Good news to hear that Web Directions has announced Australian Web Week, to run from October 2 to 9, as a showcase of the strength and creativity of the Australian Web industry.

John Allsop from Web Directions had this to say:

The Design industry has its Design Festivals, Fashion has Fashion Week, now our industry also has a week to come together, acknowledge and celebrate our successes, connect, learn and share.

Already the team have got well over a dozen events lined up for the week. Many are free, though they are likely to be very popular, so make sure you RSVP for events you really want to attend.

To stay up to date you can also follow on Twitter @webweek

Some of the events for the week include:

• the first ever exhibition by YiYing Lu, designer of the iconic Twitter Fail
  Whale.
• A Mozilla Labs night featuring Ben Galbraith, developer of Bespin and founder of Ajaxian.com. It’s free, but numbers are strictly limited.
• The hugely anticipated return of WebJam!
• Common Ground, celebrating the Commons on Flickr at the PowerHouse Museum
• Ignite Sydney
• WE Rock, an evening for educators focussing on Web Education.
• Web Futures, a student focussed event, mapping out career pathways and opportunities for University and TAFE students.
• Numerous Parties including Web Blast, The Opening Night Party, and closing party for Web Directions.
• Social Climbing - indoor climbing for web folks - experienced or the complete opposite.

The Week begins with the Oz-IA conference October 2 and 3, and also features Web Directions workshops October 6 and 7, and Australia’s WebIndustry Conference, Web Directions, October 8 and 9.

Check it out.