AIMIA: Design-Led Innovation
Date: 22-Aug-07
City: Melbourne Vic
Category: Design
Companies throughout the world have recognised that "user experience" lies at the core of continued success - hence the creation of new roles for user experience professionals.

In this presentation Shane Morris, User Experience Evangelist for Microsoft Australia, will discuss how he sees design leading innovation in consumer and enterprise markets into the future.

Join your peers in design, technology and interactive media to learn from and be inspired by one of the leading thinkers in our industry as he challenges the way you view the role of the user in design and innovation.

Event Details
Date: Wednesday 22 August
Time: 6:15pm (for 6.30pm start) - 7.30pm

Costs:
$35 AIMIA Members
$45 AIIA/AFA Discount
$55 Non- Members

Venue: Spring St Conference Centre
Venue Address: 1 Spring St, Melbourne (enter via Flinders Lane)
Sponsored by: Microsoft

Peak Usability: Interaction design
Date: 22-Aug-07
City: Melbourne Vic
Category: Usability
Human characteristics and theoretical principles for usable web applications, intranet and internet sites.

Communications Consumer Congress
Date: 22 August 2007
City: Sydney NSW
Category: Technology
How will consumers gain the benefits that future communication technologies will provide? Join representatives from consumer groups and those interested in discovering the likely impact of future communication technologies on consumers. The Communications Consumer Congress will focus on how Australia will achieve equitable access.

Peak Usability: Web Application Design
Date: 21-Aug-07
City: Melbourne Vic
Category: Design
Processes and interface design fundamentals for designing usable.

AIMIA: The Future of Social Networking & User Generated Content
Date: 21 August 2007
City: Sydney NSW
Category: Content
The agenda will include:
- Professional Media VS User Generated Content
- Who is Generation C? And what are they doing?
- Social Networking VS Social Media
- The Voice of the Consumer: How to really listen.
- Content Host Liability for UGC
- The Future of Social Networking

SOLD OUT

AWIA: WA Web Awards
Date: 17-Aug-07
City: Perth WA
Category: Awards
The WA Web Awards is an offical event organised by AWIA, the Australian Web Industry Association (formerly Port80 Inc), as a showcase of the outstanding work of West Australian web designers and developers.

2007 will be the third year that the WA Web Awards programme has run.

AWIA member: $110
Non-member: $130
Students: $80

Black Tie event

IT Fund for Kids: 'Know IT All Dinner'
Date: 16-Aug-07
City: Melbourne Vic
Category: Social
The IT Fund for Kids invites you to join Australia's leading IT&T companies including Microsoft, Multimedia Victoria, e-CentricInnovations, KPMG, Intel, eBay and Dimension Data to compete in its "Know IT All" Dinner Challenge taking place for the first time in Victoria. Join Australia's IT companies - purchase tables of ten and compete against each other to ascertain who really is the ultimate industry 'Know IT All'!

Webjam
Date: 15-Aug-07
City: Perth WA
Category: Social
That's right, the next Webjam event will be held in Perth! There is an amazing amount of cool web stuff happening in Western Australia and we want to help them show it off.

Search Engine Bootcamp
Date: 9th August 2007
City: Melbourne Vic
Category: SEO
Search Engine Bootcamp is a one-day Search Engine Marketing workshop. We cover all facets of search marketing over twelve educational sessions.

Our Melbourne event has a international guest speaker from the US - search marketing industry legend Bruce Clay, Bruce will be running a session on the fundamentals of good SEO practice.

Our agenda is designed to maximise your knowledge on a wide range of search engine marketing techniques, topics range from how to get better organic index rankings through to understanding how to maximise your return on investment with Google AdWords, Yahoo! Search Marketing and Sensis pay per click search advertising products.

All of our speakers are industry experts who will guide you through each topic in an educational manor, Search Engine Bootcamps are held in classroom style environments and are all about information and education.

education.au: Generation MySpace - Social Networking and its impact on students and education
Date: 08-Aug-07
City: Melbourne Vic
Category: Content
Keynote speaker - Danah Boyd

Danah Boyd is an internationally recognised authority on the way people use networked social media. She has studied how people develop online identities and how they use them to socialise on the Internet.

education.au: Generation MySpace - Social Networking and its impact on students and education
Date: 06-Aug-07
City: Brisbane Qld
Category: Content
Keynote speaker - Danah Boyd

Danah Boyd is an internationally recognised authority on the way people use networked social media. She has studied how people develop online identities and how they use them to socialise on the Internet.

ACS: RESTful integration vs WS-*
Date: 1 August 2007
City: Sydney NSW
Category: Technology
The Web is alive with furious debate on the future of integration. With the former new kid on the block - Web Services - being forced to contend with the jihadist fury of the upstart REST-based approach.

This talk will explore the fundamental REST concepts and show how they can be used to create robust integration solutions - with all those -ilities that we love, but without all the complex middleware.

We'll explore how RESTful solutions can be applied to enterprise domains used by real developers writing with those "boring" statically typed languages, rather than just the Ruby fanboys (though fanboys will also be well catered for).

In a shocking conclusion we'll also see that REST done right and SOA done well are actually rather similar beasts...

Peak Usability: Usability evaluation and testing
Date: 26-Jul-07
City: Brisbane Qld
Category: Usability
Discount evaluation techniques and how to conduct usability tests

Peak Usability: Web usability
Date: 25-Jul-07
City: Brisbane Qld
Category: Usability
Introduction to User Centred Design tools and techniques

The Untapped Workforce: Attracting Women back into the Industry
Date: 19-Jul-07
City: Melbourne Vic
Category: Recruitment
Jackie Cook, Managing Director of Priorities - Flexible Employment Strategies has found that companies who can offer flexibility in job design, work tasking and work-life balance have been able to significantly improve their recruitment and attraction programs. Hear Jackie's insights and experiences in helping companies establish flexible working arrangements to help you understand how the flexible workplace can be a success and tips for leading a multi-generational team.

Step Two Designs: Where collaboration tools fit in
Date: 03-Jul-07
City: Canberra ACT
Category: IA
With the rapid spread of collaboration tools such as SharePoint, the opportunity for new approaches to intranets and information management are being explored. More immediately, organisations are confronted with the fundamental question: where do collaboration tools fit in?

Perth BarCamp
Date: 30-Jun-07
City: Perth WA
Category: BarCamp
Perth BarCamp is on! So get your laptops ready, because you will need to being them down to Central TAFE, 140 Royal St, East Perth

Bits & Pixels
Date: 30-Jun-07
City: Newcastle NSW
Category: Social
A social get together for all web industry professionals and amateurs to discuss all things web over a beer, gin, coffee or whatever you prefer.

This is the first Bits & Pixels meet up so the format is completely open and free. Come along and spread the word.

Vision Australia: Web Accessibility Workshops
Date: 28-Jun-07
City: Brisbane Qld
Category: Accessibility
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.

Ausweb07
Date: 28-Jun-07
City: Coffs Harbour Qld
Category: Developers
The Thirteenth Australiasian World Wide Web Conference,

ReMix Australia
Date: 25-Jun-07
City: Melbourne Vic
Category: Developers
Don't miss this two day event in Melbourne to help you rethink what you can create for the web and how. Choose from over 20 sessions hosted by leading industry heavy-weights.

Vision Australia: Writing for the Web Workshop
Date: 19-Jun-07
City: Melbourne Vic
Category: Content
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.

Step Two Designs: Taxonomy and metadata strategies for effective content management
Date: 15-Jun-07
City: Canberra ACT
Category: IA
A one day masterclass run by Joseph Busch. Taxonomies are a hot topic, but what do they really mean? Joseph Busch is the recognised US expert on taxonomies, and in his first Australian tour he will be presenting real-world approaches and answers.

Step Two Designs: Taxonomy and metadata strategies for effective content management
Date: 12-Jun-07
City: Sydney NSW
Category: IA
A one day masterclass run by Joseph Busch. Taxonomies are a hot topic, but what do they really mean? Joseph Busch is the recognised US expert on taxonomies, and in his first Australian tour he will be presenting real-world approaches and answers.

Webjam
Date: 07-Jun-07
City: Sydney NSW
Category: Social
If you've done something cool on the web lately, show the rest of us at the rockingest web event in town. We're looking for 16 presenters to show us their sharpest recent web work, but they only get three minutes on stage.

Sydney Python Users Group
Date: 07-Jun-07
City: Sydney NSW
Category: Social
On Thursday, June 7 2007, there will be a social gathering of Sydney Python Users Group and any individuals interested in discussing Python, Web, Ruby, Perl etc. Laptops, code review, show and tell etc allowed and encouraged.

We meet in the ground floor area next to P.J. O'Briens Pub internal entrance in the

Grace Hotel,
Cnr York and King Street
Sydney, New South Wales 2000

Designers and Developers: Learning to get along
Date: 07-Jun-07
City: Melbourne Vic
Category: Developers
Shane Morris is a "User Experience Evangelist" at Microsoft. Shane has worked as an interaction designer/information architect/usability specialist since 1991.

Step Two Designs: Taxonomy and metadata strategies for effective content management
Date: 07-Jun-07
City: Melbourne Vic
Category: IA
A one day masterclass run by Joseph Busch. Taxonomies are a hot topic , but what do they really mean? Joseph Busch is the recognised US expert on taxonomies, and in his first Australian tour he will be presenting real-world approaches and answers.

AWIA: Port80 Mini Talk
Date: 06-Jun-07
City: Perth WA
Category: Social
Meet your fellow web professionals. There's free food, a bar and each month we host two, ten minute talks from members on their area of expertise. This month's speakers are:

Miles Burke on "Branding is Bull*hit"

Stephen Clune on "Intellectual property"

No need to register, just rock up and join in!

Web Accessibility Network for Australian Universities Queensland Forum
Date: 06-Jun-07
City: Brisbane Qld
Category: Accessibility
Speakers: Chris Newman, Chris Frost, Gian Sampson-Wild, Dey Alexander. Raise awareness within our organisations of the problems encountered by people with disabilities that affect their use of the web

Vision Australia: Writing for the Web Workshop
Date: 05-Jun-07
City: Brisbane Qld
Category: Content
Vision Australia is partnering with respected usability and accessibility expert Dey Alexander to offer unique Writing for the Web workshops. Dey is co-convenor of the Web Accessibility Network of Australian Universities and is a regular presenter on useable and accessible web writing to the education, corporate and government sectors.

WSG Sydney meeting
Date: 31-May-07
City: Sydney NSW
Category: Web Standards
Shane Morris, User Experience Evangelist, Microsoft - "Designers and developers - learning to get along". Patrick Kennedy, User experience architect, Step Two Designs - "Intranets - why you should care?"

Google Developer Day
Date: 31-May-07
City: Sydney NSW
Category: Developers
At Google, we want to help developers build better web applications. That's why we've created APIs and tools to quickly enhance those applications, integrate with Google products and reach millions of users. That's also why we're holding Google Developer Day.

Canberra WSG meeting
Date: 31-May-07
City: Canberra ACT
Category: Web Standards
John Allsopp on microformats, plus Brian Hardy (Vision Australia) on the accessibility of PDF files

Web Legalities Workshop
Date: 30-May-07
City: Melbourne Vic
Category: Legal issues
RMIT University and the Victorian branch of the Web Standards Group would like to invite you to attend a free workshop on the legal aspects of Web sites.

IA Cocktail Hour
Date: 24-May-07
City: Canberra ACT
Category: IA
Semantic Analysis / Grand Unified Theory / Knowledge Worker 2.0

Search Engine Bootcamp
Date: 24-May-07
City: Melbourne Vic
Category: SEO
One day search marketing seminar designed to enhance the skill levels of anyone already doing either SEO or PPC, 12 topics in total spread over four sessions

Pub Standards Melbourne IV
Date: 16-May-07
City: Melbourne Vic
Category: Social
Pub Standards meet-ups are for social web-types. Join us for beer, web-talk, and other general waffle.

AIMIA: Intimates - Business in a Virtual World
Date: 15-May-07
City: Sydney NSW
Category: Virtual Worlds
Virtual worlds, such as Second Life, are getting a lot of publicity. Of particular interest is the bustling economy developing in these worlds. Business is booming and some people are making serious money. The ABC and Telstra both have presences in Second Life.

SyPy Social Meetup
Date: 03-May-07
City: Sydney NSW
Category: Social
On Thursday, May 3 2007, there will be a social gathering of Sydney Python Users Group and any individuals interested in discussing Python, Web, Ruby, Perl etc.

Melbourne Web Standards Group
Date: 03-May-07
City: Melbourne Vic
Category: Web Standards
Roger Hudson will explore ways of classifying information including the use of facets which can provide web users with a variety of information retrieval starting points. Roger will also look at the growing demand by
users for greater control over how information is classified and the emerging role of tags, tag clouds and folksonomies.

Russ Weakley will discuss a range of ideas that challenge the way we structure web site content in order to allow users more control of their own experience.

AWIA: Port80 Mini Talk
Date: 02-May-07
City: Perth WA
Category: Social
Join us at The Velvet Lounge next to the Flying Scotsman pub in Mt Lawley (corner of Beaufort and Grosvenor Streets) and meet your fellow web professionals. There's free food, a bar and each month we host two, ten minute talks from members on their area of expertise. This week's speakers are: Richard Giles (Scouta): Digital Social Networking, For Fun and Profit and Stephen Carrol: Government grants and assistance.

Vision Australia: Web Accessibility Workshops
Date: 24-Apr-07
City: Melbourne Vic
Category: Accessibility
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.

BarCampAustralia
Date: 3 and 4 March 2007
Category: BarCamp
BarCamp is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. BarCampAustralia will be the first ever Australian BarCamp event.

OZeWAI 2006
Date: 29-Dec-06
City: Melbourne Vic
Category: Accessibility
Web Adaptability Conference 2006: Are we making the best progress possible?

Melbourne Massive
Date: 13-Dec-06
City: Melbourne Vic
Category: Social
melbourne massive is the ultimate social/networking event for Melbourne's web community

PerthMassive
Date: 12-Dec-06
City: Perth WA
Category: Social
MASSIVE is an annual event that pulls together the all facets of the Digital Media Community for one end of year celebration. Share this celebration with people and communities from the Perth digital district!

WebJam
Date: 12-Dec-06
City: Sydney NSW
Category: Web Standards
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.

Open Source Developers' Conference 2006
Date: 5 to 8 December 2006
City: Melbourne Vic
Category: Open Source
Open Source Developers Conference 2006 will include 3 streams of talks over the three days with combined keynotes at the start and end of each day. Morning and afternoon teas, and lunch will be provided. A conference dinner will be held on the night of the 6th.

October Web Standards Group meeting
Date: 19-Oct-06
City: Sydney NSW
Category: Web Standards
For our October meeting in Sydney we have two very exciting presentations that are relevant to all web professionals from designers to developers, managers and decision makers.

Oz-IA Conference & Retreat
Date: September 30th and October 1st 2006
City: Sydney NSW
Category: IA
On the last weekend of September 2006 there will be a conference/retreat on information architecture in Sydney, Australia. We have a packed schedule featuring international and local speakers, you'll get to engage with panels, and participate in group sessions. And of course, there's the opportunity to catch up with your peers, network your way to new contacts, and have a good time.