What's is all about?
PairUp is a conference for everyone who works (or wants to work) in
the world of the web. We're bringing together those well known names
and pairing them to talk with some of the hottest teenage talent the
web has to offer. Whether you're a designer, developer or
entrepreneur, there's something for you at PairUp London. This is our
first year of PairUp and we're going to start how we expect to
continue- with a big bang.
What's happening at the conference?
- Two days of talks from technology pioneers on web development,
design and entrepreneurship. (08:00 - 17:30)
- Two crazy networking parties, one after each day (18:00 onwards)
- A competition to win 10% of the net profit from the conference for
a startup idea/venture.
- A competition raffle to win two iPads to raise money for Charity.
Who is speaking?
To name a few;
- Poornima Vijayashanker, founding engineer of Mint (http://mint.com)
- Andy McLoughlin, co-founder and Strategy Director at Huddle (http://huddle.net)
- Elliott Kember, reknowned freelance rails developer (http://elliottkember.com) and former lead
developer for Carsonified (http://carsonified.com).
- Richard Clark, Head of Interactive at KMP Digitata (http://kmp.co.uk) and curator of HTML5
Doctor (http://html5doctor.com)
- Ben Debnam, designer for LightMaker (http://lightmaker.com), worked
with such names as Disney, SonyPSP, The R&A, NHS and Lewis
Hamilton.
- Alick Mighall, former division head of Network Services and
Products for Yahoo! Europe (http://yahoo.com).
- Dan Donald, full-time freelance developer (http://hereinthehive.com) who has worked with
the NHS, top record companies and is runs SpeakTheWeb (http://speaktheweb.org).
- Kevin Bryan, full-time freelance designer who has worked with many
top companies such as the BBC, BP and B&Q (http://www.design-this.co.uk)
What are PairUps goals?
- To shine a spotlight on the young talent that exists in the web
community.
- To show what a professional career in the web industry is like and
how to move forward in joining it.
- To provide an affordable conference without loss of quality
(PairUp aims to be an experience, not just a conference).
- To have interesting, useful and inspiring talks that will benefit
both professionals and students alike.
- To provide a platform for young tech heads to engage with
professionals in the industry and make those ever useful connections
(and of course, vice-versa).
Who should attend?
Anyone with a interest in the web and technology! We
want to bring together both the student and professional communities
for an awesome experience that will be remembered.
(We do however suggest if you are 13 or under you are accompanied by
an adult if possible)
When's it on?
We've set the date for pairup as the Thursday, 8th April 2010 to
Friday, 9th April 2010! It's going to be two days of total awesome.
Where is it happening?
We're in the process of changing the venue. The conference will still
be held centre London (we're picking out a brand new venue that will rock).
More information
Check out the website for more information;
http://pairupconf.com