HTML Writers Guild Newsletter
Volume 4 Number 11, November 1998
http://www.hwg.org/
editor@hwg.org
Table of Contents
1. November and December Town Hall Meetings
2. Online Classes for November, December and January
- New Course! Introduction to Javascript
3. Support the HWG Through Full Membership Dues!
4. Just the FAQs? Volunteer with our FAQ Team
5. HWG President to Speak at FedWeb 98, Builder.com
6. Part-Time Office Intern Position, Florida Office
7. Why'd I get this?! The HWG-News Newsletter FAQs
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1. November and December Town Hall Meetings
(Kynn Bartlett, HWG President, president@hwg.org)
Each month, the Guild provides an opportunity for real-time discussion
and chatting via HWG Interactive. These monthly meetings are hosted by
members of the Governing Board (with most of them in attendance),
and give our members the chance to voice your views about the HWG.
Because of the (U.S.) Thanksgiving holiday, November's meeting
is being held on a Tuesday (most Town Hall meetings are on Thursday
evening). The details for November's meeting are:
24 November Town Hall Meeting
Date: Tuesday, 24 November 1998
Time: 6:30 p.m. PST, 9:30 p.m. EST, 02:30 (25 November) GMT
Server: HWG Interactive, http://interact.hwg.org/
Room: Meeting Hall
To connect, surf to the URL above for HWG Interactive, and create a
HWG Interactive account, if you don't have one from a previous
meeting. (This will not be the same as your HWG member id and password.)
Due to the winter holiday season in December, there will not be a
Town Hall meeting during that month. The next Town Hall meeting
is scheduled for Thursday, January 28, 1999. If you have any matters
you'd like to bring before the Governing Board before that time,
you can use either our online suggestion box or the Guild's issues
forums:
http://www.hwg.org/opcenter/suggest/
http://interact.hwg.org/
2. Online Classes for November, December and January
(Ann Navarro, Online Classes Manager, classes@hwg.org)
The Guild's online classes program continues to bring you a wide
selection of courses to expand your skills and experience in web
authoring, now including JavaScript!
INTRODUCTION TO JAVASCRIPT
Dates: January 11, 1999 - February 26, 1999
(6 weeks)
Designed for the student with little or no working knowledge of
JavaScript. Students will learn JavaScript structure and syntax,
how to interact with environment variables, use event handlers,
perform form validation, create rollover effects, and work with
cookies.
Prerequisites: Students should have a solid foundation in HTML,
some knowledge of forms (and be prepared to learn more). Students
should have both Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 and Netscape
Navigator 4.0 installed for script testing, as well as web space
for posting completed assignments.
HWG member Marshall Jansen is the instructor for this course.
Other courses beginning in upcoming months include:
INTRODUCTION TO HTML 4.0
Dates: November 30 1998 - January 15, 1999
(7 weeks, with one-week winter break)
INTRODUCTION TO ACCESS 97
Dates: November 30, 1998 - January 29, 1999
(9 weeks, with one-week winter break)
DESIGNING FOR UNIVERSAL ACCESSIBILITY WITH HTML 4.0
Dates: December 14, 1998 - January 29, 1999
(7 weeks, with one-week winter break)
INTRODUCTION TO CASCADING STYLE SHEETS
Dates: January 4, 1999 - February 12, 1999
(6 weeks)
INTRODUCTION TO PERL PROGRAMMING
Dates: Jan 4, 1999 - Feb 19, 1999
(7 weeks)
COURSE FEES
For all courses, Full and Discounted members may register for $25,
Trial members for $50. Upgrade your membership before registering,
and save! 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. Textbooks
(when required) are separate and may be purchased through the Guild's
online bookstore, The Bookmark. 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/
3. Support the HWG Through Full Membership Dues!
(Kynn Bartlett, HWG President, president@hwg.org)
The HTML Writers Guild provides two levels of membership -- Trial and
Full. Trial membership is free and entitles you to nearly all of the
services of the Guild. We ask that members who find value in their
Trial membership upgrade to Full membership within a year's time.
The dues for Full membership are $40 (US) per year, which is around the
cost of a good HTML reference book. The benefits of Guild membership
are many, and include participation in the Guild's discussion lists,
our mentor-apprentice and vendor discount programs, and wealth of
resources on the HWG website.
Full members of the Guild also receive a 50% discount in tuition fees
for the HWG's online courses; instead of $50 per course, Full members
pay only $25. If you take more than 1 course, your Full membership
has already paid for itself!
You can upgrade your membership quickly and easily by editing your
profile, and paying your dues online through our secure form:
http://www.hwg.org/member/profile.html#upgrade
Member dues are spent to support the Guild's activities and programs,
including:
* Webserver hardware and software
* Participation in industry events and conferences
* Office expenses such as stationery, postage, and rent
* Professional services (legal, accounting)
* Part-time staff
* Marketing and outreach activities and publications
* Membership in the World Wide Web Consortium, and
participation in W3C working groups
If you've benefited from your Trial membership in the HWG -- now's
the time to upgrade to Full member status!
4. Just the FAQs? Volunteer with our FAQ Team
(Nancy Coulter, FAQ Coordinator, faqs@hwg.org)
The Guild's resources pages include a number of valuable Frequently
Asked Questions lists on a variety of web topics. We're currently
seeking volunteers interested in maintaining existing FAQ documents
or writing new ones. Help expand the body of knowledge in the Guild;
volunteer today!
POSITION: FAQ Team Member
DESCRIPTION: Team members write/maintain the Frequently Asked Questions
(with answers) found in the HWG's Resources section. You may either start
a completely new FAQ, or maintain one that has already been started. We
are particularly in need of members to write FAQ's for the individual
mailing lists.
For a detailed description of the position and a list of the open topic
areas, please see:
http://www.hwg.org/resources/faqs/howtoFAQ.html
5. HWG President to Speak at FedWeb 98, Builder.com
(Ann Navarro, Vice President of Finance, ann@hwg.org)
The Guild's President, Kynn Bartlett, will be speaking at two
conferences in early December. Kynn is the Guild's coordinator
of web accessibility projects and will be presenting on the topic
of authoring web sites that are accessible to everyone.
FEDWEB DECEMBER TUTORIALS
The FedWeb conference will be held on December 7 and 8 in Bethesda,
Maryland, and is a service of the World Wide Web Federal
Consortium in partnership with the Council for Excellence in
Government. Kynn Bartlett will be presenting on "Designing for
Universal Accessibility with HTML 4.0" on the morning of Monday,
December 7. More details about FedWeb can be found at:
http://www.fedweb.org/
CNET'S BUILDER.COM CONFERENCE
On Wednesday, December 9, Kynn will be in New Orleans, LA, for
the Builder.com conference presented by CNet, as part of the panel
addressing "Designing for Accessibility". More details on the
Builder.com conference, which will be held December 7 to 9, can
be found at:
http://www.builder.com/live/
All HWG members in attendance at either event are encouraged to
introduce yourselves to our Guild President! (He doesn't bite.)
6. Part-Time Office Intern Position, Florida Office
(Ann Navarro, Vice President of Finance, ann@hwg.org)
The Guild's Finance and Education office is looking for a part time
intern to assist with membership signup and HWG Online Education
enrollment processes. Hours and times are flexible. Work will be
performed on site at the Guild's Port Charlotte, Florida office.
Good opportunity for college work-experience candidate.
Please email ann@hwg.org with letter of application and the hours
you are available during the span of Monday through Friday, 9am to
5pm. Must be at least 18 years of age and bondable. No phone calls
please.
PLEASE NOTE: This is not a telecommuting job; you must be local
to the area.
7. Why'd I get this?! The HWG-News Newsletter FAQs
(Kynn Bartlett, HWG-News Newsletter Editor, editor@hwg.org)
Some questions you may be asking:
Q: Why did I get this mail?
A: You received this newsletter because you are a member of the
HTML Writers Guild. This message came from hwg-news, the Guild's
mandatory mailing list for all members. If you need more information
about hwg-news, please see the List Charter at:
http://www.hwg.org/lists/hwg-news/index.html
Q. Why doesn't this newsletter talk about web design or HTML?
A. The newsletter is the Guild's administrative bulletin to the
membership. If you are interested in the topics of Web design
and HTML, then you might want to subscribe to some of our
discussion lists devoted to those topics. More information on
the Guild's offering of discussion lists can be found at:
http://www.hwg.org/lists/mailinglists.html
Q. How can I find out more about Guild activities?
A. The Guild has set up a one-way announcement list, HWG-Announce,
that carries bulletins of day-to-day Guild business. For details
on how to subscribe, please see:
http://www.hwg.org/lists/hwg-announce/
Q: How do I unsubscribe from hwg-news?
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If you have your Member ID and password, to resign your membership
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Fill in the pertinent information, and submit it.
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A: Yes; the Guild is offering sponsorship opportunities in HWG-News
on a limited basis. If you are interested in advertising your
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advertising@hwg.org or call (714) 526-4963. Discounts are available
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(Note: The Guild does not make our member database available for
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Q: What if I want to comment on this newsletter?
A: The HWG-News Mailing List is a "Read-Only" list -- please do not try
to reply to this message directly.
If you wish to contact the editor of this newsletter, you may do
so by sending email to editor@hwg.org. Each article begins with
the contact information for the author as well.
This issue was edited by Kynn Bartlett.
Copyright 1998, HTML Writers Guild, Inc., All Rights Reserved.
Published monthly via email and WWW.