Redmond Marriott Town Center7401 164th Avenue NE Redmond, WA 98052 USA
W3Conf conference logo, in 1970s hand-drawn style, with the letters W3C surrounded by clouds, keys, a magnifying glass, lightning bolts, a computer, markup tags, sunglasses, and other icons, in different layers that move around with mouse movements.
Redmond Marriott Town Center7401 164th Avenue NE Redmond, WA 98052 USA
W3C, the web standards organization, held its first developer conference on Tuesday 15 and Wednesday 16 of November. We had a blast. Sincere thanks to everyone who participated.
If you are a developer or designer wanting to hear the latest news on HTML5 and the open web platform, and your place in it, you didn’t miss out! You can catch video on demand in the presentations section below.
Did you attend W3Conf, or watch the videos? Please give us feedback on W3Conf with this short survey.
The following generous sponsors made this conference possible, and subsidized the cost to keep it affordable for Web professionals.
Microsoft is proud to support open Web standards and developer education through events such as W3Conf. Microsoft has funded the event venue, the meals, the video streaming, the site design, and helped with the event planning and logistics.
Sponsoring W3Conf is a unique opportunity available only to W3C Members. We have custom sponsorship packages available at different levels, for organizations to reach a global audience, and associate themselves strongly with W3C and HTML5.
Platinum and Gold sponsorships have limited availability. Only 4 sponsorships are available at the Platinum level, and 6 sponsorships at the Gold level.
Not a W3C Member? Interested in sponsoring W3Conf? Consider joining W3C.
Contact W3C at membership@w3.org or read more about the benefits of membership. Be sure to mention your interest in W3Conf sponsorship.
W3Conf has industry leaders speaking on a wide variety of topics that every developer needs to know: HTML5, APIs and Javascript, graphics, accessibility, CSS, and much more.
We have selected speakers on an invitation-only basis to deliver the most educational and entertaining experience for our audience on the topics we felt were the most pressing for Web developers and designers today. Below are a few of our confirmed speakers... check back often for updates as more speakers confirm.
Web Directions
Shortcuts: Getting off (line) with the HTML5 appcache
Shortcuts: Modernizr
Microsoft
The Great HTML5 Divide: How Polyfills and Shims Let You Light Up Your Sites in Non-Modern Browsers
Nokia
PANEL: Browsers and Standards: Where the Rubber Hits the Road
Square
Shortcuts: Data Visualization with Web Standards
Mozilla
PANEL: Browsers and Standards: Where the Rubber Hits the Road
Microsoft
PANEL: Browsers and Standards: Where the Rubber Hits the Road
IBM
Making Accessibility Mainstream
Massively Fun
Shortcuts: Touch Events
Adobe
Web Graphics - a large creative palette
W3C
Testing to Perfection
Paypal
Securing the Next Generation of Web Apps
HTML5: The Foundation of the Web Platform
Web Perfomance: Making the Web Faster
W3C
Welcome: Contributing to Open Standards
Nokia
The N-Screens Problem: Building Apps in a World of TV and Mobiles
Opera
5 CSS Magic Potions for your Layout Troubles from the Future
Opera
PANEL: Browsers and Standards: Where the Rubber Hits the Road
Microsoft
HTML5 Demo Fest: the Best from the Web
W3C
Developer Resources
gskinner.com
Hello. Games. HTML5 Gaming Today.
Adobe
Shortcuts: Web Typography
Digital Bazaar
Community Groups: A case study with Web Payments
iSEC Partners
Securing the Next Generation of Web Apps
Amazon
PANEL: Browsers and Standards: Where the Rubber Hits the Road
PANEL: Browsers and Standards: Where the Rubber Hits the Road
The lineup is two days of plenary sessions... a single track on each day, so you don't miss a thing.
Major session are around 45 minutes including Q&A, and shorter topics are covered in between, around 5 or 10 minutes each, to provide a nice balanced diet. As a desert, we have a lively panel session planned for the end of the second day.
7:30am - 8:30am
Ian Jacobs (W3C)
8:30am - 8:40am
Philippe Le Hégaret (W3C)
8:40am - 9:10am
Manu Sporny (Digital Bazaar)
9:10am - 9:55am
Doug Schepers (W3C)
9:55am - 10:10am
10:15am - 11:00am
Divya Manian (Opera)
11:00am - 11:45am
Vincent Hardy (Adobe)
11:45am - 12:30pm
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Arvind Jain (Google)
1:30pm - 2:10pm
John Allsopp (Web Directions)
2:10pm - 2:25pm
Rajesh Lal (Nokia)
2:25pm - 3:10pm
3:10pm - 3:40pm
Rey Bango (Microsoft)
3:40pm - 4:25pm
Christopher Slye (Adobe Systems, Inc.)
4:25pm - 4:40pm
Paul Irish (Google)
4:40pm - 5:25pm
Ian Jacobs (W3C)
5:25pm - 5:30pm
7:30am - 8:30am
Doug Schepers (W3C)
8:30am - 8:35am
Giorgio Sardo (Microsoft)
8:35am - 9:20am
Mike Bostock (Square)
9:20am - 9:35am
9:35am - 10:05am
Becky Gibson (IBM)
10:05am - 10:50am
Brad Hill (Paypal), Scott Stender (iSEC Partners)
10:50am - 11:35am
11:35am - 12:35pm
Grant Goodale (Massively Fun)
12:35pm - 12:50pm
Grant Skinner (gskinner.com)
12:50pm - 1:35pm
1:35pm - 2:05pm
2:05pm - 2:35pm
Art Barstow (Nokia), Paul Cotton (Microsoft), Tantek Çelik (Mozilla), Charles McCathieNevile (Opera), Chris Wilson (Google), Peter Vosshall (Amazon)
2:35pm - 3:45pm
Doug Schepers (W3C)
3:45pm - 3:50pm
It’s a Wrap! We had a blast. If you missed it, don’t worry. You can catch videos of all the sessions via the links below.
Did you attend W3Conf, or watch the videos? Please give us feedback on W3Conf with this short survey.
Ian Jacobs (W3C)
November, 15 2011 8:30am
Philippe Le Hégaret (W3C)
November, 15 2011 8:40am
Manu Sporny (Digital Bazaar, Inc.)
November, 15 2011 9:10am
Doug Schepers (W3C)
November, 15 2011 9:55am
Divya Manian (Opera)
November, 15 2011 11:00am
Vincent Hardy (Adobe Systems, Inc.)
November, 15 2011 11:45am
Arvind Jain (Google)
November, 15 2011 1:30pm
John Allsopp (Web Directions)
November, 15 2011 2:10pm
Rajesh Lal (Nokia)
November, 15 2011 2:25pm
Rey Bango (Microsoft Corporation)
November, 15 2011 3:40pm
Christopher Slye (Adobe Systems, Inc.)
November, 15 2011 4:25pm
Paul Irish (Google)
November, 15 2011 4:40pm
Ian Jacobs (W3C)
November, 15 2011 5:25pm
Giorgio Sardo (Microsoft Corporation)
November, 16 2011 8:35am
Mike Bostock (Square)
November, 16 2011 9:20am
Becky Gibson (IBM)
November, 16 2011 10:05am
Brad Hill (Paypal), Scott Stender (iSEC Partners)
November, 16 2011 10:50am
Grant Goodale (Massively Fun)
November, 16 2011 12:35pm
Grant Skinner (gskinner.com)
November, 16 2011 12:50pm
Faruk Ateş
November, 16 2011 1:35pm
Art Barstow (Nokia), Paul Cotton (Microsoft Canada), Tantek Çelik (Mozilla), Charles McCathieNevile (Opera), Chris Wilson (Google), Peter Vosshall (Amazon)
November, 16 2011 2:35pm
Doug Schepers (W3C)
November, 16 2011 3:45pm
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