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Free Future of Web Apps Expo Passes for Students!

17 Sep 2007 @ 7:02 PM

Just over 2 weeks to go now until The Future of Web Apps conference and Expo starts in London on the 3rd, 4th and 5th of October and do I have news for you students! That is if you can get away from you’re studies!

The Future of Web Apps Expo (not conference) is now free for all academic students who use the following promotion code “student_expo” when registering for a FOWA Expo Pass. Off course even if you’re not a student you can still get into the FOWA Expo Area for £5 which is pretty cool in its self!

Here’s what you’ll get with a FOWA Expo Student Pass:

You’ll be able to visit the 40+ stands from start-ups, large tech companies and not-for-profit organisations
Hear the showcase track (demos from a range of companies)
Access to the diggnation broadcast
And most importantly, a chance to mingle with the rest of Europe’s web finest (that could include tapping people for future job openings!)

I myself as you probably know am going to both The Future of Web Apps conference and Expo as I managed to buy a Student Conference Pass while they were still available (sold out now) and can’t wait – so if you’re thinking of going and want to meetup why not give me a call on +44 07944160953

It’s just a shame that next year when I’m no longer a student, I won’t be able to buy Student Passes for conferences and Expos like this and that instead I’ll have to pay the full conference/expo fee. Maybe conferences and expos should offer a recently graduated pass for students who have graduated within 1 year or so but which are a little more expensive than the student passes but still cheaper than the full pass, as recently graduated students still want to go to all this events and conferences but at the same time still have to pay for all their debts in tuition fees…

Or what about a blogger/journalist pass which is still cheaper than the full fee but you have to blog or write an article about the event. If of course you don’t then you’ll have to pay the full fee, maybe this could be done so you pay the full fee but after the event the organisers check your coverage and depending on it they give you a partial refund.

I have so many ideas yet until I see them in use, they are just that – ideas!