0 9 , ▁a ▁web ▁design ▁conference ▁held ▁ann ually ▁in ▁B elf ast , ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁Starting ▁as ▁a ▁single ▁day ▁of ▁tal ks , ▁it ▁grew ▁into ▁a ▁week - long ▁festival , ▁including ▁music , ▁film ▁screen ings , ▁work sh ops , ▁evening ▁lect ures , ▁and ▁a ▁be er ▁festival . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁Build ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁at ▁Water front ▁Hall , ▁with ▁positive ▁coverage ▁from ▁the ▁BBC ▁and ▁W ired . ▁The ▁B elf ast ▁Te legraph ▁said ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁" must - attend " ▁that ▁" prov ides ▁n our ishment ▁for ▁the ▁design ▁ge ek ' s ▁soul ." ▁ ▁In ▁its ▁five - year ▁run , ▁featured ▁speak ers ▁included ▁Eric ▁A . ▁Meyer , ▁Erik ▁Sp iek ermann , ▁Frank ▁Ch im ero , ▁Dan ▁C eder holm , ▁Jess ica ▁H ische , ▁Robin ▁Slo an , ▁Jason ▁Scott , ▁and ▁Scott ▁Mc Cloud , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁musical ▁performances ▁from ▁Ty cho ▁and ▁Ch ip zel . ▁R d io ▁lead ▁designer ▁Wilson ▁Min er ' s ▁" When ▁We ▁Build " ▁talk ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁was ▁the ▁most ▁viewed ▁talk , ▁described ▁by ▁W ired ▁as ▁" in cred ibly ▁insp iring ." ▁ ▁The ▁fifth ▁and ▁final ▁Build ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁. net ▁Magazine ,