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This email covers:
- Moscow WSG - up and running
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Web related jobs (2 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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MOSCOW WSG - UP AND RUNNING
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On 28th of October 2006, the first Russian WSG meeting was held in Moscow.
The topics included:
³Web Standards in Russia Who is There?² Vadim Makeyev
³Using of JavaScript Libraries² Marat Mamyashev
Check out some Flickr action of the event here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pepelsbey/284523738/in/pool-wsg-russia/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pepelsbey/284523741/in/pool-wsg-russia/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pepelsbey/284523743/in/pool-wsg-russia/
Congratulations to the organisers and participants for a great inaugural
event (and apologies for the slowness in reporting the event). Here's to
many more Moscow WSG events!
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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/2006/11/14/some-links-104/>
Joe Clark Micropatronage
http://joeclark.org/micro/
Deconstructing the Mobile Web
http://www.uxmatters.com/MT/archives/000098.php
Newly Supported CSS Selectors in IE7
http://www.communitymx.com/content/article.cfm?cid=1C603
CSS3.info
http://www.css3.info/
Joe Dizon on starting your web standards journey.
http://fadtastic.net/2006/11/13/joe-dizon-on-starting-your-web-standards-jou
rney/
IE 7 Supports More CSS Selectors, Whip-e-dee-doo-da
http://codylindley.com/Webdev/298/ie-7-supports-more-css-selectors-whip-e-de
e-doo-da
Playing with CSS selectors
http://www.maujor.com/tutorial/isel-en.php
Hatin¹ on Javascript
http://www.christianmontoya.com/2006/11/05/hatin-on-javascript/
Great Fonts for Web 2.0
http://www.modernlifeisrubbish.co.uk/article/great-fonts-for-web-2.0
The Top 10 Lies of Web 2.0
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=19&entry_id=10620
Caroline's Corner: Eyetracking of Forms: should we accept the Conclusions?
http://www.usabilitynews.com/news/article3507.asp
CSS-Based Forms: Modern Solutions
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2006/11/11/css-based-forms-modern-solutions/
Perfection Meets Reality
http://www.digital-web.com/articles/perfection_meets_reality/
Is left-hand navigation evil?
http://www.steptwo.com.au/columntwo/archives/002264.html
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WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
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OZCHI 2006 (Sydney, Australia) - November 20 24
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OZCHI is Australia and New Zealand's leading forum for work in all areas of
human-computer interaction. As the annual conference for the Computer-Human
Interaction Special Interest Group (CHISIG) of the Human Factors and
Ergonomics Society of Australia (HFESA), OZCHI attracts an international
community of researchers and practitioners with a wide range of interests,
including usability, information architecture, interaction design, human
factors and ergonomics, human-computer interaction, information systems,
software engineering, artificial intelligence, design, social sciences and
management.
<http://www.ozchi.org/>
OZeWAI 2006 (Melbourne) - November 29 and December 1
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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 technologies because the
resources are not well-formed.
<http://www.ozewai.org/2006/index.html>
Web-blast06 (Sydney) - November 30
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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. Join a range of Sydney's
web communities and celebrate the end of year in style on Thursday November
30, 2006.
There are currently only 46 tickets left and they are going fast, so reserve
a place asap if interested in attending.
This event is proudly sponsored by Red Square, one of Australia's leading
Internet agencies, delivering exceptional user experiences online.
<http://webblast.org/>
Webstock Mini (Wellington) - December 6
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The Webstock team presents a day of edification and an evening of
entertainment for your web-related pleasure and education.
Mark Wednesday 6 December in your diaries for Russ Weakley presenting an
all-day CSS workshop and Natasha Hall, Russell Brown and Nat Torkington
speaking on a range of wonderous topics. Registrations are now open."
<http://webstock.org.nz>
Webjam (Sydney) - December 12
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Brought to you by Sydney developers Anson Parker and Lachlan Hardy, Webjam
will be a fast paced shoot-out of home-grown innovation where designers,
developers, information architects -- really anyone in the web industry --
will get 3 minutes each to present something they've been working on this
year. Come along, have a drink and a bite to eat with your peers and see
what Aussie developers have been up to in 2006. Be the entertainment
What have you been up to? Have you, your team or your company been working
on the next big thing? Or maybe you've developed a cool new feature for your
website. Perhaps you've overhauled a creaking old site into a masterpiece of
usability and accessibility. Whatever it is, as long as you can tell us
about it in 3 minutes, we would love you to come and show it off at Webjam.
The proposition is simple: we provide a laptop, a projector, 3 minutes and a
room full of increasingly drunk peers -- you do the rest! Register now.
http://webjam.com.au/register/
What: Webjam 2006
When: 6.00pm for 6.30pm Tuesday December 12 2006
Where: Hotel CBD, Jam Bar, Level 4, 52 King Street, Sydney
Cost: Free, but please RSVP via
http://webjam.com.au/attend/
Melbourne Massive 06 (Melbourne) - December 13
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The ultimate social/networking for Melbourne's web community, bringing
together creative and technical folks from eight of Melbourne's web
communities and user groups. Free food, DJ entertainment, awesome door
prizes, and everyone's first drink is free! Register now at
http://melbournemassive.com/register/.
- When: Wednesday, December 13 2006, 6:00pm - late
- Where: Horse Bazaar, 397 Little Lonsdale St, Melbourne
(between Queen St and Elizabeth St, near the corner of Hardware St)
- Cost: Free! (registration required).
Sponsors:
- SitePoint: http://sitepoint.com/
- Lemonade: http://lemonade.com.au/
- RedBubble: http://redbubble.com/
<http://melbournemassive.com/>
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JOBS
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Web Developer / Database Guru (SitePoint)
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As one of Australia¹s fastest growing technology companies, and a top
250 ranked web site in the word, sitepoint.com is seeking an experienced
web developer with strong database skills to join its expanding team in
Melbourne.
This highly skilled role requires an interesting mix of web development
and database administration skills. You will work as part of a team on a
variety of internal and external facing web applications, and have
overall responsibility for many of the back-end systems that drive
SitePoint¹s online business.
Extensive experience in the following areas required:
- PHP web application development
- object oriented programming methodologies (especially in PHP)
- relational database design
- DBA experience with MySQL, PostreSQL or similar
- complex SQL query authoring and optimization
- (X)HTML, JavaScript and CSS
- relevant W3C standards and best practices
We¹re looking for someone who has worked as a developer for some time
and has extensive experience with database design, setup and
administration, as well as PHP development with well-structured,
scalable and maintainable code.
To apply for this position, fill in our online survey
<http://www.sitepoint.com/launch/topjob5/>
Web Developer (Sydney) - World Wide fund for Nature
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WWF-Australia, the conservation organisation, is seeking an experienced web
developer to manage the technical aspects of online communication for
WWF-Australia by maintaining and enhancing wwf.org.au - its content and
underlying infrastructure. The successful applicant will work with WWF staff
and external agencies to communicate online to assist WWF-Australia achieve
its communication, fundraising and conservation goals.
This position develops the functionality for WWF's site management system,
supports integration with other IT systems, prepares and uploads content to
our website and regular email communications, and analyses and reports on
key website metrics.
<http://wwf.org.au/about/jobs/web-developer-200608/>
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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 -
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Thanks
Russ
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