Last week was Web Week in Perth. AWIA gave it the nickname because it now hosts several events:
- AWIA’s Port 80
- AWIA’s inaugural Edge of the Web conference
- Webjam 9
- and AWIA’s WA Web Awards.
It turned out to be one fantastic week, enjoyed by a bunch of people from WA, inter-state, and international visitors.
I’m sure there are a range of reasons why people will love the week. Personally I loved it because it brought together a bunch of web folk, who met face-to-face, and had a great time discussing the current state and future of the world wide web.
My main take home came courtesy of Chris Messina’s keynote, Facebook without Facebook, at the Edge of the Web. I’ve been involved in a bunch of things in Perth, fighting the good fight and promoting not only openness, but the web industry in general (including Blogger’s Meetup, Blog Nite, BarCamp, Silicon Beach House co-working space, and now part of the AWIA committee). But, I feel like there is so much more to do.
It all takes time of course, and it’s not like I haven’t been active, but the week just re-inspired me to keep the energy going.
So thanks to everyone for being a part of a great week. It was amazing to see you all take part, and I am really looking forward to next years. However, I’m also looking forward to doing amazing things between now and then.
