Voices That Matter: Web Design Conference 2009 - Sponsors

2009 Sponsors

	The Voices That Matter: Web Design Conference is presented by New Riders, an imprint of Peachpit, the Creative Pro Group of Pearson Education.
Gold Sponsor
	Safari Books Online is an on-demand digital library that provides one integrated source for more than 7,500 expert reference and learning materials from leading publishers. The site includes exclusive access to the collections of Peachpit Press, Adobe Press, Addison-Wesley, O'Reilly Media, John Wiley and Sons, Lynda.com, and more. Safari Books Online provides access to a broad and constantly expanding range of over 100 collections including digital curricula for certification, expert technology, creative and design, and business and management resources in video and text formats.
Silver Sponsor
	Data Robotics, the company that is changing the way the world stores its digital information, develops automated storage products designed to ensure data is always protected, accessible and simple to manage. Drobo® brand storage arrays are the first to provide the protection of traditional RAID without the complexity. Since the launch of the first Drobo array in June 2007, the product family has received critical acclaim from leading industry publications, technology executives, noted bloggers, analysts and digital media enthusiasts.
	Have you heard the buzz about the latest, most engaging Dreamweaver CS4 online learning course at www.everyones.com? Begin with a guided tour of the interface and the setup of your first site. By the end of Level One you have gained hands-on experience with tables, links, navigation bars and images to name a few. Level Two takes the mystery out of CSS, image maps and IP Divs, forms and behaviours and much more! Everyone's E-Learning at everyones.com.
	Fig Leaf Software, an Adobe premier partner for Web design, development, and training, has consulted thousands of organizations on how to become more effective through the application of web and and database technologies and has instructed more than 25,000 professionals about the nuances that comprise excellent web design and application programming.
Media and Association Sponsors
	The San Francisco Chapter of AIGA, the professional association for design, is one of the largest and most active in the country. Run by an executive director and a volunteer board of directors, the organization celebrates design and provides unparalleled opportunities for networking within the local design community and a variety of resources to advance professionalism and broaden knowledge.
	HighEdWeb is the official conference of the Higher Education Web Professionals Association, an organization of Web professionals working in higher education to design, develop, manage and map the future of higher education Web sites. The Association's mission is to advance Web professionals, technologies and standards in higher education. Created *for* higher education Web professionals, by higher education Web professionals, HighEdWeb is a conference for all those who want to explore the unique Web issues facing colleges and universities. Join us for HighEdWeb 2009 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from October 4-7, 2009.
	Ideas that Matter is the industry's only grant program aimed at helping designers contribute their talents to the charitable activities that they care about most. Sappi believes that the creative ideas of designers can have an impact beyond the aesthetic and that those ideas can be a powerful force for social good.
	Layers, the How-To Magazine for Everything Adobe®, provides in-depth tutorials, cutting-edge techniques, secret tweaks, expert insights, and a wealth of information about the entire Adobe Creative Suite®. Published six times a year, Layers provides the design ideas, 3D rendering tricks, digital video concepts, artist portfolio profiles, unbiased product reviews, and current industry news that make Layers an absolute must-read for today's creative professional.
	The Society of Graphic Designers of Canada (GDC) is a member-based organization of design professionals, educators, administrators, students and associates in communications, marketing, media and design related fields. The DC is a national certified body of graphic designers promoting high standards of visual design and ethical business practices for the benefit of Canadian industry, commerce, public service and education. Through the media, publications, seminars, events, conferences and exhibits, the GDC builds awareness of graphic design and its essential role in business and society.
	The online communities at Toolbox.com help professionals do their jobs better by enabling them to easily share knowledge with experienced peers. Leveraging a proprietary contextual matching system, Toolbox.com packages advertising content into the community interaction process to add value to users and deliver market-leading ROI to vendors advertising to this community of 3 million professionals.
	The World Organization of Webmasters (WOW) is a nonprofit professional association dedicated to the support of individuals and organizations who create, manage, or market Web sites. WOW provides education as well as certification, technical, employment, and member advantage services to thousands of aspiring and practicing Web professionals worldwide.