Ask HN: Any upcoming web conferences worth attending?

7 points·callmeed··6 comments

I was thinking of taking a last-minute trip to the Future of Web Apps conference in Miami or the Web 2.0 expo in SF.

Not really sure why I want to go ... just to take a break from my routine and maybe get some motivation/inspiration I suppose. The money isn't really an issue, but I don't want to go if they're completely worthless.

Anyone been and care to recommend one? Or avoid?

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SXSW. that way, even if you don't learn anything special or the event is somehow a bust for you, you'll still be in a convention where there's other stuff outside the tech realm to see and do.

I would also recommend sxsw. I haven't been before, but I'll be there this year. The talks look interesting. http://sxsw.com/interactive/talks/panels

Ah yes, I forgot about sxsw. It looks ... overwhelming

SXSW was aptly put as 'Spring break for geeks'

My general experience with the Future of X conferences (I've been to FOWA, and had coworkers go to FOWD) is: they're very well produced, but are more about the present than the future. In other words, I've been underwhelmed by the amount I've learned at them.

I have generally found tradeshows and conferences to be only marginally worth it, or a waste of time. The most recent events I felt I got my money's worth out of were the Austin Game Developer's Conference several years ago, and Defcon last year.

The Game Developer's conference was only worth it because it was free for me, I would not have paid for the badge (somone I knew bought a badge but could only attend two of the three days, I went on the third). I went to Defcon at the last minute because a friend was going and could get me cheap tickets on his airline miles; Defcon exceeded my expectations, I will definitely attend again.

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