An Event Apart: For People Who Make Websites
April 19, 2008

An Event Apart New Orleans Attendee Information

An Event Apart New Orleans is nearly here! Here’s what attendees need to know about the show, including location and registration details, party locations, and more.

Location and Schedule

The conference takes place at the newly renovated Hilton New Orleans Riverside, located on the Mississippi River near the French Quarter, Riverwalk Marketplace, Harrah’s Casino, and Aquarium of the Americas:

Hilton New Orleans Riverside
2 Poydras Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone: (504) 561-0500

An Event Apart runs from 8:30 a.m.-7:15 p.m. and features seven sessions per day, plus a bonus eighth session sponsored by Adobe® on the first day. All sessions take place on the 3rd floor of the hotel, in the Napoleon Ballroom. Signs will direct you to the right spot.

There’s a lot to cover, so the event starts promptly each morning. For best results and a good seat, show up early.

The schedule for both days is available on our site.

Registration

Event registration will be open in the Court Assembly, outside the Napoleon Ballroom on the 3rd floor, during the following hours:

Wednesday, April 23: 4:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Thursday, April 24: 7:00 a.m.-6:30 p.m.
Friday, April 25: 8:00 a.m.-6:30 p.m.

Food

Bring your appetite! Breakfast and lunch will be served on both days. Buffet luncheon will include something for everyone. Beverages and snacks will be served throughout the show.

Laptops

Laptops are not necessary, but they are welcome. We will provide charging stations at most seats to keep laptops juiced all day, but we still advise you to charge your laptop’s battery before the show.

Session Notes Online

On the first day of the show, downloadable speaker session notes will be posted at a secret URL for conference attendees only. And after it ends, the session notes will stay up, so you can refer to them indefinitely. Don’t blog the secret URL! You can, of course, share the presentations with your colleagues at the office.

Special Adobe Session

On Thursday, April 24, from 6:15 to 7:15 p.m., Adobe will present a special bonus session:

“From Prototype to Web Page”
Greg Rewis

Explore current standards and best practices for web page prototyping and design, and get a sneak peek at how the upcoming releases of Adobe Dreamweaver and Fireworks will address some of these concerns.

Opening Night Party

On Thursday, April 24, beginning at 7:30 p.m., (mt) Media Temple sponsors an opening night party for all attendees and speakers.

Crescent City Brewhouse
New Orleans French Quarter Microbrewery
527 Decatur Street in the French Quarter
New Orleans, LA 70130

Open bar, light munchables

Featuring live jazz nightly, the Crescent City Brewhouse is one of New Orleans’ premier restaurants and the only French Quarter microbrewery. Mingle with speakers and your fellow attendees. Discuss the first day’s sessions, network wildly, or just enjoy a brew and the view.

Flickr Group

Share your photos with the world on our public Flickr group:

flickr.com/groups/aeanola08/

Be sure to tag your photos “aeanola08” (and anything else that suits the content and your fancy).

Attendees want to see other attendees. Take plenty of shots of your friends and colleagues. Before shooting attendees you don’t know, please ask their permission. Not everybody wants to have their picture taken and posted to a website.

Speakers are fair game. You don’t need their permission. Speaker action photos are encouraged (just don’t flash our speakers right in the eyes while they’re presenting). After the session, don’t be shy about asking your favorite speaker if you can take a picture with him or her.

Details, Details

It’s a non-smoking event. Sorry, smokers! Still photography is permitted (how else are we going to fill up that Flickr group?), but audio and video recording are forbidden.

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