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This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
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This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Web standards related jobs (5 jobs this week)
If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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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/2007/02/01/some-links-113/>
Contract-Shmontract, What¹s the Point?
http://www.digital-web.com/articles/web_design_contracts/
Is there an Example of a Scalable Taxonomy?
http://bokardo.com/archives/example-of-a-scalable-taxonomy/
Working Together for a Better Web
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2007/01/30/working-together-for-a-better-we
b.aspx
Learn JavaScript before tasting the library kool-aid
http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200701/learn_javascript_before_tasting
_the_library_koolaid/
Eye Gaze Patterns while Searching vs. Browsing a Website
http://psychology.wichita.edu/surl/usabilitynews/91/eyegaze.html
Five Simple Steps to designing with colour part 3: Colour combinations
http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/five_simple_steps_to_designing
_with_colour_part_3_colour_combinations/
Mint - a fresh look at your website
http://www.haveamint.com/
Machine Tags: Tagging Revisited
http://allinthehead.com/retro/307/machine-tags-tagging-revisited
Interviewing 9rules ~ A Group Interview
http://fadtastic.net/2007/01/31/interviewing-9rules-a-group-interview/
DOMAss - the DOM assistant
http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/01/25/domass-the-dom-assistant/
How Blogging Really Started
http://tetlaw.id.au/view/blog/how-blogging-really-started/
Collaborative exam creation
http://mamamusings.net/archives/2007/01/24/collaborative_exam_creation.php
Social Networking Sites used by More than Half US Teenagers Online
http://www.usabilitynews.com/news/article3662.asp
End-user manifesto
http://www.gapingvoid.com/Moveable_Type/archives/003583.html
If Only Id Known! (Tips for a new website)
http://www.hunlock.com/blogs/If_Only_Id_Known!_(Tips_for_a_new_website)
Design a Web 2.0 tab with Photoshop
http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/2007/01/24/design-a-web-20-tab-with-photoshop/
HTML4.5 anyone?
http://www.andybudd.com/archives/2007/01/html_45_anyone/index.php
Adventures in product development: The No Patrol
http://susanmernit.blogspot.com/2007/01/adventures-in-product-development-no
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WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
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Web Standards Group meeting - Melbourne - 1 Feb 1
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James Edwards (Brothercake): "What has Ajax done for us anyway?":
The best bits of Web 2.0 -- social networking, tagging, folksonomies --
are conceptual not technological, and we don't really need Ajax to
implement them. We can build these next-generation apps without
destroying accessibility or riding roughshod through user expectations.
Food and soft drinks on the night are kindly provided by SitePoint.
Details: http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=83
WebDD conference (Reading UK) - 3 February
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The mantra behind the conference is that currently there is no focus on
standards, best practice and general patterns based approaches to web
development and design being pushed particularly strongly in the UK.
http://www.webdd.org.uk/
Introduction to web accessibility (London) 5 February
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Every web manager needs to have a good understanding of the key issues of
web accessibility and the impact it has on their users. They also need to
appreciate the pressing legal and overwhelming business cases.
http://www.abilitynet.co.uk/webintroaccessibility
Writing for the Web Workshop (Melbourne) - 6 February 2007
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Vision Australia is partnering with respected usability and accessibility
expert Dey Alexander to offer a unique Writing for the Web workshop in
Melbourne on 6th February 2007.
Focusing on excellent content writing, this practical workshop complements
the Vision Australia Web Accessibility Workshops.
http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=608
Web Accessibility Workshops (Melbourne) - 6 February 2007
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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. The workshops provide a thorough overview of accessibility issues
and how to address them. It covers the World Wide Web Consortium's Content
Accessibility Guidelines and their implementation and a consideration of
assessment tools and techniques.
http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=574
Web Directions North (Vancouver BC) - 6-10 February
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Hear Kelly Goto, Andy Clarke, Adrian Holovaty, Douglas Bowman, Dan
Cederholm, Joe Clark, Molly Holzschlag, Derek Featherstone, Veerle Pieters,
Jeremy Keith and al the other present and future web luminaries, covering
Ajax and Javascript, CSS, Microformats, mashups, standards based web design
and development, accessibility, web app development, XHTML and HTML and
more.
http://north.webdirections.org
Hitwise Australia online performance awards (Sydney) - 8 February
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Join Hitwise in celebrating online excellence for 2006 at the Hitwise
Australian Online Performance Awards. At this year's event, online marketing
executives will enjoy a short awards presentation hosted by James O'Loghlin
from the ABC's The New Inventors, followed by a networking cocktail party.
This is not a night to be missed.
http://www.internetawards.com.au/au_awards/about.php
Geek Meet Gothenburg (Stockholm) - 8 February
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Geek Meet is a meet-up of web developers and other people interested in the
web scene, and it¹s taking place in the wonderful city of Stockholm in
Sweden. It is completely free to attend, and the idea is to get a blog type
friendly ambience, but in real life.
CSS Workshop with Russ Weakley (Singapore) - 8 February
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A one-day CSS workshop with Russ Weakly that will give you a solid
understanding of the basics of CSS, how to create CSS page layouts, how to
structure your CSS files so that they are more efficient, easier to modify
and maintain.
http://www.pebbleroad.com/events/view/css_workshop_with_russ_weakley/
Search Engine Strategies (London) - 13-15 February
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Description: Search Engine Strategies (SES) London is a 3 day, multi-track
conference that specifically addresses search engine marketing and
optimization. This event features presentations and panel discussions from
highly acclaimed industry experts; interactive sessions; intensive
workshops; and updates on the latest search trends and developments for
2007. This is our 8th annual conference and remains the only event with an
in-depth look on the evolution of Web use. So join us at our most highly
anticipated event for 2007.
http://www.searchenginestrategies.com/sew/london07/index.html
Designing with users (Canberra) 14-15 February
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This 2-day course lets you experience the success of collaborative design
techniques. It explains how to manage the expectations of a variety of
stakeholders, and how to balance business goals and user goals.
http://www.hiser.com.au/courses/designing_with_users.html
Rich media (London) - 19 February
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Technologies such as Flash, multimedia and AJAX present more complex and
challenging accessibility issues than (X)HTML and CSS.
http://www.abilitynet.co.uk/webrichmedia
Web Accessibility Workshops (Brisbane) - 21 February 2007
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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. The workshops provide a thorough overview of accessibility issues
and how to address them. It covers the World Wide Web Consortium's Content
Accessibility Guidelines and their implementation and a consideration of
assessment tools and techniques.
http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=965
Usability evaluation (Canberra) - 27-28 February
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This 2-day course provides you with a range of evaluation techniques to suit
every project.
http://www.hiser.com.au/courses/usability_evaluation.html
BarCamp (Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney) - 3-4 March
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A BarCamp is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share
and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions,
demos, and interaction from participants. If you want to attend, you are
encouraged to give a presentation or a demo of some kind.
http://barcamp.org/BarCampAdelaide
http://barcamp.org/BarCampMelbourne
http://barcamp.org/BarCampSydney
Search Engine Summit (Sydney) - 6-7 March
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Coming to Sydney in March 2007, Search Summit is a search marketing
conference focusing on both basic training as well as strategy and tactics
for industry pros. Take advantage of this opportunity to do some business
networking with other Search Industry professionals while picking up
practical knowledge to increase your marketing skills.
http://www.searchsummit.com.au/
Information architecture: designing intuitive menus (Canberra) - 13 March
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This 1-day course gives you a set of tools to design easy-to-use menus.
Through a series of case studies and practical exercises you can learn to
create and present high-level and lower-level content categories that help
users to easily reach content on your site.
http://www.hiser.com.au/courses/ia_-_designing_intuitive_menus.html
Taming the content beast: Bob Boiko tour
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This two-day masterclass by Bob Boiko, author of the "Content Management
Bible", will provide proven solutions to the hardest of content
management challenges. Out from the US, this will be Bob's only visit to
Australia in 2007, so don't miss out!
Melbourne (Crowne Plaza): 15-16 March 2007
Canberra (Hyatt Hotel): 19-20 March 2007
Sydney (Mercure Hotel): 22-23 March 2007
Full workshop details:
http://www.steptwo.com.au/seminars/bobboiko07/index.html
Introduction to PAS78 (London) - 5 March
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An in-depth workshop on the PAS 78 Guide to Good Practice in Commissioning
Accessible Websites.
http://www.abilitynet.co.uk/webpas78
WebDU (Sydney) - 22-23 March
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webDU the premier Antipodean Web Technology Conference. Just when you
thought we couldnt get any bigger, webDU will now to encompass a larger
spectrum of web technologies and will bring you the best of web
technologies, ideas and what the future holds. webDU has established itself
as the must attend annual event for web developers, designers, managers and
students.
http://www.webdu.com.au/
Effective layout and design (Canberra) - 27 March
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This 1-day course shows you how to implement a range of techniques to ensure
your site, web application or GUI application is based on solid design
principles. With this approach you can create a design for your site or
application that satisfies both business and user goals.
http://www.hiser.com.au/courses/effective_layout_and_design.html
Information Design Conference 2007 - Greenwich, London, UK - 29 & 30 March
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The Information Design Association in the UK is pleased to announce that IDC
2007 is now open for registration! The programme will offer a good mix of
industry case-studies from design practitioners and their customers, and
reports from researchers -- all selected for their relevance to the
practical business of making information more usable and easy to understand.
http://www.informationdesignassociation.org/idc2007/
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JOBS
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1. WEB DESIGNER - Australia
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Well-known Australian company requires an experienced web designer to design
and develop a key intranet supporting business operations across the
organisation. This contract will involve building and delivering a dynamic
intranet to manage key projects, share experience and integrate with key
tools.
Experience/Qualifications:
-At least three years in website design and development
- Strong visual, verbal and written communication skills, with demonstrated
attention to detail
- Excellent user interface design and development skills
- Experience creating detailed Information Architecture
- High level proficiency in Photoshop and Dreamweaver
- Web 2.0 technologies (Ajax, folksonomies, blogging)
- Intermediate/Advanced (high level proficiency) XHTML/CSS/Javascript skills
- Experience coding for W3C standards and accessibility compliance
Desirable:
- Basic knowledge of database and programming languages
- Experience with Documentum WCM a plus
- Exposure to project management and financial business systems
Please include a link to your portfolio (or links to recent work) with your
application. To apply, please contact Ian Stalvies at
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
2. WEB DEVELOPER - Australia
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Well-known Australian company requires a senior web developer to develop a
key intranet supporting business operations across the organisation. This
contract will involve building and delivering a dynamic intranet to manage
key projects, share experience and integrate with key tools.
Experience/Qualifications:
- At least five years in website development
- Database development and programming (PHP/MySQL or ASP/.Net/SQL server)
- Web 2.0 technologies (Ajax, folksonomies, blogging)
- XHTML, CSS, XML (including W3C standards and accessibility compliance)
- Development of Search indexing and database
- Demonstrated experience in developing content management systems
- Experience with Documentum WCM a plus
- Tertiary qualification in IT or equivalent
- Exposure to project management and financial business systems
To apply, please contact Ian Stalvies at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
3. Business Analyst
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ARCHER Project
Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, or Melbourne
Leading edge technology
- 10 month contract
The Business Analyst will be engaged in a range of activities including:
the gathering and analysis of business and customer requirements,
acceptance testing, and the facilitation of the product¹s adoption. This
position¹s aim is to ensure that the developed product meets the
business and customer needs, and is well accepted.
Responsibilities
- Liaise between the business and customer
- Communicate and negotiate project scope
- Analyse existing systems and applications
- Determine requirements through User-Centred Design
- Complete acceptance testing
Assist with deployment
Requirements
- An appropriate tertiary qualification in Information Management/Technology
or other relevant discipline is required
- Three or more years professional experience as a Business Analyst
- High level analytical skills
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills
- Experience in coordinating small to medium sized projects
- Experience in User-Centred Design
- Experience in acceptance testing
To be eligible to apply for this position you must have an appropriate
Australian or New Zealand work visa.
Salary range: $57,379-$62,934 pa HEW Level 7 plus superannuation
Duration: Ten-month appointment, with a possibility of an extension
Location: Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, or Melbourne
Ref No: G077465
Applications: By email addressed to Ms Rosemary Vo at
[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Applications close: Monday, 5 February 2007
Note: Contact: Mr Anthony Beitz, tel. (03) 9902 0584
Position information, selection criteria and application details can be
viewed on our website at
_http://sssd.adm.monash.edu.au/employ/job.asp?refnumber=G077465_
Applications must address the selection criteria, quote the reference
number and include curriculum vitae and the names and contact details of
three referees
4. Web Portal Developer/Integrator
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ARCHER Project - Monash University Melbourne, Australia
Great opportunity to develop your skills in Web Portal Development Leading
edge technology - 10 month contract
The Web Portal Developer/Integrator will develop a production-ready web
portal framework and customised Web portlet tools for a range of
research applications.
Responsibilities
- Perform a leading role in the design and build of effective webuser
interfaces
- Appropriately re-use/re-purpose existing solutions
Effectively debug reported problems within the development and deployment
environments. Document all software, to a high standard
Requirements
- Bachelor¹s degree in computer science, information science, or a
computational science or engineering discipline
- Four or more years experience in object oriented software design and
development
- Significant experience with common web application programming languages
- Experience in designing web portals
- Familiar with JSR168
- Experience with Java, especially J2EE
- Experience with Unix, especially Linux
To be eligible to apply for this position you must have an appropriate
Australian or New Zealand work visa.
Salary range: $57,379-$62,934 pa HEW Level 7 plus superannuation
Duration: Ten-month appointment, with a possibility of an extension
Location: Clayton campus, Melbourne, Australia
Ref No: G077466
Applications: By email addressed to Ms Rosemary Vo at
[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Applications close: Monday, 5 February 2007
Note: Contact: Mr Anthony Beitz, tel. 9902 0584
Position information, selection criteria and application details can be
viewed on our website at
http://sssd.adm.monash.edu.au/employ/job.asp?refnumber=G077466
<http://sssd.adm.monash.edu.au/employ/job.asp?refnumber=G077438>
Applications must address the selection criteria, quote the reference
number and include curriculum vitae and the names and contact details of
three referees.
5. Grid Technology Developer
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ARCHER Project - Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Leading edge technology - 10 month contract
The Grid Technology Developer will develop a range of production-ready and
grid-enabled analysis tools for a forth coming e-Research Portal platform.
Responsibilities
- Perform a leading role in the design and build of grid-enabledsoftware
- Appropriately re-use/re-purpose existing solutions
Effectively debug reported problems within the development and deployment
environments. Document all software, to a high standard
Requirements
- Bachelor¹s degree in computer science, information science, or a
computational science or engineering discipline
- Substantial experience in object oriented software design and development
- Experience with Grid Technologies including GT4 (Globus Toolkit 4),
GridFTP, GSI (Grid Security Infrastructure), and MyProxy
- Experience in Web Security technologies
- Experience with Java, especially J2EE
- Experience with Unix, especially Linux
To be eligible to apply for this position you must have an appropriate
Australian or New Zealand work visa.
Salary range: $57,379-$62,934 pa HEW Level 7 plus superannuation
Duration: Ten-month appointment, with a possibility of an extension
Location: Clayton campus, Melbourne, Australia
Ref No: G077467
Applications: By email addressed to Ms Rosemary Vo at
[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Applications close: Monday, 5 February 2007
Note: Contact: Mr Anthony Beitz, tel. (03) 9902 0584
Position information, selection criteria and application details can be
viewed on our website at
_http://sssd.adm.monash.edu.au/employ/job.asp?refnumber=G077467_
Applications must address the selection criteria, quote the reference
number and include curriculum vitae and the names and contact details of
three referees.
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Did I miss an event or job in your city? If you have an event, resource or
relevant job you'd like posted (from any country), please let me know -
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thanks
Russ
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