Design experts who live in Illinois – or who wouldn’t mind visiting it for most of a week, at least – may want to block September 20th to 24th off on their calendars. The third annual Design for Mobile Conference will be held in Evanston, Illinois during that period.
More specifically, the conference will take place at the Hotel Orrington in Evanston, and for people with an interest in a particular field, it’s supposed to represent a once-a-year opportunity. An official statement described the gathering as “the first and only event in North American [sic] focusing on the mobile user experience.”
The speaker list makes the conference sound quite important, too. Representatives from Google, Microsoft, Motorola, Razorfish, the Smithsonian Institution, and Symbian are all scheduled to show up, and it’s not often you see people from those varied and distinguished organizations getting together. They should have plenty of good advice to share.
As for what everyone will be discussing, the official statement explained, “The conference will focus on strategy and tactics for developing and deploying new mobile applications. Designers, developers, researchers or managers will want to attend to explore mobile trends and learn how to leverage them for their business.”
Furthermore, “Design for Mobile topics encompass the range of mobile devices, from smartphones (like iPhone and Android), and GPS devices and portable games, to tablets (like iPad),” which pretty well covers every topic a person interested in mobile design might hope to learn about.
Anyway, prices range from $350 to $2,500 depending on how many days a given individual wants to attend (options range from “Preliminary Workshop” to “Conference plus Preliminary and Advanced Workshops). Additional info is available here, and if you’re curious, a company called Little Springs Design is actually behind the conference.
Have fun if you decide to attend the Design for Mobile Conference, and if you opt to skip this one, at least think about keeping an eye out for the fourth annual conference. It’s perhaps not too soon to consider travel options and the appeal of early bird prices.
