FOWA Dublin 090306

WE HAVE STARTED LOOKING at ways to fund four college students to attend the Future of Web Apps in Dublin on 6 March 2009 because we believe all creative multimedia degree students need to attend major industry events. We call these outings "media trips" and assign continuous attendance credit to them. FOWA generates a lively amount of cross-talk whenever one of the conferences occurs and a Dublin running will certainly be one of the liveliest on the 2009 conference calendar. In the value-for-money stakes, FOWA delivers a nice return for the entry fee (less than 100 Irish punts) and if there was a better gender balance among the proposed speakers, this would be a top-rated event. Setting that shortcoming aside, FOWA always entertains with a fresh blend of speakers, quality pitches by start-ups, approachable journos like Mike Butcher, and an energetic amount of catching up with extremely knowledgeable developers. With four students live blogging the event, we plan to bring a Tipperary slant to the Big Smoke for FOWA 2009 in Dublin.

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FOWA Blog -- "FOWA comes to Dublin"
Sabrina Dent -- "FOWA: The future looks mighty male"
FOWA Dublin 2009 opens in Liberty Hall, Eden Quay, Dublin, Ireland on Friday 6 March 2009.

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