As part of my own professional development(!!), I have been looking at some of the events that I should try and get to over the next 6 months or so. I have chosen them as I believe they will help give me a better undertstanding of both how web design and development is developing and as they will help me identify the tools that I should be using for the broad area of Digital Marketing and the more specialised area of Social Media Marketing.
In a nutshell the WordCamp Conferences are designed to talk about ‘everything WordPress’. This year’s UK WordCamp comes from Cardiff and features Matt Mullunweg and Mike Little, co-founders of WordPress. It’ll also give you the chance to do some serious networking with WordPress developers and users.
Cost: £35
Date: 18/19 July
Location: Cardiff
FOWA is a must-go show.You’ll be hearing from: Mozilla, Twitter, TechCrunch, Facebook, digg, jQuery, Virgin and more. In addition these guys will be in attendance: Aza Raskin, Dustin Diaz, Gary Vaynerchuk, Kevin Rose & Michael Arrington.
Cost: From £385
Date: 30 Sept- 2 Oct
Location: London
The FOWD Tour hits UK again and topics include: The Importance of Beauty in Absolutely Everything, Top 50 Rookie Mistakes and How to Avoid Them,
Bauhaus Ideology and the Future of Web Design &
The Battlefield of Design – Designers vs Clients
Cost: From £59 (some student tickets available)
Date: 2 -16 Sept
Location: Belfast, Bristol, Belfast and Leeds
Went to Le Web last year and really enjoyed it. It’s basically a Digital Media event and this year could be better than last. Jack Dorsey of Twitter, Marissa Meyer of Google, Tony Tsieh of Zappos & Dave Morin of Facebook plus more.
Cost: From 695 Euros
Date: 9th and 10th December
Location: Paris
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