Making Links is a two-day nonprofit technology conference, focusing on how technology can enhance and support social inclusion. We welcome proposals for oral presentations, case studies, practical workshops and a film and multimedia festival. The submission form is on our website. There will be practical skills-building sessions and networking opportunities for workers and volunteers in community organisations who work with and/or are interested in web development, multimedia, Web 2.0 and mobile technology.
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Tags: All Events, Design and Multimedia (submitted on September 4th, 2008)
Urbanely nomadic residents are increasingly forgoing the randomness of locale-based relationships in favour of digitally mediated interactions occurring within the walled garden of their pre-existing social networks. This enhances a sense of community with members of established friendship groups, but what of the interactions with those outside of these networks, such as the inhabitants of residential spaces? The mass adoption of mobile phones and Internet based social networking applications has not, as critics feared, brought about ‘the death of the city’.
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Predicting the Past: Emotional Design and a Vision for Microsoft Surface.
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Publishing in HCI - how to avoid publish AND perish… and take the next step in a research career.
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Publishing in HCI
University of Melbourne, IDEA LAB, level 4, 111 Barry Street, Carlton
August 29 — 29, 2008
Tags: All Events, Design and Multimedia (submitted on August 27th, 2008)
Appart from the Tony Wheeler interview we have the Life.Lab Launch party.
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Dr. Eric Schaffer and Apala Chavan from Human Factors Internationals are in Melbourne.
Eric and Apala have kindly agreed to present for CHISIG friends on persuasion techniques and internationalisation this Tuesday 26 August at 6.30 pm.
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On Wednesday, August 27, the Melbourne Web Standards Group and AIMIA join forces for an exciting usability double-header! Join us as not one but two usability experts share their experience and deliver practical advice that you can use in the real world.
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Tequp @ Xero Number 10 on Wednesday, August 13 at 6:00pm. Come talk art, design, UI/UX, web, anything techy and cross overs of all this!
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