2009-09-04

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Contents 1 Meeting Topic 2 Meeting Format 3 Meeting Details 4 Meeting Talks 5 Meeting Spontaneous Discussions 6 Meeting Preparatory Material 7 Meta

Meeting Topic

• Focus: Web Design: Best Practices and CSS
• Proposed by: Jennifer Le Grevellec

Meeting Format

• Format: Lightning Talks are short presentations by volunteers, followed by Q&A
• Facilitator: Monty Dickerson

Meeting Details

• Location: General Services Complex 101a
• Date: Friday, September 4th
• Time: 1:00 PM

Meeting Talks

• Robert Stackhouse: "usability, interaction design, etc"
• Monty Dickerson: "Standard Module Format"
• Stephanie Leary: "Import static content into WordPress & cleaning up Microsoft Word HTML"
• Rob Ostensen: "Scalable Vector Graphics"

Meeting Spontaneous Discussions

• Microformats
• Dean Edwards "IE7" JavaScript
• Standards-based design
• Cross-Browser development (IE & FF compatibility is necessary)
• Body of knowledge for web professionals

Meeting Preparatory Material

Information recommended to review before the meeting

• Nate Koechley Professional Frontend Engineering http://ericmiraglia.com/blog/?p=181
  • Great Video! covers web development, best practices, principles, HTML, CSS, and more
  • 52:19 is where Nate talks about "Standard Module Format" some
• Nicole Sullivan Design Fast Websites http://www.slideshare.net/stubbornella/designing-fast-websites-presentation
  • Slides 28 & 29: Web Dev Philosophy & Nine Best Practices

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