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last week!
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs
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/2007/12/04/some-links-153/>
A Preview of HTML 5
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/previewofhtml5
Designing For Flow
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/designingforflow
Email standards project
http://www.email-standards.org/
A better way to use PDF files online
http://www.askapache.com/htaccess/pdf-plugin-adobe.html
24 ways
http://24ways.org/
Providing Context for Ambiguous Link Phrases
http://www.paciellogroup.com/blog/?p=8
Getting those first 10 Clients
http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/12/03/getting-those-first-10-clients/
Step on to the CSS3 Soapbox!
http://www.css3.info/step-on-to-the-css3-soapbox/
Usability is not a verb
http://www.scottberkun.com/blog/2007/usability-is-not-a-verb/
CSS - A Recipe for Success
http://www.search-this.com/2007/11/26/css-a-recipe-for-success/
Did the Long Tail Beget Social Design?
http://bokardo.com/archives/did-the-long-tail-beget-social-design/
2008 Will Be The Year of Business Networking
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/2008_business_networking.php
beyond the MashUp: Register Your Interest
http://www.aimia.com.au/i-cms?page=3558
Datejs - open-source JavaScript Date Library
http://www.datejs.com/
Further links on ECMAScript 4
http://web-graphics.com/2007/11/30/further-links-on-ecmascript-4/
Best of CSS Design 2007
http://www.webdesignerwall.com/trends/best-of-css-design-2007/
CSS Tutorial: better nav image replacement
http://elliotjaystocks.com/blog/archive/2007/css-tutorial-better-nav-image-r
eplacement/
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WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
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OzeWAI 2007
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Date: 05-Dec-07
City: Melbourne (Australia)
Web Adaptability for Inclusion Conference 2007:
Web 2.0 accessibility - is it going to be easier?
Worldwide, there have been significant steps towards a more inclusive online
environment. New applications for improving the accessibility of content and
services are adopting revised guidelines from W3C; new quality certification
standards have been developed, and interactive accessibility services are
emerging. The ISO committee has produced an inventory of needs, responses,
and requires input from users and developers. Learn more about Web 2.0 and
these developments at OZeWAI 2007.
http://www.ozewai.org/2007/index.html
Melbourne Web Standards Group Meeting
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Date: 06-Dec-07
City: Melbourne (Australia)
James Farmer, former online community manager for theage.com.au and
organiser of the first ever Melbourne WordCamp, will be talking about
blogging tools.
http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=102
Massive 2007
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Date: 4-Dec-07
City: Perth (Australia)
ASSIVE is an annual end of year celebration for all the world's hard working
people in the Digital and Computing related fields.
http://www.perthmassive.net/
Sydney Web Standards Group Meeting
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Date: 5-12-07
City: Sydney (Australia)
Location: Australian Museum
4 x 20: Geoff Bowers - Setting Fire To Your Community
Craig Sharkie - Learning to love libraries
Lisa Herrod - RSS to the RSScue
Steve Baty - tinyURL and trust relationships online
http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=104
Web-blast07 - Canberra
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Date: 12-Dec-07
City: Canberra (Australia)
Web-blast is a huge end-of-year party for Canberra's web community -
bringing together web designers, web project managers, interface designers,
information architects and other web professionals.
Register now
Sponsored by:
SMS Management and Technology, Sitepoint, Web Directions South, Maxamine,
Maadmob Interaction Design, Funnelback, Acidlabs, Parisfirst, Contented,
Stamford Interactive, Hiser Group, OPC and Free Canberra Wireless
http://webblast.org/canberra/
Web-blast07 - Sydney
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Date: 12-Dec-07
City: Sydney (Australia)
Web-blast is a huge end-of-year party for Sydney's web community - bringing
together web designers, web project managers, interface designers,
information architects and other web professionals.
Registration opens on Monday 26 November!
Sponsored by
- Red Square - http://www.redsquare.com.au/
One of Australia's leading Internet agencies, delivering exceptional user
experiences online.
- WebDU - http://www.webdu.com.au/
The latest in web development, tools and techniques catch up, meet up and
get inspired! 79 May 2008, Star City, Sydney
- SMX - http://www.searchmarketingexpo.com/
Keeping you ahead of changes in the fast moving world of search. 10-11 April
2008, Crystal Palace, Luna Park, Sydney
Supported by SitePoint http://webblast.org/
Techshare India 2008
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Date: 4-Feb-08 to 5-Feb-08
City: New Delhi (India)
Breaking the Barriers is the first ever accessibility
conference-exhibition bringing the entire ecosystem; the government, the
corporates, the NGOs, the disabled, the product companies, and the education
providers under one roof.
http://www.barrierbreak.com/techshareindia.php
Dojo Toolkit Training
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Date: 6-2-08 to 8-2-08
Location: Sydney (Australia)
Dojo hit 1.0 a couple of weeks ago. It is a great toolkit for building
rich AJAX web apps.
Topics Covered: Dojo Base and Dojo Core, Dijit, DojoX, Dojo Utilities
APIs and development issues discussed include: Ajax, Events, DOM, query, and
behavior, Effects, Data providers and Wire, RPC and JSONP, Custom Dijit
Development, dojo.declare and other advanced JavaScript language constructs
and more! Course runs 3 days, it is $2500USD, you need intermediate or
expert javascript skills and you will need to BYOL (bring your own laptop)
http://www.sitepen.com/training.php?eventId=27
Webstock 08
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Dates: 11-Feb-08 to 15-Feb-08
City: Wellington (New Zealand)
5 full-on days. 9 hands-on workshops. 19 kick-ass speakers. 24 must-see
presentations. Truckloads of design, development, user experience, web
standards, content, community, innovation & inspiration.
http://www.webstock.org.nz
webDU 2008
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Dates: 7-May-08 to 9-May-08
City: Sydney (Australia)
And so it begins -- the sixth Asia-Pacific web developers conference, web
DownUnder 2008!
http://www.webdu.com.au/go/call-for-papers
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JOBS
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Job 1
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Implementation Specialist - HTML & CSS
Squiz has a huge range of clients using our Open Source, Enterprise Class
CMS, MySource Matrix. We have a team of talented and diverse staff with a
broad skill set range, working on multiple projects and with various
clients.With over 100 employees, Squiz is an Australian-owned web company
with offices across Australia and overseas. We provide smart solutions to
private-sector, educational, and government clients based on Open Source
technologies.
Day to day you will be working closely with other members of the Squiz team
(in our Sydney and interstate offices). You will be involved in a broad
range of client projects allowing you to develop your existing skills and
learn new technologies.
- Do you have advanced html experience?
- Have you worked with Photoshop?
- Are you able to manipulate web pages with CSS?
- Have you had any experience with web related software?
- Do you have knowledge of web accessibility and web standards?
- Do you have any java-script experience?
- Are you good at problem solving?
Even If you only have minor commercial experience in the above but enjoy
client contact or technical web work please contact us to discuss employment
opportunities.
We are looking for a fun, dynamic collaborative team member who will
contribute to our growing organisation. Your performance will be reviewed
often allowing for personal development and career progression
opportunities. Email [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Thanks
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