Schedule

CodeFest will take place from February 18 to 19 at the University of Ottawa. See the full list of sessions for more information.

Go to Day 2 schedule

Day 1 - February 18th, 2016
  1. 8:30–9:00 Registration
    In front of the alumni auditorium at the University Centre Jock-Turcot located at 85 University private
  2. Main Auditorium
    1. 9:00–9:10 Welcome note
    2. 9:10–9:20 Welcome Message from IRCC
    3. 9:20–10:00 Main presentation 1: Accessibility, Inclusion & Diversity by Jeffrey D. Stark
  3. 10:00–10:15 Break
  4. 10:15–11:00
    1. Room 205: Testing Web Site Accessibility with an iPhone by David MacDonald
    2. Room 219: Content Delivery Network and GC Web Templates by Patrick Heroux
    3. Room 221: Creating Accessible Content by Amanda McCrone
    4. Room 251: How to simplify tables and code mobile friendly tables by Pierre Dubois
    5. Room 252: Adaptive technologies demo zone
  5. 11:00–11:15 Break
  6. 11:15–12:00
    1. Room 205: 10 quick tests to enhance your site's accessibility by Toufic Sbeiti
    2. Room 219: The Future of Web Applications by Marc Regimbal
    3. Room 221: Implementing and updating WET on your website by Brad Souster
    4. Room 251: Health Canada builds mobile apps! by Kristina Aston, Sean Kibbee, and Jeremy Sivaneswaran
    5. Room 252: Adaptive technologies demo zone
  7. 12:00–1:00 Lunch
  8. Main Auditorium
    1. 1:00–1:10 Welcome note
    2. 1:10–2:00 Main presentation 2: Evidence-Based Design: How Canadians Get WET by Lisa Fast
  9. 2:00–2:10 Break
  10. 2:10–3:00
    1. Auditorium:Newly added Content Delivery Network and GC Web Templates by Patrick Heroux
    2. Room 205: Accessibility: What does it all Mean? The Practical side! By Peter O'Connor
    3. Room 219: Improving your website based on accessibility foundation by Pierre Dubois
    4. Room 221: Free tools to test your web pages by Brad Souster
    5. Room 251: Meet a UX expert and ask a question by Lisa Fast, Mike Atyeo and Evelyne Millien
    6. Room 252: Adaptive technologies demo zone
  11. 3:00–3:10 Break
  12. 3:10–4:00
    1. Room 205: Accessibility: What does it all Mean? The Practical side! By Peter O'Connor
    2. Room 219: Web Accessibility, ATAG & Drupal 8 by Mike Gifford
    3. Room 221: Writing for the Web and Social Media by Amanda McCrone
    4. Room 251: Meet a UX expert and ask a question by Lisa Fast, Mike Atyeo and Evelyne Millien
    5. Room 252: Adaptive technologies demo zone

Day 2 - February 19th, 2016
  1. Main Auditorium
    1. 9:00 – 9:10 Welcome note
    2. 9:10 – 9:40 The Future of the Web Experience Toolkit by Mario Bonito
  2. 9:40–10:15 Networking Break
  3. 10:15–11:00
    1. Room 205: WET next generation by Mario Bonito and Laurent Goderre
    2. Room 219: An image is worth a thousand words, but... by Toufic Sbeiti
    3. Room 221: gh-pages on Github by Shawn Thompson
    4. Room 251: Using analytics to make evidence-based decisions for your website by Patrick Burt
    5. Room 252: Design in the Federal Government by Ryan Hum
  4. 11:00 – 11:15 Break
  5. 11:15 – 12:00
    1. Room 205: Testing for accessibility before development begins: wireframe and prototype reviews by Aidan Tierney
    2. Room 219: Accessibility of Web Forms by Rabab Gomaa
    3. Room 221: How to implement and maintain a QA process for web accessibility by Louis Galipeau
    4. Room 251: Sublime Text 3 by Shawn Thompson
    5. Room 252: The Challenge of Maps – usability, accessibility and design discussion
  6. 12:00–1:00 Lunch
  7. Main Auditorium
    1. 1:00–1:10 Welcome note
    2. 1:10–2:10 Panel moderated by David Berman
  8. 2:10–2:20 Break
  9. 2:20–3:00
    1. Room 205: Filter-by-institution on Canada.ca by Eileen White
    2. Room 219: Open Collaboration & Innovation by Mike Gifford
    3. Room 221: Session by Mario Bonito and Laurent Goderre
    4. Room 251: What's new in WCAG for Mobile accessibility and more by David MacDonald
    5. Room 252: Paws Forward! Understanding the Life of a Guide Dog by Daniel L. Gervais and Leo
  10. 3:00–3:10 Break
  11. 3:10–4:00
    1. Room 205: Popular session requested by attendees
    2. Room 219: The Future of Web Applications by Marc Regimbal
    3. Room 221: How to simplify tables and code mobile friendly tables by Pierre Dubois
    4. Room 251: Popular session requested by attendees
    5. Room 252: Accessibility of Web Forms by Rabab Gomaa