It’s not about speaker expenses – FOWD Rising Stars: a noble cause misunderstood.
How an attempt to foster new local web talent got misunderstood as a speaker expenses issue (and what we can do to make sure it doesn't happen again).
Conferences
11 Aug 2010
Disclaimer: Keep in mind while reading this that I am presenting the second day opening keynote at FOWD New York and I'm also teaching a new one-day iPhone design/development workshop during the conference. And Anna is a very good friend. Right, let's get on with it then…
If you were following some of the tweets this morning, you may have noticed a spirited discussion on speaker expenses following Anna Debenham's announcement that she couldn't afford to speak at Future of Web Design New York and had to pull out of speaking:
As I mentioned previously, I gave a new talk titled Bare-naked Flash: Dispelling myths and building bridges at Highland Fling this week. What follows is a comprehensive live-blog style commentary of the session with slide highlights.
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I believe that there was a time when I didn't have my future planned out months in advance. I know it involved a lot of skateboarding and hanging out with friends! :)