WebVisions is now accepting submissions for sessions, panels and workshops for WebVisions 2009, which will be held from May 20-22, at the Oregon Convention Center.

• Sessions are 1.25 hours long and address topics that reveal new directions, technologies, processes or approaches for the Web.
• Workshops will be held on May 20th only, and are set up in a classroom format and run for 3 hours for a half day or 6 hours for a full day and should provide more in depth coverage of a topic.
• Panels run for 1.25 hours and feature 3-4 speakers including a moderator. Panels should be fun, lively and informative, not a series of mini presentations from each speaker.

To submit a proposal for a session, panel or workshop, please use our submission form. The deadline for submissions is December 31, 2008.

If you have any questions, contact Dana Cuellar (dana at webvisionsevent dot com) or Brad Smith (brad at webvisionsevent dot com).

The following is a selection of presentation podcasts from WebVisions 2008. You can view many of the presentation files on the WebVisions 2008 page on Slideshare.net

KEYNOTE: Overcoming Chaos: Designing the Future Web
Speaker: Jeffrey Veen

Avoid the Venture Capital Trap: Fund Your Own Business
Speaker: Matt Haughey

Best Practices for Permission-Based Email Communication
Speaker: Mark Wyner

Blogging For A Living: Taking Your Skills To The Next Level
Speaker: Jim Turner

Convergence 2.0: The Seamless User Experience
Speaker: Tjeerd Hoek

Data Portability, Privacy and Identity: Welcome to the Open Web
Speaker: Scott Kveton

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WebVisions is only nine days away and we have an outstanding lineup of visionary speakers who will explore the future of Web design, technology, user experience and business strategy. If you’ve already signed up, visit our schedule to select the sessions and panels you would like to attend.

For those who have not registered, you may sign up online until noon on Monday, May 19th…afterward, come on down to the Oregon Convention Center on Thursday, May 22nd or Friday May 23rd to register at the door.

Photo by Lori Lucas

It’s official…the WebVisions Day One After Party will be held from 6:00-10:00pm at rontom’s on East Burnside. It’ll be loads of fun and a great way to chill with fellow attendees after the first day of the conference. The party will be kicked off by the Webvisionary Awards, which will be held from 6:00-8:00pm and feature Portland entertainer and social gadfly Andrew Dickson as master of ceremonies.

Location:
rontom’s
600 East Burnside

Download the calendar .ics file of the WebVisions 2008 schedule to help you do some advance planning for the sessions that you want to attend.

The first annual Webvisionary Awards is accepting submissions of outstanding work in a range of categories, from mashups and pimped out personal pages to advertising and mobile. Entries must be submitted by May 9th and there will be a fee of $15 per submission. The winners of the competition will be announced on Thurs., May 22nd at the Webvisionary Party, which will be held from 6:00 - 8:00pm at rontom’s on East Burnside. The Webvisionary Awards are sponsored by WebVisions, Pop Art and 52 Ltd. Visit the Webvisionary Awards site for more info.

With design creds that include Newsweek, Esquire, Discovery.com and even Reader’s Digest, Roger Black is a force to be reckoned with in the world of design and typography. Roger will sharing his experience at WebVisions 2008 for his half day workshop “Type Class.” If you attend, you’ll get an illuminating look at how to work with type on the web from three points of view: Design (with some understanding of history), Context (with the view that associations control the readers feelings about type) and Technology (with the conclusion that while we are waiting for higher-resolution screens there is a lot of work to do with font design and screen rendering).

Type Class: A Guide to Typography on the Web
Thurs., May 22 - 1:15 to 4:00pm
Cost: $450 (add a conference pass for only $175)

We at WebVisions are all about the future of the web community. Local startups are really taking off, and this Saturday afternoon, Startupalooza is the place to be. Scott Kveton, who will be speaking at WebVisions, will demo Vidoop, a single sign-on tool using OpenID, that eliminates the need for passwords.

I just learned that Startupalooza is already ‘sold’ out. If you are in the midst of a startup, or just startup-curious, look for WebVisions sessions focusing on need-to-know topics for creating a new online businesss today. We guarantee plenty of hallway discussions around this topic. Especially since Rashmi Sinha, Andy Baio, Christina Wodtke and Brian Oberkirch will be in the house. We also would like to invite you register for Start Up Weekend, which starts Friday evening after the official close of WebVisions.

Don’t miss out on the inside prices for WebVisions…if you register by March 31st, the cost is only $180 for a conference pass, or sign up for a workshop for $375 and get the conference pass for only $130.

Media, technology and consumer trends visionary Lynne Johnson will join WebVisions to deliver the Thursday keynote address. Lynne is the Senior Editor and Community Director for FastCompany.com, a leading website and community for people passionate about business ideas that also offers the complete content of Fast Company magazine. She also writes a technology blog following web, media, and consumer trends for FastCompany.com, and guest blogs for techPresident and Black Web 2.0.