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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear Web Community,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Please join us November 9th from 6:00 - 8:00 in
E51-151 (Tang Center), when our speaker will be Doug Marttila, Lead Developer at
Visual i|o (<A
href="http://www.visual-io.com">www.visual-io.com</A>)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Abstract, title, and bio follows.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><BR>Best,<BR>Susan</DIV>
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<DIV>Title: "Flash and Data Visualization"</DIV>
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<DIV><BR>Abstract:<BR>Flash and Data Visualization</DIV>
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<DIV>More and more data is available and being visualized everyday. The
innovations of Web 2.0 are changing how we think and interact with data. But Web
2.0 has focused primarily on technologies like Ajax and RSS. These technologies
are great, but can be visually limiting. Fortunately, Flash can step in where
Ajax leaves off, allowing you to create anything from simple bar charts to
websites that function like desktop applications.</DIV>
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<DIV>Come see how Flash can be used to visualize data. What are its advantages
and disadvantages? What are the design considerations when developing dynamic
apps? And finally, how do you code this stuff?</DIV>
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<DIV>Bio:</DIV>
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<DIV>Doug Marttila is Lead Developer at Visual i|o (<A
href="http://www.visual-io.com">www.visual-io.com</A>), a leading provider of
business-focused data visualizations. He is presenting at this year's Macromedia
MAX Conference, where he will speak about using Flash for data
visualization.</DIV>
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<DIV>Brought to you by:</DIV>
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<DIV>Boston Macromedia Users Group Meeting @ Massachusetts Institute of
Technology Users Groups<BR><A
href="http://www.mmboston.org">http://www.mmboston.org</A> @ <A
href="http://itinfo.mit.edu/usergroup">http://itinfo.mit.edu/usergroup</A></DIV>
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<DIV>-------------ooOoo-------------<BR>Susan MacPhee<BR>Media Design and
Production Specialist<BR>MIT Center for Innovation in Product Development<BR>30
Memorial Drive, Room E60-275<BR>Cambridge, MA 02139<BR>Tel: 617-324-4005<BR>Fax:
617-258-0485<BR></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>