The Web Conference planning committee is still giddy over signing Jeffrey Zeldman as our opening keynote speaker. What else could we possibly do to shake things up and make the conference better? I'll tell you what we are going to do! Several of you have been requesting this change for years, and we will finally make it happen. The Penn State Web 2010 Conference will be a two day event. That's right! A two day extravaganza of Webbie goodness.
So, what does that mean, exactly? It means several things, and I'll do my best to draw a picture for you of what those two days will entail.
Day One: Monday, June 7, 2010
The day will start with our usual continental style breakfast at the Penn Stater from 8:00 - 9:00 AM, followed by our fantastic opening keynote address by Jeffrey Zeldman. [Can I have an AMEN?]!
The remainder of the morning will include two hour-long breakout session agendas running concurrently with our workshops. That's right...you will be able to choose whether to attend a two-hour workshop or select two one-hour breakout sessions from a menu of offerings following the keynote presentation. Oh, the options!
After the usual outstanding buffet lunch, we will offer a full slate of one-hour breakout sessions followed by an open session devoted to networking with your peers, poster sessions, a book signing by none other than Jeffrey Zeldman [his schedule permitting], and the ever popular lightning talks.
Day one will end at 4:00 so that you may rest up for a second, exciting day.
Day Two: Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Day two of the Web Conference will run in parallel with day one. Breakfast, a second keynote address, sessions and workshops in the morning followed by lunch and a full slate of hour-long sessions. The one big difference will be that the conference will end with an open session more akin to the receptions that we offered when the workshops were held in the IST Building. We may even have a cash bar...
General Observation:
There are indeed consequences to holding our workshops concurrent with the regular breakout sessions at the Penn Stater. First, hands on workshop attendees will need to bring their own laptops or arrange for the use of a laptop to participate (not all workshops will be hands on, though). The conference will have one fee that will include both days. Workshops will be available on a first-come-first-served basis during the registration process and depending on the number of seats available. Workshops will only be offered during the morning of of both days, which means that they can only be two-hours in length.
As you can see, big changes are in the works for the Penn State Web 2010 Conference. We hope you will be as excited about them as we are.
P.
So, what does that mean, exactly? It means several things, and I'll do my best to draw a picture for you of what those two days will entail.
Day One: Monday, June 7, 2010
The day will start with our usual continental style breakfast at the Penn Stater from 8:00 - 9:00 AM, followed by our fantastic opening keynote address by Jeffrey Zeldman. [Can I have an AMEN?]!
The remainder of the morning will include two hour-long breakout session agendas running concurrently with our workshops. That's right...you will be able to choose whether to attend a two-hour workshop or select two one-hour breakout sessions from a menu of offerings following the keynote presentation. Oh, the options!
After the usual outstanding buffet lunch, we will offer a full slate of one-hour breakout sessions followed by an open session devoted to networking with your peers, poster sessions, a book signing by none other than Jeffrey Zeldman [his schedule permitting], and the ever popular lightning talks.
Day one will end at 4:00 so that you may rest up for a second, exciting day.
Day Two: Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Day two of the Web Conference will run in parallel with day one. Breakfast, a second keynote address, sessions and workshops in the morning followed by lunch and a full slate of hour-long sessions. The one big difference will be that the conference will end with an open session more akin to the receptions that we offered when the workshops were held in the IST Building. We may even have a cash bar...
General Observation:
There are indeed consequences to holding our workshops concurrent with the regular breakout sessions at the Penn Stater. First, hands on workshop attendees will need to bring their own laptops or arrange for the use of a laptop to participate (not all workshops will be hands on, though). The conference will have one fee that will include both days. Workshops will be available on a first-come-first-served basis during the registration process and depending on the number of seats available. Workshops will only be offered during the morning of of both days, which means that they can only be two-hours in length.
As you can see, big changes are in the works for the Penn State Web 2010 Conference. We hope you will be as excited about them as we are.
P.
