Speaking

I have spoken at web design and development conferences on topics that include CSS3, CSS layout, responsive web design, and accessibility. I love teaching others about web standards and how to make their sites awesome.

Want me to speak or teach a workshop at your event? Get in touch.

Upcoming events

Past events

Here’s a comprehensive list of the events I’ve spoken at. Get the slides plus links to related resources for each past presentation by clicking on the name of any event.

• Front-Trends

  May 24–26, 2017, in Warsaw

  “Experimenting Your Way to a Better Product” (conference session)

• Frontier Conference

  November 16, 2016, in London

  “Using Flexbox Today” (conference session)

• Generate Sydney

  September 5, 2016, in Sydney

  “Using Flexbox Today” (conference session)

• CSS Summit 2016

  July 26–28, 2016

  “Using Flexbox Today” (conference session)

• Frontend United

  May 27–28, 2016, in Ghent

  “Using Flexbox Today” (conference session)

• Smashing Conference

  October 20–21, 2015, in Barcelona

  “Enhancing Responsiveness with Flexbox ” (conference session)

• CSS Conf EU

  September 26, 2015, in Berlin

  “Enhancing Responsiveness with Flexbox ” (conference session)

• From the Front (Frontend in Wonderland)

  September 17–18, 2015, in Bologna

  “Enhancing Responsiveness with Flexbox” (conference session)

• Front in Amsterdam

  August 28, 2015, in Amsterdam

  “Show vs. Tell in UX Design” (conference session)

• Responsive Day Out 3

  June 19, 2015, in Brighton

  “Responsive Flexbox Inspiration” (conference session)

• CSS Day

  June 12, 2015, in Amsterdam

  “Enhancing Responsiveness with Flexbox” (conference session)

• Converge SE Conference

  April 15–18, 2015, in Columbia

  “CSS Lessons Learned the Hard Way ” (keynote)

• Smashing Conference

  March 17–18, 2015, in Oxford

  “Enhancing Responsiveness with Flexbox” (conference session)

• Smashing Conference

  March 16, 2015, in Oxford

  “Leveling Up With Flexbox” (full-day workshop)

• RWD Summit

  March 10–12, 2015

  “Enhancing Responsiveness with Flexbox” (conference session)

• Beyond Tellerand

  November 3–5, 2014, in Berlin

  “CSS Lessons Learned the Hard Way” (conference session)

• Generate London 2014

  September 26, 2014, in London

  “CSS Lessons Learned the Hard Way” (conference session)

• SmartWeb Conference 2014

  September 22–23, 2014, in Bucharest

  “Leveling Up With Flexbox” (conference session)

• Smashing Conference

  March 18–19, 2014, in Oxford

  “Leveling Up With Flexbox” (conference session)

• CSS Dev Conference

  October 21–23, 2013, in Denver

  “Just One” (keynote)

• Fronteers

  October 10–11, 2013, in Amsterdam

  “Putting Flexbox into Practice” (conference session)

• Blend Conference

  September 5–7, 2013, in Charlotte

  “Putting Flexbox into Practice” (conference session)

• In Control

  February 18–19, 2013, in Orlando

  “CSS3 Layout” (conference session)

• CSS Dev Conference

  December 5, 2012, in Hawaii

  “Building Responsive Layouts” (conference session)

• Future of Web Design

  October 22–23, 2012, in New York

  “The Future of CSS Layout” (conference session)

• Responsive Web Design Summit

  August 28, 2012

  “Building Responsive Layouts” (conference session)

• Society for Technical Communication (STC) Summit

  May 23, 2012, in Chicago

  “CSS3, Media Queries, and Responsive Design” (conference session)

• indieconf

  November 19, 2011, in Raleigh

  “CSS3: Using Media Queries to Improve the Web Site Experience” (conference session)

• Charlotte User Experience group meet-up

  November 15, 2011, in Charlotte

  “Web Accessibility” (meet-up presentation)

• CSS Summit

  July 26–27, 2011

  “CSS3 & Media Queries” (conference session)

• Wharton Web Conference

  July 12–14, 2011, in Philadelphia

  “Rebuild a Website with CSS” (part-day workshop)

• CSS3 Book Launch

  January 25, 2011

  “Real-world CSS3” (conference session)

• indieconf

  November 13, 2010, in Raleigh

  “Effective & Efficient Design with CSS3” (conference session)

• Adobe MAX

  October 23–27, 2010, in Los Angeles

  “Designing with CSS3 Effectively & Efficiently” (conference session)

• UNC Carolina Technology Consultants (CTC) Retreat

  October 21, 2010, in Atlanta

  “Effective & Efficient Design with CSS3” (conference session)

• Web Directions USA

  September 22–23, 2010, in Atlanta

  “Effective & Efficient Design with CSS3” (conference session)

• Think Vitamin's HTML & CSS Online Conference

  August 31, 2010

  “Highly Maintainable, Efficient, and Optimized CSS” (conference session)

• CSS Summit

  July 28, 2010

  “Effective & Efficient Design with CSS3” (conference session)

• ConvergeSE

  June 26, 2010, in Columbia

  “Improving Efficiency and Usability with CSS3” (conference session)

• SXSW Interactive

  March 12–16, 2010, in Austin

  “CSS3 Design with HTML5” (conference session)

• CSS Summit

  July 18, 2009

  “Designing CSS Layouts for the Flexible Web” (conference session)

• UNC Webmasters meeting

  June 4, 2009, in Chapel Hill

  “Designing CSS Layouts for the Flexible Web” (conference session)

• Voices That Matter: Web Design Conference

  April 27–29, 2009, in San Francisco

  “Designing CSS Layouts for the Flexible Web” (conference session)

• National Association of Government Webmasters (NAGW) Annual Conference

  September 10, 2008, in St. Charles, IL

  “Designing CSS Layouts for the Flexible Web” (conference session)

• National Association of Government Webmasters (NAGW) Annual Conference

  September 10, 2008, in St. Charles, IL

  “Adding Accessibility to Your Sites with Dreamweaver” (part-day workshop)

• Voices That Matter: Web Design Conference

  June 10–13, 2008, in Nashville

  “Designing CSS Layouts for the Flexible Web” (conference session)

• National Association of Government Webmasters (NAGW) Annual Conference

  September 19–20, 2007, in Valley Forge

  “CSS: Styling Web Content” (part-day workshop)

• National Association of Government Webmasters (NAGW) Annual Conference

  September 19–20, 2007, in Valley Forge

  “CSS Positioning” (part-day workshop)

• National Association of Government Webmasters (NAGW) Annual Conference

  September 19–20, 2007, in Valley Forge

  “Section 508/W3C Standards” (conference session)