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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/2008/03/11/some-links-166/> Margins & paddings pt3/solution 1 <http://www.onderhond.com/blog/onderhond/margins-paddings-solution1> 8 Premium One Line CSS Tips <http://www.cssglobe.com/post/1392/8-premium-one-line-css-tips Liquid expandable section with rounded corners using CSS <http://woork.blogspot.com/2008/03/liquid-expandable-section-with-rounded.ht ml> First impressions of Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 <http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200803/first_impressions_of_internet_ explorer_8_beta_1/> IE8: The Bad http://annevankesteren.nl/2008/03/ie8-bad> 10 complaints the customers have about the design of corporate web sites <http://www.wiliam.com.au/wiliam-blog/complaints-the-customers-have-about-th e-design-of-corporate-web-sites> Internet Explorer ID-Class bug http://blog.solutionset.com/wpmu/2008/02/15/internet-explorer-id-class-bug/> Microsoft & IE8: Let¹s Move On and Make It Great <http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/03/10/microsoft-ie8-lets-move-on-and-ma ke-it-great/> Enhancing Dashboard Value and User Experience <http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/enhancing-dashboard> Extensible CSS Interface II: CSS Selectors & jQuery <http://cameronmoll.com/archives/2008/03/extensible_css_interface_css_select ors_jquery/> Some general questions (and answers) about site search analytics <http://www.rosenfeldmedia.com/books/searchanalytics/blog/general_questions_ about_site_s/> 3 Important Usability Challenges for Designing Web Apps <http://www.uie.com/articles/web_app_challenges/> Health 2.0 - Apps & Trends to Watch <http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/health_20_apps_trends_to_watch.php> Fire the workaholics <http://www.37signals.com/svn/posts/902-fire-the-workaholics> ---------------------------------- WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS ---------------------------------- Unpacking Community Wellbeing --------------- Date: 13-March-08 City: Sydney (Australia) Unpacking Community Wellbeing is intended to provoke and stimulate discussion around interpretations and implications of community wellbeing drawing upon the perspectives of three innovative Australians: - Shane Phillips, Chairman and CEO at The Tribal Warrior Association - Noel Staunton, Executive Director at Sydney Dance Company - Professor Larissa Behrendt, Aboriginal Australian academic and writer, Director of the Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning at University of Technology, Sydney. The evening provides an excellent opportunity to build networks with other innovative leaders. Further info: Matt Jones - +61 (0)438 007 770 Carson Workshops: Professional JavaScript and Ajax by Thomas Fuchs --------------- Date: 26-March-08 City: London (UK) A one-day practical workshop that will enable you to fully explore Ajax and JavaScript and to realise the full potential of HTML/CSS-based web user interfaces. Learn the secrets of giving your sites and web applications the rich interactivity they deserve. This exclusive workshop by Thomas Fuchs will provide real-world examples and practical knowledge to enable you to make the jump to using Ajax and JavaScript. http://www.carsonworkshops.com/dev/fuchs/26March2008.html Website user experience & CSS workshop --------------- Date: 31-Mar-08 to 1-Apr-08 City: Canberra (Australia) A hands-on workshop with user experience expert, Donna Maurer, and CSS expert, Russ Weakley. Over two full days you will build detailed websites layouts from the ground up - starting with page layout, navigation and form design; and ending with clean markup and elegant styling using XHTML/CSS. http://maxdesign.com.au/workshop2008/ Website user experience & CSS workshop --------------- Date: 3-Apr-08 to 4-Apr-08 City: Melbourne (Australia) A hands-on workshop with user experience expert, Donna Maurer, and CSS expert, Russ Weakley. Over two full days you will build detailed websites layouts from the ground up - starting with page layout, navigation and form design; and ending with clean markup and elegant styling using XHTML/CSS. http://maxdesign.com.au/workshop2008/ BarCampSydney3 --------------- Date: 5-Apr-08 to 6-Apr-08 City: Sydney (Australia) BarCamp is an intense community event with discussions, demos and interaction from attendees. Anyone with something to contribute or with the desire to learn is welcome and invited to participate. The BarCamp motto is: No spectators, only participants! http://www.barcampsydney.org/ Ausweb 08 --------------- Dates: 5-Apr-08 to 9-Apr-08 City: Ballina (Australia) In April 2008 (5th-9th) the 14th Australasian World Wide Web Conference, AusWeb08, will again be held at the Ballina Beach Resort. http://ausweb.scu.edu.au/ CHI 2008 --------------- Date: 5-Apr-08 to 10-Apr-08 City: Florence (Italy) CHI 2008 focuses on the balance between art and science, design and research, practical motivation and the process that leads the way to innovative excellence. It is about balance in our rapidly evolving field, the balance between individuals and groups, collocated and remote, stationary and mobile, in both our local and global communities. http://www.chi2008.org/ Information Architecture Essentials --------------- Date: 9-Apr-08 City: Sydney (Australia) In this one-day workshop, Patrick Kennedy will present the fundamentals of information architecture (IA), the core methodology for organising and designing websites and intranets. Key skills such as card sorting will be taught, and this workshop is designed to build in-house information architecture skills. A must for all web or intranet teams. http://www.steptwo.com.au/seminars/080409/ IA Summit --------------- Date: 10-Apr-08 to 14-Apr-08 City: Miami, Florida (USA) The Information Architecture Summit is the premier gathering place for those interested in information architecture. The 2007 IA Summit attracted over 570 attendees, including beginners, experienced IAs, and people from a range of related fields. http://www.iasummit.org/2008/ Future of Web Design --------------- Date: 17-Apr-08 City: London (UK) Putting the 'design' back into web design, FOWD brings you a packed day of sessions on the entire design process - from inspiration to build, project management and evolution. We also have a live Photoshop tennis session, where top designers create from scratch on the stage. http://www.futureofwebdesign.com Accessibility 2.0: a million flowers bloom --------------- Date: 25-Apr-08 City: London (UK) A one day conference focussing on how developers can make Web 2.0 applications Accessible. Keynote speaker is Jeremy Keith, the day also features slots by Steve Faulkner (developer of the AIS toolbar) and Christian Heilmann. http://www.abilitynet.org.uk/accessibility2 Website user experience & CSS workshop --------------- Date: 28-Apr-08 to 29-Apr-08 City: Sydney (Australia) A hands-on workshop with user experience expert, Donna Maurer, and CSS expert, Russ Weakley. Over two full days you will build detailed websites layouts from the ground up - starting with page layout, navigation and form design; and ending with clean markup and elegant styling using XHTML/CSS. http://maxdesign.com.au/workshop2008/ Website user experience & CSS workshop --------------- Date: 1-May-08 to 2-May-08 City: Brisbane (Australia) A hands-on workshop with user experience expert, Donna Maurer, and CSS expert, Russ Weakley. Over two full days you will build detailed websites layouts from the ground up - starting with page layout, navigation and form design; and ending with clean markup and elegant styling using XHTML/CSS. http://maxdesign.com.au/workshop2008/ Carson Workshops: Transcending CSS - Styling For A Beautiful Web by Andy Clarke --------------- Date: 14-May-08 City: London (UK) If you are a visual designer looking to advance your CSS skills with new techniques and technologies, or a technically minded developer who wants to understand more about working visually, this workshop will take your knowledge of CSS to the limits of what is currently possible and beyond. This workshop is not designed for beginners or newcomers to CSS. To get the most of this workshop you will be an intermediate to advanced user of CSS and be familiar with meaningful, accessible mark-up. http://www.carsonworkshops.com/dev/fuchs/26March2008.html @media 2008 "CSS Mastery" Workshop --------------- Date: 21-May-08 City: San Francisco (USA) Bringing his popular course based on the best-selling book of the same name to the USA for the first time, CSS expert Andy Budd delivers a day-long workshop for those looking to push their CSS skills to the limit. http://www.vivabit.com/atmedia2008/sanfrancisco/workshop/ @media 2008 (San Francisco) --------------- Date: 22-May-08 to 23-May-08 City: San Francisco (USA) Returning to San Francisco after overwhelmingly positive feedback, the @media 2008 web design and development conference will once again offer up cutting-edge presentations from some of the industry's finest. http://www.vivabit.com/atmedia2008/sanfrancisco/ @media 2008 (London) --------------- Date: 29-May-08 to 30-May-08 City: London (UK) Returning for a fourth year, @media 2008 is the latest in a series of widely renowned and consistently well received conferences for web design and development professionals. http://www.vivabit.com/atmedia2008/london/ webDU 2008 --------------- Dates: 12-Jun-08 to 13-Jun-08 City: Sydney (Australia) The latest in web development, tools and techniques catch up, meet up and get inspired! http://www.webdu.com.au/ Information Architecture Essentials --------------- Date: 18-Jun-08 City: Brisbane (Australia) In this one-day workshop, Patrick Kennedy will present the fundamentals of information architecture (IA), the core methodology for organising and designing websites and intranets. Key skills such as card sorting will be taught, and this workshop is designed to build in-house information architecture skills. A must for all web or intranet teams. http://www.steptwo.com.au/seminars/080618/ Web Usability Training Workshop --------------- Date: 28 Feb 2008 Brisbane Date: 6 May 2008 Melbourne Date: 22 July 2008 Sydney Description: Introduction to User Centred Design tools and techniques. As a result of attending this one day course, participants will have a good understanding of the value and importance of user centred design and have the basic skills, knowledge and tools to apply the user centred design approach to developing usable Internet sites, Intranet sites or web applications within their own organisation. URL: http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/web-usability.html Usability Evaluation & Testing Training Workshop --------------- Date: 29 Feb 2008 Brisbane (Australia) Date: 7 May 2008 Melbourne (Australia) Date: 23 July 2008 Sydney (Australia) Description: Discount evaluation techniques and how to conduct usability tests. In this one day interactive workshop, learn valuable usability evaluation and testing methods that you can use to evaluate your organisation's Internet and Intranet site, web applications and software. This course will explore the difference between expert reviews and usability testing and which is better to use and when. We will cover when to usability test, what to test and how to test. URL: http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/evaluation-and-testing.html AJAX and User Experience half day course --------------- Date: 1 May 2008 Sydney (Australia) Date: 8 May 2008 Melbourne (Australia) Date: 21 May 2008 Brisbane (Australia) Description: Using AJAX to enhance your online user experience. The workshop will explore the advantages and disadvantages of this increasingly popular technology. We will explore usability and accessibility issues and common user behaviours with AJAX applications. Finally we will discuss interaction design guidelines and heuristics for developing user friendly AJAX designs. URL: http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/ajax-usability.html Interaction Design Training Workshop --------------- Date: 30 April 2008 Sydney (Australia) Date: 29 May 2008 Brisbane (Australia) Date: 2 July 2008 Canberra (Australia) Date: 10 Sept 2008 Melbourne (Australia) Description: Human characteristics and theoretical principles for usable web applications, intranet and internet sites. 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. URL: http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/interaction-design.html Web Application Design Training Workshop --------------- Date: 29 April 2008 Sydney (Australia) Date: 28 May 2008 Brisbane (Australia) Date: 1 July 2008 Canberra (Australia) Date: 9 Sept 2008 Melbourne (Australia) Processes and interface design fundamentals for designing usable web applications. 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. URL: http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/web-applications.html ---------------------------------- JOBS ---------------------------------- Job 1 --------------- 2008/224 Project Manager <https://recruitment.csiro.au/asp/job_details.asp?RefNo=2008%2F224> CSIRO Information, Management & Technology - Canberra, ACT Open to Australian Residents Only Several challenging opportunities exist for talented, experienced Project Managers to contribute to the objectives of CSIRO's information technology. Attractive Salary Package to be Negotiated Closing Date: 16 Mar 2008 Job 2 --------------- 2008/225 Test Analyst <https://recruitment.csiro.au/asp/job_details.asp?RefNo=2008%2F225> CSIRO Information, Management & Technology - Canberra, ACT Open to Australian Residents Only Exciting opportunity to undertake a range of tasks related to the testing of Business units and enterprise applications and review of business requirements and functional specifications. 63K - 72K plus Superannuation Closing Date: 16 Mar 2008 Job 3 --------------- 2008/227 Programmer Analyst <https://recruitment.csiro.au/asp/job_details.asp?RefNo=2008%2F227> CSIRO Information, Management & Technology - Yarralumla, ACT Open to Australian Residents Only Undertake programming and analysis tasks contributing to the development and maintenance of corporate applications and applications directly supporting scientific research activity. In particular, the applications maintained by CSIRO IM&T including enterprise level administration and science support systems. 63K - 81K plus Superannuation Closing Date: 16 Mar 2008 Job 4 --------------- 2008/228 Business Analyst <https://recruitment.csiro.au/asp/job_details.asp?RefNo=2008%2F228> CSIRO Information, Management & Technology - Yarralumla, ACT Open to Australian Residents Only We are seeking IT experienced Business Analysts to work on major projects, minor projects or consultancies. $63K - $81K plus Superannuation Closing Date: 16 Mar 2008 Job 5 --------------- 2008/229 Principle Consultant <https://recruitment.csiro.au/asp/job_details.asp?RefNo=2008%2F229> CSIRO Information, Management & Technology - Canberra, ACT Open to Australian Residents Only In this position, you will be required to provide strong leadership within our consulting teams to deliver strategic consultancy advice to CSIRO Information Management & Technology (IM&T) internal clients. $86K - $101K plus Superannuation Closing Date: 16 Mar 2008 Job 6 --------------- Help us build the next-gen Domain Name DB & Site at Name Network Pty Ltd http://www.linkedin.com/jobs?viewJob=&jobId=482920 We have a position available for a 3 to 6 month contract period to finish the development of an existing domain name management back-end and build the retail front end. You will need to have proven technical experience in; - PHP / Symfony - MySQL - JavaScript / AJAX - HTML / CSS - Subversion and a strong math background for the development of management reports. We are looking for someone with a proven development record and you must be able to demonstrate completed work. There is the potential to extend this contract for the right candidate in the development of a domain name parking / mashup solution. You will need to work from our offices here in Prahran (Melbourne, Australia) -------------------- Did I miss an event, resource or job in your city? 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