The AusWeb Roadshows Sydney

AusWeb, in association with Uniserve Science and ASCILITE, is pleased to announce the Sydney leg of the AusWeb2K Roadshow, a one day symposium comprising the best of the education related presentations from the upcoming AusWeb2K conference in Cairns on 12 - 17 June, 2000.


The Sydney Roadshow features the following presenters:
· Bob Futernick, Chairman of the Conservation Departments at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
· David Lowe, Associate Professor Faculty of Engineering, University of Technology, Sydney
· John Eklund, Director of Education Technology, Access OnLine Pty Ltd
· Steve Ball, Zveno Pty Ltd
·Igor Hawryszkiewycz, School of Computing Sciences, University of Technology, Sydney


VENUE DETAILS

Date: Tuesday 20th June, 2000
Time: 10:00 - 16:30
Location: Carslaw Lecture Theatre 173
Carslaw Building
Eastern Avenue, Main Campus
The University of Sydney

Enter the main campus through the City Road gate and the Carslaw Building is the first on your right.

PROGRAM DETAILS


09:00 Registration
09:20 Roadshow Welcome
Dr Mary Peat
Director of UniServe Science and First Year Biology, University of
Sydney
09:30 Keynote Presentation
Using Technology to Manage Collections
Bob Futernick, Fine Arts Museums of San Fransisco
10:45 Morning Tea
11:00 Invited Presentation
User Centred Design in the Development of Interactive Training and
Education
John Eklund, Access OnLine Pty Ltd
11:45 Invited Presentation
Improving Web Search Relevance: Using Navigational Structures to
Provide a Search Context
Associate Professor David Lowe, University of the Sunshine Coast
12:30 Lunch
13:30 Tutorial
XML For Managers or "XML vs Gamera and Godzilla!" PART I
Steve Ball, Zveno Pty Ltd
14:45 Afternoon Tea
15:00 Tutorial
XML For Managers or "XML vs Gamera and Godzilla!" PART II
Steve Ball, Zveno Pty Ltd
16:15 Roadshow Wrap-Up


TUTORIAL DETAILS

The eXtensible Markup Language - XML - is the hot topic on the Web. This language has much more to offer than simply solving HTML's problems, it heralds a new era in data exchange and access to information. This seminar will give a high-level overview of XML and its related standards. The seminar does not dwell on the bits-and-bytes of the XML syntax, but rather concentrates on the uses of XML, the costs involved in using XML and its payoffs and benefits.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

For all Venue information please contact:
Anne Fernandez (02) 9351 5783

For all Registration information, please contact:
Joanne McMurtry (Norsearch Ltd) (02) 6620 3932
Rod Sims (rsims@scu.edu.au)


ABOUT THE PRESENTERS

Bob Futernick is the Chairman of the Conservation Departments at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco where he has worked since 1975. He is also Director of Collection Imaging and designer of the Museums' collection management software. In recent years his work has centered around linking collection preservation with collection use and access. He is interested in promoting cross-functional teams in the museum and softening the boundaries that separate departments.


Steve Ball is XML and Scripting Specialist at Zveno, Australia's only dedicated XML company. He is Chief Architect of Zveno's flagship product, the Swish XML editor. Steve has been working on XML technologies for over two-and-a-half years, and is author of the XML support packages for the Tcl/Tk scripting language. He is also author of Web Tcl Complete (McGraw-Hill) and various articles for LinuxWorld and Web Techniques magazines.

Rod Sims <rsims@scu.edu.au>
AusWeb RoadShow 2000