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May 14th, 2008
This presentation is a practical introduction to eyetracking in which the latest mobile unit will be demonstrated. Peter will introduce the field, describe how the technology works and how it is providing unique insights in evaluating websites as key part of usability studies. Included in the session is a demonstration of the latest advancements in mobile eye tracking with a device that allows us to explore user behaviour with authentic materials and environments.
Peter Brawn
Dr Peter Brawn has a PhD in Visual Attention and led the introduction of the first commercial eyetracking service in Australia. His website may be found at www.eyetracker.com.au. As a practicing usability practitioner he has integrated eyetracking into studies covering both digital and advertising media, and is supported by a network of independent professionals in UX Research www.uxresearch.com.au
Challenges for Usability in Agile Development - John Eklund
Agile methods of development prescribe rapid prototyping and minimal documentation, and are particularly suitable for creating web interfaces for businesses, encouraging throw-away prototypes and allowing designers the freedom to be more creative. This session discusses ways that project managers can meet the challenges of rapid development with user centred methods that will assure the usability of their systems and ultimately customer satisfaction. The talk will focus on practical methods in a step-by-step guide covering the place of usability in a project lifecycle, how it is implemented and executed and what to expect in usability from an external supplier.
John Eklund
John Eklund has a doctorate in Education from The University of Sydney in the area of interface design of instructional systems. He has conducted a multitude of usability studies for a wide range of government and corporate clients, and has over 50 publications in refereed journals and conference proceedings. John was formerly a university lecturer and head of the usability division at a software testing company for over 8 years. He is the founder and senior analyst of UX Research (http://www.uxresearch.com.au), a company dedicated to providing user centred design services.
Canberra
Friday 23 May, 2008, 2.00 pm - 4.50 pm.
Sydney
Wednesday 4 June, 2008. 2.00 pm - 5.00 pm
Brisbane
Thursday June 12, 2008. 2.00 pm - 5.00 pm
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May 4th, 2008
CSS Centering - fun for all has now been translated into Turkish by Kara - CSS ile ortalama
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April 28th, 2008
We are very excited to announce a special Web Standards Group meeting will be held on Friday 16 May at 7pm with two international speakers from the W3C - Richard Ishida and José Manuel Alonso.
Details:
What: Sydney Web Standards Group meeting
When: Friday 16 May
Time: 6.30pm for 7pm start
Where: Australian Museum 6 College Street Sydney
Cost: Drinks and nibbles - Free!
RSVP: http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=153
Sponsor: Proudly sponsored by the W3C Australia
Richard Ishida - “Introduction to internationalisation”
Richard joined the W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) in July 2002 to to help expand the work of the Internationalisation Activity, particularly in the area of guidelines, education and outreach. He is attached to ERCIM in the south of France (Sophia Antipolis), but based in the UK. His role at the W3C is to help make the World Wide Web worldwide!
Richard is the Internationalization Activity Lead, and staff contact for the Internationalization Core Working Group. He also participates in the ITS (Internationalized Tag Set) Working Group. He is on the advisory committee and review board of the Internationalization & Unicode Conference.
More: http://rishida.net/
José Manuel Alonso - “How to make the most out of eGovernment”
José is currently the eGovernment Lead at W3C. Prior to joining W3C, José was the Manager for the W3C Spain Office for three years and also served as the Advisory Committee Representative for CTIC (host of the Spain Office).
José has broad experience in project management, software integration, customer relationship, PR and IT consultancy. He received Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Masters degree in Enterprise Application Integration, both from the University of Oviedo, where he also worked at its Research and Innovation departments as a researcher, developer and lecturer. He also worked previously as consultant and even founded his own Web company back in 1997.
More: http://www.w3.org/People/Josema/
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April 25th, 2008
ANZAC Day – 25 April – is probably Australia’s most important national occasion. It marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War. ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. The soldiers in those forces quickly became known as ANZACs, and the pride they soon took in that name endures to this day.
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