Desktop 236: Professional Associations for the Web

This is a little belated, but anyway. The article I wrote for the latest issue of Desktop Magazine is about the state of professional associations for web workers in Australia.

In the past twelve months there have emerged not one, but two organisations claiming to represent Australia’s web industry: WIPA (pronounced “whipper”) and AWIA. Both organisations charge an annual fee and offer similar benefits, but it depends largely upon where in the country you are located as to which organisation you might find most beneficial.

I felt like I was in a unique position to write this article, having watched both organisations grow, and knowing key people behind both organisations, both professionally and as friends. It’s sparked a bit of discussion over the exact chain of events, but I hope that the essence of the article encourages people to go out and join and get involved themselves.

Read the full article online.

posted: 29.02. 2008, 17:31 (0)