[SGVLUG] Fwd: Web Spinners August 5th Meeting - InkScape and SVG graphic format

[matti]

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matti

--- Peter Benjamin <pete at peterbenjamin.com> wrote:

> Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 15:19:35 -0700
> To: "Web Spinners 2006/08":;
> From: Peter Benjamin <pete at peterbenjamin.com>
> Subject: Web Spinners August 5th Meeting - InkScape and SVG graphic
>   format
> 
> Web Spinners Meeting Announcement
> URL to Monthly Announcement http://lawebspinners.org
> To unsubscribe emailto:Pete-ws at PeterBenjamin.com with unsub webspin
> --
> 
>    June 2006 Meeting:
> 
>       Inkscape's Open Source SVG Graphic Image Editor
> 
>    Speaker: Ted Gould
> 
>    Date: Saturday, August 5th, 2006
>    Time: 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
> 
>    Location: Westside Pavilion Mall, Community Room A
>              3rd Floor (top) behind Food Court at East End of Mall
>              10800 West Pico Blvd., Corner of Overland Avenue
> 
>    Suggested Donation: $3 (for Room Rental)
> 
>    Contacts:
>       Daniel Culbertson 310.450.4013 / mailto:theman at compuserve.com
>       Peter Benjamin 310.319.9215 / mailto:pete-ws at peterbenjamin.com
> 
> 
> Ted will be speaking on using Inkscape, an open-source cross-platform
> vector graphics editor.  And then, he'll speak on Inkscape's
> standardized file format SVG.  SVG is an XML vector graphics standard
> that is gaining momentum on the web.  It is supported by most
> browsers
> (IE with a plug-in) and fills a need for vector graphics in the high
> resolution environments that webpages are finding themselves in while
> still providing graphics rich experiences to mobile users with
> smaller
> file sizes.  Inkscape provides a easy way to create SVG artwork for
> easy
> deployment on the Web.   
> 
> Web site for free software download: www.Inkscape.org
> 
> Agenda
> 
> 10:00  Intro
> 10:15  Inkscape Open Source Image Editor
> 12:00  Lunch
> 12:45  News by Daniel Culbertson 
>  1:15  SVG Graphic Format
>  2:00  Fini
> 
> ******************************************************
> 
> Location:
> 
> Westside Pavilion Mall
> Community Room A
> 3rd Floor (top) behind Food Court at East End of Mall
> 10800 West Pico Blvd., Corner of Overland Avenue
> Los Angeles, CA  90064
> (310) 474-6255  Management Office (closed on Saturdays)
> 
> Free Parking - Parking Lot structure at East end of Mall.
>       Enter from Overland, just south of the mall.
> 
> 
> Directions:
> 
> http://www.westsidepavilion.com/about_us/directions
> 
> The parking you are directed to is at the south east corner of
> the mall three levels up.  Enter from Overland just south of
> the mall.
> 
> >From 405 Freeway North or South, go 10 East - see 'From 10" below.
> >From 10 East or West, exit at Overland, turn into the parking
>   structure just before the mall onto the "Express Ramp".  Exit
>   the second driveway (not the roof, but the top of the south
>   parking structure) and park near the doors to the food court.
> 
> Community Room A is behind the main food court along the main
> corridor to the south and then east of the rest rooms.
> 
> FROM the Mall's West End - Community Room C (the old location):
> Walk east the entire length of mall, through Nordstorms if it is
> open (at 10am), otherwise go down and cross Westwood Blvd in
> the crosswalk, then go to the third floor and the food court.
> 
> Pete
> 
> 
> 
> 


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