Web Directions Event: Lars Rasmussen of Google Maps and Dean Jackson of the W3C
While Web 2.0 is a term that has been done to death, it’s also clear something new and exciting is in fact happening on the web. Ajax, web applications and APIs are giving rise to a new breed of solution. One of the major players in this revolution is Google, and among their stellar applications is Google Maps.
Web Directions brings you the opportunity to hear from Lars Rasmussen, a lead engineer of the team that created Google Maps. These guys were doing Ajax long before it had that name, and revolutionized mapping by opening their API to other web based applications, giving rise to the phenomenon of “mashups”, innovative uses of multiple web based data sources to create novel solutions.
Hear Lars talk about the design and development challenges and solutions involved in complex web based applications, and show off some of the cool things the Google Maps team have been working on.
Also speaking will be Dean Jackson of the W3C, who is among many other things the technical lead for the W3C’s Web APIs Working Group. This group is working to develop standard APIs for client-side Web Application development, which includes both documenting existing APIs such as XMLHttpRequest (the X in “Ajax” ) and developing new APIs in order to enable richer Web Applications. In short, to do for web apps what CSS did for static web design.
If you work with the web, you’ll be enthused, inspired, and informed by these knowledgeable and entertaining speakers. It’s also a great opportunity to meet other interesting and talented people who work in your industry, and everyone knows there’s nothing good on TV on Thursday nights anymore.
Web Directions will be providing finger food for the night, and there’ll be a cash bar if you feel like a drink.
You’ll also have the chance to win a ticket to the Web Directions Conference later this year in Sydney, valued at $750, as well as places at our exclusive breakfast with web guru Molly Holzschlag.
Best of all, the event is free, but places are limited, so please RSVP to info@webdirections.org.
Details
What: Web Directions presents Lars Rasmussen from Google Maps and Dean Jackson from the W3C
When: 6.00pm for 6.30pm June Thursday 29 2006
Where: Hotel CBD, Jam Bar, Level 4, 52 King Street, Sydney
Cost: Free, but please RSVP info@webdirections.org
Nick Cowie
June 7th, 2006 at 12:18 PM
I hope you are podcasting this one. Can’t afford to pop over to Sydney just for this, especially seeing I have a hefty credit card bill to pay ;-)
Lachlan Hunt
June 12th, 2006 at 9:37 PM
> and everyone knows there’s nothing good on TV on Thursday nights anymore.
What about Smallville? :-) Anyway, this sounds quite cool, I’m looking forward to it.
Rene Saarsoo
June 16th, 2006 at 7:58 PM
Well.. I will definitley be there. Only if I get this planet Earth out of the way from Estonia to Sidney.
Somehow all the great things seem to be happening on the other side…
Rene Saarsoo
June 16th, 2006 at 8:01 PM
Just to draw your attention – all the comments are posted at the exact same time as the article itself.
John
June 18th, 2006 at 12:43 PM
Rene,
so they are, we’ll check out the reason for tha happening with the comments.
BTW, why not start your own developer meetup in Estonia? If you guys can win Eurovision, you can get some developers together for some networking!
http://ross.typepad.com/blog/estonia/index.html
john
Brad
June 23rd, 2006 at 12:21 PM
For those interested in Deans W3C profile here it is: http://www.w3.org/People/Dean/
Also, found some interesting info here on Google Maps API http://googlemapsapi.blogspot.com/
Looking forward to the free event and the conference.
Halans
June 26th, 2006 at 4:05 PM
Damn, just noticed this one.
Hope I can still get in.
But the new season of 24 started, which is on thursday though…
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Sean Hogan
June 30th, 2006 at 8:06 AM
Thanks, I enjoyed it.
I was surprised/impressed at what is being built on top of google maps.
I found it difficult to respond to Dean’s talk. I think that is the nature of standardization - essential but not ground-breaking. I think a question-time could have been productive.
I appreciated the social aspect.
Griff
July 4th, 2006 at 8:22 PM
Thanks for organising a great event. Lars’ talk was, of course, googlicious. A great ‘taster’ for WD06! Did anyone blog a summary of what went on?
Cheers
Griff
Brad Seo
July 30th, 2006 at 1:10 PM
While not quite as useful a ‘mashup’ as http://www.housingmaps.com/ the following web service utilises, again, google maps. This time users from around the world can post ‘What They are Doing’. The activity is pinned to the geographical location of the person conducting the activity. The more popular of activities are recorded and displayed. Check it out here: http://whateveryonedoes.com