Colin,
The proposed half-day Fluid seminar has been accepted by the
planning committee, and will be scheduled for Sunday afternoon (April
27th). It will be advertised on the conference web site when the Call
for Proposals goes out next Tuesday. So we need to settle on the details:
1. Presenter's name (we can have more than one)
2. Presenters' brief bio
3. Final title
4. Final description
Can we possibly get this done before the weekend, so that I can pass it
on for publication on the web site? There has been some discussion
about the title.
Regards.
Paul
Eli Cochran wrote:
I like Colin's seminar idea quite a bit. The increased interest
in DHTML techniques is breeding a whole bunch of brand-new JS
programmers in the community. It's a good time to give them a hand up
with the hard-earned learning that we've done on Fluid.
As for the title, /Web 2.0/ means so many things to so many people and
the title needs to say Javascript. How about /Best of Breed Javascript
in a Portal Environment/ or /Safe and Sane Javascript in Portal
environment/ or /Fearless Javascript for Portal Developers/. OK,
definitely Friday afternoon, maybe I can come up with something better
on Monday.
- Eli
On Jan 11, 2008, at 2:22 PM, Colin Clark wrote:
Hi Paul,
I've been bouncing around the idea of a technical, hands-on DHTML
programming seminar for the JA-SIG conference. It's just an idea at
this stage, and I'd have to gauge interest and resources within the
community before committing to it.
The goal of the seminar would be to provide an overview of "modern"
JavaScript programming practices: how to write DHTML code that will
play nice in a portal, is accessible, and leverages the unique
strengths of the language. Ideally, we'd provide hands-on programming
exercises to go with it.
So consider this my draft proposal for a Fluid technical seminar. Keep
in mind I'm terrible at coming up with titles. :)
Title: Web 2.0 Programming Techniques in a Portal Environment
Description: This session will provide developers with a hands-on
understanding of modern JavaScript and DHTML programming techniques
within the complex environment of a portal. We'll cover:
* Unique features of the JavaScript programming language
* How to use the jQuery and Fluid toolkits
* Techniques for avoiding collisions with other JavaScript code
running in the portal
* How to make your DHTML code more accessible
Length: Half-day seminar, pre-conference
Proposed Presenter: Members of the Fluid community
So then, my next question to the Fluid community is, who's interested
in collaborating on this seminar with me?
Just an idea,
Colin
On 10-Jan-08, at 5:56 PM, Paul Zablosky wrote:
Following up on my posting about the upcoming JA-SIG Spring 2008
Conference, I'm soliciting suggestions for half-day seminars and
tutorials to take place at the beginning and end of the event..
The conference will take place April 27-30 at the Crowne Plaza
Hotel, St. Paul, MN. There will be participation from several higher
education community source projects, including uPortal, Fedora,
Internet2, Kuali, Sakai, and -- of course -- Fluid.
We're hoping to have at least one Fluid-specific seminar, or one
that relates closely to Fluid goals, principles, technologies, or
techniques.
If you'd like to see the sorts of topics that have been addressed in
the past, take a look at the 2007 Sunday and Wednesday seminars at
the JA-SIG 2007 Conference in Denver -- or any of the previous JA-
SIG conferences. Topics can be deeply technical or of broad general
interest, but the approach is usually tutorial. They can be aimed
at any group within the participating communities, but there's a
huge benefit when they cross community boundaries. Topics that
require a full day for presentation can be spread across two half-
day sessions (morning and afternoon on Sunday, usually).
There is an extra fee charged to seminar attendees, but the
presenter is rewarded with free registration to the conference.
If you have an idea for a topic or a presenter you'd like to see,
please let me know right away. (The planning committee is in the
process of finalizing the schedule. I apologize for the short
notice.) If possible, please include the following information:
• Title - a phrase or one sentence summary
• Description - approximately 4 - 5 sentences describing what an
attendee would expect to hear about; (graphics can also be included)
• Length - whether you expect the session to be a half-day or full-
day seminar
• Pre or Post - whether you would rather see the seminar on Sunday
(pre-conference) or on Wednesday (post-conference)
• Proposed presenter
There are so many interesting threads of interest, ideas,
techniques, and disciplines in the Fluid project, that I'm confident
there are some really great seminars just waiting to be given.
Please post your suggestions to this list, or send them to me
directly.
Paul
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