Adobe Day Stage Café

Location

Austin Convention Center, Upper Level, Ballroom G
(West of the main entrance to the Trade Show & Exhibition)

The Adobe Day Stage Café hosts panels, demos and award presentations. Registrants also seize the opportunity to kick back with acquaintances in one of the conversation areas, enjoy food from the food court, grab a coffee or adult beverage, or bring their notebook computer and enjoy the free wireless Internet access.

Hours

Friday, March 9 (11:30 am to 6:00 pm)
Saturday, March 10 (8:30 am to 6:00 pm)
Sunday, March 11 (8:30 am to 6:00 pm)
Monday, March 12 (9:00 am to 6:00 pm)
Tuesday, March 13 (9:00 am to 6:00 pm)

2007 SCHEDULE

*Schedule is subject to change. Please check back for updates.

Saturday, March 10
11:30-12:30 Getting to Consistency: Don't Make Your Users Think
2:00-3:00 Everything's Gone Douglas Coupland
4:30 Author Reception/Book Signings

Sunday, March 11
10:00-11:00 Community Ecology: Finding Balance When Working with Fan Groups
11:30-12:30 Adobe: A Customer's Perspective-Big Spaceship
3:00-4:00 VitalStream: Monetizing Rich Media and User Generated Content
4:15-4:45 Ektron: Reviving Structured Content on the Web
5:00-6:00 How to Get Your Company to Embrace Mashup Culture

Monday, March 12
10:00-11:00 The 4-Hour Work Week
11:30-12:30 Adobe: Ajax for Designers
12:45-1:45 Bloggie Awards
2:00-4:00 Apple / Panasonic Presentation
4:15-4:45 Ektron: Reviving Structured Content on the Web
5:00-6:00 Advergaming Panel

Tuesday, March 13
10:00-11:00 How to Make Your Ideas Stick
11:30-12:30 Adobe: Rapid Prototyping for the web
3:00-4:00 PayPal: What's New and What's Next
6:00 Book Signings

EVENT DESCRIPTIONS

Saturday: 11:30-12:30
Getting to Consistency: Don't Make Your Users Think
Predictable and consistent software is much easier to use. This session explores interface consistency, examples of consistency failures and their consequences.

Sunday: 11:30-12:30
A Customer's Perspective: Big Spaceship, Presented by Adobe
Big Spaceship, an industry-leading creative agency, uses Macromedia Flash by Adobe to create some of the world's most engaging sites with clients such as Royal Caribbean, Sony, Coca-Cola, Nike, Gucci and ABC to name a few. In this session, Associate Creative Director, Garrett Nantz will walk through how they apply their client-focused approach to create the most powerful brand experiences.

Sunday: 3:00-4:00
Monetizing Rich Media and User Generated Content, Presented by VitalStream
Learn to develop and build a rich media presence online using an integrated content delivery network, content management system, transcoding and advertising integration.

Sunday: 4:00-4:30
Reviving Structured Content on the Web, Presented by Ektron
Due to the popularity of XHTML and RSS, several communities now provide tools to create structured information in machine-readable formats. This panel will discuss microformats, structured blogging, describe common, structure-able data types and review their application in CMSes, authoring tools, syndication and blogs.

Monday: 10:00-11:00 The 4-Hour Workweek: Secrets of Doing More with Less in a Digital World
In a digital world, it is possible to design luxury lifestyles in the here-and-now instead of waiting for retirement. This presentation explores how the best do it.