I thought I'd pass along this announcement to the Code4Lib community about registration opening for edUi 2012 (http://eduiconf.org). The call for proposals is currently open as well.
What is edUi? edUi is a conference for web professionals serving colleges, universities, libraries, museums, and other institutions of learning. Our focus is primarily on user interface and user experience design/development. The 2012 conference is happening Sept. 24-26 in Richmond, VA. -Trey ==================================================== Registration is Open! Register Now [http://edui2012.eventbrite.com/] and be a part of this rare opportunity for kindred web professionals serving institutions of learning to come together as one community, share expertise, get inspired, and learn practical skills from each other and top web industry experts. Join a couple hundred of your peers from colleges, universities, libraries and museums across the nation in Richmond, VA, Sept. 24-26 for edUi 2012. What's in Store? Two and a Half Days - We've expanded the conference format to two and a half days. That's 25% more conference! Same Price As Last Year - We know how tight your budget is. So we're keeping prices flat for 2012 even though we've expanded the conference. That's $450 for early bird tickets [http://edui2012.eventbrite.com/] while they last. Affordable Lodging - We're a non-profit and we know your budgetary pain. That's why we are committed to keeping every aspect of edUi as affordable as possible including your hotel room. Book your room [http://eduiconf.org/venue/] at the Omni for $149/night. Keynotes by Jared Spool and Whitney Hess - Jared Spool kicked edUi off in 2009 with his keynote Cooking Up Gourmet User Experiences on a Fast-Food Budget. We're happy to welcome Jared back and look forward to finding out if "girls under trees" is still a significant problem with university home pages. Whitney Hess is a user experience consultant and accomplished speaker. She frequently joins the Event Apart crew as they tour the country and can be seen at international conferences like UX Hong Kong, or Frontiers of Interaction (Italy). Jared Spool [http://eduiconf.org/speakers/jared-spool/] Whitney Hess [http://eduiconf.org/speakers/whitney-hess/] Workshops - One half-day workshop is included with your registration at no additional charge. Choose from: - Lean UX with Jeff Gothelf [http://eduiconf.org/speakers/jeff-gothelf/] - jQuery with Jay Blanchard [http://eduiconf.org/speakers/jay-blanchard/] - Web Accessibility with Derek Featherstone [http://eduiconf.org/speakers/derek-featherstone/] - Responsive Design with Jason Cranford Teague [http://eduiconf.org/speakers/jason-cranford-teague/] Plenary - This year, Aneesh Chopra [http://eduiconf.org/speakers/aneesh-chopra/], the first CTO of the United States will deliver the plenary talk on how technology and open data can improve democracy and education. Plus 40 Other Speakers - The call for proposals [http://eduiconf.org/speak-edui/] is open until June 15th. We'll have the full program for you in July, but you can look forward to more than 40 speakers who will offer knowledge and insights about today's most important topics in User Experience, Web Design and Development all targeted specifically for institutions of learning. Register Now edUi 2011 sold out so register now [http://edui2012.eventbrite.com/] to make sure you can join us for two and a half days of pure web goodness. Get Connected • Website [http://www.eduiconf.org] • Facebook [http://eduiconf.org/facebook] • Twitter [http://twitter.com/eduiconf] edUi is a Program of: Virginia Foundation for the Humanities