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StayFresh05: Cameron Westland and Eugene Andruszczenko

Refresh Events is proud to present Cameron Westland (http://www.bigbangtechnology.com) and Eugene Andruszczenko (http://32teeth.org) to our first event of 2009. The topic of the evening will be an analysis of Prototype and jQuery, two increasingly popular JavaScript frameworks. Cameron and Eugene will perform deep-dives into Prototype and jQuery (respectively) and examine the benefits and drawbacks of using each language. The goal is not to see which one emerges as the “better language”, but instead to promote the concept of the right tool for the job.

Our next event will be held at 7pm on February 18th 2009, venue TBA.

*UPDATE: Our next meetup will be held at the Centre for Social Innovation, 215 Spadina Avenue, Suite 400. Please visit the event page for more information and to register.*

*UPDATE: Help us promote this event! Download the PDF poster (750KB).*

*UPDATE: Presentation decks are now available online.*

Written by: Justin Kozuch | Posted: Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
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New Format: Pecha Kucha

For the month of March, we are slightly changing our meetup format. We will continue to feature monthly speakers, and in addition to this, we are opening up our presentation time to the community through a presentation format called Pecha Kucha (pronounced “peh-chak-cha”). The concept is to allow anyone to talk for 6 minutes and 40 seconds about a project they’ve worked on, an application they’ve created, or about any topic they are passionate about. Your presentation would consist of 20 slides, with 20 seconds to complete each slide.

If you would like the opportunity to show off something you are proud of, want to get feedback from the community, or help raise awareness about something you’ve done, our Pecha Kucha format is for you! To sign up, simply email the details of your presentation to [email protected] and we’ll get back to you with the agenda for the evening.

Written by: Refresh Events | Posted: Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
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