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Date:	Thu, 2 Sep 1999 03:39:15 PDT
From:	Peter Skye <pskye@peterskye.com >
Reply-To:	scoug-general@scoug.com
To:	scoug-general@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-General: Six Internet Seminars At Warp Expo West

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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
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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!

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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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