Browser Add-On Conference: Microsoft, Mozilla and Google Unite for One Day

By Barb Mosher | Nov 24, 2008

Here's an interesting conference happening on December 11, 2008 in Mountain View, California. Google, Microsoft and Mozilla are joining forces to bring you a conference all about creating Add-ons for the browser.

Add-On Conference Basics

The Add-On Conference is a one day event happening on December 11, 2008 at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California.

This is the first conference of its kind and is expected to be a sell-out event.

Registration costs US$150 and includes your meals and some goodies (whatever they may be).

The conference, primarily sponsored by Mozilla and Microsoft, has two tracks — one for Developers of Add-Ons and one for Business Marketing.

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Conference Keynotes

There are two keynotes, one in the morning and one at the end of the day:

Add-On Business Models: Jeremy Liew of Lightspeed will take a look at some of the most successful Add-On companies showing which business models have the best chance of success.
The Future of the Browser: Add-Ons are expected to be a major part of the success of any browser in the future. This keynote will be a moderated discussion of how that future will look.

Conference Agenda

The day is packed with some interesting discussions on Add-Ons. Some of the sessions include:

From Firefox to IE: Writing Extensions that Work Cross-Browser
Add-ons and Mashup Development: How to Leverage 3rd Party APIs Effectively
Distribution Strategies: Growing the pipe to grow adoption
Case Study building and Marketing Add-on's for IE8

There are not a huge amount of details about this conference and some of the sessions, but we expect it will be a popular event with the Browser Wars going so strong at the moment. If you aren't sure, just take a look at some of the names in the industry that are expected to be in attendance and possibly presenting.

For a full listing of the conference session and registration details, see the website.

Also note that it is stated that if there are any profits, a portion of them will be donated to the One Laptop Per Child organization — a good reason to attend alone.