An Event Apart, the conference for people who make websites, has announced three of its 2009 conference dates and locations, along with its first confirmed speakers.

An Event Apart conferences, developed in 2005 by Jeffrey Zeldman and Eric Meyer, are known for bringing together the greatest minds and hottest talents in web design today. The initial 2009 schedule for An Event Apart takes the conference to three cities:

Seattle, May 4-5
Boston, June 22-23
San Francisco, December 7-8

An Event Apart Seattle will be held at the Bell Harbour Conference Center, while An Event Apart Boston takes place at the Boston Marriott Copley, and An Event Apart San Francisco is to be held at The Palace Hotel.

Registration and ticket sales for all An Event Apart 2009 conferences will begin in January 2009.

Confirmed speakers for 2009 include:

Andy Budd
Dan Cederholm
Heather Champ
Andy Clarke
Derek Featherstone
Kristina Halvorson
Robert Hoekman, Jr.
Jeremy Keith
Ethan Marcotte
Eric Meyer
Dave Shea
Jared Spool
Aarron Walter
Jeffrey Zeldman

For more information and to register: www.aneventapart.com.