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<head>: global web conference, October 24-26, 2008.

Hubs: London, UK


London | Brighton | Manchester | Fribourg | San Francisco | Second Life


  • Location: London, UK
  • Date: October 24, 2008
  • Time: Doors open 14:30, starts 15:00, ends 22:00 (all times BST).
  • Speakers: This hub has speakers presenting from it.
  • Sponsored by: Yahoo! Developer Network, O'Reilly Media

Schedule

Time (London)Session
10:00 - 14:00Setup
14:30 - 15:00Doors open - arrivals
15:00 - 15:10Introductions
15:10 - 15:25The Long Web (Recording)
Jeremy Keith
15:25 - 15:305 min conversation*
15:30 - 15:45Disintegration of the persistence of identity (Recording)
Gavin Bell
15:45 - 15:505 min conversation*
15:50 - 16:10Stephanie Troeth and Ann McMeekin in conversation. (Recording)
16:10 - 16.3020 min break
16:30 - 16:45Web security horror stories (Recording)
Simon Willison
16:45 - 16:50 5 min conversation*
16:50 - 17:10Uplinks (Recording)
Manchester, Brighton, Switzerland, San Francisco, and Second Life hubs.
17:10 - 17:30The State of Flash. (Recording, seek 9 mins in.)
Seb Lee Delisle, Steve Webster, Carlos Ulloa Moderated by Aral Balkan
17:30 - 17:50 20 min break
17:50 - 18:05Your Energy Identity (Recording)
Gavin Starks
18:05 - 18:105 min conversation*
18:10 - 18:257 reasons why web development is running in circles (Recording)
Chris Heilmann
18:25 - 18:30 5 min conversation*
18:30 - 18:50Richard Moross in conversation (Recording)
18:50 - 19:1020 min break
19:10 - 19:25Why open matters from innovation to commoditisation (Recording)
Simon Wardley
19:25 - 19:305 min conversation*
19:30 - 19:50Uplinks: (Recording)
Rafi Haladjian, Gary Vaynerchuk, Lynda Weinmann, Second Life real/virtual recital by Smily Raymaker (Sarah Ruddick)
19:50 - 20:20Tim O’Reilly in conversation (Recording, seek 16 mins in.)
20:20 - 20:30Closing remarks
20:30 - 22:00Cocktail reception
Warm hors d'oeuvres, wine, and drinks to close off the evening.
22:00 - 22:30End

* The 5 min post-session conversations with speakers were conducted by Jeremy Keith and Aral Balkan.

The Cocktail Reception

Here a selection from the menu at our fully-catered cocktail reception:

  • A selection of freshly baked baguettes with various vegetarian and non-vegetarian fillings
  • Cocktail peking duck pancakes, with plum sauce
  • Smoked and fresh salmon and spinach cocktail fishcakes, served with tartare sauce
  • Little hot dogs, served with american mustard and caramelised onions (served warm)
  • Blinis with cream cheese and gravadlax
  • Bocconcini and cherry tomato lollipops
  • Grilled halloumi marinated in lemon, garlic and chilli
  • Exotic mushroom and fresh spinach frittata
  • Cocktail crepe roulades with various fillings: chive, asparagus, artichoke, homemade pesto and roast pepper etc

Wine, fruit juices, and mineral water will be served during the evening reception, and teas and coffees and soft drinks will be available during the daytime breaks.

Please see the schedule page for the full conference schedule in your local time.

Address

Centre for The Magic Arts
12 Stephenson Way
Euston
London
NW1 2HD
United Kingdom

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The <head> local conference hubs outside of the London hub are independently organized by third parties.

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