Leaked email - Webstock 09

13 June 2008

The following email has come into our possession. In the public interest, we publish it in full below.

From: Webstock organisers
To: Webstock powers-that-be
Date: 9 June
Subject: Progress report

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Planning is going smoothly for the Webstock 09 conference. We’ve booked the Town Hall venue in Wellington again for the week of 16th - 20th February 2009.

We’re working on the format for Webstock right now, but it’s likely to be similar to this year - workshops and a two day main conference. Our aim is to raise the bar yet again in terms of quality and presentation and we’ve got a lot of ideas on how we can make this happen.

Budgets are fun as always. It looks like we’ll be able to keep costs at a similar level to this year, subject of course to there still being oil around so we can fly people here!

The hard part is choosing speakers. We’ll be bringing some back from this year, but we’re always conscious of the need to widen the net and bring in new people. Our aim of constantly trying to inspire, educate and delight the web industry in New Zealand remains our key focus.

All is on track for an official conference launch in August. It’s important to keep our plans “under the radar” so we can surprise people. Remember - loose lips sink ships.

We’ll report again soon.

Tash and Mike

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14 Responses to “Leaked email - Webstock 09”

1. Galen King Says:
   June 13th, 2008 at 11:54 37

   Looking forward to it! Cheers, Galen

2. Kris Says:
   June 13th, 2008 at 12:02 36

   What about Tara Hunt as a speaker in 09?
   http://www.horsepigcow.com

3. Galen King Says:
   June 13th, 2008 at 12:09 07

   Mark Boulton?

4. Mike Riversdale Says:
   June 13th, 2008 at 12:11 37

   Someone from iPhone/Android alongside a Google/Yahoo!/Microsoft “Working on the Mobile” speaker would be cool as!

5. sue Says:
   June 13th, 2008 at 12:23 34

   Bring back Tom Coates!

6. Elaine Says:
   June 13th, 2008 at 12:25 20

   What about Willie Pang, Head of Yahoo! Search Marketing…he’s a charismatic speaker with a good sense of humour

7. Joanna Says:
   June 13th, 2008 at 12:47 26

   Would it be distasteful to say that I’m mentally moistening my mental panty gusset at the thought of another Webstock next year?

8. Webstock 09 - in planning | KnowIT Says:
   June 13th, 2008 at 02:30 18

   [...] is underway for Webstock 09: We’ve booked the Town Hall venue in Wellington again for the week of 16th - 20th February [...]

9. Mike Says:
   June 13th, 2008 at 03:09 18

   Keep the speakers suggestions coming …

10. Anna Says:
    June 13th, 2008 at 08:54 13

    Tim Berners-Lee please : )

11. Dolly Says:
    June 17th, 2008 at 10:22 19

    DHH, please!

12. بدن ساز Says:
    June 23rd, 2008 at 07:17 04

    thanks

13. Mark Guadalupe Says:
    June 25th, 2008 at 05:52 26

    wootwoot…

14. boucher Says:
    August 4th, 2008 at 11:37 39

    What about webstock? thanks.

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