For five days in 2002, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A will become the center of the Web development world. WWW2002 is a five day conference May 7-11, 2002. It will feature:

• a 3-day technical program
• a day of tutorials and workshops
• a "developers day" - technical sessions specifically for Web developers

Why Go to a Web Conference
Conferences are an excellent way to meet other Web developers and learn from them. No matter what you already know, chances are there is someone out there who can teach you something, and they probably are attending a conference.

At the last Web conference I went to, the most valuable part (for me) was the lunches. I sat with other Web developers and learned how they worked. I met a Web developer who worked from home as a salaried employee of her company. She gave me some great pointers for working from home. I met other developers who helped with some frames problems I'd been having.

Conferences are a great place to learn new things about your field. Many experts give presentations and share new theories about Web development. At previous conferences I've seen presentations by:

• Jakob Nielsen - Usability Expert
• Jennifer Niederst - Web Navigation Expert
• Jared Spool - User Interface Expert
• ... and many others

It's also a great way to find out about organizations in your field. There are many Web Development organizations. Some are world-wide, others are local-only, but they all give you the chance to meet other developers, find jobs, and network.

If you're looking for a conference that's a little sooner than the WWW2002, you might be interested in one of the following.

Web 2001 September 4-8, 2001
San Fransico, CA
http://www.web2001show.com/

Macromedia Web World September 17-20, 2001
San Francisco, CA
http://conferences.devx.com/macromedia/default.asp

XML World September 17-20, 2001
San Francisco, CA
http://www.xmlworld.org/xmlsan01/

Wireless Web 2001 0ctober 31 - November 2, 2001
San Diego, CA
http://www.actconferences.com/ww2001/

Web Builder 2001 November 28-30, 2001
New Orleans, LA
http://conferences.devx.com/webbuilder/

EuroWeb 2001 December 18-20, 2001
Venice, Italy
http://euroweb.w3c.it/

WWW2002 May 7-11, 2002
Honolulu, HI
http://www2002.org/

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