BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Ensemble Independent//vPim 0.360//EN CALSCALE:Gregorian X-WR-CALNAME:Boxes and Arrows Events Calendar tagged "seo" BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070228 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070301 SUMMARY:Developing Taxonomy Project Requirements LOCATION:Virtual DESCRIPTION:Date & Time: Wednesday, Feb 28th - 2:00 to 3:30 PM EST. \n \nC ost: $50 per participant. \nRegister for the session at http://www.earley.c om. \nPlease register by February 27th to ensure that you receive the instr uctions in time. \n \nDesigning and implementing a practical and effective taxonomy always starts with a practical and effective set of project requi rements. Whether you're developing or implementing a taxonomy, using in-hou se talent or creating a vendor/consultant request for proposal (RFP), you n eed to clearly scope the project and identify the application framework. Wh en you get the ball rolling with a set of well-defined goals and requiremen ts, you'll be more likely to end up with a result that meets your expectati ons. In this session, our speakers will offer practical insights into the r equirements development process. \n \nWe'll learn about: \n* Scopi ng your taxonomy project \n* Defining your application framework \ n* Creating effective RFPs \n* Aligning project requirements with your goals and expectations \n \nPresenters: Seth Earley (Earley & A ssociates), Jie-hong Morrison (Computer Technologies Consultants, Inc.), Ha rry Ringwood (Philip Morris) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071211 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071212 SUMMARY:Refresh Pittsburgh December Meeting LOCATION:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA DESCRIPTION:We currently have 2 presentations for the evening: \n \nFirst, Jason Head will be presenting "10 Ways to Provide Top-Notch SEO Without Doi ng any Extra Work!"* Clients are always asking "how can I make it into the search engines". I'll show you how you can get results for your client by f ollowing rules of web standards, good design and taking advantage of one or two free tools along the way. \n \n(* Well, maybe a little bit of work...) \n \nNext, Founding Developer and CEO of JoinSources, LLC, Don Charlton wi ll be joining us to show a very impressive project he has been working on h ere in Pittsburgh: Join Sources. For this presentation, "Let's JoinSources and Conquer Web Content" Don demos a new Web-based CMS meant to equally emp ower Web site developers, designers and their clients. They're also giving away free hosting and CMS usage to 50 JoinSources recruits who develop a si te on the beta platform. \n \nI've seen a preview of the CMS and it's a sha rp product. While it's always nice to see a creative and useful product dev eloped in our own community, it's even better when it's soomething that we all may be able to put to great use. If you run a small business or do a go od deal of freelance web-site work, you should make an effort to check this one out! \n \nFinally, we would like to add an additional short presentati on for the evening. If you would like to present on a topic or show off a r ecent project, please drop me line! \n \nAs usual, we should have a good su pply of coffee and cookies and other sweets to get you through the night. A lso, if anyone would like to stick around after the meeting and take the co nversation down to Affagoto's that would be a good deal too! \nRSVP \n \nPl ease RSVP to let us know if you will be joining us. I need to make sure we have enough seats and most importantly, coffee! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080226 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080227 SUMMARY:Refresh Pittsburgh February Meetup LOCATION:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA DESCRIPTION:Our next meeting will at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, February 26 at the Creative Treehouse in Bellevue. \n \nCynthia Closky from Big Big Design wi ll be presenting "Google-Friendly Blogging in Five Easy Steps." She'll be d iscussing basic search engine optimization for WordPress -- and by extensio n, other blog tools. There are lots of misconceptions about SEO in the firs t place, and there are some simple steps one can take to improve one's sear ch ranking. \n \nNext, Jeff Hunter, organizer of Devhouse Pittsburgh will b e presenting introduction to Ruby. Jeff will show us what it is, why you ma y want to consider using it for your next project. When I asked Jeff if was interesting in presenting, I asked him to explain "What the heck is ruby a nd why do I keep hearing about it (and why do people yell at me when I conf use ruby and ruby on rails?!?)" So you can expect to get answers to those q uestions too! \n \nOur friends at O' Reilly Publishing have provided us wit h a few Ruby books as giveaways for the night as well. \n \nFinally, if any one would like to show off a recent project or pose a few questions to our group, please drop me line! \n \nAs usual, we should have a good supply of coffee and cookies and other sweets to get you through the night. Depending out what time we wrap up, we can try to take the conversation down to Affa goto's. \nRSVP \n \nPlease RSVP to let us know if you will be joining us. I need to make sure we have enough seats and most importantly, coffee! And b y all means, please forward this invitation to anyone you like. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080715 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080717 SUMMARY:Higher Education Web Symposium LOCATION:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA DESCRIPTION:The first and only web design conference for IT Professionals w orking in Higher Education. Join us and meet world renowned experts in the fields of usability, user centered design, CSS, AJAX and many others. Desig ners, Developers, and Project Managers will all be able to benefit from the content presented over the course of two days. \n \nIn addition to the for mal presentations, you will have the opportunity to meet and interact with people building and designing web applications in all the same areas you do : Student Affairs, Faculty Issues, Administrative Procedures, and others. \ n \nTopics covered will include AJAX and Web 2.0 technologies, usability te sting, CSS, Web form design, content management systems, developing secure applications, SEO, usability, and presentation skills for IT professionals. \n \nThe conference is sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania and has a focus on Web practices in higher education, but the topics covered are n ot especially unique to higher ed. All practitioners will get a lot out of the material. \n \nSeats are limited, so sign up today. The first 200 peopl e to sign up will get a get to win a MacBook Air! END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR