Why? Actually for a nice reason – workload and other commitments. After the success of last year, I knew it was something I wanted to do again, and made the conscious decision to start the organising process in January.

January arrived and BOOM, a lot of work, new clients, new projects and very little time spare. This has not let up all year and I realised that I could not do the conference justice and it was not going to happen.

So next year? Well, I’m going to be starting looking at the possibility again soon, but cannot make any promises… I’d love to truth be known, but it does depend on support and backing from partners and we all know that spare money is not something that these companies have lying around at the moment. Time to start making some calls…

For all the emails, tweets and lovely comments I’ve had about it being a highlight for people’s year, I am truly grateful. Thank you.

>>> Everything so far can be watched here and very nice HD <<<

What makes the months of organising worthwhile is seeing the feedback from attendees and the speakers. It's really important for the city to get amazing people like this to come and speak to us.

What the speakers and public thought about HD Live 2010 from Hull Digital on Vimeo.

Brendan Dawes – Thoughts from the Lower-case Now – Part 1 from Hull Digital on Vimeo.

The other videos on Vimeo so far are:

Peter Barron from Google talking about the internet revolution and what Google are up to.

Sarah Parmenter giving some amazing tips on iPhone and mobile design.

The legendary Andreas Carlsson showing why you need to do stuff you love.

A huge thanks to Matt and the team at EON Media for doing such a great job – super professional and very quick as well – thanks guys! (You can follow them on Twitter here).

The first videos are Peter Barron from Google, Andreas Carlsson from Sweden and Sarah Parmenter from youknowho. You can find out more about them on the conference website here.

Peter Barron

Peter Barron – Internet Revolution – Part 1 from Hull Digital on Vimeo.

Peter Barron – Internet Revolution – Part 2 from Hull Digital on Vimeo.

Andreas Carlsson

Andreas Carlsson – I Wish I Was Named Charlie from Hull Digital on Vimeo.

Sarah Parmenter

Sarah Parmenter – Slide to Unlock – Part 1 from Hull Digital on Vimeo.

Sarah Parmenter – Slide to Unlock – Part 2 from Hull Digital on Vimeo.

We’ll be uploading more speaker presentations next week!

Best wishes,

Jon

I cannot thank you enough for being involved – without your generous support I would not be able to run the event.

Please read on for event information!

VENUE AND REGISTRATION

The event is taking place at the University of Hull’s Business School. You will need to go to the Business School entrance as shown in the photo here, the one off Cottingham Road with the head sculptures! A map and address can be found here and the official University map can be found here. You will be able to register from 8.15am onwards. We will have two registration desks and will be doing this as quickly and efficiently as possible. We appreciate your patience! Please bring a print out of your e ticket which you will have received when you bought your ticket. We will be giving out conference passes and also WiFi codes. Once you have picked up your conference pass, please go through to the Derwent Cafe where breakfast will be served.

WIFI

We have our very own network on the day, very kindly setup by the University. Due to a number of reasons they will need a record of who is on the network, and so each person will be allocated their own login.

WORKSHOPS

We now have four workshops on the day, one during the first coffee break, two at lunchtime and one during the afternoon break. These are going to be open to any attendee, and all you need to do is grab a seat and participate! We’ll be making sure the rooms are signposted and we’ll remind you they are taking place before each one. They will be starting promptly – please get there quickly so not to miss anything!

PARKING – IMPORTANT!

The Head of Security is aware that the conference is taking place. All you need to do is put an A4 sheet on the dashboard explaining you are at HDLive 2010 Conference in HUBS. >>> We’ve created one for you, so just click here to download <<< The wardens will will have been briefed on the day. You will be able to park in any of the main ‘A’ or ‘D’ car parks (not ‘B) for free so long as you have a sign on your dashboard. ** Please note we cannot be responsible for any parking fines, clamps etc for whatever reason **.

FOOD AND DRINK

All your food and drink on the day is free. We will have breakfast available in the form of bacon butties and a vegetarian option. I’m delighted to say that the legendary Steve Leighton from hasbean coffee will be with us all day, as well as Dale Harrison, one the best baristas in the country. So, that means rather nice coffee

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS

, if you do have any further questions, please do get in touch by emailing me here. Thanks again, and see you next week! Jon Moss

PS HOW COULD WE FORGET…

If you are tweeting on the day, please use the hashtag #hdlive Many thanks!

The HDLive Conference website is now live….

• have a look at the amazing speakers coming to talk to you
• check out the wonderful new venue
• buy a ticket, and don’t miss out on the SUPER early bird tickets!

What are you waiting for!? >>> Have a look now! <<<

8 speakers confirmed (and yes, I’m still super excited about the lineup, and the fact that they’re coming to Hull!).

One extra speaker to confirm very soon, and I really hope she does.

The venue is just stunning – perfect for the event.

Looking at getting some extra special refreshments sorted out courtesy of a good friend.

Ticket prices finalised with one main aim – value for attendees.

There will be special number of SUPER early bird tickets available, then early bird and full price. (Also student tickets).

Website looking brilliant, and you can get a little preview here.

I’m in debt once again, to the amazing people who have agreed to speak, and to the partners and sponsors.

So, the site and ticket sales should be live early next week, so watch this space.

Best,

Jon

PS If you want a heads up when the Super early bird tickets are available, then sign up here

PPS If you missed last year’s event, then this will give you a little flavour of the day..

HDLive 09 quick thoughts from speakers and attendees from Hull Digital on Vimeo.

The 4th November (a Thursday) is the date, so there is plenty of time to get it in your diary. If you head on over to www.hd-live.co.uk/ you can sign up to stay in touch with exactly what is happening.

At present, the plan is to release a small number of super early bird tickets, then early bird and then standard, so if you sign up, you will be the very first to hear when these are available.

We would like to extend our thanks for the wonderful speakers we had last year, and also to the awesome ones who have agreed to speak this year! These will be announced when the main site goes live.

We would also like to thank the people and companies who have already pledged their support for the event, our partners: without you, we would not be able to host this event in our city.

KC

iHull

University of Hull

Yorkshire Forward

Intrahost

Karen Barber bravely stood in for Mark Rock at very short notice and battling illness and told us all about it and the emergence of the mobile platform.

You can follow her on twitter here.

Karen Barber – Audioboo and Mobile Heaven from Hull Digital on Vimeo.

You can follow him on Twitter here >>> click!

(The video captions spell Kai’s surname incorrectly, so a HUGE apology Kai!).

Kai Gates – “It’s not all roses (so you think you’ve got it tough?)” from Hull Digital on Vimeo.