CrowdSource Summit

A conference for emerging web professionals.

October 17 & 18, 2014 in Portland, Oregon

Get In On The Action

College is giving you the tools. We’ll give you the reasons.

Because the Web is human.

No matter what your major – from anthropology to astronomy, from computer science to comparative literature – odds are that you will be “working on the Web” at some point in your future career. Are you ready? CrowdSource Summit, presented by the Higher Education Web Professionals Association, is a new conference for college and university … [Read More...]

Because you want a career.

We’re on a mission — to advance incoming new Web professionals through better understanding of the profession, and how users are impacted by technology and standards by providing a quality, engaging, professional experience for students interested in working “on the web,” regardless of technical prowess. … [Read More...]

Because Portland wins.

Pump up your Nike high tops and grab your Columbia fleece. CrowdSource Summit is taking Portland by storm! Conference Venue & Hotel Red Lion Hotel on the River at Jantzen Beach 909 N Hayden Island Dr. Portland, OR 97217 503- 283-4466 Reservations Need a room during the conference? No problem! Rooms are $149/night, tax included, for both … [Read More...]

The Web Is Made by People

Sara Clark

Director of web and new media I started my college career wanting to teach toddlers, but I quickly became enamored with this new World Wide Web thing that was developing. I changed my major, starting … [Read More...]

Dan Laird

Media and Design Specialist My undergraduate degree was in Business Administration from SUNY Oswego in 2000, with a minor in Economics and History. You can see that these fields aren't necessarily … [Read More...]

Sven Aas

Lead Web Applications Developer I have degrees in astronomy and computer science. I started programming as a child and did my first web work in the early 1990s, but I didn't expect either of these to … [Read More...]