Seminar suggestions for the JA-SIG Spring 2008 Conference

Sat Jan 12 11:08:37 UTC 2008

I like the general idea and this title is a cool one: Fearless
Javascript for Portal Developers
-AZ


On Jan 11, 2008 11:03 PM, Eli Cochran <eli at media.berkeley.edu> wrote:
> I like Colin's seminar idea quite a bit. The increased interest in DHTML
> techniques is breeding a whole bunch of brand-new JS programmers in the
> community. It's a good time to give them a hand up with the hard-earned
> learning that we've done on Fluid.
>
> As for the title, Web 2.0 means so many things to so many people and the
> title needs to say Javascript. How about Best of Breed Javascript in a
> Portal Environment or Safe and Sane Javascript in Portal environment or
> Fearless Javascript for Portal Developers. OK, definitely Friday afternoon,
> maybe I can come up with something better on Monday.
>
> - Eli
>
>
>
> On Jan 11, 2008, at 2:22 PM, Colin Clark wrote:
>
> Hi Paul,
>
> I've been bouncing around the idea of a technical, hands-on DHTML
> programming seminar for the JA-SIG conference. It's just an idea at
> this stage, and I'd have to gauge interest and resources within the
> community before committing to it.
>
> The goal of the seminar would be to provide an overview of "modern"
> JavaScript programming practices: how to write DHTML code that will
> play nice in a portal, is accessible, and leverages the unique
> strengths of the language. Ideally, we'd provide hands-on programming
> exercises to go with it.
>
> So consider this my draft proposal for a Fluid technical seminar. Keep
> in mind I'm terrible at coming up with titles. :)
>
> Title: Web 2.0 Programming Techniques in a Portal Environment
> Description: This session will provide developers with a hands-on
> understanding of modern JavaScript and DHTML programming techniques
> within the complex environment of a portal. We'll cover:
>   * Unique features of the JavaScript programming language
>   * How to use the jQuery and Fluid toolkits
>   * Techniques for avoiding collisions with other JavaScript code
> running in the portal
>   * How to make your DHTML code more accessible
> Length: Half-day seminar, pre-conference
> Proposed Presenter: Members of the Fluid community
>
> So then, my next question to the Fluid community is, who's interested
> in collaborating on this seminar with me?
>
> Just an idea,
>
> Colin
>
> On 10-Jan-08, at 5:56 PM, Paul Zablosky wrote:
>
>
> Following up on my posting about the upcoming JA-SIG Spring 2008
> Conference, I'm soliciting suggestions for half-day seminars and
> tutorials to take place at the beginning and end of the event..
>
> The conference will take place April 27-30 at the Crowne Plaza
> Hotel, St. Paul, MN. There will be participation from several higher
> education community source projects, including uPortal, Fedora,
> Internet2, Kuali, Sakai, and -- of course -- Fluid.
>
> We're hoping to have at least one Fluid-specific seminar, or one
> that relates closely to Fluid goals, principles, technologies, or
> techniques.
>
> If you'd like to see the sorts of topics that have been addressed in
> the past, take a look at the 2007 Sunday and Wednesday seminars at
> the JA-SIG 2007 Conference in Denver -- or any of the previous JA-
> SIG conferences.  Topics can be deeply technical or of broad general
> interest, but the approach is usually tutorial.  They can be aimed
> at any group within the participating communities, but there's a
> huge benefit when they cross community boundaries.  Topics that
> require a full day for presentation can be spread across two half-
> day sessions (morning and afternoon on Sunday, usually).
>
> There is an extra fee charged to seminar attendees, but the
> presenter is rewarded with free registration to the conference.
>
> If you have an idea for a topic or a presenter you'd like to see,
> please let me know right away.  (The planning committee is in the
> process of finalizing the schedule.  I apologize for the short
> notice.)  If possible, please include the following information:
> • Title - a phrase or one sentence summary
> • Description - approximately 4 - 5 sentences describing what an
> attendee would expect to hear about; (graphics can also be included)
> • Length - whether you expect the session to be a half-day or full-
> day seminar
> • Pre or Post - whether you would rather see the seminar on Sunday
> (pre-conference) or on Wednesday (post-conference)
> • Proposed presenter
> There are so many interesting threads of interest, ideas,
> techniques, and disciplines in the Fluid project, that I'm confident
> there are some really great seminars just waiting to be given.
> Please post your suggestions to this list, or send them to me
> directly.
>
> Paul
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> Eli Cochran
> user interaction developer
> ETS, UC Berkeley
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