Schedule
Speakers and schedules for workshops and sessions are subject to change. Seating is available on a first come, first served basis.
All sessions, workshops, keynotes and panels will be held at the Hudson Hotel (356 West 58th St.) in the Good Units theatre or the hotel’s Meeting Rooms. The Hudson Hotel has a minimalist/modern facade and is located between 8th and 9th Avenues near the southeast corner of 9th Avenue.
Day One // Wed., January 18, 2012
Hudson Hotel, 356 West 58th Street, NYC
Hudson Hotel Meeting Rooms – Gallery A, B and Studio
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08:30am |
Registration and Badge Pick-up |
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09:00am – 12:30pm |
Morning Workshops:Aaron GustafsonSamantha Starmer“The Future of Web Design Isn’t Just the Web: Designing for Cross Channel Experiences” Jesse Freeman |
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01:30pm – 5:00pm |
Afternoon Workshops:Nathan Shedroff“How to Use SciFi to Create Better Interfaces” Jason Grigsby and Lyza Danger Gardner“Zombie Apocalypse of Devices Preparedness 101″ Jason Cranford Teague |
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06:30pm |
Day One After Party |
Day Two / Thurs., January 19, 2012
Hudson Hotel Meeting Rooms – Gallery A, B and Studio
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08:30am to 05:00pm |
Hackathon for Social GoodJoin web and mobile developers and designers in an all day collaboration to build programs and applications for a select group of non-profit organizations. |
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09:00am to 11:00am |
Kevin Hoyt |
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11:10am to 12:00pm |
Paul Trani“Things Every Designer Should Know About Creating for Devices” |
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12:00-1:30pm |
Lunch Break / Map Attack!Join the Geoloqi team for a game of Map Attack! Meet at the southwest corner of Central Park. |
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01:30 to 05:00pm |
Thomas Phinney“Web Typography Workshop: Half the Web Sucks, How Do We Fix It?” |
Hudson Hotel Good Units Theatre
Day Three / Fri., January 20, 2012
Hudson Hotel Meeting Rooms – Gallery B
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08:30am to 05:00pm |
Business Innovation and Education LabAn all day event connected to the WebVisions conference that features a series of lightning presentations from startups with innovative ideas for digital, interactive and mobile apps, commerce and services. During breaks, speakers and attendees can connect and discuss opportunities to do business, create partnerships and develop new markets for goods and services. The afternoon will feature a round table discussion on the Future of Education for the digital economy with Karen Sideman (Parsons The New School for Design), Liz Danzico (The School of Visual Arts), Nancy Hechinger (NYU’s ITP) and Jonatan Jelen (Parsons The New School for Design). |
Hudson Hotel Good Units Theatre
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08:00am |
Registration and Badge Pick-upHudson Hotel – Good Units Theatre |
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08:35am |
Opening Comments:Brad Smith, WebVisions Executive Director |
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08:45am |
Jamie Beckland“Minority Report: Creating Personalized Experiences without Being Creepy”
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09:30am |
Panel Discussion:Andrew Hoppin, Skip Newberry, Jeff S. Merritt, and Robert Richardson“Apps for Change: How Open Data and a Few Good Apps are Changing Government” |
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10:15am |
Break |
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10:30am |
Thomas Phinney“CSS3 OpenType: The New Web Typography Frontier”
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11:15am |
Khoi Vinh and Alice Twemlow“Design + Entrepreneurship:
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12:00am |
Lunch Break |
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01:15pm |
Panel Discussion:Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, Blake Callaway, Claire Evans and Vince Porter |
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02:00pm |
Terry Ryan“The Future of HTML5 Motion Design”
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02:45pm |
Crystal Beasley“13 Signs Your Site Needs a UX Exorcism”
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03:30pm |
Break |
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03:45pm |
Russ Unger
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04:30pm |
Keynote Address:Luke Williams“Disrupt! Sparking Business Transformation with Disruptive Thinking” |
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05:45pm |
Cocktails at the Hudson Bar |
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07:00 – 11:00pm |
Portlandia Party and Oregon Day Reception
Presented by Greater Portland, Business Oregon and Oregon Film 7:00pm – 8:00pm 8:00pm – 10:00pm 10:00pm – 11:00pm |
