[Chirb] OT: UniForum: JavaScript Renaissance

[Dave Hoover]

I thought that there might be some interest in this JavaScript talk tomorrow
night in Wheaton.  Hope to see you there.  :-)

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From: <wsmith at etc.com>
Date: 10 Feb 2008 16:17:14 -0000
Subject: UniForum: JavaScript Renaissance
To: dave.hoover at gmail.com


If you don't want to receive these announcements via e-mail please
send me a note at wsmith at etc.com.

UniForum Chicago is co-sponsoring the 6th annual NetSecure conference.
It will be held on March 26th this year.  There is additional information
at the bottom of this note.

-Randy
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                     The JavaScript Renaissance
                        Part II: The Browser

                         Frederick Polgardy

           Tuesday, February 12th, 2008, 7:00-9:00pm
 Illinois Institute of Technology, Rice Campus, Wheaton, IL, Room 103

Abstract
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What comes to mind when think of JavaScript? Broken web sites, browser
incompatibilities, and brittle spaghetti code?  It doesn't have to be
this way anymore!  Last time we learned about some powerful features
of JavaScript, the language.  In Part II of our exploration, we'll
be focusing on JavaScript in its native habitat -- the Web browser.
We'll look at the Document Object Model, and how it enables us to
dynamically create and modify web page content.  We'll learn about
the DOM Event Model, and how it gives us the capability to capture and
respond to user input.  We'll also take a brief look at XMLHttpRequest,
the technology that makes Ajax possible, and see how to communicate with
the server without ever leaving the page.  Along the way, we'll grapple
with browser incompatibility issues, and see how libraries like Prototype
and jQuery help us navigate the waters.

Getting There
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This meeting of the UniForum Chicago PerlSIG / Chicago Perl Mongers
will be from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm on Tuesday, February 12, 2007 at the
Illinois Institute of Technology Rice campus.  The address of the meeting
facility is:

       IIT's Rice Campus
       Room 103
       201 East Loop Road,
       Wheaton, Illinois 60187

Take I-88 to the Naperville Road exit.  Go North on Naperville Road
to Butterfield/Rt. 56.  Turn right on Butterfield and proceed East to
the next stoplight East (East Loop Road).  Turn north onto East Loop
Road (Grady's/Cozymel's Restaurants and Phillip's 66 Gas Station on
the corners); the campus will be on your right about a block north of
Butterfield Road.  Park in the student parking lot behind the building.
Room 103 is the first room inside the north entrance.  More detailed
directions and maps are available at:

       http://www.rice.iit.edu/directions.html
       http://www.rice.iit.edu/floorplan.html

All UniForum Chicago Perl SIG meetings are open to the public free of
charge.

For additional information contact Dave Hoover at dave at obtiva.com or
visit the UniForum Chicago or Chicago Perl Mongers web sites at:
 http://chicago.pm.org/meetings/
 http://www.uniforum.chi.il.us/

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UniForum is co-sponsoring the 6th Annual IT Security and Forensics
Conference and Expo with Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT).  This
technical conference will take place on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at
IIT's Rice Campus in Wheaton, Illinois.  The event is expected to
attract around 225 IT professionals and will promote the open exchange
of IT security and forensics information.

This is a great conference and we invite you to join an elite group of
participants that have included: AccessData, Acxiom, Allstate
Insurance, Argonne National Lab, Baxter, Bell Laboratories, Cisco,
Computer Associates, Check Point Software, Chicago Police Department,
CompTIA, Digital Intelligence, FBI, Fermi Lab, IBM, IEEE, KPMG,
Lucent, Motorola, UniForum, X-Ways, several universities, and many
more organizations.

There are several ways you can participate:

Help promote the event to your colleagues
Speaker - present a 30-90 minute technical presentation related to the
theme of the conference
Organize a session - identify two to three presenters and coordinate a
 90 minute session
Offer a tutorial before or after the conference
Exhibitor and/or Sponsor - opportunities range from $300-750
Attend the conference - $95 ($75 for UniForum members)

You may see details about last year's conference at:
 http://www.cpd.iit.edu/netsecure07/
The website for the upcoming conference is:
 http://www.cpd.iit.edu/netsecure08/

Please contact Scott Pfeiffer with any questions.

Scott Pfeiffer
Director of Outreach
Illinois Institute of Technology
630.682.6001 or pfeiffer at iit.edu
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