September WSG Meeting: An Opera Double-header!

A bit late in mentioning this, but tomorrow night (that’s a Monday) we have a Web Standards Group meeting at Loop in Melbourne’s CBD. With not one but two experts from Opera Software speaking, it should be a great night.

Join us for an evening of Opera… no, not that kind of opera! Two of Opera Software’s sharpest minds will be presenting on accessibility, standards and the future of the Web. Andreas Bovens and Charles McCathieNevile have kindly agreed to talk for us on the topics of standards, accessibility and the future of the Web. Both speakers are based overseas (Tokyo and Norway), and this is their only Melbourne speaking engagement, so be sure to get along!

Finger food and drinks will be provided, and the event is free. What else do you need to know?

RSVP to guarantee yourself a spot.

posted: 28.09. 2008, 23:37 Comment (0)

May WSG Meeting: José Manuel Alonso and Richard Ishida

After attracting over 100 people at last month’s WSG meeting, we’re looking to break new records with our next event, which is jointly hosted by the WSG and the crew from Web Directions.

Our huge double-header for May will feature Richard Ishida (who spoke a couple of years ago at a Melbourne WSG meeting and attracted a huge crowd back then) and José Manuel Alonso, who is the eGovernment Lead for the W3C.

We’re moving to a new location to accommodate the expected influx of eager attendees (Web Directions UX is on during the day, so we’re hoping a large number of conference attendees will come along). Our new venue is The Order Of Melbourne, a large bar in Swanston Street in the CBD that will be able to fit us all comfortably.

RSVP at the WSG site to guarantee yourself a spot. It’s going to be huge!

posted: 03.05. 2008, 16:46 Comment (0)

April WSG Meeting: Gerry Gaffney and John Allsopp

Next month’s Web Standards Group meeting is looking set to break all attendance records. With just under a week to go before the event, 82 people have already registered to attend — more than when international superstars like Jeremy Keith or Molly Holzschlag spoke.

Our terrific venue, Loop bar have upgraded us from the cozy back room to the main bar, in order to accommodate so many people.

Part of the reason this event is that Gerry Gaffney and John Allsopp are both recognised experts in their field and compelling speakers. But another factor that may be attracting so many people is the excellent door prizes we are giving away. Here’s a rundown of what you could win on the night:

• A ticket to the upcoming Web Directions UX conference, worth $595
• A copy of SitePoint’s The Usability Kit, worth $197
• A copy of the new SitePoint book, The Principles of Project Management
• A copy of John Allsopp’s book, Microformats: Empowering Your Markup For Web 2.0

So if you work on the Web and aren’t doing anything next Wednesday, get to Loop bar, grab yourself a beer, enjoy the talks, network with your peers, and just maybe win a very cool prize.

Please RSVP for catering purposes.

posted: 18.04. 2008, 20:27 Comment (0)