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Tradeshows/Speaking Engagements, Webinars and Seminars & User Meetings

Upcoming events, speaking engagements, and Webinars. Newer events are listed first. For more information on HiSoftware events, how you can take part in a HiSoftware event, or to request a HiSoftware speaker for your event please contact HiSoftware's marketing department at events@hisoftware.com. Please note some links will open in a new window.


 
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Tradeshows/Speaking Engagements

 

2009 Tradeshows and Speaking Engagements


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2009 IEEE Accessing the Future Conference

Date: July 20-21, 2009
Location: Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA

HiSoftware's Thomas Logan will present a poster session on Building a WCAG2 Compliant Site with ARIA at the IEEE Conference.

For more information go to http://ewh.ieee.org/conf/accessingthefuture/ 


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IAPP Privacy Academy 2009

Date: September 16-18, 2009
Location: Boston, MA, USA

For more information go to http://www.privacyacademy.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=26


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IDEAS 2009

Date: October 5-6, 2009
Location: George Washington University Marvin Center, Washington, DC, USA
 
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Microsoft SharePoint Conference 2009

Date: October 18-22, 2009
Location: Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV, USA

For more information go to http://www.mssharepointconference.com/Pages/default.aspx


   
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Seminars & User Meetings

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Check back soon for User Meeting Updates.


   
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QuickCast Webinars

We recognize that your time is valuable. With that in mind, we are pleased to announce that we have developed the QuickCast Webinar Series to deliver valuable information on relevant technology topics in a time-conscious 30-45 minute format.


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WCAG 2.0 Web Accessibility Guidelines: Effects on Your Web Presence and Strategies for Compliance

Date: Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Time: 2:00pm BST
Audience:
Europe
Duration: 45 minutes

To fully comply with the newest recommendation from the W3C WCAG2 requires web content authors to understand 12 checkpoints and 61 sub-checkpoints. To effectively achieve compliance with a regulation this complete will require the use of an automated content validation tool and skilled Web developers. This presentation will help you understand the new international standard and how it will impact your web accessibility compliance initiatives. In addition to outlining the challenges of and best practices for meeting compliance for this complex standard, we will demonstrate how HiSoftware Compliance Sheriff can help you achieve compliance for WCAG 2.0. Full Description and Registration.


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Briefing on Solutions to Support Transparency in Government

Date: Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Time: 1:00pm ET
Audience:
US State and Local Government
Duration: 45 minutes

As state and local government agencies rely more on Web-based technologies for citizen centric services, they must implement strategies to assure all users can fully access Web content. Without a clear understanding of accessible Web design and the proper tools to help check against the various standards, accessibility testing can be daunting and is often overlooked by Web developers. HiSoftware invites you to attend a QuickCast Webinar to learn how HiSoftware’s automated solutions can help you meet the unique challenges of creating and maintaining a “culture” of compliance through an automated system. Full Description and Registration.


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Please check back soon for new QuickCast Webinars.


   
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Archived QuickCast Webinars

Some of our past Webinars are available to view as a recording using Microsoft Office Live Meeting High-Fidelity Presentation or Microsoft Office Live Meeting Replay.
 


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WCAG 2.0 Web Accessibility Guidelines: Effects on Your Web Presence and Strategies for Compliance

Audience: Corporate / eTail
Duration: 45 minutes

To fully comply with the newest recommendation from the W3C WCAG2 requires web content authors to understand 12 checkpoints and 61 sub-checkpoints. To effectively achieve compliance with a regulation this complete will require the use of an automated content validation tool and skilled Web developers. This presentation will help you understand the new international standard and how it will impact your web accessibility compliance initiatives. In addition to outlining the challenges of and best practices for meeting compliance for this complex standard, we will demonstrate how HiSoftware Compliance Sheriff can help you achieve compliance for WCAG 2.0. HiSoftware’s innovative solution allows Web developers to easily plug into the model for verifying pieces of the WCAG 2.0 regulation that require specialized knowledge and input. By demonstrating this technique against a real site attendees will be able to take away a concrete example of how WCAG 2.0 compliance can be achieved.

Request the Recording of the Webinar - WCAG 2.0 Web Accessibility Guidelines: Effects on Your Web Presence and Strategies for Compliance.


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Web Accessibility Best Practices for Online Retailers After National Federation of the Blind v. Target

Speaker: Ken Nakata - Ken Nakata is one of the most well-known and respected attorneys in the area of IT accessibility and works as the Director of Accessibility Consulting Practices (ACP) for HiSoftware.
Audience: Corporate, eTail
Duration: 45 minutes

Think website accessibility doesn’t affect you? Think again. Earlier this year, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California sent a clear signal that companies had to ensure that their websites were accessible to people with disabilities. In 2006, the National Federation of the Blind sued the Target Corporation for the alleged inaccessibility of its website. This litigation applied the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)—and state laws expanding the ADA—to a retailer’s website and quickly became a focal point for advocates and industries alike. The court’s opinion presented a cogent analysis that explained how private company websites were squarely within the scope of disability rights laws.

Request the Recording of the Webinar: Web Accessibility Best Practices for Online Retailers After National Federation of the Blind v. Target.