A Family That Hacks Together, Interacts Together!Daniel Davis
Everyone's heard the old saying "A family thats plays together, stays together", right? Well this session is going to kick that up a notch and talk about getting the family to "hack" together. It starts out discussing the different forms of hacking a family might embrace. Along the way it highlights what supplies & equipment you might need, as well as suggesting the overall costs that one might expect to incur. It then takes a brief focus on safety and proper use of that equipment. The session finishes off with some tips and tricks that may help with both the hacks themselves, as well as getting the family to actually interact by joining in on the fun.
Accessible Websites: What are they and why should I care?Nancy Thanki
Accessibility is so much more than just catering to screen readers. What goes into making a website accessible? Many government contracts require websites to be accessible. A variety of companies and brands want them. It can affect the “magic” of SEO (ranking, search-ability, search engine karma, etc). How can you determine whether or not your website is?
Ultimately, it’s really not that hard, doing even one thing is better than nothing at all, and it’s never too late to start thinking about it. This talk will discuss both tools and techniques that can help you build accessible websites.
Best Practices for Building Accessible Websites in WordpressNancy Thanki
There are over 20 million blind adults in the United States, approximately 10% of whom use screen readers to access the internet. Likewise, roughly 8% of men and 0.5% of women have some form of color blindness. Many government contracts are beginning to require websites to be accessible and many companies who are not legally required to build accessible websites are starting to do it regardless. What goes into making a website accessible? How can you determine whether or not your website is? This presentation will discuss both tools and techniques that can help you build accessible websites.
13 questions to ask when upgrading your HR systemFairsail
If you, like the other 76% of organisations planning on changing their HR systems, are wondering what considerations to make, view this quick presentation. It'll guide you through the key areas of all modern HCM systems and help you to understand how to select the right system, that's right for your business.
Session Description:
Accessibility is so much more than just catering to screen readers. What goes into making a website accessible? Many government contracts require websites to be accessible. A variety of companies and brands want them. It can affect the “magic” of SEO (ranking, search-ability, search engine karma, etc). How can you determine whether or not your website is?
Ultimately, it’s really not that hard, doing even one thing is better than nothing at all, and it’s never too late to start thinking about it. This presentation will discuss both tools and techniques that can help you build accessible websites.
Intended Audience:
beginners, designers
We've all caught some of the hype around "agile" and most have at least heard (if not directly seen) its benefits. In this presentation, we are going to dive deep into one key aspect - Continual Learning. We'll discuss how it has become a staple for our modern day technical careers; how if you aren't growing, adapting, and evolving, then you're stagnating and how eventually you won't outgrow your job - it will outgrow you. We'll then investigate the factors of Learning Agility and explore ways that we can use it to help us not just survive, but thrive in our current environments.
What the heck is DevOps and why do we need it?Daniel Davis
During this presentation we explore what DevOps is and the different flavors. We learn what some of the better practices and tools are and get a high level understanding of how they can be used to improve your organizations delivery of business value.
A Family That Hacks Together, Interacts Together!Daniel Davis
Everyone's heard the old saying "A family thats plays together, stays together", right? Well this session is going to kick that up a notch and talk about getting the family to "hack" together. It starts out discussing the different forms of hacking a family might embrace. Along the way it highlights what supplies & equipment you might need, as well as suggesting the overall costs that one might expect to incur. It then takes a brief focus on safety and proper use of that equipment. The session finishes off with some tips and tricks that may help with both the hacks themselves, as well as getting the family to actually interact by joining in on the fun.
Accessible Websites: What are they and why should I care?Nancy Thanki
Accessibility is so much more than just catering to screen readers. What goes into making a website accessible? Many government contracts require websites to be accessible. A variety of companies and brands want them. It can affect the “magic” of SEO (ranking, search-ability, search engine karma, etc). How can you determine whether or not your website is?
Ultimately, it’s really not that hard, doing even one thing is better than nothing at all, and it’s never too late to start thinking about it. This talk will discuss both tools and techniques that can help you build accessible websites.
Best Practices for Building Accessible Websites in WordpressNancy Thanki
There are over 20 million blind adults in the United States, approximately 10% of whom use screen readers to access the internet. Likewise, roughly 8% of men and 0.5% of women have some form of color blindness. Many government contracts are beginning to require websites to be accessible and many companies who are not legally required to build accessible websites are starting to do it regardless. What goes into making a website accessible? How can you determine whether or not your website is? This presentation will discuss both tools and techniques that can help you build accessible websites.
13 questions to ask when upgrading your HR systemFairsail
If you, like the other 76% of organisations planning on changing their HR systems, are wondering what considerations to make, view this quick presentation. It'll guide you through the key areas of all modern HCM systems and help you to understand how to select the right system, that's right for your business.
Session Description:
Accessibility is so much more than just catering to screen readers. What goes into making a website accessible? Many government contracts require websites to be accessible. A variety of companies and brands want them. It can affect the “magic” of SEO (ranking, search-ability, search engine karma, etc). How can you determine whether or not your website is?
Ultimately, it’s really not that hard, doing even one thing is better than nothing at all, and it’s never too late to start thinking about it. This presentation will discuss both tools and techniques that can help you build accessible websites.
Intended Audience:
beginners, designers
We've all caught some of the hype around "agile" and most have at least heard (if not directly seen) its benefits. In this presentation, we are going to dive deep into one key aspect - Continual Learning. We'll discuss how it has become a staple for our modern day technical careers; how if you aren't growing, adapting, and evolving, then you're stagnating and how eventually you won't outgrow your job - it will outgrow you. We'll then investigate the factors of Learning Agility and explore ways that we can use it to help us not just survive, but thrive in our current environments.
What the heck is DevOps and why do we need it?Daniel Davis
During this presentation we explore what DevOps is and the different flavors. We learn what some of the better practices and tools are and get a high level understanding of how they can be used to improve your organizations delivery of business value.