This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements ******************************************** This email covers: - Links for light reading - WSG and Industry events - Industry related Jobs (2 new jobs this week)
If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted, please let me know. ---------------------------------- LINKS FOR LIGHT READING ---------------------------------- This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here: <http://www.maxdesign.com.au/2006/09/29/some-links-98/> No More IE6 Background Flicker http://www.hedgerwow.com/360/bugs/dom-fix-ie6-background-image-flicker.html Javascript crossfader http://www.brandspankingnew.net/specials/crossfader/bsn.Crossfader.html The Importance of User Experience- the Poster! http://experiencedynamics.blogs.com/site_search_usability/2006/09/the_import ance_.html Microformats Cheat Sheet http://suda.co.uk/projects/microformats/cheatsheet/ Microformats Bookmarklet http://leftlogic.com/info/articles/microformats_bookmarklet More Microformats highlighting http://www.hicksdesign.co.uk/journal/more-microformats-highlighting 12 Lessons for Those Afraid of CSS and Standards http://www.alistapart.com/articles/12lessonsCSSandstandards/ Long Live the Q Tag http://alistapart.com/articles/qtag IE 7 - is catching up good enough? http://www.robertnyman.com/2006/09/19/ie-7-is-catching-up-good-enough/ The Web API Working Group has released an updated Working Draft of The XMLHttpRequest Object http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/WD-XMLHttpRequest-20060927/ Space Explorer's Flickre stream http://www.flickr.com/photos/spaceexplorer/ ---------------------------------- WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS ---------------------------------- October Web Standards Group meeting (Sydney) - 19 October -------------------- A joint meeting with the WSG and Sydney Flash Platform Developers Group The Web - a blind perspective - Lee Kumutat, Training and Braille Products Manager from Quantum Technology will be talking about the web from a blind perspective. The mobile web - what you need to know right now Dominique Lee will be exploring the mobile web, where it is at and where it is going and what you need to know right now! Sponsored by Access Testing http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=74 RSVP: [EMAIL PROTECTED] IDEA2006 (Seattle) 23-24 October -------------------- IDEA 2006 brings together a diverse set of designers, creators, and researchers addressing a fundamental challenge we're facing today - how to let everyday people take true advantage of the overwhelming mass of information that floods their lives. http://www.ideaconference.org/ Open Standards (Sydney) - 25-27 October -------------------- OASIS Open Standards 2006 is the fourth annual Asia Pacific event where both management and technical professionals from the business and government sector can gather to share expertise and promote open discussion on the latest technologies, applications and services supporting the global e-Business community. http://www.open-standards.com/ Web Accessibility Workshops -------------------- * Sydney - 2 November * Canberra - 14 November 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. These workshops provide a thorough overview of accessibility issues and how to address them. They cover the World Wide Web Consortium's Content Accessibility Guidelines and their implementation and a consideration of assessment tools and techniques. Details and registration: http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/ais/webworkshops/ <http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/ais/webworkshops/> Writing for the Web Workshop (Melbourne) - 2 November -------------------- 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. Course Outline: http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=685 <http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=685> Registration details: http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=608 OZeWAI 2006 (Melbourne) - November 29 and December 1 -------------------- Web Adaptability Conference 2006: Are we making the best progress possible? La Trobe University Melbourne. Adaptability is about ensuring that everyone who wants to access digital content can do so if they have appropriate devices and telecommunications. Currently this is not the case - large Web pages rarely fit on small hand-held device screens, let alone phone screens, and most interesting sites are not accessible to people with adaptive tchnologies because the resources are not well-formed. http://www.ozewai.org/2006/index.html There will be WSG October/November meetings (Brisbane, Melbourne, London) announced soon. ---------------------------------- JOBS ---------------------------------- Web Technologist (London) --------- Cimex is a privately owned, multi award winning design and development company, requiring a talented Web Technologist to join their production team. The ideal candidate will be well versed in all modern markup languages, enthusiastic about standards based development and semantic markup as well as having an interest in the nuances of accessibility and usability. Server side languages a bonus, but not essential, and we¹re doing more oh-so-fancy Web 2.0¹ things with javascript every day. Website: Cimex <http://www.cimex.com/> To apply: Send your CV and details of any personal/portfolio web sites to James Box (james dot box |at| cimex dot com). No telephone enquiries or agencies. Part Time Casual Teachers (Sydney) --------- Information Technology Ultimo College $59.68 per hour Job Reference No: 06/200/BS Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced persons who wish to be considered for placement on a suitability list as a Part Time Casual Teacher of Information Technology. Applicants must obtain an Information Package: (02) 9217 4152 or visit: www.jobs.nsw.gov.au </exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.jobs.gov.nsw.au/> and indicate the areas of their strengths by completing the skills self assessment provided. Inquiries: Jan O¹Donoghue (02) 9217 4760. Applications (quoting JRN) to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or send to: TAFE NSW Sydney Institute, Recruitment/WFP Section, PO Box 707 Broadway NSW 2007. Thanks Russ ************************************************************** Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] **************************************************************
