Shropshire digital community set for major web conference

ORGANISERS have finalised the list of speakers for this year’s Theory of (R)Evolution web conference, taking place in Shrewsbury.

Organised by Shropgeek, a community of digital creatives, this year’s event has attracted an international panel of speakers from the web industry.

Keynote speakers include Canadian web architect Jonathan Snook, James Whittaker from the Twitter Corporation, Dafydd Vaughn from the government’s website UK.gov and Elliot Jay Stocks, Creative Director of Adobe Typekit.
 
Others include Robert Mills, from Designing the Invisible, Chris Thorpe, from Jaggeree, the specialist web and mobile apps designer Laura Kalbag and Joel Hughes, from Port 80 Conference.
 
Shrewsbury-based web developers, Kirsty Burgoine and Pete White, along with London-based web writer and technology advocate, Zach Beauvais, are the driving force behind the (R)Evolution event, which takes place on September 27 at the Shropshire Conference Centre at RSH Shrewsbury.
 
“Interest in The Theory of (R)Evolution 2013 has rocketed this year,” said Ms Burgoine.

“Anyone who is anyone in the digital industry in Britain will be there. It’s awesome to think that in just three years we have created arguably the most compelling ‘must attend’ web event in the country right here in Shropshire.
 
“Any business delivering digital and web-related services within the Shropshire business community will have unprecedented access to some of the most dynamic web professionals in the UK and beyond.”
 
She said there had already been strong interest in the event from outside Shropshire.

“But I want to see Shropshire companies getting involved. We have a range of conference sponsorships available as well as pre and post conference social events, with a perfect mix of developers, creatives and business people attending,” she added.
 
She said the conference would help Shropshire businesses better understand the impact of the web, digital technologies and the crucial strategic role they play in winning business.

Those wishing more information should visit http://2013.shropgeek-revolution.co.uk/ or email Kirsty Burgoine at revolution@shropgeek.co.uk for details.