Fwd: RE: [Sigia-l] Reminder - "Formal" London IA meeting

[Margaret Hanley]

Hi all,
Jared just reminder me of the Tube strike planned to start
tonight.

How many of you won't be able to come? 

Should we cancel?

Email me directly with your responses.

Mags`
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Margaret Hanley [mailto:mairead at yahoo.com]
> Sent: 15 July 2002 22:08
> To: SIG IA; London IA; London Usability
> Subject: [Sigia-l] Reminder - "Formal" London IA meeting
> 
> 
> <Excuse the cross posting>
> 
> Reminder - the next London IA group meeting on 17th July
> is
> our "formal" one.
> 
> Date: 17th July
> Time: 6.30 - 8.00pm
> Venue: Scient (directions below)
> The topic: Robert Fein will be leading the discussion
> 
> "XML Web Services are the implementation of Web-supported
> standards for transparent machine-to-machine and
> application-to-application communication. They combine
> the
> best aspects of component-based development and the Web.
> 
> Like components, XML Web services represent black-box
> functionality you can reuse without worrying about how
> the
> service is implemented. Unlike current component
> technologies however, Web services aren't accessed via
> object-model-specific protocols.
> 
> A Web Service interface is defined strictly according to
> the messages it accepts and generates. Clients can be
> implemented on any platform in any programming language -
> as long as they can create and consume the messages
> defined for the Web service interface.
> 
> The issue is various companies (e.g., Microsoft) will be
> selling access to these widgets of functionality right?
> Some of which are completely back-end and front-end
> people
> do not need to pay attention (e.g., CC clearing house
> verification), some of which have functionality
> parameters
> that affect the front-end (e.g., valid work day checker)
> and some of which are mostly front-end (e.g,
> registration).
> So if your web site, intra/inter/extranet, weblication
> use
> these widgets how do you preserve fidelity of your brand,
> your design, or do you want to end-up creating something
> that makes your web site a part of the greater web. Oh
> yeah, let's not forget the business issues of not having
> 100% control over some potentially mission critical
> widgets
> (e.g., shopping carts)"
> 
> Comments, thoughts and discussion on 17th July.
> 
> Please send an email to Andrea Gallagher at Scient to
> register your name with security.
> andrea.gallagher at scient.com
> 
> This is the location and directions:
> 
> Scient
> Elizabeth House, 5th Floor
> 39 York Road
> London, SE1 7NQ
> 
> 
> Elizabeth House is across York Road from the Shell Centre
> and the London Eye.
> For a map:
>
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=530906&y=179935&z=1&sv=530750,179750
> &st=\
> 4&ar=Y&mapp=newmap.srf&searchp=newsearch.srf
> 
> From Waterloo Tube station, take the South Bank exit onto
> York Road (For Shell
> Centre and the Eye). As you come out of the exit,
> Elizabeth House is across
> the street and down to the right.
> 
> When you arrive, mention Scient to the security people
> and
> sign in by your name
> on the attendee list, then come to the 5th floor.
> 
> A few restaurants to consider, besides All Bar One:
> 
> Azzurro (right across the street)
> 1, Sutton Walk
> London SE1 7
> 
> Cubana Cafe
> 48 Lower Marsh, London
> SE1 7RG
> 
> Tas Restaurant
> 33, The Cut
> London SE1 8LF
> 
> The Waterloo Fire Station (more a pub)
> 150, Waterloo Rd
> London SE1 8SB
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Mags
> 
> 
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