Keynote Speakers
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Title: Animation
and the Web
Presenter: F.R.A. Hopgood, School
of Technology, Oxford Brookes University, Wheatley
Campus, Oxford, UK <bhopgood@brookes.ac.uk>
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Outline: Animation has been used as a
teaching aid since the 1960s. In the late 1960s I used algorithm
animation in a Compiling Techniques Course at Brunel University.
Around 1970, we generated the animation content for an Open
University Mathematics Course that had 20 minutes of computer
animation per 1 hour programme. Material was also developed
for the Nuffield A-Level Physics Courses. Despite this early
history, the use of animation on the Web as a central part
of teaching has been largely curtailed by the lack of non-proprietary
standards.
The Keynote will consist of the following parts:
- A short history of animation and its use in teaching
- The advantages of using the Web as a basis for teaching
material
- Proprietary versus non-proprietary solutions - some
technical details
- The opportunities being made available through SMIL
and SVG
Biographical details: Professor Bob Hopgood
has been involved with computer animation and computer graphics
since 1963 including a number of pioneering applications
of computer animation in the area of algorithm animation.
He was a member of the BSI Team responsible for the UK input
to the standardisation of GKS, CGM, GKS-3D, PHIGS, PHIGS-PLUS
and VRML within ISO in the the 1970s and 1980s. He chaired
the BSI standardisation activities in the area of Computer
Graphics and Image Processing for a number of years including
the ISO standardisation of PNG. He was one of the editors
of the Revised PHIGS Standard. He was the editor of the
Web CGM Profile and was one of the authors of the submission
to W3C that started the scalable vector graphics activity
within W3C. He started his career working at the atomic
energy establishments of Harwell and Aldermaston. He was
a founding member of the Atlas Computer Laboratory in 1963
where he was primarily involved in the compiler and computer
graphics systems. While he was there, he had a sabbatical
on the faculty of Carnegie Mellon University in the period
1966/67.
In 1979, he joined the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL)
running the Computer Division until 1992. From 1992 to 1995
he was Chairman of the European Research Consortium for
Informatics and Mathematics (ERCIM) Executive Committee
which assisted in the setup of the World Wide Web Consortium
(W3C)'s Europeran Host at INRIA in Sophia Antipolis near
Nice. From 1995 to 2000, he was RAL's Advisory Committee
Member to W3C. A joint European Commission grant with INRIA
established the W3C European Offices.
In 2000, he retired from RAL and became Head of Offices
at W3C where he extended the W3C Offices including the establishment
of the Australian W3C Office. He was responsible for the
award of the European QUESTIONHOW Project from the Commission
that is extending the role of the W3C Offices throughout
Europe. In retirement, he teaches a Masters Course at Oxford
Brookes University, continues to teach at Brunel University
and is a member of the International World Wide Web Conference
Committee (IW3C2) that Organises the annual WWW20XX Conference.
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Oultine: Accessibility for online service
delivery hit the headlines in 2000 when the Sydney Olympics
Games Organising Committee refused to comply with a Human
Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission order to make its
web site accessible by the start of the Sydney Olympics.
In 2003 all Australian Governments, many tertiary institutions,
the banking industry and the Internet and multimedia industry
have accessibility policies in place. But are these just
lip service, or is there a real change in the approach and
attitude of Web managers and developers? Andrew Arch will
look at the reality of the Web from an accessibility perspective
and illustrate some of the problems people face accessing
information and service online.
Biographical Details: As the Manager for
Online Accessibility Consulting at Vision Australia Foundation,
Dr Arch works with a large number of public and private
organisations providing assessment and consultancy services.
Andrew also co-presents Vision Australia's web accessibility
workshops. He is a member of the W3C's Web Accessibility
Initiative Education and Outreach Working Group contributing
actively to the development of support material for the
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.
He has previously worked as a private online information
consultant and managed web service delivery for a large
government department. Before the Web existed, he worked
in natural resource economics and soil conservation.
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Title: Copyright
- going too far?
Presenter: Michael M. Lean, former
Copyright Officer, Queensland University of Technology
and Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia <m.lean@qut.edu.au>
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Outline: In the confusion of the startlingly rapid
growth of the Internet in its early days the sharing of
information in digital form led to the creation of a culture
that had little use for copyright. As the commercial opportunities
of the Web became apparent, copyright moved into cyberspace,
brining some complex problems in its wake. No-one now who
is involved in Web development can remain untouched by it,
and a working knowledge of copyright is essential to survival.
But how much further will intellectual property law encroach?
How far is too far? And what can be done?
The Keynote will contain:
… A brief introduction to copyright law and the Web
… A look at some of the landmark copyright cases that
shaped the Web
… A review of recent cases, decisions and their implications
… Some forecasts and thoughts about the future, and
possible courses of action.
Download this Keynote presentation as a PDF
file now (114kb).
Biographical details: Mike Lean has just retired
after 27 years with QUT, the last twelve as Copyright
Officer
for the University, and the last three also with Griffith
University. He has a background in education and media
production,
and has a keen interest in the development and culture
of the WWW. He was a Netizen long before Mosaic. Mike
hold
several teaching qualifications, as well as a Graduate
Diploma in Media from the AFTRS. He has conducted copyright
seminars
and workshops for ALIA, ACLIS, AIMA, QUT, Griffith University,
The University of New England, Sunshine Coast University,
Queensland Writers' Guild, WWW7 and AusWeb, where he
is
a charter member. He is a member of the Australian Copyright
Society, and has published a number of papers on copyright
and the Web, see: http://www.scu.edu.au:80/ausweb95/papers/ -
Copyright and the Web
http://www.scu.edu.au/ausweb96/cultural/#papers -
Breaking the Paper Paradigm
http://ausweb.scu.edu.au/proceedings/lean/paper.html -Trapping
the Web
http://ausweb.scu.edu.au/aw99/papers/lean/ -
The Tangled web of Rights: Making Sure your Website Complies
with the Law
http://ausweb.scu.edu.au/aw01/papers/refereed/lean/paper.html -
Lose Money Fast! Up to $100 Million in One Year! (The
Case for Better Management of Information Access in Australian
Universities)
He has also testified before several Parliamentary committees
on copyright, and contributes to several international copyright
discussions. Mike is also a chapter contributor to the book
"Going Digital" (Prospect Publishing), now into
its second edition.
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Title: The
Business of Education via the Web
Presenter: Terry Hilsberg
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Outline: <coming soon>
Biographical details: Terry has been involved in
the venture capital industry for the last 10 years in Japan,
China, the USA and Australia, primarily dealing with
telecommunications and information technology related investments.
Most
recently he has become involved in the education industry
leading to the
formation of NextEd Limited. Terry holds a Bachelor of Science
and a Master
of Town and Country Planning from the University of Sydney.
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Outline: There was a time when the Internet was
hailed as the most cost-effective way to communicate in
a business-to-business or business-to-consumer environment,
but what difference has it really made to our marketing.
Can the Web really boost your marketing effort?
This keynote will address:
- Which industries are best suited to using the Web for
marketing
- What does it cost to get started
- How do we measure cost-effectiveness
- Some case studies of what's worked and what hasn't
Biographical Details: Rod is founder and Managing Director
of Marketability. His experience in Direct and Mainstream
Marketing spans 20 years and includes senior management
roles and international experience - USA, UK, Europe, South
east Asia and Saudi Arabia. He is a former director Australian
Direct Marketing Association ( ADMA )and his experience
covers several industry sectors including banking and finance,
utilities, telecommunications, and education.
Biographical details: Rod has lectured about the
real world of Mainstream and Direct Marketing to both the
university and corporate circuits. His commitment to providing
solutions and service which are second to none has been
instrumental in securing Marketability's blue chip client
base which currently includes: Australia Post, BP Australia,
Multimedia Victoria ( now Infrastructure ) and Xcellink.
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