WUG 7/25 - Using Ajax in your Web App.

This topic at the WUG meeting  is of broad interest, to say the least, so 
everyone in the JUG is invited Tuesday to attend free of charge, including 
free refreshments and the talk!

This will be a very practical talk that will also start out with some 
background on AJAX for those who need it, before getting into actual 
development and coding in depth.

Hope to see you there......

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Using Ajax in your Web Application

Karl Bishop, IBM

Tues. July 25, 2006
IBM Building 500 Cafeteria
Research Triangle Park, NC

Schedule

6:00 p.m. Gather, Networking, Pizza and Drinks
6:15 p.m. Announcements, Group Business
6:30 p.m. Main Presentation - Ajax!
8:15 p.m. (approx.) Adjournment


Admission is free of charge.  Pre-registration is helpful but not mandatory 
(see below).

Main Talk (6:30 p.m.)

AJAX!

AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) is the latest buzzword in the web 
development world.  Going beyond the hype, we will address how to 
effectively use this powerful new client-server interaction paradigm in 
your Web applications.  First we will get into a brief introduction to 
AJAX, and how it interacts with DHTML (Dynamic HTML -- JavaScript, CSS, 
DOM). We will then get into an architectural discussion of a basic 
AJAX-enabled web application.  We will then jump into a working example of 
an AJAX-enabled database explorer application that will re-enforce your 
understanding of AJAX.


Karl Bishop is a Senior Software Engineer on the IBM Web Enablement and 
Support team. He lives and works from the wilds of North Carolina. Karl 
works on various internal and external portal based applications, as well 
as being a strong proponent of Linux based solutions.  He has written 
articles for DeveloperWorks and given a number of talks at conferences.

Directions to the Meeting

Distance from Raleigh (17 miles) / Durham (8 miles) / Chapel Hill (12 miles)

 From I-40, take Exit 280 - Davis Drive. At the end of the exit ramp, take 
a right (North) onto Davis Drive. Continue straight on Davis Drive for 
about 0.5 miles. Take a right on Cornwallis road. Go about 1/2 mile, you 
will cross over railroad tracks. At the IBM gate keep to the right.

If the rightmost gate is down,  press on the intercom button and tell the 
remote guard that you are attending the WebSphere User Group meeting, and 
give him your name. He will open the gate for you.

Our IBM host is Greg Ackerman - they may ask for his name.

Go through gate, follow the road around past the first Tivoli Building, 
looking for signs leading to Building 500 or "Software Group." It should be 
the third road on the left.

It can be a little tricky, so please allow some extra time the first time.

You will see a visitors' parking lot. Turn in and park, and walk to the 
Building 500 lobby.   If that parking lot is not accessible, you would need 
to continue on and park behind the building.

See 
<http://www.rtprug.org/sitemap.pdf>http://www.rtpwug.org/sitemap.pdf  for a 
map.

Pre-Registration

We have implemented a pre-registration system for meetings. While not 
mandatory for attendance, this will allow us to provide pre-printed 
attendance badges at the door that will get you into the meeting more quickly.

If you would like to pre-register,  please send email 
to<mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]  with your
    * name
    * organization (e.g. company or school or self)
    * citizenship
    * date of birth (needed only if citizenship is other than U.S.)
    * email address

Please note that:
    * If you are a citizen of Hong Kong, Macao, or PR China (and not a 
permanent U.S resident with a "green card" or IBMer) pre-registration is 
mandatory, since your visit must be pre-approved. Please contact 
<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] for details.
    * If you are NOT a citizen of Hong Kong, Macao, or the PRC (and not an 
IBMer or U.S. permanent resident with a "green card") pre-registration is 
NOT mandatory, but it is quicker: we will need to log the information above 
at the door, which might take a few minutes.
    * IBM staff with active badges can enter the building in the usual 
manner, without pre-approval or pre-registration.

  If it's getting late, that's no problem at all.  Just show up and we will 
make out a badge at the door.