WebVisions continues to serve as Portland's premiere Web design and development conference. And, in 2009, it could be our only major tech conference of the summer. I mean, we already lost RailsConf 2009, and if the rumors of OSCON relocation hold true... There was even rumors that OSCON 2009 will take place in another city (The Bay [...]

I really enjoyed last year's Webvisions with some interesting talks by Stewart Butterfield, BJ Fogg, Molly, Thomas Vander Wal and more. It looks like this year's is rounding into form as well with Dan Cederholm, one of my favorite designers, coming to town.

As audiences demand more personal attention in their consumer relationships, successful sales and marketing require targeting these consumers with creative niche efforts. One area where this trend has manifested is the broader use of microsites - campaign-specific webpages that we've all seen, maybe even built.

Where microsites often fail, however, is in a lack of macro-thinking - they serve a limited function and leave no opportunities to build a larger relationship. This presentation will impart key insights on how applying strategic big-picture thinking in the use of microsites can improve the quality of your sales conversations.

Moderator: Phil Topness, Engagement Manager, Ascentium

Speakers:
Brad Smith, Executive Director, Webvisions Conference
Mike Caplan, Director of Client Services, Ascentium
Theo Spanos, Channel Marketing Manager, Intel

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Well, another WebVisions is in the books. And given that I wasn't able to attend, I've been really happy to see a ton of write-ups on the event. I can't keep all this goodness to myself, so I thought I'd provide a round-up on all the comments and posts I've found. Twitter stream from WebVisions attendees Flickr photos [...]

This last Thursday and Friday was the annual WebVisions conference here in Portland. 2008 marks my 4th year in attendance, and I definitely look foward to it every year. You can't beat the price, it's one of the cheapest conferences around and with it being local, there's really not much excuse not to [...]

Presenter: Tyler Sticka

Biography: Tyler Sticka is a designer, artist, speaker and educator specializing in identity-driven new media for clients large and small since 2002. His prior speaking engagements include WebVisions, DevGroup NW and Refresh Portland.

Description: An objective, apolitical analysis of why piracy exists and why, surprisingly, punishing legal purchasers doesn't curtail the problem. We'll be speaking in simple, human terms that even an RIAA representative should be able to understand.

WebVisions, here we come! We're ridiculously excited to be spending the next couple of days hanging out with the best of the web. If you're in the Portland, OR area, head on over! Technorati Tags: webvisions, portland, web design