Last updated 6 February 2006

All presentations are in PDF format. Please note some are very large file size. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view these files.

W 2 Design for online community interaction (PDF 550 KB) Marcus Foth, Creative Industries Research and Applications Centre, Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Webmaster, Queensland AIDS Council

W 3 User testing on a shoestring (PDF 34 KB)Jill Sergeant, Website Officer, Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO) Handout1 (RTF file 48 KB) Handout 2, Handout 3

W4 Writing scannable web content: A practical workshop (PDF 7.80 KB) Maria Loopuyt
Web-Coordinator/E-Learning Developer at The Spastic Centre of NSW

W 6 "Spreading the word" - building awareness and constituency (PDF 57.4 KB) Bill Dashfield, Project Manager, Community Net Aotearoa

W 7 Is there anyone out there? Website traffic, interactivity and feedback (PDF 137 KB) Jane Burrows, Team Leader, Content and Communications, Infoxchange Australia

W 8 How to make a website happen: managing the project from conception through to launch and beyond (PDF 282 KB) Jane Burrows, Team Leader, Content and Communications, Infoxchange Australia

W 9 Web Accessibility - addressing the issues Andrew Arch, Manager, Web Accessibility Consulting Team at Vision Australia. No paper available.
Abstract
Building on his Keynote address, Andrew Arch will walk you through the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, which form the basis of meeting the intent of Australia's Disability Discrimination Act, and discuss the issues that commonly arise and how you can address them. He will discuss technical aspects of accessibility as well as the usability aspects, showing you what needs to be done to create a website that is both accessible and usable. The final part of this session will demonstrate the AIS Web Accessibility Toolbar to give you the means to assess the accessibility of your own sites.

W11 Women's Health Online - Technology and Trends (PDF 112 KB) Sarah Hardy, Jean Hailes Foundation, and Suzanne Grainger, Impagination

W12 Policy and standards for website management (PDF 27.8 KB) Prue Deacon, Information Specialist, HealthInsite Editorial Team, Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing

W13 Website statistics software Lisa Rasmussen, Health Insite. No paper available.
Abstract
Website statistics can be a powerful tool for ensuring the ongoing success of a website. This discussion will focus on how statistics can be used and the importance of putting time into retrieving accurate statistics. It will cover a number of software tools that are used to collect statistics and highlight the experience that HealthInsite has gained over the years with creating informative and accountable results.

W14 Developing an African community website Tilahun Gabriel and Catherine Snow, AfricanOz.com.au. Poster presentation.
Abstract
africanOz is an independently funded website put together by people of African and Australian backgrounds. On the web and thriving since 2004, africanOz became the first broad-based African Australian 'portal' offering free African events listings, Music, Study, Communities and other links and resources. Through africanOz, we hope to improve community access to the web, showcase African Australian arts and culture for everyone to enjoy, and raise the profile and understanding of Africa in Australia. The site is maintained by volunteers and is not funded.

This poster will outline:
How the site was developed and how it's maintained
Feedback from users about the site
lessons learned from creating and developing a successful community site with out organisational support.

W15 Imaging for print and web (PDF 325 KB) Simon Yam, AIDS Council of WA

W 17a Migrating with Joomla! (PDF 31.7 KB) Dinah Randall, Nature Conservation Council

W 17b Growing Pains - No-Budget Website, Open Source CMS, Amateur Web Artists and Free Range Volunteers: the ongoing experiences of Scarlet Alliance, Australian Sex Worker Association Scarlet Alliance. No paper available.
Abstract
Scarlet Alliance, the Australian Sex Worker Association, relies on volunteers to manage the website. We decided in January 2003 to use PLONE user-interface (Open Source CMS) for our website, and have been learning about the structure and security features ever since. Our latest project to upgrade security is in foetal stage and we will share with you our aims, objectives, and tenative plans of how we are going to meet them.

W17c Choosing an Open Source Content Management System (PDF 1.26 MB) Rolf von Behrens, Sustainability Network

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