Opera Software Seminar at the University of California, Irvine November 3, 2008

The ACM chapter at the University of California, Irvine will host a seminar and panel discussion to students and staff from Opera Software, the company behind the innovative browsers for Opera Mini, Mobile, Desktop and other devices. Opera Software’s seminar will explore Web accessibility, usability, and standards, and Opera’s “One Web” philosophy.

Meet the developers and managers behind the innovative Opera Desktop and Opera Mini Web browsers. The seminar will be presented by Philip Gronvold, US Manager of Business Development at Opera Software, and Henny Swan, Web Evangelist.

Opera Software’s seminar is an excellent opportunity to enhance your learning about the Web, gain new perspectives on technology trends, and network with people leading the IT industry. The seminar will be followed by an informal reception with free gifts and an opportunity to mingle with the speakers from Opera Software.

To register for this seminar please send an email to us-tour@opera.com with “UC, Irvine” in the subject line.

Biographies

Philip Gronvold

Philip Gronvold has been working as the US Manager of Business Development for Opera Software since 2006. Philip graduated from Boston University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Management Informational Systems (MIS), and concentration in e-commerce. He also has a minor in Applied Statistical Mathematics. Philip is a knowledgeable speaker on numerous topics including Opera as a company, its products and technology, the Mobile Web, Widgets and some W3C topics such as HTML, POWDER, and CSS.

Henny Swan

Henny Swan works for Opera Software as Web Evangelist promoting web standards, prior to this she worked as a web accessibility consultant. She is currently an active member of the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative in the Education and Outreach working Group and also co-lead of the Web Standards Project International Liaison Group. Henny blogs on the Opera Developer Network blog at http://my.opera.com/ODIN/ as well as her own blog at http://www.iheni.com where she looks at the cross overs between the mobile web, accessibility and internationalisation.

Official Website: http://www.opera.com/education/tours/