The Australian Web Industry Association chose this weekend’s Barcamp 2.0 event to announce Western Australia’s first web conference, Edge of the Web.

The 2-day event in early November will feature 2 streams; business and technology culminating in the 2008 WA Web Awards ceremony. A lineup of international, national and local speakers have been confirmed and will be announced in the coming weeks.

To keep up to date and help us choose a logo for the event, head over to edgeoftheweb.org.au and sign up for the newsletter.

I can’t wait, never having been to a web conference before, it will be great to have one right on our doorstep!

As previously mentioned on this blog, Perth held its second Barcamp at E-Central TAFE in East Perth on Saturday. The event was a success with over 80 people attending 14 presentations covering everything from Twitter to user experience and angel funding.

Photos from the event are starting to appear on Flickr, so head on over and take a look.

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The May 2008 edition, currently on sale, includes a tutorial entitled How to Brief a Web Developer which appears to be the first in a series to educate clients in dealing with web professionals. The article is well-written and accurate and I’m looking forward to reading the future instalments to see if they continue in the same vein. more…

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After a very successful BarCamp in 2007, the Australian Web Industry Association are hosting BarCamp2 next month.

The Perth BarCamp2 website describes the event as:

BarCamp is an ad-hoc unconference born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment.

You can find out more at the Perth Barcamp2 website but the important stuff is:

• When: Saturday May 10, 2008 from 9am to 5pm
• Where: E-Central TAFE, 140 Royal Street, East Perth

The event is free for all participants thanks to the generosity of sponsors. You can purchase t-shirts leading up to and on the day from the website for just $10.

Hope to see you there!