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This email covers:
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- 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 (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/2006/11/02/some-links-102/>
Reinventing HTML
http://dig.csail.mit.edu/breadcrumbs/node/166
Bulletproof HTML: 37 Steps to Perfect Markup
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/html-37-steps-perfect-markup
Feeling validated
http://www.webstandards.org/2006/10/31/feeling-validated/
Accessibility statements or Site help pages?
http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200610/accessibility_statements_or_sit
e_help_pages/
Bulletproof Ajax - a new book by Jeremy Keith
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0321472667?tag=blogography00-20
Firefox 2.0 and Access Keys
http://juicystudio.com/article/firefox2-accesskeys.php
CSS - what is the current starting point?
http://www.rachelandrew.co.uk/archives/2006/10/29/css-what-is-the-current-st
arting-point/
IE7 CSS tweak show and tell
http://www.zeldman.com/2006/10/27/ie7showandtell/
Worlds highest website
http://worlds-highest-website.com/
Mobile Observations
http://www.dkeithrobinson.com/entry/mobile_observations/
Introduction to Microformats
http://www.whymicroformats.com/articles/2006/10/04/introduction-to-microform
ats
Can Microformats be Validated?
http://allinthehead.com/retro/302/can-microformats-be-validated
Sending XHTML as text/html Considered Harmful to Feelings
http://h3h.net/2005/12/xhtml-harmful-to-feelings/
The Commoditization of HTML
http://www.snook.ca/archives/html_and_css/commoditization_of_html/
Semantic menus in a jiffy
http://www.easymenu.co.uk/
Browsershot
http://browsershots.org/
The Problem with Process
http://meryl.net/2006/11/01/the-problem-with-process/
Visible Narratives: Understanding Visual Organization
http://www.uie.com/articles/visible_narratives/
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WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
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November Web Standards Group meeting (Melbourne) - 2 November
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Lisa Herrod will be presenting a talk entitled "Usability for the
Multi-disciplinary Team". The team from Museum Victoria will be talking
about the design process for their amazing site Caught and Coloured, which
was the recent winner of the prodigious McFarlane Prize for excellence in
Australian Web Design.
Sponsored by Sitepoint, O'Reilly and Access Testing
<http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=77>
Web Accessibility Workshops
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* 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.
<http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/ais/webworkshops/>
Writing for the Web Workshop (Melbourne) - 2 November
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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.
<http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=608>
13th Australian Interactive Media Industry Association (AIMIA) Awards
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Enter the best government, science or health category
Entries close Friday 10 November
<http://www.aimia.com.au/awards/>
An Event Apart Austin
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Monday, November 6th, 2006, 9am 5pm
Alamo Drafthouse Downtown
409 Colorado St. (Corner of 4th and Colorado; Directions and Map)
Austin, TX 78701
<http://www.aneventapart.com/events/2006/austin/>
Building Enterprise Web Apps on a Budget - How We Built Flickr
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Brisbane - Monday, 13th November, 2006
Sydney - Tuesday, 14th November, 2006
Canberra - Thursday, 16th November, 2006
Melbourne - Friday, 17th November, 2006
In this full day tutorial we'll look at how the Flickr team built and scaled
the application quickly from it's real-time environment roots to the
de-facto repository for over 200 million photos it's become.
<http://webworkshops.com.au/flickr>
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>
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>
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JOBS
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UI Design Engineer - HRX PTY LTD
Sydney, Australia
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The primary responsibility of the position is to develop UI specifications
from product requirements and deliver HTML templates to the development
team. Deliverables will include the following:
· User flow diagrams, wireframes, UI design mockups and prototypes that
describe the user experience in detail.
· The designer will work on products that are web-based applications
ranging from customer self-service application portals applications to
workflow and analytical tools for the recruitment industry.
The ideal candidate will have:
· A solid background in user-centered design
· The ability to explore and comprehend the needs of the end user
· Knowledge of usability testing practices and procedures
· The drive to work on concurrent projects without sacrificing quality
· The analytical skills to design a complete user experience.
· The attention to detail to thoroughly document UI specifications
· Extensive knowledge of HTML, CSS, Visio and Photoshop is required
· Functional knowledge of web development technologies including AJAX,
DHTML and Javascript a plus
· Basic understanding of technologies including XML
Check out our websites www.hrx.com.au <http://www.hrx.com.au/> and
www.recruitasp.com <http://www.recruitasp.com/> or contact Jeanette Jones
02) 9561.9025 or 0405 221 502
Senior User Interface Designer - ANZ Bank
Melbourne Australia
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http://it.seek.com.au/showjob.asp?jobid=7963730
Thanks
Russ
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