Technologists Looking to Broaden Skills Sign-Up for CMP's WEB2001 and Internet+Mobile Conference & Exposition

Speakers Include Lawrence Lessig, Thomas Dolby Robertson, and Warren Ellis

PRNewswire
SAN FRANCISCO
Jul 24, 2001

This year's WEB2001 and Internet+Mobile Conference & Exposition brings together a diverse group of keynote speakers, from hard-core technologists to writers and musicians, to offer attendees a wider perspective on Web and mobile development. The keynote speakers include Lawrence Lessig (law), Thomas Dolby Robertson (music and technology), Grady Booch (programming), Warren Ellis (comic book creator) and Stewart Brand (writer and futurist). The conference addresses the growing need for Web and mobile professionals to be more productive and efficient, by encouraging them to think about technology from a multi-disciplinary perspective.

Lawrence Lessig, professor of Law at Stanford Law School and author of "Code, and Other Laws of Cyberspace," will deliver a keynote titled "The Impact of Code Plus Law." This presentation will demonstrate how the law can often clash with technology, and even circumvent it. The keynote panel, "Innovations and Deadlines," will examine the creative process and explore how people develop ideas that change an industry. Speakers on the panel are Grady Booch, creator of UML, Warren Ellis, comic book creator known for DC comics' "Transmetropolitan," and Thomas Dolby Robertson, rock star and founder of Beatnik. Keynote presenter Stewart Brand, author of "How Buildings Learn" and "The Clock of the Long Now," will examine why all technology should be adaptable, functional and built to last.

Bryan Mason, conference manager, stated: "By bringing together renowned speakers from a wide range of fields, we challenge our audience to think about their own work from a very different perspective. We offer Web and mobile professionals a technical education that not only extends their skillsets, but also inspires creativity and helps our attendees gain an edge on the competition."

  Other noteworthy speakers include:

  Strategists
  -- Andrew Seybold, Forbes/Andrew Seybold's Wireless Outlook
  -- Michael Sippey, VP of Quris and publisher of Stating the Obvious

  Designers
  --Jeffrey Veen, author of "The Art and Science of Web Design"
  -- Jeffrey Zeldman, Leader of the Web Standards project and author of
     "Taking Your Talent to the Web"

  Tech Gurus
  -- Molly Holzschlag, author of over 15 books and honored by SF WOW as
     one of the Top 25 most influential women on the Web
  -- Steve Champeon, CTO of hesketh.com and contributing writer to the
     O'Reilly Network, Webmonkey and Web Techniques

WEB2001 and Internet+Mobile Conference & Exposition will be held in San Francisco's Moscone Center on September 4-8, 2001.

About CMP Media LLC

CMP Media LLC (http://www.cmpnet.com/) is a leading high-tech media company providing essential information and marketing services to the entire technology spectrum-the builders, sellers and users of technology worldwide. Capitalizing on its editorial strength, CMP is uniquely positioned to offer marketers comprehensive, integrated media solutions tailored to meet their individual needs. Its diverse products and services include newspapers, magazines, Internet products, research, direct marketing services, education and training, trade shows and conferences, custom publishing, testing and consulting.

More information on the WEB2001 and Internet+Mobile Conference & Exposition is available at http://www.web2001show.com . If you are a member of the press and are interested in registering for the event please visit http://www.web2001show.com/press.html . Companies interested in exhibiting can contact Simon Tonner, 415-947-6402 or stonner@cmp.com.

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