Internet leaders meet at Next Web Conference

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Internet leaders meet at Next Web Conference

by Peter White May 30th 2007

Certain future events can be predicted accurately by just about anybody. For instance, anyone with a pulse and a soul can tell you that regardless of how many characters Eddie Murphy plays, the movie Norbit won't win an Oscar this year. But when it comes to the future of the web the predictions should be left to the experts. Luckily for interested parties, many of the experts in this field will be in the same place at the same time for The Next Web Conference. On June 1st at the Tuschinski Theatre in Amsterdam many of the industry leaders will be on hand to discuss the future of this crazy little internet fad that so many people seem to be interested in.

Tickets are almost sold out (57 left when this was written) and are 550 Eur if bought before May 30 or 750 Eur afterwards. You can see a short preview video that has some huge names answering questions. This whole conference is great for anyone looking to get a leg-up on the competition when it comes to the latest in web technology. Also, with this many tech people converging on the anything-goes city of Amsterdam, it has a new Revenge of the Nerds movie written all over it, and that can be nothing but fun.

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