There seemed to be a lot of different design/development conferences, workshops and events type things popping up in my email and rss reader with the last while.
I thought I’d put some order on them & see what’s going on at home and abroad that might be worth checking out.
FOWD Tour
Tagline: We’re hitting four UK cities in September 2009 to bring you FREE web design tutorials, an afternoon of great talks from some of the UK’s best known web designers and speed networking. Don’t miss out.
Location: Belfast (also Bristol, Glasgow and Leeds). When: 02 Sept. Cost: £59. [see you there!]
dconstruct
Tagline: dConstruct 09 brings together leading thinkers from the fields of ubiquitous computing, interface design, gaming and mobile to explore the challenges of designing for tomorrow.
Location: Brighton, UK. When: 04 Sept. Cost: £115.
idea 2009
Tagline: IDEA2009 brings together the world’s foremost thinkers and practitioners: sharing the big ideas that inspire, along with practical solutions for the ways people’s lives and systems are converging to affect society.
Location: Toronto. When: 15-16 September. Cost: $250 – $550.
FOWA London
Tagline: We have a fantastic line up from some of the industry’s leading professionals. You’ll be hearing from: Mozilla, Twitter, TechCrunch, Facebook, digg, Merb, jQuery, 280North, Virgin and more.
Location: London. When: 30 Sept – 02 Oct. Cost: £385.25 – £569.25.
Adobe Max
Tagline: We are in a software revolution fueled by social computing, client and cloud, and the spread of rich media across screens and devices. For four unforgettable days this October, MAX 2009 will bring together thousands of designers, developers, and decision-makers to shape the future. Join us.
Location: Los Angeles. When: 04 Oct – 07 Oct. Cost: $100 – $1,795.
There’s a range of events being organised as part of Design Week around Ireland in November, including Offset 2009 – a full blog post about that is in the works but do check out the Design Week site for info.
