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If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------- LINKS FOR LIGHT READING ---------------------------------- This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here (for those who click on the links below and find that they are broken): <http://www.maxdesign.com.au/2008/10/04/some-links-195/> BigTarget.js <http://newism.com.au/blog/post/58/bigtarget-js-increasing-the-size-of-click able-targets/> Multiple form labels and screen readers <http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200809/multiple_form_labels_and_scree n_readers/> Concept Design Tools <http://www.digital-web.com/articles/concept_design_tools/> jParallax <http://webdev.stephband.info/parallax.html> Cascading <http://www.cascading.org/about.html> Quick Turnaround Usability Testing <http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/quick-turnaround> Dmitry Baranovskiy Talks about Raphaël <http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/10/01/dmitry-baranovskiy-talks-about-ra phael/> Artur Ortega and Leonie Watson - Screenreaders and JavaScript <http://scriptingenabled.org/2008/09/artur-ortega-and-leonie-watson-screenre aders-and-javascript/> Using JQuery for background image animations <http://www.snook.ca/archives/javascript/jquery-bg-image-animations/> Web Inspector Redesign <http://webkit.org/blog/197/web-inspector-redesign/> Opera Web Standards Curriculum - updated <http://www.opera.com/wsc/> The Live Web <http://bokardo.com/archives/the-live-web/> Swirrl: Newly Launched Semantic Web Wiki <http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/swirrl_semantic_web_wiki.php> Communicate Quick: First Impressions Through Visual Web Design <http://www.uie.com/articles/communicate_quick/> Advanced Website Diagnostics with Google Webmaster Tools <http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2008/09/advanced-website-diagnos tics-with.html> Battling site spam/just a minor issue <http://www.onderhond.com/blog/work/battling-site-spam> tweetersation <http://tweetersation.com/> a3 - Ability, Adaptability, Accessibility Magazine - spreading awareness about accessibility <http://a3.barrierbreak.com/> Setting up a new Website <http://monsterboxpro.com/2008/9/24/setting-up-a-new-website> ---------------------------------- WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS ---------------------------------- Sydney WSG meeting ------------ Dates: 7-Oct-08 City: Sydney (Australia) Presentation 1 - Ambient Personalisation & Rich Interaction Mechanisms Christopher Khalil, News Digital Media Presentation 2 - New Stuff in Web Standards Lachlan Hunt <http://webstandardsgroup.org/event/159> Fundamentos Web 2008 ------------ Date: 27-Oct-08 to 28-Oct-08 City: Gijón (Spain) The Fundamentos' forth edition will have some novelties from past editions, which are based on the community's suggestion, always reminding the main topics focused on Web design and development with standards. This year, Web business is included in the programme. This year, there are many international experts on Web design and development with standards such as Jesse James Garrett, or Peter-Paul Koch (PPK), besides the greatest CMS specialists and people successful in their business careers. <http://www.fundamentosweb.org/2008> Edge of the Web ------------ Dates: 6-Nov-08 to 7-Nov-08 City: Perth (Australia) Featuring exciting national and international speakers, Edge of the Web brings a world-class web conference experience to Western Australia this November 6 & 7. The Edge of the Web conference is a brought to you by the Australian Web Industry Association and Red Horizon Events. Edge of the Web 2008 aims to set a benchmark in the West Australian web development community as a hallmark event on the Perth calendar. The conference program offers a diverse range of leading edge and highly topical content focusing on key areas of current web development best practise, such as usability and accessibility and current web trends such as social networking and open data exchange. <http://www.edgeoftheweb.org.au/> BarCampSydney ----------------------------------------------- Date: Saturday 15 November City: Sydney (Australia) More info to follow soon... <http://www.barcampsydney.org/> Wordcamp Australia --------------- Dates: 29-Nov-08 to 30-Nov-08 Ciy: Lilyfield, Sydney (Australia) "WordCamp Australia is being held on the 29th and 30th of November in Sydney, Australia. WordCamp is a conference centred around the popular wordpress platform. Matt Mullenweg, chief architect of WordPress, will be keynoting the event alongside several other prominent members of the wordpress community. Ticket prices are currently set at $60, and you can get yours at http://wordcamp-australia-2008.eventbrite.com/. <http://wordcamp.com.au/> Ozchi 2008 --------------- Date: 8-Dec-08 to 12-Dec-08 City: Cairns (Australia) OZCHI is Australia and New Zealand's leading forum for work in all areas of human-computer interaction. As the annual conference for the Computer-Human Interaction Special Interest Group (CHISIG) of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society of Australia (HFESA), OZCHI attracts an international community of researchers and practitioners with a wide range of interests, including usability, information architecture, interaction design, human factors and ergonomics, human-computer interaction, information systems, software engineering, artificial intelligence, design, social sciences and management. The long and short papers accepted in the conference will be included in the proceedings of the ACM Digital Library. <http://www.ozchi.org/mediawiki/index.php/OZCHI_2008> Web-Blast --------------- Date: Friday 12 December City: Sydney (Australia) More details to follow soon <http://webblast.org/> Web Application Design Training Workshop --------------- Dates: 21st October City: Canberra (Australia) Dates: 4th November City: Sydney (Australia) Dates: 19th November City: Brisbane (Australia) Processes and interface design fundamentals for designing usable web applications - one day course. From internet banking, online learning, government transactional sites to employee phonebooks, online projects increasingly include elements of web application design. This course will explore the value and limitations of building a web application and introduce a range of tools, approaches and interface design principles to ensure that you understand your audience and design intuitive and usable web applications. <http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/web-applications.html> Interaction Design Training Workshop --------------- Dates: 22st October City: Canberra (Australia) Dates: 5th November City: Sydney (Australia) Dates: 20th November City: Brisbane (Australia) Human characteristics and theoretical principles for usable web applications, intranet and internet sites - one day course. Ever wonder why users don't behave how you expect? Ever done usability testing or found usability issues but didn't know how to fix them? This course will provide an insight into human characteristics and online behaviour based on latest research and hundreds of usability tests with users, including video footage of usability test sessions. We will also cover the theory and principles of interaction design. <http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/interaction-design.html> ---------------------------------- JOBS ---------------------------------- Jobs 1 -------------- Web Specialist Web Services Section Medicare Australia $61,326 - $68,737 Several Positions Working within the Design and Technical team, you'll be responsible for the publishing, design and development of Medicare Australia¹s internet and intranet websites. You will also be responsible for providing expert advice, based on better web practices and a user centred design methodology, to associated web-based applications. Key Accountabilities: 1. Process web content publishing requests in accordance with web standards, accessibility and usability principles. 2. Assist with the development and implementation of various web related projects and initiatives in conjunction with the Business, Strategy & Development Team. 3. Provide expert technical advice and assistance to develop and implement user interfaces for websites and applications. 4. Prepare and provide responses for internal and external web channel related enquiries and feedback. 5. Other duties as directed by the section and team managers. More information on this position is available at http://www.medicareaustralia.gov.au/about/careers/vacancies/nat-office.jsp and by contacting Mary-Anne Nayler on 02 6124 6681 or [EMAIL PROTECTED] Applications close on 16 October 2008. Job 2 -------------- Business Analyst <http://georgiecarpenter.com/jobs/business-analyst-web> with extensive experience in web development and production environments required for CBD based Digital Agency - Rare career opportunity! - Talented, modern team environment - Up to $85K + Super An opportunity exists for a talented Business Analyst to join one of the most desirable Web Project teams currently established in Melbourne. Liaising with Designers, Developers, Usability consultants, Project Managers, Account Services and Clients you will be responsible for the analysis of some of Australia¹s meatiest web projects and innovations. Must haves: - Strong documentations skills - At least 3 years experience in an IT and online oriented organisation as a Business Analyst - Strong understanding of the digital production environment - Exposure to Agile, Waterfall, Scrum and Prince 2 methodologies - Excellent written and verbal communication skills - Genuine understanding of Web 2.0 technologies and principles This position is geared to provide the successful candidate with some seriously meaty training and vital career experience in the online and digital production environment. It is also a platform to really get your BA experience on the map and potentially move into other disciplines within the industry. You also get to hang out with and learn from some very well known digital industry talent and grow in a culture that suits creatively minded, early adopters of technology. For a confidential discussion around this position please contact Georgie on 0416 739 570 or email your application to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Job 3 -------------- Awesome Usability & UX Consultant <http://georgiecarpenter.com/jobs/300908-ux-user-experience-consultant> required ASAP for Digital Agency located in Melbourne's CBD... - Opportunity to work with a company that actually gets and values what you do! - Great location and very desirable organisation! - Up to $100K + Super Often the User Experience research into a new Web innovation is conducted near the end of the production cycle, imagine a company that understands the value of UX and Usability and gets you and your expertise involved at concept stage! It rarely happens but it will now! My client is a renowned organisation specialising in cutting edge web technology, design and end-to-end solutions. We are currently looking to employ a Usability Consultant for a medium sized Digital Agency to implement and deliver some seriously good User-centric techniques into the production cycle. You will need: - Experience in Web Information Architecture - Contextual Enquiries - Wireframing & Storyboarding - Prototyping - Usability and Accessibility analysis - Knowledge of Interaction Design - Excellent online Production environment experience - Good design and technical sensibility - Amazing stakeholder & client communication skills - Genuine enthusiasm and curiosity about the digital world and emerging technologies Dealing with projects ranging between $50K to $2M you will have the opportunity to work on some of the innovative solutions projects in town so do not hesitate to contact me on 0416 739 570 for more information about what my client can offer you, what they want to see you bring to the table and how this could all work for your benefit! For a confidential discussion around this position please contact Georgie on 0416 739 570 or email your application [EMAIL PROTECTED] Job 4 ----------- Melbourne IT is currently seeking a commercially experienced Web Developer to support their Business & Consumer division. Offering a CBD location and great company benefits. The Role The Web Developer Business & Consumer supports the Business and Consumer division (B&C) to meet sales and performance targets by maintaining, updating and adding new features to core B&C websites. This role is critical to the companies¹ online marketing being effective. The position requires someone with a strong technical background and the ability to actively support development of new features, provide ongoing maintenance of current systems, take a lead role in the technical design of existing systems and test sites prior to handover. The position is a great opportunity to build on technical skills and continue to develop your web development experience. You will have an excellent knowledge of developing scalable web applications with a focus on delivering best practice user interfaces. You will also have experience transforming requirements into online experiences that stand out from the crowd and are supported by stable, scalable and maintainable code. Essential Requirements To be successful in this role you will require: - 2+ years commercial web design and development experience - Undergraduate or Postgraduate studies in IT, multimedia, or design highly regarded - HTML, XHTML, CSS, XML, XSL, PHP , SQL skills - An understanding of UI design, and Internet protocols - Experience with handling XML and processing XSL in Java - Experience with Web Services - Experience working in a multi-tiered architecture - Experience working within an SDLC - Very strong verbal and written communication skills - Excellent customer interfacing skills Desirable - Experience in an internet services or telecommunication environment. - Experience with industry best practice interface standards highly regards - Exposure to product marketing methodologies - Exposure to software development methodologies Join Us Apply Now E-mail your resume with a cover letter to Amanda Both, Recruitment Co-ordinator at [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------- Did I miss an event, resource or job in your city? 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