Jackson and Jason have been kicking around for awhile the idea of putting together a low-cost, one-day conference series targeting the DC web community.  After a very successful BarCamp and lots of Refresh meetings (and happy hours), I think they realized that the community is willing (dare I say asking) to participate in these kinds of events.  Enter the DC Talks series, and their first event on February 29th, DC Design Talks 2008.

DC Design Talks

The DC Talks are quarterly conferences for Washington, DC-area web professionals that feature some of the region’s best speakers and practitioners at a fraction of the cost of other conferences.

Unlike BarCamp, where anyone can talk and a lack of structure is part of the idea, DC Talks is more of a “real” conference in that speakers are pre-selected and probably a bit more prepared.  Unlike “real” conferences, though, no one is out to make any money (not that there’s anything wrong with that) and the cost to attend is just $35.  Viget is hosting at our new office, and I’m sure other sponsors will kick in to cover meal and swag costs.

They tout it as a “local” event, but based on the current speaker (and growing attendee) list, which includes a couple of guys from our second home, Durham, NC, and another from Boston (sort of), I’d say it’s worth traveling for.