I've been tagged! The meme is to find photos of yourself from Web Directions... Although I escaped WE05 relatively unsnapped, there are still a few photos of me from that year. WD06 was a different matter. I usually tend to be a bit camera-shy (I'd rather take a photo than be in one), but frankly I had to get over that or I'd have had a meltdown.
As friends gathered the photos started and Amit used me to test stage lighting as a sort of speaker stunt double. The workshops were a bit of a blur, but I can say for sure that I ate muffins and lunch.
At the speaker dinner we made Molly a little worried but thankfully we didn't scare her away. Recursive photos ensued and apparently I nearly ate the man in blue during yum-cha. Then in the lift we proved that at Web Directions, you can't turn around without seeing a camera.
On Day One the Web2.0MFG levels started to pick up, as did the drinks. On day two, my nerves reached their peak and after some magic spells were cast Cheryl and I finally spoke. Then it was all over and we were at the Pump House. Beers, photos and hand gestures were flying and there was even some chimping to be observed. It appears that eventually my brain started glowing and somehow more yum cha was involved.
Last but not least there was a quiet after party and while saying farewell may be sad, people had to go home - all good things come to an end.
...now, I'm supposed to tag three people. However I think it's more fun to say anyone who took or appeared in one of the photos above - particularly if you were drunk - should consider themselves tagged! That includes Andrew K, who's been tagged already but won't get around to it if we don't all hassle him :)
Labels: meme, wd06, wds07, we05, web directions, web directions south, web essentials
So it's just a few short sleeps to Web Directions 2006. Or, as it's been called for a few days now, Web Directions South. That'd be the green one. The orange one will be announced on Monday :)
After Web Essentials 2005 many of us did wonder what the organisers could come up with in 2006 - WE05 was a hard act to follow. So far we have Tshirts and a microformat- and API-driven networking system. Web 2.0 is nothing more than a slogan to many people; but WD06 is living the dream ;)
So if you're heading to WD06, get over to Web Connections and sign up. Sure, you'll probably get tagged by weirdos, but that's all part of the fun!
On a quick personal note; you may notice my Web Connections profile lists my new employer: News Interactive. I didn't mention it in the previous post since I felt like it was a little silly to talk about it before I was actually here. So, there you have it :)
Labels: social networking, wd06, web 2.0, web connections, web directions, web directions south
It's official, it's announced. Web Directions 2006 has an awesome lineup and you should go. You'll have a terrible time trying to pick between the parallel sessions, but what a wonderful problem to have! :)
I'll be there. I will in fact be nervous as all hell, being on stage for the Moving Your Organisation To Web Standards panel!
Labels: wd06, web directions
After hearing that Web Essentials 06 was not to be, many Australian web developers frowned and wondered what they hell they'd do with the last week in September now. Lo and behold! webdirections - a.k.a. WD06. I can only hope this event is still going in 2040. Just for the acronym.
So now our social ...err, professional calendar is full once again! In all seriousness, I still review the WE05 presentations for inspiration. If WD06 picks up where WE05 left off, people are going to be sleeping out for tickets.
Speaking of tickets, someone better get Derek a ticket to the NRL grand final...
Labels: wd06, web directions
