Pre-conference sessions

September 11

There will be four concurrent 4-hour sessions in the morning and afternoon. Breakfast is on your own; lunch is included.

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Morning sessions (8 a.m.-12 p.m.)

eDoc Accessibility
Presented by Colette Johnson, Minnesota Management and Budget.

Create Word 2010 documents and PDF documents that are more accessible to people with disabilities. Learn how to format your document using Styles, add alternative text to images, and other tips to make your document easier for users and assistive technologies to navigate.

By attending this seminar, you will learn:

  • The requirements for the Accessibility Standard from the W3C/WACG
  • Basic to advanced principles in creating an accessible Word documents.
  • Basic to advanced principles in creating an accessible PDF
Room: Pavilion Three
Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 08:00 - 12:00
Responsive Web Design Fundamentals
Presented by Chad Ostroff.

It seems like every day there is a new all-in-one, tablet, smartphone, netbook… you get the idea. All sorts of different screen sizes just begging to display your content and display it properly. So, how do we as web designers and developers accommodate all of the various screen sizes that are out there on the market now, and will continue to flood the market in the months and years to come? Responsive web design is a great answer to this question. In this session you will learn the fundamentals of implementing responsive web design in your new and existing projects.

Room: Salon 2
Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 08:00 - 12:00
What If You Let Citizens Build Your Website?
Presented by Andrew Krzmarzick, GovLoop.

As an outgrowth of City Camp Raleigh, several citizens decided to build on the work of Davis, CA, and their open source LocalWiki platform to create TriangleWiki.org for the Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill region of North Carolina. While the wiki not a substitute for an official government website, it’s an important development in the way government web professionals can work with citizens to crowd-source valuable information. This session will provide an overview of the project and allow you to communicate with organizers and city officials collaborating on the project.

  • Gain lessons learned from an effective model of crowd-sourced citizen engagement
  • Explore the value of the LocalWiki open source software as a supplement to your official website
  • Learn tips for managing a regional, collaborative website project that involves multiple stakeholders, including citizens, industry and public officials
Room: Pavilion One
Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 08:00 - 12:00
Absolute Beginners Guide to Drupal (Part One)
Moderated by Brett Williamson, Johnson County.

This two-part course is aimed at getting Drupal novices up to speed as quickly as possible.

Whether you are wanting to test drive Drupal before making the decision to use it; or you plan to use Drupal and you want to make sure you set up your first site correctly; or maybe you inherited a Drupal site and aren’t sure how to go about maintaining it… whatever the reason, this class is for you. By the end of the day, you will learn the basics of content types, modules, themes, menus, blocks and user permissions and will be able to successfully build a small Drupal site from scratch. The class will be an excellent introduction for Drupal beginners concerned with avoiding common pitfalls, getting the most out of their development time, and getting up and running with the most common/popular features of Drupal.

Attendees will leave with:

  • Workbook: A copy of The Drupal Workbook, a book version of the class
  • Cheat Sheets: All the key information from the class in one useful guide
  • Drupal Website: a completed website on your own computer
Room: Salon 3
Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 08:00 - 12:15

Lunch (12-1 p.m.), included

Tuesday lunch

Lunch is included.

Room: To be determined
Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 12:00 - 13:00

Afternoon sessions (1-5 p.m.)

Absolute Beginners Guide to Drupal (Part Two)
Moderated by Brett Williamson, Johnson County.

This two-part course is aimed at getting Drupal novices up to speed as quickly as possible.

Whether you are wanting to test drive Drupal before making the decision to use it; or you plan to use Drupal and you want to make sure you set up your first site correctly; or maybe you inherited a Drupal site and aren’t sure how to go about maintaining it… whatever the reason, this class is for you. By the end of the day, you will learn the basics of content types, modules, themes, menus, blocks and user permissions and will be able to successfully build a small Drupal site from scratch. The class will be an excellent introduction for Drupal beginners concerned with avoiding common pitfalls, getting the most out of their development time, and getting up and running with the most common/popular features of Drupal.

Attendees will leave with:

  • Workbook: A copy of The Drupal Workbook, a book version of the class
  • Cheat Sheets: All the key information from the class in one useful guide
  • Drupal Website: a completed website on your own computer
Room: Salon 3
Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 13:00 - 17:00
Create Your Open Data Experience
Presented by Kevin Merritt, Socrata.

Join Kevin Merritt, CEO of Socrata, as he presents revolutionary new ways of displaying and consuming data on government websites. Learn the key insights from developing and deploying leading Open Data sites for the Federal Government (Data.gov), the State of Oregon, the City of New York, and many others. Government webmasters will leave this presentation with fist-hand knowledge Open Data core competencies like:

  • How to create data-rich stories on their website
  • How to deploy exploration apps
  • How to create a social experience around your data.
Room: Pavilion One
Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 13:00 - 17:00
HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript
Presented by Molly Holzschlag, Web Evangelist.

A project-driven workshop focused on HTML, CSS and JavaScript.

Please note: This session is still being confirmed.

Room: Salon 2
Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 13:00 - 17:00
Project Management for Techs
Presented by Robin Hastings, Missouri River Regional Library.

Learn how to use Project Management techniques cribbed from formal Project Management processes, GTD (Getting Things Done) and other time/project management theories to manage your next big web project.

  • Learn how to use basic project management principles
  • Learn how to apply those principles to your next project
  • Learn how to use project management principles even if you are not the Project Manager
Room: Pavilion Three
Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 13:00 - 17:00

Welcome reception (7-9 p.m.)

Welcome Reception

Meet new people and reconnect with old friends as we kick-off the conference. Cocktails and light refreshments served. Ticket required.

Room: Rooftop Bar
Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 19:00 - 21:00