The Browser: Your New Blank <canvas>

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Presentation will cover
This talk will introduce the basics of the element and its associated API. This talk will show a step by step introduction to the core technology and then walk through some of the libraries and frameworks that leverage Canvas.

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About Rob Larsen
Rob has more than 13 years’ experience as a front end engineer and team lead, building web sites and applications for some of the world’s biggest brands. Rob is an active writer and speaker on web technology with a special focus on emerging standards like HTML5, CSS3 and the ongoing evolution of the JavaScript programming language. He is co-author of Professional jQuery and the author of Beginning HTML and CSS. He’s also active in the open source community, helping to bridge the gap between the front lines of web development and the people actively working on the tools that drive the web. In his career Rob has spent time at Sapient Global Markets, Isobar, The Brand Experience, Cramer and as an independent consultant. Over the course of his career Rob has solved unique problems for clients like Adidas, Motorola, Philips, Reebok, Gillette, Boston’s Museum of Science, State Street Corporation and Harvard Kennedy School.

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The event will be hosted and sponsored by the Harvard Business Review (http://hbr.org/).

Harvard Business Review office is located at 300 North Beacon St in Watertown, MA (https://maps.google.com/maps?q=300+north+beacon+street+watertown+ma&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x89e3783050d64561:0xb324fc2a3a44ab47,300+N+Beacon+St,+Watertown,+MA+02135&gl=us&ei=gxh4UvDgIJW3sATTm4DgBQ&ved=0CC0Q8gEwAA) inside The Arsenal on the Charles office park. There are plenty of parking. Directions are on the website. (http://hbr.org/corporate/about#directions) Once you enter the building please see the front desk to check in. Meet up will be in the Common Space, as you pass front-desk on your left, take a left and follow the hallway, then to right. We'll have signs posted, and we'll have refreshments and snacks. Looking forward to seeing you!