An Event Apart: For People Who Make Websites
October 10, 2006

An Event Apart Austin 2006 Schedule

An Event Apart Austin is the final Event Apart of 2006 and the last ever at this price. On this page you’ll find the event location, a detailed schedule, and last-minute hints for those still seeking hotel accommodations.

Location, Location

Join Jason Santa Maria, Molly E. Holzschlag, Eric Meyer and Jeffrey Zeldman for a Texas-sized day of design and code.

Topics & Times

An Event Apart Austin runs from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm. We have a lot to cover, so the event will start promptly. Arrive early to get a good seat! Doors open at 8:00 am; for best results, plan to show up between 8:00 am and 8:30 am.

9:00 am Hardcore CSS [Eric Meyer]
An in-depth exploration of what makes CSS work, how it works the way it does, and how you can make it work harder for you.
10:00 am Selling Design [Zeldman]
Finding good clients and speaking their language to sell your best work.
11:00 am BREAK!
11:15 Solving (Re)Design Problems [Jason Santa Maria]
Visually repositioning a beloved brand (namely, A List Apart). Design as problem solving. Knowing which problems to solve.
12:00 pm From the Content, Out [Molly E. Holzschlag]
How working with content to identify its meaning helps you properly mark that content up. Keeping markup lean and semantic. Improving workflow by separating the production of markup from the process of design.
1:00 pm Lunch
2:00 pm Sponsor Giveaways
Free software and services courtesy of Media Temple, Adobe, AIGA Press and New Riders.
2:10 pm “One True Layout” [Eric Meyer]
Incredible stroke of genius or gross hack to be shunned? Eric analyzes this new “miracle” CSS layout technique and examines the pros and cons, both immediately and into the future.
3:00 pm Writing the User Interface [Zeldman]
Editing for web designers. Better design, better branding, and better usability through word choice.
4:00 pm BREAK!
4:10 pm Critiques [Molly E. Holzschlag, Eric Meyer, Jason Santa Maria, Zeldman]
A rip-snortin’ romp through the design, code, and content of sites created by some of the smartest people in the world—namely, the attendees of An Event Apart Austin

Happy Hour and a Half

Join us after the event for a Happy Hour and a Half featuring complementary cocktails and savory snacks, sponsored by our good friends at Knowbility.

Happy Hour and a Half 6:00 - 7:30
The Belmont
306 W. 6th Street

Hotels and Such

An Event Apart Austin will not be held in a hotel ballroom. We prefer one-of-a-kind spaces like the Alamo Drafthouse. Hotels cut deals with big conferences that use their ballrooms, not with little (under 200 people) shows like ours, where half the attendees are locals, who won’t need hotel rooms anyway. The bad news is that we can’t offer hotel discounts, because no hotel offers them to us. The good news is that Austin is filled with exciting and beautiful hotels, some of which are even reasonably priced. Here are some we like:

Thanks and Praise

An Event Apart is made better by the participation of leading design and web companies and organizations. We thank our sponsors for their continuing support: Media Temple, Adobe, AIGA Press/New Riders.

Fine Points

An Event Apart is a non-smoking event. Sorry, smokers! Still photography is permitted, but audio and video recording are forbidden. Please be considerate when taking pictures.

This schedule is subject to change. We’ll do our best to make the experience live up to what we’ve mentioned here, but cannot guarantee a perfect 1:1 correspondence.

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