BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME: PRODID:-//Upcoming.org/Upcoming ICS//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20080807T190000 DURATION:PT0S TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:Refresh Boston August Meetup DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/925677/ ] We skipped the July meetup due to schedule conflicts and a lot of happenings elsewhere\, but Refresh Boston is back for August with a double feature on jQuery\, featuring Mr. John Resig himself along with front end developer and jQuery enthusiast Kyle Bradshaw. John will discuss general use of the jQuery JavaScript library as well as diving into jQuery UI\, while Kyle will talk about jQuery best practices while showing off some of his own examples of how jQuery can be used to enhance the user experience on the web. The kind folks at Betahouse have been nice enough to host us this time around. They're located in Central Square\, just a few minutes walk from the T station: Betahouse http://betahouse.org 13 Magazine Street Cambridge\, MA 02139 URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/925677/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/925677/ DTSTAMP:20080723T143756 LAST-UPDATED:20080723T143756 CATEGORIES: ORGANIZER;CN=:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/10470/ LOCATION;VENUE-UID="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/81221/":Betahouse @ 13 Magazine St\, Cambridge\, Massachusetts 02139 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VVENUE X-VVENUE-INFO:http://evdb.com/docs/ical-venue/draft-norris-ical-venue.html NAME:Betahouse ADDRESS:13 Magazine St CITY:Cambridge REGION;X-ABBREV=:Massachusetts COUNTRY;X-ABBREV=:United States POSTALCODE:02139 URL;X-LABEL=Venue Info:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/81221/ END:VVENUE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20080911T200000 DTEND:20080911230000 RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20080913T000000 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:Fronteers Congres DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/696195/ ] URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/696195/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/696195/ DTSTAMP:20080518T045828 LAST-UPDATED:20080518T045828 CATEGORIES: ORGANIZER;CN=:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/182743/ LOCATION;VENUE-UID="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/44414/":Pakhuis de Zwijger @ Piet Heinkade 179\, Amsterdam\, Noord-Holland 1019 HC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VVENUE X-VVENUE-INFO:http://evdb.com/docs/ical-venue/draft-norris-ical-venue.html NAME:Pakhuis de Zwijger ADDRESS:Piet Heinkade 179 CITY:Amsterdam REGION;X-ABBREV=:Noord-Holland COUNTRY;X-ABBREV=:The Netherlands POSTALCODE:1019 HC URL;X-LABEL=Venue Info:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/44414/ END:VVENUE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20080915T090000 DTEND:20080915170000 RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20080917T000000 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:@media Ajax DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/449191/ ] After a hugely successful\, highly praised\, sell-out event last year\, @media Ajax returns for more presentations and panels from some of the leading figures in modern web application development. Renowned speakers including Dean Edwards\, Brendan Eich\, Michael Mahemoff\, and Joe Walker will deliver presentations on topics including Comet\, accessibility\, Google Gears\, and managing complexity over two very special\, unique days. URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/449191/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/449191/ DTSTAMP:20080306T180319 LAST-UPDATED:20080306T180319 CATEGORIES: ORGANIZER;CN=:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/81213/ LOCATION;VENUE-UID="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/69299/":Church House Conference Centre @ Dean's Yard\, Westminster\, London\, London SW1P 3NZ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VVENUE X-VVENUE-INFO:http://evdb.com/docs/ical-venue/draft-norris-ical-venue.html NAME:Church House Conference Centre ADDRESS:Dean's Yard\, Westminster CITY:London REGION;X-ABBREV=:London COUNTRY;X-ABBREV=:United Kingdom POSTALCODE:SW1P 3NZ URL;X-LABEL=Venue Info:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/69299/ END:VVENUE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20080923T200000 DTEND:20080923170000 RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20080927T000000 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:Web Directions 2008 DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/417733/ ] ===== Web Directions South 2008: Sept 23-26 ===== Web Directions returns to the Sydney Convention Centre in September for four days of workshops\, conference\, receptions\, networking\, expo\, parties and more. Register before July 15 to take advantage of the early bird price of just $850 for 2 days that will get you genuinely excited about the web. Featuring renowned international speakers with deep real world experience at organisations like Digg\, Fast Company\, Yahoo!\, Google and more\, and covering key areas in web design\, front and back end web development\, user experience\, information architecture\, web app security\, Ajax\, online communities\, accessibility\, mobile web\, and more\, Web Directions South 08 will once again be the focus of the Australian web industry in September. ===== Speakers include ===== * Jeffrey Veen - renowned UX expert from Wired Magazine\, Adaptive Path and Google * Derek Featherstone - leading accessibility expert * Daniel Burka - interaction designer for Digg * Jina Bolton - The Art and Science of CSS * Douglas Crockford - Ajax security expert at Yahoo!\, and the world's leading JavaScript authority * Jeff Croft - web design and typography guru * Lynne D Johnson - Senior Editor and Community Director at FastCompany and many other international and local experts. ===== Workshops ===== The week begins with 5 optional full day workshops on September 23rd and 24th: * Javascript with Douglas Crockford * Web site and application accessibility with Derek Featherstone * Web Application Interaction Design with Donna Spencer * Custom Django CMS development with Jeff Croft * W3C SIG Day and continues with the conference itself - 30 sessions in three tracks over two very full days on September 25th and 26th at the Sydney Convention Centre. ===== Pricing ===== Prices for the conference are a very reasonable $850 until July 16th (for the full two day conference\, with catered breaks and lunch\, as well as catered reception and closing night party). Full day\, intensive\, expert lead\, fully catered workshops cost just $450 for conference attendees\, or $550 for others. Whatever your role in building and managing web sites\, applications and communities\, whether in the private\, government\, education or not for profit sectors\, Web Directions will leave you loaded up with all the latest ideas and techniques\, and inspired to make the web a better place. To get a taste of Web Directions\, you'll find dozens of past presentations\, podcasts and slides at our site: http://www.webdirections.org/ And to learn more about Web Directions South '08 visit http://south08.webdirections.org/ ===== The Details ===== Conference & Expo September 25 & 26 - Sydney Convention Centre\, Darling Harbour Parkside Workshops September 23 & 24 - PowerHouse Museum Price Conference $850 before July 16th $950 Before September 6th $1050 full price Workshops $450 Conference attendees $550 Workshops only URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/417733/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/417733/ DTSTAMP:20080126T184653 LAST-UPDATED:20080126T184653 CATEGORIES: ORGANIZER;CN=:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/74200/ LOCATION;VENUE-UID="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/21815/":Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre @ Darling Harbour\, Sydney\, New South Wales END:VEVENT BEGIN:VVENUE X-VVENUE-INFO:http://evdb.com/docs/ical-venue/draft-norris-ical-venue.html NAME:Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre ADDRESS:Darling Harbour CITY:Sydney REGION;X-ABBREV=:New South Wales COUNTRY;X-ABBREV=:Australia POSTALCODE: URL;X-LABEL=Venue Info:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/21815/ END:VVENUE END:VCALENDAR