Best Practices of Web Design with Web 2. Now for Business Conference

When: October 18-19, 2006

Location: Hilton Boston Back Bay Hotel
40 Dalton St
Boston, MA 02115
Please note that we have limited rooms left, please e-mail WOW at robert@joinwow.org if you would like to reserve a room at a discounted rates

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Speakers and Bio’s:

David Shrimpton is Director of Learning and Teaching for the Computing Laboratory at the University of Kent . He has recently led the development of a new degree course in Web Computing at Kent, as well as designing and running a range of Web based courses. He was principal investigator for a research project on the convergence of interactive TV and the Web and has contributed to standards bodies including both the ISO and W3C. David gained his PhD in 1992 in networking and since has been an enthusiastic educator within both academia and industry. He is a member of the W3C advisory committee.

David Leip is a Senior Technical Staff Member (STSM) at IBM where he is the Chief Technology Officer for ibm.com. In that role he is focused on driving new innovation into IBM's own web presence as well as driving agile methods for the organization. Previously, he managed IBM's corporate webmaster organization for several years where he had responsibility for many of IBM's web standards. More importantly David managed IBM's corporate portal that grew to span 92 countries and 32 languages, with an availability of 100.000% over the last four and a half years he was in that job. David has an MSc in computer science and a background in software development, usability and web application solution delivery. He is on the advisory board for the World Organization of Webmasters, and the head of IBM's newest Center for Advanced Studies.

Bill Cullifer is the executive director and founder of the World Organization of Webmasters (WOW). The World Organization of Webmasters (WOW)is a non profit professional association dedicated to the support of individuals and organizations who create, manage or market web sites on the Internet.