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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 (4 jobs this week)
If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
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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/2007/05/17/some-links-124/>
Another look at HTML 5
http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200705/another_look_at_html_5/
Forward Towards the Past
http://www.autisticcuckoo.net/archive.php?id=2007/05/09/forward-towards-the-
past
Presentational markup in HTML 5
http://usabletype.com/weblog/presentational-markup-html-5/
What i want from a new markup spec
http://weblog.200ok.com.au/2007/05/what-i-want-from-new-markup-spec.html
CSS2.2
http://www.andybudd.com/archives/2007/05/css22/
Add and delete vertical space in measured intervals
http://webtypography.net/Rhythm_and_Proportion/Vertical_Motion/2.2.2/
How to professionally manage search
http://www.gerrymcgovern.com/nt/2007/nt-2007-05-14-search.htm
Rediscovering the Button Element
http://particletree.com/features/rediscovering-the-button-element/
70 Expert Ideas For Better CSS Coding
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2007/05/10/70-expert-ideas-for-better-css-co
ding/
Keeping your home page clean
http://www.boagworld.com/archives/2007/05/keeping_your_home_page_clean.html
The Encyclopedia of life
http://www.eol.org/home.html
Design by grid
http://www.designbygrid.com/
Make your site mobile friendly
http://www.thinkvitamin.com/features/css/make-your-site-mobile-friendly
Web typography: bottom margins of paragraphs and lists
http://www.maratz.com/blog/archives/2007/05/12/quick-tip-bottom-margins-of-p
aragraphs-and-lists/
Only use block-level elements in blockquotes
http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200705/only_use_blocklevel_elements_in
_blockquotes/
The underuse of imagination
http://www.scottberkun.com/blog/2007/the-underuse-of-imagination/
10 steps to create a high-quality website
http://meiert.com/en/blog/20070510/10-steps-to-create-a-high-quality-website
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WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
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IA Cocktail Hour
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Date: 24 May
City: Canberra ACT (Australia)
Semantic Analysis / Grand Unified Theory / Knowledge Worker 2.0
http://wipa.org.au/events/display.cfm?event_id=23
Max Design - CSS & Accessibility Workshop
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Date: Monday 28, Tuesday 29 May
City: Brisbane (Australia)
Web designers and developers face a range of challenges in today¹s market.
The days of producing websites for a single browser are gone. Website
accessibility has become a key concern for developers and site owners. This
workshop series will provide solutions to these challenges. If you're
interested in building accessible websites that will work into the future,
this workshop series is for you!
http://www.maxdesign.com.au/workshop2007/
Google Developer Day
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Date: 31-May-07
City: Sydney NSW (Australia)
At Google, we want to help developers build better web applications. That's
why we've created APIs and tools to quickly enhance those applications,
integrate with Google products and reach millions of users. That's also why
we're holding Google Developer Day.
http://www.google.com/events/developerday/en_AU/details.html
Canberra WSG meeting
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Date: 31-May-07
City: Canberra ACT (Australia)
John Allsopp (Westciv) on microformats, plus Brian Hardy (Vision Australia)
on the accessibility of PDF files
http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=94
WSG Sydney meeting
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Date: 31-May-07
City: Sydney NSW (Australia)
Shane Morris, User Experience Evangelist, Microsoft - "Designers and
developers - learning to get along". Patrick Kennedy, User experience
architect, Step Two Designs - "Intranets - why you should care?"
http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=95
Vision Australia: Writing for the Web Workshop
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Date: 05-Jun-07
City: Brisbane Qld (Australia)
Vision Australia is partnering with respected usability and accessibility
expert Dey Alexander to offer unique Writing for the Web workshops. Dey is
co-convenor of the Web Accessibility Network of Australian Universities and
is a regular presenter on useable and accessible web writing to the
education, corporate and government sectors.
http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=685
Web Accessibility Network for Australian Universities Queensland Forum
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Date: 06-Jun-07
City: Brisbane Qld(Australia)
Speakers: Chris Newman, Chris Frost, Gian Sampson-Wild, Dey Alexander. Raise
awareness within our organisations of the problems encountered by people
with disabilities that affect their use of the web
http://www.wanau.org/forums2007/
WebJam
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Date: 07-Jun-07
City: Sydney NSW (Australia)
If you've done something cool on the web lately, show the rest of us at the
rockingest web event in town. We're looking for 16 presenters to show us
their sharpest recent web work, but they only get three minutes on stage.
http://webjam.com.au/
Vision Australia: Writing for the Web Workshop
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Date: 19-Jun-07
City: Melbourne Vic (Australia)
This practical workshop run by Vision Australia focuses on enhancing the
usability and accessibility of your web content and will teach you how to
communicate effectively with your readers.
http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=1653&event=48
ReMix Australia
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Date: 25-Jun-07
City: Melbourne Vic (Australia)
Don't miss this two day event in Melbourne to help you rethink what you can
create for the web and how. Choose from over 20 sessions hosted by leading
industry heavy-weights.
http://www.microsoft.com/australia/remix07/
Vision Australia: Web Accessibility Workshops
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Date: 28-Jun-07
City: Brisbane Qld (Australia)
These 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.
http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=965
Where collaboration tools fit in
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Date: 03-Jul-07
City: Canberra ACT (Australia)
With the rapid spread of collaboration tools such as SharePoint, the
opportunity for new approaches to intranets and information management are
being explored. More immediately, organisations are confronted with the
fundamental question: where do collaboration tools fit in?
http://www.steptwo.com.au/seminars/070703/index.html
Vision Australia: Web Accessibility Workshops
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Date: 30-Aug-07
City: Perth WA (Australia)
These 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.
http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=1042
Fundamentos Web 2007
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Date:3-5-Oct-07
City: Asturias (Spain)
On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of CSS, A CONTEST has been called
to change the appearance of "Fundamentos Web 2007" site with novel CSS. The
winner and the two finalists will be chosen, out of the most voted designs,
by a committee made up of W3C Spain staff and chaired by the CSS
co-inventor, Bert Bos. The winner and the finalists can obtain an Apple¹s
MacBook, a Wii console, lodging for two people in Oviedo for the three days,
and attend the event for free. Designs can be sent until 13th May 2007.
http://www.fundamentosweb.org/2007
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JOBS
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Job 1:
CSS/XHTML Developer - BULLSEYE
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- Do you love XHTML/CSS/AJAX?
- Passionate and enthusiastic about web standards?
- Want to work as part of an award-winning team?
BULLSEYE is looking for a design-friendly web developer to join our
highly-regarded team based in Sydney. You will work within a project team
across a number of exciting projects including websites, online advertising
campaigns, multimedia, and e-business applications for some of Australia's
leading brands. A good remuneration package is available for the right
person, commensurate with experience.
Required:
Cross-browser CSS knowledge
Javascript knowledge
Photoshop skills (artwork slicing, production skills)
Online examples of your work available for review
Proficiency with AJAX, ActionScript and experience with Content-management
projects would be considered an advantage.
About you:
We're looking for a person with energy, passion and an eye-for-detail. You
have 1-2+ years experience in producing high quality web sites. You're an
independent thinker who enjoys collaborating with our seasoned creative and
development team. You stay up-to-date with web standards and continually
look for new ways to improve the interface. You're a natural problem solver.
About us:
Based in North Sydney, BULLSEYE is an established digital agency that
combines creative ideas with the latest technology solutions. Our clients
include ANZ Bank, Sydney Aquarium, Blackmores, Hitachi, Aussie Home Loans
and Engin.
To apply:
Send an introductory email including your CV and 3-5 links to examples of
your work to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
If you're a freelancer, feel free to send us your details too.
www.bullseye.com.au
Job 2:
Graduate - Technical Consultant
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- Develop valuable skills and experience.
- Learn from experts in the field.
- Great location with free parking.
Australia's leading search engine company, Funnelback is searching for a
graduate looking to kick-start their career!
Your role will include:
- Client technical support
- Hosted search service administration
- Search projects and consultancies
- Pre-sales support
This role will allow you to interact directly with technical and
non-technical customers on a daily basis.
You have:
- knowledge of HTML and XML;
- some experience with scripting;
- knowledge of Web technologies; and
- experience working in Unix / Linux and Windows environments.
This role is based in Canberra at Funnelback¹s head office in Acton.
The Funnelback offices sit within a hub of innovation and creativity, at
the eastern base of the CSIRO¹s Black Mountain Laboratories in amongst
other high tech businesses involved in the development of ground
breaking technologies.
Nearby to the Funnelback offices are the Australian National Botanic
Gardens, the CSIRO Discovery Centre and the Australian National
University. Free parking is available on site.
If you are someone who thrives in an innovative environment and loves to
work with people, then we want to hear from you!To apply for this
position in strict confidence, please submit your resume and application
letter by email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>quoting Technical Consultant¹ in the
subject line.
For more information please contact Brett Matson, Manager of Products
and Services, on (02) 6229 1715
Job 3:
Intranet Coordinator
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6 month contract
Immediate start
Kimberly-Clark
Milsons Point
Combine your communications experience with your Sharepoint and Dreamweaver
capabilities.
The role involves the ongoing improvement and maintenance work on the
employee intranet. The purpose of the position is to ensure useful, useable,
and relevant online communication tools for employees to help the
organisation achieve corporate goals.
The role requires a practical understanding of how employees use intranets
as a business tool. It requires knowledge of information management,
knowledge management and internal communications principles and practice.
You will work with business units to help them communicate key messages
effectively online, meeting the demands of internal audiences. You will
provide expertise in usability, information architecture, online design,
online writing and effective use of web technology. You will co-ordinate the
restructure of the employee portal to a more task based and relevant
business tool, ensuring that the content is written in a user-centric way.
This involves the use of communication, marketing and web design principles
(usability) to advise internal clients on optimum ways to publish material
and communicate messages online. You will keep the intranet up to date by
obtaining and publishing new or revised content using web programming codes
in Macromedia Dreamweaver.
Contact: Kylie Singh 9963 8087
Job 4:
Multimedia developer
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The Teaching & Learning Development Group at Charles Darwin University is
seeking a multimedia developer for a fulltime continuing appointment.
Details can be found here under executive & general vacancies.
http://www.cdu.edu.au/pmd/vacancies.html
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