Semi-Permanent has just announced speakers for its 2011 Sydney conference, set to hit the town over the weekend of the 13th and 14th of May at Darling Harbour's Sydney Exhibition Centre. 2011 marks the ninth year of Semi-Permanent, one of the world's leading creative conferences covering all disciplines of design, including illustration, graphic design, film, fine arts, street, architecture and any other kind of design you could think of. Aiming to operate as a forum for anyone who practices as a creative, Semi-Permanent is accessible, and most importantly, affordable, offering generous early-bird and student discount rates. And this year's speakers constitute a pretty stellar lineup. First up is Annie Sperling, an LA-based production designer who has worked on music videos for Lady Gaga and Amy Winehouse and worked with numerous directors and photographers, including David LaChapelle, having a hand in the famously eerie photograph of Courtney Love dressed appearing to be holding her dead husband, Kurt Cobain. Also on the bill is Reg Mombassa, former Aussie musician and artist, whose designs have been appearing on Mambo shirts since time immemorial. Other speakers include French creative collective Surface to Air, internationally acclaimed typeface designer Seb Lester, Fuel VFX, an innovative and hands-on visual effects studio and graphic designers Moffitt Moffitt and Michael Leon. All that, and there are still four more speakers to be announced...