MinneWebCon

About MinneWebCon

MinneWebCon is a two-day conference for web professionals. This event delivers a practical blend of technical and creative knowledge from industry practitioners and educators to 300 attendees from corporations, design and advertising agencies, government and non-profit organizations, higher education institutions, and freelance design and development practices. MinneWebWorkshop, a second day of MinneWebCon, provides hands-on deep dives into the topics covered by presenters.

Conference sessions and workshops focus on current developments and best practices

• Usability and accessibility
• Standards-based web design
• Design and development tools
• Projects and people
• Content management and strategy
• Social networking
• Front- and back-end technologies and processes

Background

MinneWebCon is an outgrowth of the University of Minnesota's Web Standards Group. Meeting monthly since 2006, this group's mission is about sharing knowledge and best practices about CSS and other Web standards. Listserv membership is open to everyone!

MinneWebCon Planning Committee

• Mandi Caffery
  Office for Academic Administration, University of Minnesota System
• Amanda Costello
  College of Education & Human Development, University of Minnesota
• Eric Eklund
  Academic Support Resources, University of Minnesota
• Peter Fleck
  Tech.mn
• Sara Hurley
  Digital Learning Group, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota
• Zach Johnson
  Zachstronaut LLC
• Dan Kunitz
  College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota
• Kristofer Layon
  Capella Education Company
• Gabe Ormsby
  Office for Academic Administration, University of Minnesota System
• Danny Sussman
  University of Minnesota Extension

Contact

For questions about becoming a conference presenter, vendor, or sponsor, please contact:

Amanda Costello, director
MinneWebCon
University of Minnesota
290c McNeal Hall
1985 Buford Ave
St Paul, MN 55108
612-624-7854

Press

• TECHdotMN - “MinneWebCon does it again” (4/16/12)
• TECHdotMN - “Industry Blossoms at MinneWebCon” (4/12/11)
• TECHdotMN - “A Sign of Spring Appears as MinneWebCon 2011 Nears” (2/10/11)
• Minnov8 - “MinneWebCon 2010 Liveblog” (4/12/10)
• Minnov8 - “MinneWebCon 2010 Liveblogging” (4/11/10)
• Minnov8 - “MinneWebCon: An interview with its director, Kris Layon” (3/26/10)
• Minnov8 - “MinneWebCon: Less Than 3 Weeks Away” (3/25/10)
• TECHdotMN - “Get to Know #5: Kristofer Layon and Minnewebcon” (2/27/10)