TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 2008—PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS

9:00-12:30 Stylin’ and Codin’ the User ExperienceCharles Wyke-Smith

Adobe AIR for DesignersLarry Ullman

12:30-1:30 Lunch

1:30-5:00 Communicating Design: Improving Your User Experience Documentation, Dan Brown

Bulletproof AjaxJeremy Keith

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 2008

8:00-9:00 Continental Breakfast and Conference Registration

9:00-9:15 WelcomeNancy Aldrich-Ruenzel

9:15-10:00 Conversation with STEVE KRUG

10:15-11:15 Microformats: What Are They and Why Do I CareJeremy Keith

Designing Social Web ApplicationsJoshua Porter

11:30-12:30 Yes, Virginia, There is a Perfect Web PageSteve Krug

12:30-2:00 Lunch

2:00-3:00 Building a Compliant CSS Layout from a PSDChristopher Schmitt

Concept ModelsDan Brown

3:15-4:15 Style Sheet StrategiesCharles Wyke-Smith

Make It So: Interface Design Lessons from Science Fiction Nathan Shedroff

4:30-5:30 Designing CSS Layouts for the Flexible WebZoe Gillenwater

Findability: Design Comp to Code Aarron Walter

5:30-7:30 New Riders’ Welcome Reception in the Product Showcase

THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 2008

8:00-9:00 Continental Breakfast

9:00-9:45 Conversation with a Special Guest

10:00-11:00 How to Improve Each and Every Page on Your SiteRobert Hoekman, Jr.

Web Design for ROI: Turning Browsers into Buyers and Prospects into Leads, Sandra Niehaus

11:15-12:15 Using Tagging to Improve the User Experience Gene Smith

Fresher Styles for Web Designers Curt Cloninger

12:15-2:15 Lunch served in the Product Showcase

2:15-3:15 Typography on the Web Jason Cranford Teague

Open Up: Brand Relevance in a Web-Made WorldNita Rollins

3:30-4:30 Ten Tips and Techniques for Web Design Alchemy Penny McIntire

4:30-6:30 Nashville Nights Reception in the Product Showcase

FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 2008

8:15-9:15 Breakfast with the Speakers

9:15-10:00 Conversation with GARR REYNOLDS

10:15-11:15 Easy Usability Tests for DesignersSandra Niehaus

What Every Designer Needs to Know About Web StandardsKimberly Blessing

11:30-12:30 Design Zen: Bringing Simplicity, Clarity, and Beauty to Web Design, Garr Reynolds

Redefi ning Search Engine Friendly DesignShari Thurow

12:30-1:00 Conference Wrap Up: Last Chance Panel

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