The Web Developers Users' Group met on October 15, 2003, at 10:00 AM in the Parliamentary Room, PSU 313.

WebdevShare

Four Missouri State employees attended WebdevShare, a conference targeted at higher education web developers. Each attendee shared a favorite session or topic from the conference.

• Color
  Rob Hornberger shared information from a session by Martha Carrer Cruz Gabriel of NMD Internet & Multimedia, Ltd. on using color effectively. See Rob's presentation.
• Blogs
  Marilyn Odneal shared how she learned about blogs (web logs) from Laura Pedrick at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Blogs can be used for many purposes, such as diaries or communicating within committees. To get started with a blog, visit http://www.blogger.com/
• Perks for Missouri State
  Brian Heaton didn't have a specific session to share, but he said the conference would positively impact the web applications Computer Services is building for the University. The conference provides good networking opportunities with peers, which Brian finds extremely valuable.
• CSS
  Sara Clark shared information about Cascading Style Sheets, which was based on a presentation by Daniel Frommelt & Sean Sieg from the University of Wisconsin - Platteville. CSS can be used to skin applications so that redesigns do not affect content--this approach will likely by used within the impending Missouri State content management system. View the original WebdevShare presentation.

Many other WebdevShare presentations are also online. Visit the site at http://www.indiana.edu/%7Ewebdev/2003/

Topic requests

If you have any recommendations for topics to be discussed at the future WDUG meetings, please send your suggestion to Sara Clark.

Next meeting

The next WDUG meeting will be held in the Parliamentary Room, PSU 313, on November 13, 2003, at 10:00 AM.