Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Working Group Face-to-face Meeting 17 - 20 October

Hosted by Adobe Systems in Seattle, WA USA

This page: Registration | Agenda | Logistics

Participation

Participation is open to participants of W3C/WAI's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Working Group (WCAG WG). If you are not currently a participant, but wish to attend please contact Gregg Vanderheiden (Chair), John Slatin (Chair), and Wendy Chisholm (Team contact).

The meeting is scheduled for four days to discuss major issues related to the advancement of WCAG 2.0 towards a W3C Recommendation.

Registration

Registration is required and is open until 10 October 2005. The registration system is password protected. If you have not previously requested a login, please follow these instructions and contact Wendy Chishom with any questions.

Step 1: Request login information

If you work for a W3C Member organization, fill out and submit the Member Access Request Form.
If you do not work for a W3C Member organization, fill out and submit the Public Access Request Form.

Step 2: Fill out the registration form

After you have your login information, fill out the registration form.

Agenda (draft)

All times are Pacific Time Zone (U.S.). Timing for each day:

Breakfast available: 08:30
Start time: 09:00
Lunch: 12:30-13:30
Adjourn: 19:30

Monday, 17 October

We will attempt to discuss 5 guidelines per day. If we were to take them in order, the first day would look like this:

9-10:30 - Guideline 1.1
10:00 - 12:30 - Guideline 1.2
1:30 - 3:00 - Guideline 1.3
3:30 - 5:00 - Guideline 1.4
6 - 7:30 - Guideline 2.1

However, it will depend on when proposals and surveys are sent for each Guideline.

Tuesday, 18 October

Discuss the next group of guidelines and get ready for release.

Tuesday night dinner: 8:00 pm Ivar's Salmon House, 401 NE Northlake Way. Directions from Adobe to Ivar's - 1.4 miles.

Wednesday, 19 October

Discuss final group of guidelines, conformance, review the mapping to determine if needs updating based on changes to Success Criteria.

Thursday, 20 October

Discuss JIS comments, complete discussion from previous days.

Logistics

Meeting room

Adobe Systems
801 North 34th Street
Seattle, WA 98103
206-675-7000

Accomodations

Please say that you are with "Adobe" to get the Adobe rate.

Watertown Seattle
4242 Roosevelt Way NE
Seattle WA 98105
(206) 826-4242-phone, (206) 315-4242-fax
Complimentary shuttle to and from Adobe, from 7 AM till 7:30 PM each day, complimentary parking, local calls & complimentary high speed internet (T-1 lines).
Courtyard by Marriott
925 Westlake Avenue North
Seattle, WA 98109
(206) 213-0100-phone, (206) 213-0101-fax
Complimentary in room high speed internet access. Complimentary shuttle with advance request at check in. 5 minute cab ride to Adobe office. Complimentary daily newspaper. Self parking $10.00.
Alexis Hotel
1007 First Street
Seattle, WA 98104
(206) 624-4844-phone, (206) 621-9009-fax
High-speed internet access. Short cab ride to Adobe office. Free daily newspaper & coffee. On site workout facilities. Parking $26.00 valet.
Fairmont Olympic Seattle
411 University Street
Seattle, WA 98101
(206) 621-1700-phone, (206) 682-9633-fax
Sign up at check in for free membership to the Fairmont President's Club. Presidents Club members receive free high speed internet access, health club access, daily newspapers. Valet parking $30.

Transportation from SEATAC airport

By Shuttle

Shuttle Express - costs $26.75 to Adobe Systems and Watertown Seattle, $25.75 to Courtyard by Marriott.

After you have collected your luggage, follow the signs directing you to ground transportation which is located on the 3rd floor of the parking garage. The 3rd floor is the same level as the baggage claim and lower drive level. To get across the lower drive you must proceed up one floor via escalator or elevator and walk across the sky bridge.

Once in the garage, proceed to our Shuttle Express booth by following the ground transportation check-in signs. Walk towards the middle and take an escalator or elevator back down one floor to floor three. You will find our booth alongside the SEA-TAC ground transportation information center.

By Taxi

A taxi from SEATAC to Adobe and nearby hotels will cost around $40. After you have collected your luggage, follow the signs direction you to ground transportation which is located on the 3rd floor of the parking garage. Once in the garage, proceed to the taxi stand. Map of Airport Ground Transportation.

By Bus

Metro to and from SEATAC includes information about routes to and from the airport. The Trip Planner is also available.

SEATAC accessibility accomodations

SEATAC: Special Access - Includes directions to a Service Dog Relief Area and information about other services.

$Date: 2005/10/18 03:45:18 $ Wendy Chisholm

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