Oxford Geek Night #10 January 21, 2009

The geek nights are a way for local web developers, designers, programmers, neophiles or geeks of any other stripe to get together, chat, drink and listen to talks on new technologies and innovations.

= Keynotes =

Our two keynotes are

* The Trouble with Type, by Elliot Jay Stocks, designer and writer for .NET
* Twitter Ethics, by Sylwia Presley of 1000heads

= Microslots =

Microslots are five-minute "lightning talks" that anyone can volunteer for. They consist of around five to ten slides and the audience is generally friendly and interested!

Here's our confirmed microslots so far:

* The web and adolescents, by Tim Davies
* Microserfs, by Peet Morris
* Tomcat: scaling past one machine, by David Sheldon
* Dynamic demand, by Tom Dyson
* Working with RGBA Colour, by Drew McLellan
* The new British Standard for Accessibility, by Bruce Lawson

= Next OGN =

OGN11 is scheduled for March 25: more information soon at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1490486/

(OGN10 is a FREE event, sponsored by Torchbox, Google, Pearson and Moo.)

Official Website: http://oxford.geeknights.net/2009/jan-21st/