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Date:	Thu, 2 Sep 1999 06:47:02 PDT
From:	"Gilbert D. Lopez" <gilbertd@ix.netcom.com >
Reply-To:	scoug-general@scoug.com
To:	scoug-general@scoug.com, pskye@peterskye.com
Subject:	SCOUG-General: Six Internet Seminars At Warp Expo West

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Peter Skye wrote:

> Note from Peter Skye: This is a copy of the press release we
> distributed today to the news media.
>
> *** And take a close look at what's below -- these six free seminars are
> general-interest, and you should be inviting every OTHER computer user
> you know, OS/2 or not, just for what they can learn from these great
> lectures. ***
>
> Contact: Rollin White (Rollin@scoug.com)
> 1-562-596-5121 office
>
> Thursday, September 2, 1999
>
> Press Release - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> ____________________________________________________________
>
> Six Internet Seminars At Warp Expo West
>
> These six free Internet seminars have been carefully scheduled so none
> are at the same time. If your interest, your job or your business
> revolves around the Internet, you'll get the knowledge you need at Warp
> Expo West.
>
> Web Server Performance and Scalability
>
> Presented by Robert Chapman, Institute of Advanced Development
> Strategies and SCOUG Member.
>
> Mr. Chapman will lecture on intranet and internet response times, file
> I/O bottlenecks, communication bottlenecks, operating system
> constraints, platform issues and the use of programs, Active Server
> Pages and Dynamic HTML and the effect they have on performance, and the
> new Application Server architectures and their current and future
> ramifications. Be prepared with your own questions about your current
> or planned Internet servers, because Mr. Chapman will take questions
> from the floor.
>
> Quick Start for Netscape Composer
>
> Presented by Virginia R. Hetrick, Ph.D., Senior Consultant for CIBER
> Custom Solutions Group and SCOUG Member.
>
> Dr. Hetrick will demonstrate how to design award-winning web pages
> using the Composer portion of Netscape Communicator, including all of
> its tools and capabilities, the tricks that add "the look" to your
> pages, how to properly organize your page information for maximum
> impact, color selection, designing for the multiple resolutions that
> visitors may use, layout styles, and headlining. Bring printouts of
> your favorite web pages and learn how their look and impact can be
> further improved.
>
> Technology Overview: Why XML Is Important
>
> Presented by Bill Schindler, Editor In Chief of Extended Attributes,
> the award-winning OS/2 magazine published by POSSI.
>
> Mr. Schindler will present the reasons that XML is important to web
> businesses, web designers and web users, the history of web languages,
> the relationship between XML and the alternatives, the purpose of XML in
> web page design, and the business and casual considerations that must be
> analyzed when deciding on its usage. All persons who manage or design
> web pages should attend this seminar.
>
> Managing Your Website
>
> Presented by Virginia R. Hetrick, Ph.D., Senior Consultant for CIBER
> Custom Solutions Group and SCOUG Member.
>
> Dr. Hetrick's background in managing web sites for UCLA and other
> organizations has led to a successful overall strategy for designing and
> running any web site, from avoiding the "web wall" to planning your
> expansion, handling traffic, tracking usage, what to look for when
> analyzing server logs, reorganizing the web site, budgeting the
> resources, and handling each of the certain problems as they occur. Web
> site administrators and future administrators need the training and
> insights included in this lecture.
>
> Internet Communication Methods
>
> Presented by Dave Watson, SCOUG Member and Internet SIG Leader.
>
> Mr. Watson will cover the full complement of Internet communication
> methods, from traditional asynchronous protocols to live interactive
> sessions, email, mail lists, newsgroups, Internet relay chat, instant
> messaging, CUSeeMe, sending to many individuals simultaneously, the
> programs which supply these functionalities, the current OS/2 resources,
> the importance these capabilities will have in our everyday lives as
> bandwidth and processing power increase, and a changed future as
> connectivity becomes truly universal. Most web users have heard of
> these capabilities but are unaware of many of the business and personal
> uses, and this presentation will give all attendees the major new
> insights into how these technologies are just beginning to affect our
> lives and our pocketbooks.
>
> An Introduction to XML Basics
>
> Presented by Bill Schindler, Editor In Chief of Extended Attributes,
> the award-winning OS/2 magazine published by POSSI.
>
> Mr. Schindler will present a somewhat technical introduction to XML
> (eXtensible Markup Language), including how XML is different from HTML,
> how to create a well-formed XML document, parsing and validating an XML
> document, creating your own "tags", using DTDs, vector graphics, data
> transformations, fast XML design, and design considerations. XML is the
> new future language of the web and those who control web sites need this
> information to stay ahead of the competition.
>
> You'll learn a _lot_ about the Internet when you attend Warp Expo
> West!
>
> - - -
>
> Warp Expo West is free. The show will be held on September 18 near
> Disneyland in sunny Southern California. All the info is at
>
> http://www.scoug.com/warpexpowest
>
> Sponsored by The Southern California OS/2 User Group.
>
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May I suggest that each time a press release is issued, there be a header or
footer somewhere in the release that tells where and when the event will
be. This seems to me to be particularly important when you get a piece to
distribute outside the OS/2 community.

hth,

Gilbert

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