Webmasters' Guild Resources

Webmasters' Guild Members 2009-2010 Survey Results

Webmasters' Guild Members 2008-2009 Survey Results

Past Meeting Materials

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June, 2010: An Introduction to the jQuery JavaScript framework

May, 2010: Cross-Platform Mobile Application Development

April, 2010: XML Databases and Xquery

March, 2010: URL Migration - DEC's Experience

February, 2010: Accessibility and Web2.0/Social Media

November, 2009: Web Analytics & Search Engine Optimization

April, 2009: Open Mic Presentations

Overview of NYS Technology Academy, Christine Thayer, Director & Karen Bonville, Program Manager

Overview of Federal Web Manager's Council and Web Content Manager's Froum, Jim Costello, CTG

Usability, Paul Maguire, OASAS

February, 2009: Web 2.0 and Rich Internet Applications

Web 2.0 and Rich Internet Applications (RIA) in Government Settings, Jerry Ela & Anthony DeBonis

December, 2008: Website Usability

Introduction to Usability, Christopher J. Ford, NYS Department of Health and Member of the NYS Forum's Webmasters' Guild Steering Committee

Application of Usability Principles in the Redesign of OPDV's Web Site, Lizette Rivera, Web Site Manager, NYS Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence

Rethinking a Higher Educational Website, Fred Doyle, Director of Web Services, University at Albany, SUNY

Studying Web Usability at the New York State Archives, Heather Bolander-Smith & Keith Swaney, Archives and Records Management Specialists, New York State Archives

The ROI of Usability: How User-Centered Design Supports Your Agency, Spencer Gerrlo, Executive Director, Human Factors International

User-Centered Design in Practice, Susan Powell, Director of Web Content, NYS Department of Taxation and Finance

November, 2008: Graphics, Changes in NYS Accessibility Policy and Standard and CSS Background Images Positioning

Computer Graphics: An Overview

Image Processing

Changes in NYS Accessibility Policy and Standard

CSS Background Images Positioning

May, 2008: Blogs and Wikis

Wikiocracy Wikinomics for Government

Blog Implementation within the Office of Children and Family Services

NYS Chief Information Officer/Office for Technology Blogs & Wikis Presentation

January, 2008: Portal Technologies

Rich's Stuff to Think about when Building Portals

NYS Webmaster's GuildWebSphere Portal Overview

December, 2007: ARIA and Web 2.0 Accessibility

Febuary, 2007: Adobe© Flex - RIAs

December, 2006: Best Practices for Adobe Acrobat Documents

October, 2006: Using Web Analytics for Website Optimization

May, 2006: Developing Applications for Mobile Technology

April, 2006: Accessibility of State Agency Web-based Intranet and Internet Information and Applications

February, 2006: Securing Web Sites

December, 2005: Introduction to Search

November, 2005: AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript And XML)

May, 2005: Web Accessibility Policy and Standards

April, 2005: CSS

March, 2005: Agency Demo Show 'N Tell: KWIC - Show and Tell Session

November, 2004: Survey Techniques and Tactics

April, 2004: Agency Demo Show 'N Tell

March, 2004: Planning for Web Applications

December, 2003: eDMV WebMT Project: Spanish Machine Translation for the NYSDMV Web Site

December, 2002: What is PKI and Where is its Future? (Michael Kennedy, Unisys)

November, 2002: Web Services - What are they and how can we use them? (Benjamin Elmore, Remote Site Technologies)

October, 2002: SPAM - A really good system with a really dumb name! (Michael Short, Department of Civil Service)

September, 2002: Web Development Trends (Jeff Viezel, Gartner)

February, 2001: Intranet Survey Presentation (John Comanzo, NYS Thruway Authority)

Publications

Mastering the Web Revolution in New York State Agencies White paper, August 2005

E-Government for All: Ensuring Equitable Access to Online Government Services

E-Government for All White paper

Digital Divide Initiative White paper

Past Events Presentations

The Web as a Productivity Tool, March 7, 2008

Cascading Style Sheets for Your Web Site, September 21, 2005

Cascading Style Sheets for Your Web Site, June 24, 2005

CSS for Forms, April 12, 2005

Web Content Development & Management, February 24 & 25, 2005