Tickets ON SALE!

Hello zinesters! We have several bits of great news to share with you.

Get yer Webzine tickets!

Tickets for Webzine 2005 are now on sale through independent online ticket retailer Virtuous.com. Weekend passes to the event are $20 (plus $2 service fee); passes at the door will be $30, with no guarantee of availability. One-day tickets for Saturday and Sunday are also on sale for $12 each (plus $1 service fee).

Annalee Newitz and Justin Hall to emcee

Internet and technology evangelists Annalee Newitz and Justin Hall will emcee the event.
Newitz, who will emcee Saturday, is a nationally syndicated technology columnist and event speaker.

Hall is often credited with being an Internet pioneer after he started one of the first personal online diary sites in 1994; he was a speaker at the first Webzine event in 1998 and emceed the event in 1999 and 2000. He returns this year for another round.

Confirmed Panels & Workshops

We’ve locked down a chunk of the program. Take a look at what’s in store in the way of panels and workshops so far.

Sponsor Love

An event like this takes bucks to put on and even more bucks to keep it inexpensive for you. Thanks to our early sponsors AdBrite, Laughing Squid, SFist, Make Magazine and Boing Boing for keeping us real.

By: Administrator | 2005/08/16 | Updates | Trackback | Comments [RSS 2.0]

8 Responses to “Tickets ON SALE!”

1. Laughing Squid Says:
   August 17th, 2005 at 11:06 am

   Webzine 2005 Tickets Now On Sale

   Webzine 2005 tickets are now on sale through Virtuous. Here’s the full ticket info.
   Tickets for Webzine 2005, taking place on Saturday, September 24 and Sunday, September 25, are on sale through independent online ticket retailer Virtuous.com…

2. SFist Says:
   August 18th, 2005 at 1:22 pm

   Bay Blogger Thursday: WebZine 2005!

   Here at SFist HQ, we were excited when we heard that Friend of SFist Eddie was going to go ahead with his plan (first rumored at SXSW) to give WebZine a kick start. In the last few months we’ve gotten drunk at many meetings, put together a panel, tra…

3. Mortaine Says:
   August 18th, 2005 at 2:33 pm

   Great! It would really help to have a rough schedule of the speakers/panels, so those of us planning to only go for one day would know which day to buy tickets for. And also so those who are planning on going to the big huge anti-war rally (also in San Francisco on Sept. 24th, *ahem*) will know what we’re missing.

4. Blogging.LA Says:
   August 19th, 2005 at 9:49 pm

   Webzine 2005 tickets on sale now

   Looks like Webzine tickets are on sale. Anyone else from LA planning to attened? I know I’m going, and a bunch of other metrobloggers from around the world are flying in for it. Plans and details will be posted soon…

5. sfmike Says:
   August 20th, 2005 at 7:51 am

   Dear Eddie: I hate buying tickets over the internets, especially because they usually charge you some ridiculous fee (10% of the $20 Weekend Pass in the case of Webzine). Can I just give you some cash instead? I’m a total Annalee Newitz fan and of course I love drinking beer with interesting people.

   With affection,
   Michael Strickland

6. Administrator Says:
   August 20th, 2005 at 10:37 am

   Mortaine- Agreed. We’re working to get the schedule locked in. There is a lot of juggling to do and we want to make sure we can everyone placed on days they’ll be in town. Several people involved in the event are planning on attending the anti-war rally on Saturday. Expect the vlogging panel and workshop to be on Sunday.

   sfmike- I generally agree, but Virtuous isn’t an evil Ticketmaster clone. 10% of their profits go to local food banks and they are a locally owned entity. From an organizer’s perspective, they really take care of what can be big headache when trying to manage 500 attendees. We feel that $22 for the whole weekend is still quite a good value considering what other conferences charge for similar fun. Look forward to seeing you here.

   -eddie

7. Media Guerrilla Linkblog Says:
   August 24th, 2005 at 5:30 pm

   Webzine 2005 | San Francisco, Sept. 24-25 | Independent Online Publishing Conference

   Link: Webzine 2005 | San Francisco, Sept. 24-25 | Independent Online Publishing Conference.

8. Bitsplitter Blog Says:
   August 30th, 2005 at 8:07 pm

   Webzine 2005

   The Webzine tickets are on sale now. What is webzine? Here’s a schedule, check it out for yourself. I’ve heard about it mostly from Scott at Laughing Squid, which is more than enough of an endorsement for me to plunk down a measly $20 on a two day ev…

WEBZINE is a real world, face-to-face celebration of independent publishing on the Internet. It's part panel discussions and speakers, part workshops and much freeform collaboration, schmoozing and after-party boozing. The panel discussions aim to inspire, the workshops are hands-on forums of learning and the Master's Lounge is the unstructured place to share knowledge, ideas and URLs. DIY to its core, Webzine is rooted in zine culture and the love of making our own media.

Two days of panel discussions and presentations from speakers covering a micro gamut of the independent publishing landscape. Hear from people who are turning mainstream media on it's head through self-reporting, culture jamming, citizen journalism, experimenting with new forms of audio and video broadcasting and of course, sticking it to the Man.

Inspiration becomes creation when you make the tools and tricks work for you. Learn from leaders and creators of open source publishing tools, podcasts and video blogs. Step it up a notch by learning how to tailor your message, perfect your content with proper internet architecture and this new thing called microformats.

We would be lying to you horribly if we tried to tell you that we've covered everything and everyone there is to know in the world of independent online publishing. The Lounge is a place where you can share your ideas, project, URL or whatever you happen to be working on with fellow allies and future friends. This area will be an open, self-selecting and self-scheduled space equipped with a digital projector and a round table. Gather 'round and exchange knowledge and contact info.

Webzine 2005 is Accessible

Online tickets for Webzine 2005 went for an amazingly low price of $22 for the whole shebang. Day passes were $13 in advance. That's less than 1% the cost of some other well known annual conferences, all without the guilt, grime or starch.

Webzine 2005
SEPTEMBER 24th/25th
12noon - 6:00pm

Swedish American Hall
2174 Market Street
San Francisco, Kalifornia