Emerging Technologies Workshop
* Locations: Silicon Valley, CA (Postponed until Fall 2006). |
Workshop Overview
AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) is creating a huge "buzz" in the Web development community who see it as one of the new technologies ushering in "Web 2.0." AJAX provides a powerful mechanism for building Web applications and interfaces with very rich and efficient browser/client-side interactivity. This new level of interactivity is accomplished with server requests only for the portions of a Web page that are active instead of requests for an entire page. The key components of AJAX include the JavaScript DOM (Document Object Model), the XMLHttpRequest object, XML, and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS).
This two-day workshop will provide attendees with a comprehensive overview of the technologies behind the AJAX platform. Upon completion, attendees should be able to immediately begin to use AJAX to build highly interactive Web applications and dynamic Web content.
* An Introduction to the AJAX Platform
* Using XMLHttpRequest to Load XML Content
* Interactions between JavaScript and the XML Document Object Model (DOM)
* The Role of XSLT in AJAX Applications
* Testing AJAX Applications
Prerequisites
Attendees should have a strong understanding of Web network architecture and Web design. In addition, a working knowledge of JavaScript and HTML/XML/XHTML markup is desired. It would be extremely useful if attendees have a Web project in progress for which AJAX technology has potential application.cost
The intensive two day course will be delivered by leaders in a rich array of webmastering topics.
The price of the 2 day workshop is $495.00. The cost of the optional online course is $495.00 WOW gladly accepts purchase orders and gov't checks. If paying by purchase order please fax to WOW at 916 987-3022. If paying by check, please complete the registration form print out and fax to 916 987-3022 or by snail mail to: WOW, 9580 Oak Ave Parkway 7-177 Folsom, CA 95630. For assistance, please contact Robert Luster by e-mail at robert@joinwow.org
Speakers & Bio's
Prof. Bebo White is a Departmental Associate (retired) at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC), the national high energy physics laboratory at Stanford University. His work focusses on the development and implementation of computing resources to support international physics collaborations, in particular the aBar experiment at SLAC.
This work includes research into Web technologies, high performance computing, Grid computing, and physics event visualization. In addition, Prof. White holds faculty appointments at Hong Kong University, the University of San Francisco, and Contra Costa College.
Prof. White's interest in the Web dates from 1989 when he was on sabbatical at CERN. Upon his return to the U.S., he was a member of the team that developed the first Web site in the Western Hemisphere at SLAC. He is the author of five books and numerous technical articles on both physics and a wide range of computing topics. He is a frequent speaker at conferences, academic institutions, and for commercial organizations around the world. Prof. White has been a member of the International World Wide Web Conference Committee (IW3C2) since 1996 and in that time has served as General Co-Chair of two of the conferences and Tutorial and Workshops Co-Chair for four of the conferences. White is often found on the program committees of the international conferences on Web Technology. He is one of the managing editors of "The Journal of Web Engineering" and "The Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching."
In recognition of his work, Prof. White has been added to the Micro Times 100 list of those making outstanding contributions to personal computing and cited by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) as having made significant contributions to the development of WWW. He has also been elected a member of the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS) and elected a Fellow of the World Wide Web Institute. Prof. White also serves as a Advisory Board Member of the WOW organization.