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  <info>The first part of a three part beginner track, this talk is for the designer/developer that is just starting out with jQuery. Perhaps you've heard of jQuery or you've used it occasionally, this talk will help you understand the core jQuery library.

We will cover:

* jQuery's History
* Introduce you to the core team
* Explain how jQuery works
* Demonstrate how to set-up jQuery
* Explore core jQuery methods and structure
* Look through a couple real-world examples</info>
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  <title>Beginning jQuery</title>
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    <description>The 2009 jQuery Conference.</description>
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    <title>jQuery Conference 2009</title>
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      <biography>Ralph Whitbeck is a graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology and is currently a Senior Developer for [BrandLogic Corporation][1] in Rochester, NY. His responsibilities at BrandLogic include interface design, usability testing, and Web and application development. Ralph is able to program complex Web application systems in ASP.NET, C# and SQL server also using client side technologies such as XHTML, CSS and JavaScript/jQuery in order to implement client-approved designs. Ralph is part of a hand-selected advisory group to the jQuery project and is currently helping with many projects for jQuery. Ralph enjoys spending time with his wife, Hope and his three boys Brandon, Jordan and Ralphie. You can find out more about Ralph on his personal blog ([http://ralphwhitbeck.com][2]).


  [1]: http://brandlogic.com
  [2]: http://ralphwhitbeck.com</biography>
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