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Atlanta

Join leading speakers and industry experts in Atlanta from November 17-18, 2011. We have an action-packed schedule and speaker lineup!

Online registration for WebVisions Atlanta is closed. You may purchase passes at the Georgia Tech Conference center on Thurs., Nov. 17th from 11:30am to 12:30pm or starting at 7:30am on Fri., Nov. 18th.

Locations

Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference CenterThurs., Nov. 17: Macquarium,
1800 Peachtree Street, Suite 250
The event kicks off at Macquarium for an afternoon of presentations followed by studio tours.

Fri., Nov. 18: Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center,
800 Spring Street NW
A full day of sessions on the main stage with opportunities for break meet ups with experts on design, CSS, mobile and more.

Official Hotel for WebVisions

hotel roomThe Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center is offering special group rates of only $129 (plus tax) per night. Both non-smoking King and Two Queen bedding accommodations have been blocked for this group. Please note that all guest rooms are non-smoking. For any other requests or inquiries, please contact the hotel at (800) 706-2899 or (404) 838-2100. Hotel reservation’s hours are Monday through Friday 8am-7pm; Saturday 9am-5pm.

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Atlanta News

Does Your Design Problem Have a Non-Design Answer?

Nishant Kothary We’re all looking for the next “big success” in communication. But no matter what we try from fancy computers to consultants, to voodoo, most of us are not going to get there. Why?

In “Broken Telephone“, Nishant Kothary will draw from diverse fields like behavioral economics, neuroscience, cognitive psychology, even religion to explore the causes, effects, and remedies for some of the most annoying dilemmas of our profession.

Nishant writes on MIX Online; advises Microsoft teams on their Web strategy; writes on design & human behavior for publications like Smashing Magazine and UXMag; signs up for custom projects; and takes on the occasional speaking gig.

Now, WebVisions on Mobile.

Hello, Atlanta. WebVisions is approaching, and what better way to follow the schedule and keep up with the happenings than to load up our fabulous mobile web app. Created by our friends at Kojami, the app features info on the venue, schedule, registration, social media sites and more.

Best of all, the app loads nicely in mobile web browsers. No fuss, no muss.

» Check it out at webvisions.kojami.com

All Shall Be Revealed – The Secret of Planned Luck

Thor Muller The volume of information we deal with is exploding, the pace of life accelerates, pressure increases, and everything seems to be “right now.” What do you do when research and careful planning just isn’t possible any more?

Thor Muller explores some of the answers in “Get Lucky: The Business of Planned Serendipity.” Planned serendipity is the practice of making unexpected discoveries. By definition, we don’t know when serendipity will strike, but we can foster the conditions for it to occur early and often in and around our organizations.

Thor is CTO and co-founder of Get Satisfaction in San Francisco, where he founds and advises startups that make a difference to real people. His experience as a Web pioneer bridges design and technology. Thor is a true believer in social entrepreneurship.

Scale Mt. Default, the Everest of Typography

Mt. DefaultLive type is revolutionizing web design. No longer do designers and developers need to choose from a limited set of six typefaces – with WebINK, overcoming the obstacles of default fonts is a thing of the past. As a fun way to celebrate the new era of web typography, WebINK will set up the Mt. Default photo backdrop at WebVisions Atlanta on Nov. 18th – take your picture in mountain climbing gear and post it on Twitter with the text “I scaled Mt. Default!” and include the hashtag #WebINKphoto.

The attendee who posts the funniest photo will win an iPad. Do you feel a yodel coming on?

Web Fonts – Finally as Precise as Print?

Thomas Phinney Using fonts on the web has been a frustrating balancing act between style, design, readability, searchability, and presentation. The results were often the worst of both worlds rather than the best. Live Fonts propose to change all that.

In his presentation, “CSS3 OpenType: The New Web Typography Frontier,” Thomas Phinney covers the new possibilities and choices available to designers.

Thomas is a leading expert on typography, and the senior product manager for fonts and typography at Extensis. He has long been involved in the design, technical, forensic, business and historical aspects of type, as well as font standards development. His typeface Hypatia Sans is an Adobe Original.

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Atlanta

November 17-18, 2011
Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center
800 Spring Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30308

The event kicks off with studio tours and networking parties on Thursday, followed by a full day of sessions and panels.

Online registration for WebVisions Atlanta is closed. You may purchase passes at the Georgia Tech Conference center on Thurs., Nov. 17th from 11:30am to 12:30pm or starting at 7:30am on Fri., Nov. 18th.

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