HTML Writers Guild Newsletter
Volume 6 Number 19, 12 October 2000
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Table of Contents
1. HWG announces a new Executive Director
2. October Town Hall: Thursday, October 26th
3. Spotlight on classes!
4. Upcoming Online Classes: Take an HWG Class!
5. HWG Events in Your Future: STC Pan-Pacific Conference, WebNet, more!
6. Why Did I Get This Email? And Other HWG-News FAQs
(How to change your email address, how to unsubscribe, and more.)
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1. HWG announces a new Executive Director
(Joe Cline, President, president@hwg.org)
The HTML Writers Guild announces the hiring of Kef Moulton (kef@hwg.org)
in the position of Executive Directorr for our Florida office, taking over
duties from Chief Operating Officer Ann Navarro, who has resigned to
pursue other interests.
Kef has been employed by the Guild since early 1999 as our
membership coordinator, and will be heading our administrative
staff from the Guild's new office in Punta Gorda, Florida. Financial
duties are being handled by Chris Weiss (chrisw@hwg.org), with
her new title of Guild Controller.
Ann Navarro has stepped down as COO and as a member of the Governing
Board, but will continue to teach her popular HTML course through
HWG online education, as well as representing the Guild in the
World Wide Web Consortium.
The Board welcomes Kef and Chris to their new duties, and wishes
Ann the best of luck with her future endeavours!
2. October Town Hall: Thursday, October 26th
(Frank Boumphrey, VP of Special Events, vp-events@hwg.org)
Town Halls are informal affairs, where you can talk to the governing
board, ask questions, and generally let you opinions be known in a more
public forum than email. We hope to see you there!
The details on the September town hall meeting are:
26 October Town Hall Meeting
Date: Thursday, 26 October 2000
Time: 6:30 p.m. PST, 9:30 p.m. EST
Server: HWG Interactive, http://interact.hwg.org/
IRC: irc.hwg.org, port 6667
Channel: #townhall
To connect, either go to the URL above and use the Java-based client
available via the web, or use your favorite IRC client and join channel
#townhall.
3. Spotlight on classes!
(Gretchen Lowerison, Online Education Director, classes@hwg.org)
If you haven't tried them yet, the Guild offers a large number of classes
that can help you develop your web skills to the fullest. Check out the
details on some of our classes!
Introduction to HTML 4.0
http://www.hwg.org/services/classes/h101.21.html
One of our most popular classes, this class will take you beyond the
WYSIWYG editors and actually teach you the nuts and bolts of HTML 4.0!
Learn how to develop web pages using lists, tables, and an introduction
to the power of Cascading Style Sheets. This class is perfect for the
individual who wants to get 'a little bit extra' out of thier editor,
or for the person ready to move into the next level of web design.
Designing for Universal Accessibility
http://www.hwg.org/services/classes/d201.11.html
The days of designing for only one or two web browsers are long gone;
today's Web surfers use anything from non-visual screen readers to the
latest browser or Internet-enabled 'Net appliances -- televisions,
phones, cars, and more. Designing for universal accessibility is vitally
important to ensure that the sites you create today will continue to
work tomorrow and beyond, into the 21st century.
ASP Database Programming for the Web
http://www.hwg.org/services/classes/ms221.1.html
ASP developers take a look! This is the first of a three part series
designed to leverage your existing ASP and VBScript skills and add
to that Database Programming. You'll learn how read, modify, and
update a relational database from a web page, utilizing HTML forms
and ASP.
We've got these and tons more classes available for you! If you haven't
checked them out, then take a look at what the Guild has to offer:
HTML (and related) Classes
A131: Using Macromedia Dreamweaver - Part 1
H101: Introduction to HTML 4.0
H151: Introduction to Cascading Style Sheets
H171: Implementing Java Applets Into Your Web Pages
H201: Layout in HTML: Workshop on Tables and Frames
H301: Working with Dynamic HTML
X101: Introduction to XML
Design Classes
B101: Business Writing Basics
D201: Designing for Universal Accessibility
W201: Practical Web Management: Creating an Effective Web Site
Programming Classes
P010: Introduction to Programming Concepts
P101: Beginning Programming with Perl
P151: Introduction to JavaScript
P152: Intermediate JavaScript
MS101: Active Server Pages for Non-Programmers
MS102: Programming with Active Server Pages
MS221: ASP Database Programming for the Web
Database Classes
DB121: Introduction to Access 97
DB221: Developing Dynamic Web Sites with ColdFusion 4
Graphics Classes
G101: Using Adobe Photoshop 4/5
G201: Creating Web Graphics with Paint Shop Pro
Macromedia Flash Classes
A221: Sites that Sizzle: Web Animation with Macromedia Flash 4
A222: Macromedia Flash Wizardy: A Masters Course
All of these, and more classes are on the way! You owe it to yourself
to check them out.
4. Upcoming Online Classes: Take an online class!
(Gretchen Lowerison, Online Education Director, classes@hwg.org)
Through a web-based interface, we offer a broad series of online
classes designed to teach you the skills you need, in a way that fits
your busy schedule. Our instructors are your fellow Guild members,
chosen for their expertise in their field and their willingness to
pass along their experience to you.
Upcoming courses you can take include:
Introduction to HTML 4.0
Dates: October 23, 2000 - December 3, 2000 (6 weeks)
Tuition: $40 Full members, $70 Trial members
Details: http://www.hwg.org/services/classes/h101.21.html
Leave your WYSIWYG editor behind and explore the nuts and bolts that
make web pages function!
ASP Databases for the Web (New Course!)
Dates: October 23, 2000 - December 3, 2000 (6 weeks)
Tuition: $80 Full members, $110 Trial members
Details: http://www.hwg.org/services/classes/ms221.1.html
The first of a three-part series on using ASP with Databases on the Web.
At the end of the course students should have an understanding of how to
access a database through the Web, and how to read, modify, and update
this database using HTML forms and ASP.
NOTE: Completion of both MS101 (ASP for Non-Programmers) is a required
pre-requisite for this class.
Designing for Universal Accessibility with HTML 4.0
Dates: October 23, 2000 - December 3, 2000 (6 weeks)
Tuition: $40 Full members, $70 Trial members
Details: http://www.hwg.org/services/classes/d201.11.html
Can your web site be used by everyone, including people with
disabilities, older browsers, and hand-held computers? If you're
not sure, take this course; it could change the way you view the
web
Active Server Pages for Non-Programmers
Dates: October 30, 2000 - December 10, 2000 (6 weeks)
Tuition: $40 Full members, $70 Trial members
Details: http://www.hwg.org/services/classes/ms101.4.html
This newly revamped course is designed for students proficient in HTML
but with little or no programming experience. The programming techniques
of ASP introduce interactive dimensions to static web pages. To employ
these techniques non-programmers will develop some basic programming
skills in VBScript. (Students with proficiency in writing original
VBScript, PerlScript, or JavaScript code may wish to wait for course
MS102.1: Programming with Active Server Pages)
COURSE FEES
Course fees are based on membership level; Full members receive a
discounted tuition price, while Trial members pay the standard price.
Full membership is only $40 per year, so upgrade your membership
before registering, and save money! Payments may be made online via
secure transaction; all figures are in U.S. funds.
A certificate of completion is available for an additional $5;
the request needs to be made at the time of registration. A
certificate can be requested after class is completed for $10.
Textbooks (when required) are separate and may be purchased through
the Guild's online bookstore, The Bookmark. Books should be
purchased before the first week of class! In addition, students
should have regular access to the web and the ability to post
completed assignments on a public (non-Intranet) web server.
Sign up today through our online enrollment forms or get more
information at:
http://www.hwg.org/services/classes/
5. HWG Events in Your Future: STC Pan-Pacific Conference
(Frank Boumphrey, VP of Special Events, vp-events@hwg.org)
As part of our ongoing Speakers Bureau program, we are pleased to
present this list of upcoming industry events at which the Guild will
be participating. More information can be found at our events page:
http://www.hwg.org/opcenter/events/
* STC Pan-Pacific Conference
Honolulu,Hawaii
October 18-21, 2000
http://www.pan-pacific.org/
Chris Higgs will be giving a talk on XML.
* Universal Web Accessibility Symposium 2000
San Antonio, Texas
October 31, 2000
http://www.awarecenter.org/uwas2000.html
http://www.swt.edu/~df12/accessiblity/symposium.htm
Kynn Bartlett will be speaking on web accessibility.
* WebNet 2000
San Antonio, Texas
October 31, 2000
http://www.aace.org/conf/webnet/
Frank Boumphrey will be presenting a workshop on XML.
If you are attending this event, please stop by and introduce
yourself to our HWG representatives, we'd love to meet you!
6. Why Did I Get This Email? And Other HWG-News FAQs
(HWG-News Newsletter Editor, editor@hwg.org)
This newsletter was edited by Marshall Jansen .
Some questions you may be asking:
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