Web Afternoon - A mini event to inspire and educate people who love the web

A mini-event for people who love the web.

Saturday, May 19th, 2012 — 1pm-6pm at the GTRI Conference Center in Atlanta GA.

Atlanta is host for Web Afternoon 2012

A Web Afternoon is a mini-event that will inspire and educate people who love the web.

Think TED, but for the web. Both speakers and attendees will be people from a variety of disciplines, but who all share a common passion for making the web a better place.

We’re Sold out!

But don’t fret — a limited number of tickets will be available at the door on event day.

Speakers

Jason Seiden Jason Seiden

Author of How to Self Destruct and CEO of Ajax Social Media.

Dan Rubin Dan Rubin

Founder and principal of Web­graph.

Kat Cole Kat Cole

President of Cinnabon, Inc.

Carl Smith Carl Smith

Chief Keeper Upper at nGen Works.

Divya Manian Divya Manian

Fighting for an Open Web so you don’t have to.

Juan Fernando Santos Juan Fernando Santos

Chief Creative Officer, Studiocom.

Jonathan Snook Jonathan Snook

Designer at Shopify and Author of SMACSS.

Laura Calandrella Laura Calandrella

Impact Accelerator. Raising the stakes on what it means to create a better world.

Christina Warren Christina Warren

Entertainment Editor at Mashable and Svbtle member.

Bella Martin Bella Martin

Co-author of Universal Methods of Design.

Sanjay Parekh Sanjay Parekh

Tech Entrepreneur, Founder of Startup Riot.

Gene Crawford Gene Crawford

Founder of UnmatchedStyle and Partner at Period Three.

Willie Jackson Willie Jackson

Senior Engineer at W3 EDGE.

Julie Taylor Julie Taylor

UX Centered Web Designer / OCD Front End Web Developer.

Mick Winters Mick Winters

UX Designer, Information Architect, E-commerce leader.

Steve Smith Steve Smith

Founder of Ordered List, Designer at GitHub.

Brandon Eley Brandon Eley

Interactive Director of Kelsey Advertising & Design, Owner of 2BigFeet.

Colleen Jones Colleen Jones

Principal of Content Science, Author of Clout.

Jessica Cherok Jessica Cherok

Contemporary soapboxer. Occasionally it’s really insightful.

Patrick Haney Patrick Haney

Design Lead at Hanerino, leader of Refresh Boston

Wesley Hales Wesley Hales

Author of HTML5 Architecture

The format is casual, and we don’t want to waste your time. We’ll start at 1pm sharp, move quickly, and have a few breaks along the way for refreshments and discussion.

Schedule

  • Opening Comments
  • Carl Smith Work Like a Jellyfish
  • Willie Jackson Get Out of the Shadows
  • Bella Martin User-Centered Design Methods
  • Jonathan Snook Decisions, Decisions
  • Sanjay Parekh Embracing Failure
  • Brandon Eley Invoke Change
  • Break
  • Laura Calandrella Women and the Future of Media
  • Divya Manian Designing in the Browser
  • Patrick Haney Getting Web Things Done
  • Julie Taylor Nerds and Geeks Unite!
  • Gene Crawford The Warrior Way — Adapting the Bushido Code
  • Jason Sieden Taking Control of Social
  • Break
  • Jessica Cherok Facebook Can Go to Hell
  • Wesley Hales 5 Things I Unlearned About the Mobile Web
  • Mick Winters Redesigning Engagements
  • Juan Fernanado Santos The Digital/Physical Bridge
  • Colleen Jones Developing Clout
  • Steve Smith Design all the Things!
  • After-Party!
  • The Official Nine Labs After-Party

What to Expect

Studies have shown that people learn best in 20 minute blocks. With that in mind, no talk at Web Afternoon is longer than that, with many of them brief bursts of information and inspiration.

Location

GTRI Conference Center

A Web Afternoon will be held in the main auditorium of the GTRI Conference Center — 250 14th Street, NW - Atlanta, GA 30318.

With workspace and power outlets at each seat and plentiful WiFi, it’s the perfect venue.

Freebies!

Everyone loves free stuff. At A Web Afternoon you’ll bathe in free WiFi and park your car for free.

And since we know you’re thirsty, coffee, soda, water, snacks and other refreshments will be available at all times during the event.

Graciously Sponsored By:

Special thanks to the Georgia Tech Research Institute, and our community sponsors Unmatched Style, AIGA Atlanta, and StickerMule.