W3C Names Dominique Hazaël-Massieux Mobile Web Activity Lead
2007-07-12: W3C has named Dominique Hazaël-Massieux to the position of Mobile Web Initiative Activity Lead. The W3C Mobile Web Initiative is a joint effort by vendors, providers, manufacturers and mobile operators to make Web access from a mobile device as simple, easy, and convenient as Web access from a desktop device. Dominique first joined W3C as Webmaster, did early work on GRDDL, contributed to QA at W3C, served as Team Contact for the Mobile Web Best Practices Working Group, serves as co-Chair of the MWI Test Suites Working Group, and works on mobileOK. W3C wishes to thank Philipp Hoschka who previously led the Activity and continues his roles as W3C Deputy Director for Europe and Ubiquitous Web Domain Leader. Read more about W3C. (Permalink)
XHTML Basic 1.1 Is a Candidate Recommendation
2007-07-13: W3C is pleased to announce the advancement of XHTML™ Basic 1.1 to Candidate Recommendation. The specification adds four new features for small devices which are the language's primary users. Version 1.1 is intended to be the convergence of the XHTML Basic 1.0 W3C Recommendation for mobile devices, released in coordination with the WAP Forum in 2000, and the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) XHTML Mobile profile. Implementation feedback is welcome through 31 August. Visit the HTML home page. (Permalink)
Last Call: Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL 3.0)
2007-07-13: The SYMM Working Group has published the Last Call Working Draft of Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL 3.0). This the third version of the Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL, pronounced "smile"), an XML-based language that allows authors to write interactive multimedia presentations. This version will extend the functionality of SMIL 2.1, facilitate the reuse of SMIL syntax and semantics in other XML-based languages, and define new SMIL profiles. Comments are welcome through 14 September. Learn more about the Synchronized Multimedia Activity. (Permalink)
The Days of Web Standards, 15 July, Tokyo, Japan
2007-07-10: W3C is pleased to participate in Web標準の日々 (The Days of Web Standards 2007), one of the largest Web-related events in Japan. Web developers and designers will gather on 15 July in Tokyo to discuss the usefulness and pleasure in using Web standards and how they are popular. Members of the W3C staff, Karl Dubost, Tatsuya Hagino, Olivier Thereaux present and Yasuyuki Hirakawa runs a booth. Browse W3C presentations and events also available as an RSS channel. (Permalink)
Incubator Group Report: Emotion Markup Language
2007-07-10: The W3C Emotion Incubator Group, which includes representatives from sixteen institutions in eleven countries on three continents, published its final report. The report contains scope, requirements and use cases for a general-purpose Emotion Markup Language. This publication is part of the W3C experimental Incubator Activity that develops new, potentially foundational technologies and Web-based applications in a rapid time frame. (Permalink)
Last Call: Delivery Context: Client Interfaces (DCCI) 1.0
2007-07-09: The
Ubiquitous Web Applications
Working Group has published a Last Call Working
Draft of Delivery Context:
Client Interfaces (DCCI) 1.0. DCCI (formerly
DCI) provides access to device properties including
capabilities, configuration, user preferences and
environmental conditions such as remaining battery
life, signal strength, ambient brightness,
location, and display orientation. Comments are
welcome through 27 July. This draft has one
normative change to show DCCI inheriting from the
DOM Element
interface. Learn more
about the Ubiquitous Web
Applications Activity. (Permalink)
POWDER: Grouping Sets of Resources
2007-07-09: The POWDER Working Group has published the First Public Working Draft of Protocol for Web Description Resources (POWDER): Grouping of Resources. POWDER is a way to attach small, easily-produced annotations to large collections of Web content. Web resources can then be retrieved, personalized and delivered in a variety of delivery contexts to meet both social needs for content labels and commercial requirements for content adaptation. Visit the Semantic Web home page. (Permalink)
Upcoming Meetings
Upcoming Talks
- 17 July, n/a, n/a: W3C Richtlinien für das Mobile WebPhilipp Hoschka is at W3C Webinar.
- 20 July, Gießen, Germany: Offene Standards im InternetFelix Sasaki gives a lecture at Zentrums für Medien und Interaktivität, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen.
- 23 July, Vienna, Austria: Das Neueste vom W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)Shadi Abou-Zahra presents at 2. Accessibility-Stammtisch.
- 25 July, Oxford, United Kingdom: Microformats: what are they, and why should we use them?Dan Connolly presents at XML Summer School.
- 7 August, Montréal, Canada: Representation of overlapping structuresMichael Sperberg-McQueen presents at Extreme Markup Languages.
- 7 August, Montréal, Canada: Writing an XSLT optimizer in XSLTMichael Kay presents at Extreme Markup Languages.
- 7 August, Montréal, Canada: Advanced approaches to XML document validationJirka Kosek, Petr Nalevka present at Extreme Markup Languages.
- 8 August, Montréal, Canada: Streaming validation of schemata: The lazy typing disciplinePaolo Marinelli, Fabio Vitali present at Extreme Markup Languages.
- 8 August, Montréal, Canada: Localization of schema languagesCharacterizing XQuery implementations: Categories and key featuresLiam Quin presents at Extreme Markup Languages.
- 8 August, Montréal, Canada: Localization of schema languagesFelix Sasaki presents at Extreme Markup Languages.
- 9 August, Montréal, Canada: Converting into pattern-based schemas: A formal approachFabio Vitali, Antonina Dattolo present at Extreme Markup Languages.
- 9 August, Montréal, Canada: Mind the Gap: Seeking holes in the markup-related standards suiteChris Lilley, James David Mason participate in a panel at Extreme Markup Languages.
- 10 August, Montréal, Canada: Declarative specification of XML document fixupHenry Thompson participates in a panel at Extreme Markup Languages.
- 31 August, Singapore, Singapore: Introduction to the Semantic WebIvan Herman gives a tutorial at International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications.
- 24 September, Curitiba, Brazil: New Aspects of InkML for Pen-Based ComputingStephen M. Watt presents at International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR).
- 24 September, Curitiba, Brazil: Streaming-Archival InkML ConversionStephen M. Watt, Birendra Keshari present at International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR).
- 26 September, Sydney, Australia: CSSBert Bos gives a lecture at Web Directions South / W3C SIG Day.
- 26 September, Berlin, Germany: Mobile Web 2.0Philipp Hoschka presents at W3C-Tag 2007 - Rich Internet Applications.
- 27 September, Sydney, Australia: A new life for old standardsBert Bos presents at Web Directions South.
- 27 September, Sydney, Australia: Web Directions breakfastBert Bos presents at Web Directions South.
- 3 October, Gijón, Spain: Browser panelBert Bos participates in a panel at Fundamentos Web 2007.
- 19 October, Orlando, FL, USA: Making the Future Web Accessible to People with DisabilitiesShawn Henry presents at "I Invent the Future" Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing 2007.
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