On Wednesday 28th May at 7pm, the fifth London based meeting for the Web Standards Group will take place at the Westminster University campus near Goodge Street station. This is thanks to support of the Department of Electronics, Communications and Software Engineering
The goal of these events is to promote web-standards in such a way that attendees will go away having learnt something, or be inspired to create something great using web standards, whether they are seasoned standardistas or just starting out.
An introduction to the concept of "findability" and what it means to us in our daily lives and within the context of the Web
The event will start at 7.00pm but we would suggest you attempt to arrive at the venue at 6.45pm so that you have plenty of time to find the lecture theatre and get a seat before the event starts.
This event is free, all that we ask is that you sign up to indicate that you will be attending. Note: Please think twice before signing up if you are unsure if you can be there.
Cyril will introduce the concept of findability, what it means in our everyday lives and in the context of the Web."
Cyril Doussin is a web developer at Yahoo! London where he works on Front-End Architecture. In his spare time Cyril is well known for performing his electric triangle solos in jazz clubs all over London.
Stuart will be talking about practical techniques for surfacing website content making data more accessible to users and search engines alike.
Stuart is a web geek who works for GCap Media building web-sites with Python and Django. Known for his coffee nerdery; Stuart has been a member of coffeeholics anonymous ever since admitting to being able to identify bad coffee from the sound of the milk steamer.
How can you make the internet more relevant to where you are right now? How can you find things and people near you in the real world? How exactly do you eat a fire bagle? Steve will reveal the answers to one or more of these questions.
Steve Marshall is a web developer and wanna-be designer living in a little town you've never heard of near Guildford, England. If he ever grows up, he wants to be a pirate but, in the meantime, works as a code–monkey and visionary or naysayer, as the need arises, for Yahoo! Europe.
Below is a map showing the location of the New Cavendish Street campus. The nearest tube station is Goodge Street.
There will be a gathering of geeks at the Bricklayers Arms in Gresse Street after the event.
To register your attendence please sign-up here This event is free thanks to the generosity of the Westminster University, who are kindly letting us use their lecture facilties.
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There's no need to be a member of the the WSG to attend this meetup, but if you'd like to, you can join the Web Standards Group for free from the WSG Website
