Up to 20,000 homes may now be hit in Brisbane, officials say, as deadly floodwaters surge towards Australia's third-largest city.

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President Obama's Tucson trip is an opportunity to show his "human side" and to play the role of healer to a shocked and distressed American people. Read more…

Online registration is now open for Web Design World Seattle which will be taking place July 21-23 at the Westin Seattle overlooking the Emerald City and the Space Needle. Sign up by May 14 and save $300 off the all-access Gold Passport. Content is under development so stay tuned for updates.  Read more…

The full agenda for now available to view on the Web Design World Chicago site. Start planning your time in Chicago now and then sign up early to realise maximim savings.  Read more…

The full agenda for Web Design World Chicago is close to being finalized, but while we put the finishing touches to our top-class lineup we're giving you a sneak peek at what's planned for May 5-7. Among the sessions already confirmed are a keynote address by Google's Jeffrey Veen as well as sessions by Yahoo!'s Nate Koechley, user experience guru, Jared Spool, and WDW newcomer, Jina Bolton, on the intersection of design and CSS.  Read more…

Online registration is now open for Web Design World Chicago, May 5-7, 2008. Visit webdesignworld.com/chicago for details of available packages and discounts.  Read more…

Roll up your sleeves after 2-days of WDW Boston's technical break-out sessions. Pick a workshop and spend a day learning Design and Usability, Developing for the iPhone and Mobile Platform, or the new Adobe Creative Suite 3 product line-up—including Photoshop CS3, Dreamweaver CS3 and delivering video with Flash CS3. Register for a Gold Passport by November 9th and get unlimited access to all three Boston workshops. Register online with Priority Code BOWRK or call 800-280-6218 to speak to one of our customer service representatives.  Read more…

It was brought to our attention that we incorrectly linked to this, the Web Design World RSS Feed, on the Web Builder 2.0 Conference site. If you subscribed to this feed expecting updates on WB2.0 in Las Vegas this December, please accept our apologies and point your feed reader to this URL: http://www.ftponline.com/conferences/webbuilder/rss/webbuilder.xml  Read more…

The main event is just days away and now is your very last chance to register for Web Design World Seattle. Online registration closes tomorrow morning (Friday July 6) but you can still sign up in person at the Seattle Marriott Waterfront starting Monday morning. With an invaluable 3 days of strategic and compelling keynote addresses, breakout sessions and in-depth workshops by industry experts, not to mention the exclusive full-day AJAX Bootcamp (hurry, there's just one spot left!), we've got everything to help you take the next step in designing and developing the next-generation Web. Register Now! Call (800) 280-6218 or visit www.webdesignworld.com/seattle to register. Use priority code: SERSS  Read more…

If you're a forward-thinking Web architect or designer that needs to build compelling, user-centric, Ajax-based Rich Internet Applications (RIAs), then you don't want to miss this fast-paced hands-on training pre-conference workshop on Sunday, July 8th. You can sign up for the Ajax Bootcamp on its own at $695.00 or add it to the Web Design World Gold Passport for just $495.00. Attendance is limited in order to maintain a premium educational experience, so register today!  Read more…

After the first full conference day, Monday, March 26, WDW SF attendees can enjoy an evening of networking, refreshments and more starting at 6:00 p.m. at Elan Ultra Lounge. Enjoy beverages and food while you network with fellow attendees and conference speakers. The Welcome Reception is sponsored by Adobe. If you haven't yet signed up for this year's event, there's still time! Visit www.webdesignworld.com/sf for details!  Read more…

The Web Design World San Francisco agenda has been updated with some scheduling changes on Day 1 and Day 3. Andy Budd's three mouth-watering sessions will now run back-to-back from 2pm to 5:30pm on Day 1 as a three-part immersion in "CSS Mastery". Dion Hinchcliffe's Ajax Frameworks and Design Patterns Survey will now be the general session at 10:15am while Nate Koechley's "Yahoo vs Yahoo" talk moves to 11:30pm. Meanwhile, on Day 3, the session order has been reversed for both sides of the agenda; The "Designing Content-Rich Sites" and "Photoshop CS3 Bootcamp" workshops will now take place at 9am.  Read more…

The dates are set for Web Design World Seattle. The longest-running Web design event in the industry returns to the Seattle Marriott Waterfront, July 9-11, 2007, with updated sessions on Web 2.0, Ajax, CSS, XML, usability, accessibility, information architecture, Photoshop, and much more. The preliminary site is now live; check back often for details as we finalize content for this summer's event.  Read more…

The full agenda for Web Design World Boston is now available online so you can start planning your week now. In addition to the announcement that Cameron Moll will be presenting a full-day workshop on Interface Design and CSS, we're pleased to say that CSS guru, Eric Meyer, will be presenting three back-to-back sessions. Also, usability expert, Jared Spool, is on board to deliver the opening keynote on Web 2.0 and the power behind the hype plus an insightful general session on Day 2, The Dawning of the Age of Experience. Remember, the $200 Early Bird discount is only available until November 8th to register early to book your place at the premier Web design conference.  Read more…

Join us at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center for the latest innovations in Web design technology. Arm yourself with all the tools needed to create and maintain high-quality, user-friendly Web sites.  Read more…