Speaker Bio

John Allsopp

Software developer, long standing web development speaker, writer, evangelist and self proclaimed expert, John Allsopp has spent the last 15 years working with and developing for the web. As the head developer of the leading cross platform CSS development tool Style Master, and developer and publisher of renowned training courses and learning resources on CSS and standards based development, and author of the highly regarded "Dao of Web Design," John is widely recognized as a leader in these fields.

As a presenter and educator, John speaks frequently at conferences around Australia and the world. His idiosyncratic blog Dog or Higher covers a broad range of subjects, particularly in technology and innovation, and is widely read and referenced.

He is also a co-founder of the Web Directions conference series, and author of one of the earliest books on Microformats (publication date March 2007).

John's one claim to fame, and source of some embarrassment, is (semi-publicly) coining the term "Web 2.0" some months before O'Reilly. John apologizes unreservedly for whatever minor role he played in inflicting this term on the world.

When not bathed in the glow of various computer screens, John is a volunteer surf lifesaver at Sydney's famous Bondi Beach. He now lives at the southern edge of Sydney, between the ocean and the world's second oldest national park, with his wife and young daughter, who are the light of his life.