W3C Public Newsletter 9 March 2009

Authorized Translations of WCAG 2.0 Target International Deployment

2009-03-03: The W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) announced Translations of Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0, including draft Authorized W3C Translations. W3C's Policy for Authorized W3C Translations provides a process for stakeholder review and designation as an official translation. Learn more about WCAG 2.0 Translations in-progress, WCAG 2.0, and the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI). (Permalink)

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W3C Launches Semantic Sensor Network Incubator Group

2009-03-04: W3C is pleased to announce the creation of the Semantic Sensor Network Incubator Group, sponsored by W3C Members CSIRO, Wright State University, and OGC. The group's mission is to begin the formal process of producing ontologies that define the capabilities of sensors and sensor networks, and to develop semantic annotations of a key language used by services based sensor networks. Read more about the Incubator Activity, an initiative to foster development of emerging Web-related technologies. Incubator Activity work is not on the W3C standards track. (Permalink)

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11 March, Stockholm, Sweden: Tillgänglighet, metoder, tekniker.Olle Olsson presents at EPiServerdagen 2009.
14 March, Austin, TX, USA: Making Web Widgets Accessible: Tools and Techniques.Michael Cooper participates in a panel at South by Southwest Conference.
16 March, Brussels, Belgium: Open Government Data.José Manuel Alonso presents at Public Services 2.0.
19 March, Los Angeles, CA, USA: Towards a More Accessible Browser.Jeanne Spellman, Jim Allan present at CSUN Center on Disabilities 24th Annual International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference.
19 March, Los Angeles, CA, USA: The New WCAG 2: Web Accessibility Q&A with the Editors.Shawn Henry, Michael Cooper, Loretta Guarino Reid participate in a panel at CSUN International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference.
21 March, Prague, Czech Republic: XML Processing and Choreography.Mohamed Zergaoui presents at XML Prague 2009.
22 March, Prague, Czech Republic: Exploring XProc.Norman Walsh presents at XML Prague 2009.
24 March, Vienna, Austria: Moving the Web with Standards.François Daoust presents at Mobile Internet 2009.
27 March, Frankfurt, Germany: Mobile Access – Device-independent or Accessible.Dominique Hazaël-Massieux participates in a panel at European Accessibility Forum.
31 March, Paris, France: Improving Society through Better Use of Web Standards.Daniel Dardailler presents at Technical Regulation of the Internet.
21 April, Madrid, Spain: Web Accessibility and Older Users - We Are There!.Andrew Arch gives a keynote at W4A2009 - International Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Web Accessibility.
23 April, Lisbon, Portugal: Improving Society through Better Use of Web Standards.Daniel Dardailler participates in a panel at ITU World Telecommunication Policy Forum.
15 June, San Jose, CA, USA: Introduction to the Semantic Web.Ivan Herman gives a tutorial at 2009 Semantic Technology Conference.
15 June, San Jose, CA, USA: What is New in W3C Land?.Ivan Herman presents at 2009 Semantic Technology Conference.
16 June, San Jose, CA, USA: Introducing OWL 2.Ivan Herman participates in a panel at 2009 Semantic Technology Conference.
17 June, San Jose, USA: XBRL and the Semantic Web.Dave Raggett, Diane Mueller present at 2009 Semantic Technology Conference.
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