*jealous*.. Loved this conference.
On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 5:39 PM, Grant Straker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi All, > > Just to let you all know Web on the Piste 08 is all go and we have > just signed Microsoft and Cynergy Systems as Gold sponsors which is > great news and helps pay the beer bills! > > For those of you that didn't make it last year it's a very intimate > conference and a great venue for learning, networking and having the odd > adventure or two!. > > We have the draft agenda up > http://www.webonthepiste.com/webonthepiste/agenda/agenda_home.cfm > and we still have a couple of big name US based Flex gurus to put in > once we have them confirmed up. > > The theme this year is around usability and how you use the rich > technologies from Adobe and MS to build better web applications along > with a splattering of general web stuff. We have Robert Hoekman Jr > who's book, "Designing the Obvious" is one the best usability books > out there, coming as a keynote speaker to kick things off. > > Both Adobe and Microsoft are sending top international speakers and > we're flying down some top Flex gurus from the US. This is on top of > the best local talent around. > > The snow has been ordered and was due to arrive this week so it will be a > great weekend as well. Last years event really went well and this year > should be even better. > > We've stopped the early bird rate but if you email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > she may be able to do a deal if you are on this list! > > Word on the street is that we may also offer the Cairngorm intro > course (delivered by Thomas Burleson who has written the official > Cairngorm course for Adobe) for FREE the day before the conference but > I'll confirm that up later this week. > > I've also heard that Geoff Bowers is going to use all the money he's making > from the Farcry commercial licenses to run an open bar tab on the Thursday > evening. He said something like "you guys couldn't drink it , faster than > I'm making it!!". > > > Cheers > > Grant > > <http://www.zoomflex.com/> > > > -- Regards, Scott Barnes http://www.mossyblog.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "cfaussie" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cfaussie?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
