BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Ensemble Independent//vPim 0.360//EN CALSCALE:Gregorian X-WR-CALNAME:Boxes and Arrows Events Calendar tagged "web applications" BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070121 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070124 SUMMARY:UIE Web App Summit LOCATION:Monterey, California, USA DESCRIPTION:Web-based applications are quickly becoming critical components of the strategy of many organizations. However, the knowledge and skills t o make a great application is still only available as scattered lore. Until now. \n \nJared Spool and UIE's researchers have reached out to those indi viduals who've spent the last few years pushing the envelope in web apps an d put together the first comprehensive event to bring their knowledge and e xpertise to you. You'll meet the pioneers and world-class designers behind today's most successful web apps and come away inspired to create amazing a pplications that will delight your users. \n \nWe've carefully crafted this three-day event to give you what you need. You'll start your journey with our full-day tutorials, designed to dive right into the in-depth expertise behind creating successful applications. Then you'll explore our "Foundatio ns" Day, with the essentials for great designs. And you'll wrap up in our " New Perspectives" Day, looking at where the world of web apps is going. \n \nIf you sign up using promotion code BOXES, you will receive $30 off each single day registration; if you sign up for all 3 days, you will also recei ve a free limited-edition Web App Summit iPod shuffle. (Note: This promotio n cannot be combined with any other promotions we may offer.) \n \nView the complete summit description, and register at http://www.webappsummit.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071114 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071115 SUMMARY:IxDA SF: In The Moment LOCATION:San Francisco, California, USA DESCRIPTION:Yahoo! Brickhouse \n500 3rd St \nSan Francisco, California 9410 7 \n \n6:00 – Social Hour \n7:00 – Presentation \nFREE \n \nIxDA SF returns with its third event in our design tools series. This month we present Nat e Bolt, CEO of Bolt | Peters, as he presents UX research about life. \n \nN ot all UX research is about the interface. It’s about the habits, moods, lo cation, and motivations of the people using your interface. Unfortunately, that junk is unpredictable and difficult to measure, but can make or break the accuracy of your research. Here are three examples of how we’ve structu red research to uncover where peoples’ real lives meet technology: \n \n(I) Web Apps. Live intercepts and remote research. Get on the user’s time, ins tead of forcing participants to follow your time as a researcher. \n \n(II) Video Games. Simulated native environment testing and six-on-one moderatio n with TeamSpeak. Sounds crazy, and it is. We’ll show a short documentary o n what all that means and how much better it is than standard video game re search. \n \n(III) Cars. Getting into people’s cars to film them while they drive, smoke a cigarette, flip open their laptop, check traffic, and then play an iPod. Also, how to double-check safety and liability waivers. \n \n All three examples preserve the authenticity of users’ moods and behaviors by maintaining a native environment, allowing us to understand relevant bac kground information about a user, and using a relaxed, non-sterile environm ent to conduct the research-preferably, the comfort of their own homes (or cars). Users also have a much bigger role in choosing their tasks and struc turing the interview than the researchers. We’ll talk about splitting our s cripts into passionate themes and backup questions, watch actual video and audio from recent research and explain what we found. \n \n-- \n \nHave a g reat idea for a future event? Interested in sponsorship? Get in touch! sf-l ocal at ixda.org \n \nPresented by IxDA San Francisco and Yahoo! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080326 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080329 SUMMARY:Web App Summit 2008 LOCATION:Coronado, California, USA DESCRIPTION:Use the promo code "BOXES" to receive $30 off each day and a li mited-edition Web App Summit 2008 iPod nano. Promotion ends on 2/26. \n \nO ver the three days of Web App Summit 2008, you'll meet the innovators and w orld-class designers behind today's most successful web apps, and come away inspired to create amazing applications that will delight your users. \n \ nWe've carefully crafted this three-day event to give you what you need. \ n \nWe start with four full-day tutorials covering the most critical topics for your success. Between them, the world-renowned experts leading these s eminars have more than 100 years of experience designing applications for p ractically every industry, from financial services to entertainment. They'v e created an information-packed day designed to get every question you have answered and deliver you the essential insights for creating great applica tions. \n \nOn the second day, we've chosen each session to give you the es sentials for designing a successful web application. You'll come away with a full stock of tips and techniques you'll want to share with your entire t eam. \n \nOn the third day, we'll explore the best practices for implementi ng successful web applications. We've chosen the biggest experts in the wor ld of web development to give you a full spectrum of techniques and insight s. \n \nDays 2 and 3 feature a "peer-to-peer" luncheon, where you'll conne ct up with others who are tackling the same challenges you're facing and le arn from their experiences. \n \nSpeakers include: Luke Wroblewski, Kim Go odwin, Leisa Reichelt, Indi Young, Steve Mulder, Jeremy Keith, Bill Scott, Derek Featherstone, Keith Robinson, Sean Kane, and of course, Jared M. Spoo l. \n \nUse the promo code "BOXES" to receive $30 off each day and a limit ed-edition Web App Summit 2008 iPod nano. Promotion ends on 2/26. \n \nView the complete summit description, and register at http://www.webappsummit.c om END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080429 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080501 SUMMARY:Learning Rails Seminar LOCATION:San Francisco, California, USA DESCRIPTION:Ruby on Rails has become the platform of choice for many new we b applications because of how productive you can be developing with it. But the learning curve can be steep, especially if you're trying to figure it out on your own. \n \nBring your laptop and basic knowledge of programming and the web, and you'll leave after two days with a working Ruby on Rails s ite. We teach all the key concepts and illustrate them with examples from a sample application, for which you get full source code with an open-source license. \n \nInstructors Michael Slater and Christopher Haupt are active Rails developers and experienced instructors. They are the creators of the Learning Rails online course and the BuildingWebApps.com portal. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080522 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080524 SUMMARY:WebVisions 2008 LOCATION:Portland, Oregon, USA DESCRIPTION:WebVisions explores the future of the Web with an all-star line up of visionary speakers that includes keynotes from Jeffrey Veen of Google and Lynne Johnson of FastCompany.com, as well as sessions by Rashmi Sinha (Slideshare.net), Matt Haughey (MetaFilter), Christina Wodtke (Boxes and Ar rows), Tjeerd Hoek (frog design), Bill DeRouchey (Ziba Design), Kimberly Bl essing (Paypal) and many others. \n \nHalf day workshops feature acclaimed designer Roger Black ("Type Class"), Aaron Gustafson ("Progressive Enhancem ent with Javascript and CSS"), Erica O'Grady ("The Art and Science of Conve rsation in Social Media"), Tyler Sticka ("The Control Freak's Guide to Web Design"), David McFarland ("Javascript for Designers") and more. \n \nConf erence Pass: $180 Early Bird* / $250 Standard \n*if purchased by March 31st \n \nWorkshops: $375 Early Bird* / $450 Standard \n*if purchased by March 31st \n \nGroup rates, association discounts and student discounts are also available; call Brad Smith at 503-230-2058 or email brad@webvisionsevent.c om for more information. \n END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR