"If you wish your merit to be known, acknowledge that of other people." Oriental Proverb

And so it begins -- the fifth Asia-Pacific web developers conference, web DownUnder 2007! (formerly known as MXDU!)

• Website: http://www.webdu.com.au/
• Conference Dates: 21-23 March 2007
• Conference Venue: The Hilton, Sydney Australia

Fresh from the resounding success that was webDU 2006, we are raring to go for webDU 2007. If you have something new and revolutionary, some tricks of the trade to share, want to help your fellow developers or you're just pure passionate for web technology, don't miss your chance to take part in webDU 2007.

This time we are bigger and brighter, with workshops and a swish venue not to mention the back drop of Sydney itself! Treat yourself to an essential junket from the office, mix with other gurus and pontificate to the great unwashed. Oh the life of a conference speaker.

IMPORTANT DATES

• Submissions are due by: Monday, 6 November 2006
• Notification will be sent by: Friday, 17 November 2006
• Presentation first draft: Friday, 15 December 2006
• Final submission and presentation slides: Monday, 26 February 2006
• Conference Workshops: Wednesday, 21 March 2007
• webDU Conference: Thu-Fri, 22-23 March 2007
• Speaker BBQ: Saturday, 24 March 2007

Email your proposal to: Please direct any enquiries to:

SPEAKERS

Candidates are expected to deliver a fifty-minute technical presentation. Speakers selected to present will receive industry recognition, have his/her presentation published in the conference proceedings, and receive a complimentary conference pass and banquet ticket. (plus an exclusive invite to the post conference speaker barbeque chez daemon)

Topics may cover a wide range of subjects -- keeping in mind that conference attendees expect to enhance their rich internet application product development and deployment skills by learning new or unique technical solutions, tips, and techniques.

You may submit multiple presentations.

Remember that the conference is a technical and training event that attracts both beginners and advanced web developers, innovators and team leaders. Just about anything to do with web and rich internet application development and related topics will be considered. This includes talks on technologies and techniques that complement web technologies.

Vendor specific proposals and sales/marketing pitches will not be accepted. Please contact our sponsorship team for alternative vendor opportunities ( ).

Suggested Topic Areas Include:

• Flash and/or Flex Development
• ColdFusion Development
• Application Security
• Web Design
• Flash Animation Techniques
• Java & J2EE Integration
• Web Services
• XML, XPATH & XSLT
• Flash remoting & data binding
• Flash/Flex on the desktop
• Flash/Flex/CFMX components
• Flash Video, Flash Communications Server
• Flash For Devices, Mobiles
• Dreamweaver, Contribute, Homesite+
• Javacript frameworks & AJAX
• Standards/CSS based design
• Patterns & Frameworks
• Application Performance Tuning
• Best Practices Development Methodology
• Customer or Application Case Study
• And so on

If in doubt ask! Please direct any questions to

SPEAKER EXPENSES

We are looking at ways to support speakers by assisting with travel and accommodation expenses. At this time we have no confirmed funding but we will keep speakers informed of any changes. In the event that funding becomes available, those with the most expenses (typically international guests) will be considered first.

If your ability to speak at webDU is contingent on speaker assistance, please indicate this clearly in your submission.

As always, speakers will be lavished with love and celebrity status regardless :)

SUBMISSIONS

Applications must be received by 6-November-2006. If your topic is selected for presentation at the conference, you will be notified by 17-November-2006. At that time, you will be asked to enter into an agreement that defines your responsibilities and establishes your deadlines.

The following information MUST accompany your submission:

1. Presenter name, title, company, address, email, phone, and fax.
2. Brief presenter biography, including history of speaking experience if any, and any certifications, details of published works, and anything else to sell yourself to us and to the public (will be used for the website).
3. Proposed session title.
4. Session description (at least a paragraph).
5. Session format.
6. Indicate if proposed session is for the beginner, intermediate, advanced, or suitable for all audiences.
7. Any prerequisite knowledge the audience must have prior to your presentation.
8. Any special requirements for your presentation.

International speakers who need to fast track their submission in order to book travel should indicate their deadlines.

webDU 2007 Work Shops

We are also inviting proposals for WorkShop sessions sessions for webDU 2007. The classes would run the day before webDU, on the Wednesday, 21 March 2007.

We're feeling our way at the moment with the workshop concept. Our plan is to profit share with the speaker, although the details of this are yet to be determined. We hope this might be a great way to help offset the cost of your journey to webDU. Locations are yet to be determined, however we have access to state of the art facilities in the heart of Sydney. Class sizes and costs are to be determined pending a favourable response to this proposal.

WorkShop sessions should be approximately 1/2 day in length, however full-day sessions will be considered especially for more advanced topics. Remember, all levels of developers attend webDU, and some may be experts in one field but beginners in another and interested in knowing more.

Your proposal for WorkShops should include:

1. Presenter name, title, company, address, email, phone, and fax.
2. Brief presenter biography, including history of training and speaking experience if any, and any macromedia certifications and qualifications, details of published works, and anything else to sell yourself to us and to the public (will be used for the website).
3. Proposed training session title.
4. Training session description (at least a paragraph).
5. Training format (eg hands on with computers, seminar style only, etc)
6. Indicate if proposed session is for the beginner, intermediate, advanced, or suitable for all audiences. Also include preferred class sizes (in numbers, i.e. 6-8, max 30, and so on)