clarke, author, Transcending CSS
Kristina Halvorson, author, Content Strategy for the Web
Whitney Hess, strategic partner, Happy Cog
Jeremy Keith, author, DOM Scripting
Ethan Marcotte, co-author, Handcrafted CSS and Designing With Web Standards, 3rd Edition
Jared Spool, Founding Principal, User Interface Engineering
Nicole Sullivan, co-author, Even Faster Websites
Aarron Walter, author, Building Findable Websites
Luke Wroblewski, author, Web Form Design
Jeff Veen, author, Art & Science of Web Design
Eric Meyer, author, Cascading Style Sheets: The Definitive Guide and Eric Meyer on CSS
Jeffrey Zeldman, author, Designing With Web Standards, 3rd Edition and Taking Your Talent to the Web

Reserve 2010 at 2008 prices

Tickets for all five An Event Apart conferences, plus A Day Apart with Dan Cederholm and Jeremy Keith, are now on sale at the same prices we charged in 2008—and all with a special early bird discount. Reservations are first-come, first-served, so start planning now.

To keep up with the latest AEA doings, become a fan on Facebook, join our Ning social network, or subscribe to our mailing list.

A Day Apart

jeffrey — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:35:09 +0000

Join Jeremy Keith and Dan Cederholm for a special one-day learning experience on HTML5 and CSS3

April 7, 2010, Bell Harbor Conference Center

HTML5 and CSS3 are the first exciting news in web standards in over a decade, and serious browser support is nearly at hand. What will the new specifications mean to you? How will they change your work? What benefits do they provide to web designers, clients, and users, and how can you start using them today?

To answer these questions and more, two of our favorite speakers (and your favorite authors) have created a special one-day learning event focused on practical, usable takeaways and exciting new creative possibilities.

Understand HTML5 with Jeremy Keith

Learn about the history of HTML5 and the design principles that drive its development.
Find out why HTML5 is more of an evolution than a revolution.
Come to grips with the new structural elements introduced in HTML5.
Learn about new rich media elements that you can start using today.
Figure out a strategy for migrating to HTML5.

Explore CSS3 with Dan Cederholm

Learn what’s new in CSS3.
Master progressive enrichment with CSS3 that works today.
Explore web fonts and the future of type.
Enjoy flexible color with RGBA.
Experiment with transitions and transformations for happy modern browsers.

A Day Apart Seattle follows An Event Apart Seattle. You can register just for An Event Apart or just for A Day Apart — or save over $100 when you register for all three days.

AEA San Francisco Early Bird Registration Ends Soon

eric — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:29:41 +0000

Save $100 when you register by November 9.

San Francisco, home of stunning vistas, brilliant artists, charming neighborhoods, legendary trolley cars, the Golden Gate Bridge and so much more, will also be the home of our last show of 2009. And if you act now, you’ll save $100 off the regular admission price.

Join Andy Budd, Ethan Marcotte, Mike Migurski, Sarah B. Nelson, Dave Shea, Jonathan Snook, Jared Spool, Nicole Sullivan, Jeff Veen, Luke Wroblewski, Eric Meyer, Jeffrey Zeldman, and hundreds of your fellow passionate practitioners at the Palace Hotel for An Event Apart San Francisco 2009.

The usual price for two days, thirteen great speakers, and thirteen sessions on web standards, best practices, great design, and inspiration (plus meals, a party, and swag) is $995. But if you register by November 9, which is now just one week away, you’ll pay only $895.

Seats for this event are limited and going fast, so don’t delay a moment longer—register today!