I wanted to give a special public thank you to Jared Spool for coming to New York to talk to WPO members and The New School University CIC community. Jared's Why Good Content Must Suck: Designing for the Scent of Information talk provided a very different take on usability and content. I know I for one am still thinking about Jared's point of why the Home Page should be designed last. I hope all that attended enjoyed the talk and as promised the powerpoint is available now as a PDF on www.WebProducers.org . Additionally, Jared is offering a discount to WPO members for two upcoming events that he asked me to tell you about. His message follows below. ___________________________________________________________ January 27th and 28th Web Application Design Summit. This is the first event to really explore the challenges faced by those folks who are building web-based applications. As a special offering to WPO members, we're extending a $300 discount to anyone who registers by Friday, January 24, with the promotion code WEBPRO1. You can get more information on the Summit at http://www.uie.com/webapp . March 23-27 User Interface 7 West conference in San Francisco, March 23-27. This four-day event is jam-packed with the latest information from experts in areas of web design, persona development, online copy, and information architecture. Again, we're extending a discount of $50 off of each day or $250 off of a four-day registration, if you register by February 14 with the promotion code WEBPRO2. You can get more information on the conference at http://www.uiconf.com . __________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe send a blank message with unsubscribe in the subject to webproducers-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To access our webform (instead of sending e-mail) for popular commands including subscribe, unsubscribe, digest, and vacation visit www.WebProducers.org. You can also access the list archive at the website. Questions and comments are welcome just e-mail info at webproducers dot org