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This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
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This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Web standards related jobs (3 jobs this week)
If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
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This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here:
<http://www.maxdesign.com.au/2007/01/16/some-links-111/>
Bulletproof Ajax
http://bulletproofajax.com/
Attributes > Classes: Custom DOM Attributes for Fun and Profit
http://unspace.ca/discover/attributes/
7 Habits of a Highly Successful In-house Web Designer
http://www.standardzilla.com/2007/01/09/7-habits-of-a-highly-successful-in-h
ouse-web-designer/
You, me and the W3C (aka Reinventing HTML)
http://blogs.msdn.com/cwilso/archive/2007/01/10/you-me-and-the-w3c-aka-reinv
enting-html.aspx
Styling form controls with CSS, revisited
http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200701/styling_form_controls_with_css_
revisited/
It's in the Details: Seven Secrets of a Successful International Website
http://www.digital-web.com/articles/secrets_of_a_successful_international_we
bsite/
Markup as a Craft
http://www.digital-web.com/articles/markup_as_craft/
Always Specify A Background Colour
http://www.designdetector.com/2007/01/always-specify-a-background-colour.php
New Dutch accessibility law
http://www.quirksmode.org/blog/archives/2007/01/new_dutch_acces.html
Design Feed
http://design-feed.net/
The Definitive Guide to Web Character Encoding
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/guide-web-character-encoding
What¹s the point of web standards?
http://www.thepickards.co.uk/index.php/200701/whats-the-point-of-web-standar
ds/
How to Grok Web Standards
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/grokwebstandards
Web design: 15 important research findings you should know
http://meiert.com/en/blog/20070113/web-design-15-important-research-findings
-you-should-know/
developerWorks Interviews: Tim O'Reilly
http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/podcast/dwi/cm-int010907.html
Two weeks on twitter
http://weblog.200ok.com.au/2007/01/two-weeks-on-twitter.html
Words matter, but the message is King
http://www.presentationzen.com/presentationzen/2007/01/words_matter_bu.html
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WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
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UIE Web Application Summit (Monterey, CA) - 21-23 January
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Web-based applications are quickly becoming critical components of the
strategy of many organizations. However, the knowledge and skills to make a
great application is still only available as scattered lore. Until now.
http://www.uie.com/events/web_app_summit/2007/
Web Standards Group (Canberra) - 18 January
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Alexi Paschalidis, Oxide Interactive - Navy web site redevelopment
Gavin Dispain, DEH - 2006 web standards audit of Australian Government home
pages
Karl Hayes, Hitwise - Best practice tactics for government web sites
Web Standards Group (Sydney) - 25 January
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20x20x4 - 4 presenters, each with 20 mins and 20 slides
Lachlan Hardy - HTML5 - The Future of HTML (working title)
Cheryl Lead - Life after code
Dmitry Baranovskiy - Typography on the Web
Scott Gledhill - Corporate Semantics
http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=84
Writing for the web (Canberra) - 30 January
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This 1-day course helps you discover the differences between writing for the
Internet and writing for print. Through a series of practical exercises you
can learn how to repurpose print documents for the web, and how to write
effective web content from scratch.
http://www.hiser.com.au/courses/writing_for_the_web.html
WebDD conference (Reading UK) - 3 February
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The mantra behind the conference is that currently there is no focus on
standards, best practice and general patterns based approaches to web
development and design being pushed particularly strongly in the UK.
http://www.webdd.org.uk/
Introduction to web accessibility (London) 5 February
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Every web manager needs to have a good understanding of the key issues of
web accessibility and the impact it has on their users. They also need to
appreciate the pressing legal and overwhelming business cases.
http://www.abilitynet.co.uk/webintroaccessibility
Writing for the Web Workshop (Melbourne) - 6 February 2007
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Vision Australia is partnering with respected usability and accessibility
expert Dey Alexander to offer a unique Writing for the Web workshop in
Melbourne on 6th February 2007.
Focusing on excellent content writing, this practical workshop complements
the Vision Australia Web Accessibility Workshops.
http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=608
Web Accessibility Workshops (Melbourne) - 6 February 2007
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Full-day workshops run by Vision Australia are targeted at web-development
team leaders, corporate communications professionals and business managers,
along with content authors, web programmers and designers and web contract
managers. The workshops provide a thorough overview of accessibility issues
and how to address them. It covers the World Wide Web Consortium's Content
Accessibility Guidelines and their implementation and a consideration of
assessment tools and techniques.
http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=574
Web Directions North (Vancouver BC) - 6-10 February
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Hear Kelly Goto, Andy Clarke, Adrian Holovaty, Douglas Bowman, Dan
Cederholm, Joe Clark, Molly Holzschlag, Derek Featherstone, Veerle Pieters,
Jeremy Keith and al the other present and future web luminaries, covering
Ajax and Javascript, CSS, Microformats, mashups, standards based web design
and development, accessibility, web app development, XHTML and HTML and
more.
http://north.webdirections.org
Hitwise Australia online performance awards (Sydney) - 8 February
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Join Hitwise in celebrating online excellence for 2006 at the Hitwise
Australian Online Performance Awards. At this year's event, online marketing
executives will enjoy a short awards presentation hosted by James O'Loghlin
from the ABC's The New Inventors, followed by a networking cocktail party.
This is not a night to be missed.
http://www.internetawards.com.au/au_awards/about.php
Geek Meet Gothenburg (Stockholm) - 8 February
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Geek Meet is a meet-up of web developers and other people interested in the
web scene, and it¹s taking place in the wonderful city of Stockholm in
Sweden. It is completely free to attend, and the idea is to get a blog type
friendly ambience, but in real life.
CSS Workshop with Russ Weakley (Singapore) - 8 February
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A one-day CSS workshop with Russ Weakly that will give you a solid
understanding of the basics of CSS, how to create CSS page layouts, how to
structure your CSS files so that they are more efficient, easier to modify
and maintain.
http://www.pebbleroad.com/events/view/css_workshop_with_russ_weakley/
Search Engine Strategies (London) - 13-15 February
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Description: Search Engine Strategies (SES) London is a 3 day, multi-track
conference that specifically addresses search engine marketing and
optimization. This event features presentations and panel discussions from
highly acclaimed industry experts; interactive sessions; intensive
workshops; and updates on the latest search trends and developments for
2007. This is our 8th annual conference and remains the only event with an
in-depth look on the evolution of Web use. So join us at our most highly
anticipated event for 2007.
http://www.searchenginestrategies.com/sew/london07/index.html
Designing with users (Canberra) 14-15 February
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This 2-day course lets you experience the success of collaborative design
techniques. It explains how to manage the expectations of a variety of
stakeholders, and how to balance business goals and user goals.
http://www.hiser.com.au/courses/designing_with_users.html
Rich media (London) - 19 February
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Technologies such as Flash, multimedia and AJAX present more complex and
challenging accessibility issues than (X)HTML and CSS.
http://www.abilitynet.co.uk/webrichmedia
Web Accessibility Workshops (Brisbane) - 21 February 2007
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Full-day workshops run by Vision Australia are targeted at web-development
team leaders, corporate communications professionals and business managers,
along with content authors, web programmers and designers and web contract
managers. The workshops provide a thorough overview of accessibility issues
and how to address them. It covers the World Wide Web Consortium's Content
Accessibility Guidelines and their implementation and a consideration of
assessment tools and techniques.
http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=965
Usability evaluation (Canberra) - 27-28 February
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This 2-day course provides you with a range of evaluation techniques to suit
every project.
http://www.hiser.com.au/courses/usability_evaluation.html
BarCamp (Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney) - 3-4 March
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A BarCamp is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share
and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions,
demos, and interaction from participants. If you want to attend, you are
encouraged to give a presentation or a demo of some kind.
http://barcamp.org/BarCampAdelaide
http://barcamp.org/BarCampMelbourne
http://barcamp.org/BarCampSydney
Search Engine Summit (Sydney) - 6-7 March
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Coming to Sydney in March 2007, Search Summit is a search marketing
conference focusing on both basic training as well as strategy and tactics
for industry pros. Take advantage of this opportunity to do some business
networking with other Search Industry professionals while picking up
practical knowledge to increase your marketing skills.
http://www.searchsummit.com.au/
Information architecture: designing intuitive menus (Canberra) - 13 March
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This 1-day course gives you a set of tools to design easy-to-use menus.
Through a series of case studies and practical exercises you can learn to
create and present high-level and lower-level content categories that help
users to easily reach content on your site.
http://www.hiser.com.au/courses/ia_-_designing_intuitive_menus.html
Taming the content beast: Bob Boiko tour
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This two-day masterclass by Bob Boiko, author of the "Content Management
Bible", will provide proven solutions to the hardest of content
management challenges. Out from the US, this will be Bob's only visit to
Australia in 2007, so don't miss out!
Melbourne (Crowne Plaza): 15-16 March 2007
Canberra (Hyatt Hotel): 19-20 March 2007
Sydney (Mercure Hotel): 22-23 March 2007
Full workshop details:
http://www.steptwo.com.au/seminars/bobboiko07/index.html
Introduction to PAS78 (London) - 5 March
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An in-depth workshop on the PAS 78 Guide to Good Practice in Commissioning
Accessible Websites.
http://www.abilitynet.co.uk/webpas78
WebDU (Sydney) - 22-23 March
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webDU the premier Antipodean Web Technology Conference. Just when you
thought we couldnt get any bigger, webDU will now to encompass a larger
spectrum of web technologies and will bring you the best of web
technologies, ideas and what the future holds. webDU has established itself
as the must attend annual event for web developers, designers, managers and
students.
http://www.webdu.com.au/
Effective layout and design (Canberra) - 27 March
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This 1-day course shows you how to implement a range of techniques to ensure
your site, web application or GUI application is based on solid design
principles. With this approach you can create a design for your site or
application that satisfies both business and user goals.
http://www.hiser.com.au/courses/effective_layout_and_design.html
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JOBS
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JOB 1
1 Developer + 1 Junior Developer - Web & Mobile Applications (Sydney)
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http://www.hww.com.au/jobs/index.cfm?i=48184
JOB 2
Web Developer - Sydney Australia
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This full-time position primarily involves using XSLT to output high
quality standards compliant web sites using XHTML & CSS. Therefore, we
seek someone with a passion for the presentation level and who knows
(and cares) what tables are really meant for.
http://it.seek.com.au/users/apply/index.ascx?JobID=8449802
JOB 3
User Interface Designer
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Great opportunity to develop your skills in UI testing and design
Leading edge technology
10 month contract
The user interface designer will be engaged in a range of web site
design-related activities including user research, user interface
design, and usability evaluation. This position¹s aim is to produce
highly usable websites.
Responsibilities
Conduct research on business and user needs
Design user interfaces
- Create paper-based or interactive prototypes for evaluation
- Develop information architectures
Evaluate user interfaces for usability
- Plan and conduct usability evaluations
- Analyse and report on usability evaluations
- Make design recommendations
Requirements
Tertiary qualification in computing, information management, human
factors, psychology, or related field.
At least two year's experience in a user interface design environment
Experience in user testing of web sites
Experience in developing paper prototypes, wireframes, and card sorting
Familiarity with user-centred design
To be eligible to apply for this position you must have an appropriate
Australian or New Zealand work visa. This is a 10 month contract with a
possibility of an extension. Applications close 25 January 2007. For further
information and a copy of the position description, please contact Gian
Sampson-Wild on (03) 9902 0535 or via email on
[EMAIL PROTECTED] or see the Seek ad:
http://sssd.adm.monash.edu.au/employ/job.asp?refnumber=G077438
Thanks
Russ
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