Sunday 01 August 2010
Dubai – Eton Institute announced the next series of Website Design & Development workshops which enable anyone to build their brand online. Participants learn how to create their own website and also receive a FREE internet domain name as a step towards building their own website.
The website design and development workshops focus on building a website from ground up using simple tools readily available on a personal computer. Participants gain practical knowledge of design, development, domain registration, hosting, promotion, content management and much more.
Dr. Eli Abi Rached, Managing Director of Eton Institute commented: “Due to the recent economic downturn, more people are spending time and money online than ever before. That’s one of the primary reasons why it’s very important for every small business and entrepreneurs to use the social web to make an impact.”The workshop is invaluable to self employed business owners and entrepreneurs alike who haven’t yet launched their personal or business websites.” the Website Design and Development workshop is a part of a 3 series workshop which will be conducted over the next two months. The first workshop will be conducted on followed by the Website Design & Development II workshop scheduled to follow after it on the 19th .The four hour workshops are conveniently scheduled to be conducted on Saturdays from 10:00am to 2:00pm and are inexpensively priced at AED 490/- only! Limited places are available and prior registrations are encouraged to avoid disappointment. Anyone interested can call 800 ETON (8003866) or visit www.eton.ac for more details.
Siteworx co-sponsoring user-led workshop focusing on the “Congress” side of Gov 2.0.Reston, VA,Siteworx, Inc. will co-sponsor CongressCamp, a two-day barcamp focusing on citizen engagement with Congress through social media and collaboration tools, taking place Sept. 12-13, at the Institute for Politics, Democracy, & the Internet at George Washington University.The user-led participatory workshop will focus on the “Congress” side of Gov 2.0 and how web-based social and collaboration technologies are being used, or could be used, to transform engagement with the public. Because the workshop is user-led, participants have the opportunity to exchange knowledge based on the topics important to them.
After the successful deployment of new media technology in the past presidential election, government is increasingly using Web 2.0 technology to communicate with the public. Washington has become a social media power-city, hosting events such as the Gov 2.0 Summit and PrivacyCampDC.
As one of the DC area’s largest independent digital agencies, Siteworx is dedicated to taking an active role in shaping the direction for social media in advocacy and citizen engagement by sponsoring events such as CongressCamp and the recent PrivacyCampDC.Congressional staffers, tech and social media entrepreneurs, advocacy leaders and interested citizens are encouraged to attend. Interested parties can register at
Attendance is free, thanks to the following sponsors: NextGenWeb, Forum One, Open Forum Foundation, Siteworx, Inc., Citizens for Civil Discourse, Garvin Information Consulting, GovLoop, OpenMeetings, Congressional Management Foundation, Sunlight Foundation, act.ly, You2Gov, GovTrack, and FedScoop.For more information, Siteworx provides the full range of Web design and product development solutions through deep expertise in user experience, a wide range of Web development platforms and an award-winning creative design team. From mobile applications and social media strategies–social networks, blogs, RSS—to content management, enterprise search and analytics solutions, Siteworx delivers improved performance to an impressive and growing roster of clients including AOL, The College Board, Discovery Communications, National Geographic and U.S. News & World Report
