The 2008-04-21 version of the W3C Public Newsletter is online:
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Ian Jacobs, W3C Communications Team
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W3C Welcomes Members at Advisory Committee Meeting in Beijing
W3C holds its semiannual Advisory Committee Meeting on 21-22 April
in Beijing, China. W3C Member organizations participate in two days
of discussions and strategic planning about W3C Activities and
future work. The meeting takes place alongside WWW2008; you are
invited to the W3C Track at WWW2008. The media are invited to a
press conference with Tim Berners-Lee on 23 April at 3pm local time.
Learn how to become a W3C Member and attend the next Advisory
Committee Meeting in November 2008 (part of Technical Plenary Week)
in Cannes, France.
http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Member/List
http://www.w3.org/Consortium/activities
http://www.w3.org/2008/04/w3c-track.html
http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-news/2008AprJun/0000
http://www.w3.org/Consortium/join
SVG Working and Interest Groups Chartered
W3C is pleased to announce the relaunch of the SVG Working Group.
Erik Dahlström (Opera Software ASA) and Andrew Emmons (W3C Invited
Expert) continue to chair the group, which is chartered to work in
public to continue the evolution of Scalable Vector Graphics as a
format and a platform, and enhance the adoption and usability of SVG
in combination with other technologies. A new SVG Interest Group is
also chartered to foster the widespread discussion of Scalable
Vector Graphics as a format and a platform, to gather requirements,
and enhance the adoption and usability of SVG in combination with
other technologies. Learn more about Scalable Vector Graphics.
http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/
http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/WG
http://www.w3.org/2007/11/SVG_rechartering/SVG-WG-charter.html
http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG
http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/IG/
http://www.w3.org/2007/11/SVG_rechartering/SVG-IG-charter.html
http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/
Feedback Sought on Web Compatibility Test for Mobile Browsers
The Mobile Web Test Suites Working Group has released a stable
version of its Web Compatibility Test for Mobile Browsers, and has
sent an invitation to the community to share reports of browser
support and other feedback on the test itself. Read more about the
design of the test. Read more about the W3C Mobile Web Initiative.
http://www.w3.org/2005/MWI/Tests/
http://dev.w3.org/2008/mobile-test/test.html
http://www.w3.org/QA/2008/04/is_your_mobile_browser_ready_f.html
http://dev.w3.org/2008/mobile-test/doc.html
Three RIF Working Drafts Published
The Rule Interchange Format (RIF) Working Group published three
drafts today:
* "RIF Basic Logic Dialect (RIF-BLD)"
* "RIF Framework for Logic Dialects (RIF-FLD)"
* "RIF RDF and OWL Compatibility (RIF-RDF-OWL)"
These drafts help solidify the "pure logic rules" branch of RIF,
which is distinct from the "production rules" branch (on which a
Working Draft is expected within the next 6 months). Both branches
share "RIF Core" (also expected within the next 6 months). The
Framework document (FLD) specifies how the various logic dialects
relate, while the Basic Logic Dialect (BLD) provides an interlingua
for rule languages providing approximately "Horn" expressivity. The
third document specifies how BLD can be logically combined with RDF
and OWL. Learn more about the Semantic Web Activity.
http://www.w3.org/2005/rules/wg.html
http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/WD-rif-bld-20080415/
http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/WD-rif-fld-20080415/
http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/WD-rif-rdf-owl-20080415/
ISOC-IL New Host of W3C Israel Office
W3C is pleased to announce that the Israel Chapter of the Internet
Society (ISOC-IL) is the new host of the W3C Israel Office. Ori Idan
will manage the Office from ISOC-IL. W3C wishes to thank Michel
Bercovier and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem for hosting the W3C
Israel Office since 1999; Michel will remain involved as senior
advisor. Learn more about the the W3C Offices, which promote
adoption of W3C Recommendations in local regions among developers,
application builders, and other regional stake-holders.
http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Offices/
Last Call: The XMLHttpRequest Object
The Web API Working Group has published the Last Call Working Draft
of "The XMLHttpRequest Object." The XMLHttpRequest Object
specification defines an API that provides scripted client
functionality for transferring data between a client and a server.
Comments are welcome through 2 June. Learn more about the Rich Web
Client Activity.
http://www.w3.org/2006/webapi/
http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/WD-XMLHttpRequest-20080415/
Delivery Context Ontology Draft Published
The Ubiquitous Web Applications Working Group has published a
Working Draft of "Delivery Context Ontology." The Delivery Context
Ontology provides a formal model of the characteristics of the
environment in which devices interact with the Web or other
services. The delivery context is an important source of information
that can be used to adapt materials to make them useable on a wide
range of different devices with different capabilities. The delivery
context includes the characteristics of the device, the software
used to access the service and the network providing the connection
among others. This document describes the ontology (using "OWL" )
and gives details of each property that it contains. Learn more
about the Ubiquitous Web Applications Activity.
http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/WD-dcontology-20080415/
http://www.w3.org/TR/owl-guide/
Web Services Internationalization Draft Published
The Internationalization Core Working Group has published a Working
Draft of "Web Services Internationalization (WS-I18N)." This
document describes enhancements to "SOAP messaging" to provide
internationalized and localized operations using locale and
international preferences. These mechanisms can be used to
accommodate a wide variety of development models for international
usage. Learn more about the Internationalization Activity.
http://www.w3.org/International/core/
http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/WD-ws-i18n-20080415/
http://www.w3.org/TR/soap12-part1/
http://www.w3.org/International/
Device Description Repository Core Vocabulary Group Note Published
The Mobile Web Initiative Device Description Working Group has
published a Group Note of "Device Description Repository Core
Vocabulary." This document identifies properties that are
considered essential for adaptation of content in the Mobile Web.
Its intended use is to define a baseline Vocabulary for Device
Description Repository (DDR) implementations. The Vocabulary defined
in this document is not intended to represent an exhaustive set of
properties for content adaptation. DDR Implementations that require
additional properties are free to make use of additional
vocabularies. The process of creating a new Vocabulary can be
modeled on the process described in this document. Learn more about
the Mobile Web Initiative Activity.
http://www.w3.org/2005/MWI/DDWG/
http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/NOTE-ddr-core-vocabulary-20080414/
Incubator Group Report: Uncertainty Reasoning for the World Wide Web
The Uncertainty Reasoning for the World Wide Web Incubator Group
published their final report. The document includes a set of use
case descriptions that illustrate situations for reasoning under
uncertainty; some of the use cases include comprehensive information
and details on how uncertainty would help to address issues that
cannot be properly addressed with current deterministic approaches.
The document also identifies methodologies that may be applied to
address the use cases and that show promise as candidate solutions
for uncertainty reasoning on the scale of the World Wide Web. This
publication is part of the Incubator Activity, a forum where W3C
Members can innovate and experiment. This work is not on the W3C
standards track.
http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/urw3/
http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/urw3/XGR-urw3-20080331/
http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/
Incubator Group Report: Common Web Language
The Common Web Language Incubator Group published their final
report. The goal of the Common Web Language (CWL) is to allow the
exchange of information through the Web and also for enabling
computers to process information semantically. CWL allows people to
describe contents and meta-data of Web pages written in natural
language; the language seeks to lower language barriers and to
facilitate the automatic extraction of information from Web pages.
This publication is part of the Incubator Activity, a forum where
W3C Members can innovate and experiment. This work is not on the W3C
standards track.
http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/cwl/
http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/cwl/XGR-cwl-20080331/
http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/
Past home page news...
W3C Questions and Answers Blog
* Is your (mobile) browser ready for the Web? by Dominique
Hazaël-Massieux
http://www.w3.org/QA/2008/04/is_your_mobile_browser_ready_f.html
* Proposed Activity for Video on the Web by Philippe Le Hégaret
http://www.w3.org/QA/2008/04/proposed_activity_for_video_on.html
http://www.w3.org/People/LeHegaret/
* Past Q&A Blog ...
Upcoming Meetings
* Workshop on the Role of Mobile Technologies in Fostering Social
Development, 2-3 June
* More About Workshops...
http://www.w3.org/2003/08/Workshops/
* W3C Membership Meeting Calendar...
http://www.w3.org/Consortium/meetings
WWW 2008
Multiple presenters will be at The 17th International World Wide Web
Conference (WWW2008) in Beijing, China:
21 April
* RDFa: Extensible Structured Data in HTML, by Ben Adida, Elias
Torres, Ivan Herman
* Producing XML that works internationally, by Richard Ishida,
Felix Sasaki
* Introduction to the Semantic Web (through an example…), by Ivan
Herman
23 April
* W3C booth, by Marie-Claire Forgue
* Geolocation in the Mobile Web , by Dave Raggett
* International Domain Names, by Tina Dam
* A World of Stakeholders: Lessons from Global Outreach, by Daniel
Dardailler
* News from W3C's Mobile Web Initiative, by Dominique
Hazaël-Massieux
* What you Need to Know to Reach a Chinese Audience?, by Richard
Ishida
* Adopting International Standards Locally: The Importance of
Harmonization , by Judy Brewer
* Making a Web Site Accessible Both for Mobile Devices and for
People with Disabilities, by Henny Swan
* Internationalizing Speech Synthesis, by Zhi Wei Shuang
* Semantic Web Development in China, by Huajun Chen
* Managing Online Video (or Multimedia) Content with the Semantic
Web, by Raphaël Troncy
* Localization and Internationalization of Layout on the Web, by
Paul Nelson
* Mobile Web in Rural China, by Stéphane Boyera
* Linking Open Data, by Chris Bizer, Tom Heath, Tim Berners-Lee
24 April
* Standards and mobile applications, services and widgets, by Art
Barstow
* Video on the Web, by Philippe Le Hégaret
* Designing the Web for All of Society, by Shawn Henry
* POWDER Use Cases, by Kai-Dietrich Scheppe
* Web applications security issues, by Thomas Roessler
* Web Usage in China, by Weihan Liu
* Improving Access to Government through Better Use of the Web, by
José Manuel Alonso
* HTML 5, the future of Web Content, by Michael Smith
* Accessibility for rich Web applications, by Lisa Pappas
* Wicked Wide Web: Integrating Documents and Devices, by Doug
Schepers
Upcoming Talks
* 21 April, Geneva, Switzerland: Web Accessibility Guidelines, in
panel on accessible content and services: addressing information
deprivation (via teleconference). Judy Brewer participates in a
panel at The Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities: Challenges and Opportunities for ICT Standards.
* 22 April, Beijing, China: Looking To The Future: Web
Accessibility, Ageing, and Emerging Web Trends. Shadi Abou-Zahra
gives a keynote at W4A 2008.
* 23 April, Rabat, Morocco: L'Importance des Standards Ouverts
pour l'Interopérabilité . Najib Tounsi presents at Atelier
International «Développement de l'administration électronique :
Rôle et importance de l'interopérabilité des SI de
l'Administration».
* 23 April, beijing, China: A World of Stakeholders: Lessons from
Global Outreach. Daniel Dardailler presents at W3C Track
WWW2008.
* 24 April, Beijing, China: The Future of Web Applications. Tim
Berners-Lee gives a keynote at The 17th International World Wide
Web Conference (WWW2008).
* 24 April, Beijing, China: Building a More Secure Browser.
Mary-Ellen Zurko presents at W3C Track, The 17th International
World Wide Web Conference (WWW2008).
* 26 April, Budapest, Hungary: [title TBD]. Bert Bos presents at
Magyarországi Web Konferencia 2008.
* 6 May, Gelsenkirchen, Germany: Verordnete (Barriere-)Freiheit.
Shadi Abou-Zahra participates in a panel at Einfach-für-Alle
Tagung.
* 6 May, Dublin, Ireland: XForms 1.1. Steven Pemberton gives a
tutorial at XTech 2008.
* 8 May, Dublin, Ireland: CSS Advanced Layout is not only for big
grids. Bert Bos presents at XTech 2008.
* 8 May, Dublin, Ireland: Why you should have a Website. Steven
Pemberton presents at XTech 2008.
* 14 May, Stockholm, Sweden: Internationalisering och lokalisering
-- språk på webben. Olle Olsson presents at Språk och Internet.
* 18 May, San Jose, CA, USA: State of the Semantic Web. Ivan
Herman presents at 2008 Semantic Technology Conference.
* 19 May, Canberra, Australia: Improving Government through better
use of the Web. José Manuel Alonso gives a keynote at Web
Directions South: Government.
* 20 May, Barcelona, Spain: Fast Forward: Get Ready for Web 3.0.
Steve Bratt gives a keynote at bdigital Global Congress.
* 22 May, San Jose, CA, USA: Bringing SemTech Back to the
Business. Ivan Herman participates in a panel at 2008 Semantic
Technology Conference.
* 27 May, London, United Kingdom: One Big Happy Family: Practical
Collaboration on Meaningful Markup . Dan Brickley presents at
Microformats vEvent.
* 2 June, Västerås, Sweden: Framtidssäkra eFörvaltningen. Olle
Olsson participates in a panel at Offentliga Rummet 2008.
* 17 June, New York, NY, USA: Web of Data. Tim Berners-Lee
presents at LinkedData Planet Conference: exploring the new web
of linked data.
* 18 June, Nancy, France: State of the Semantic Web. Ivan Herman
gives a keynote at 19èmes Journées Francophones d'Ingénierie des
Connaissances (IC2008).
* 19 June, Baltimore, Maryland, USA: How New Web Accessibility
Standards Impact User Experience Design. Shawn Henry presents at
Usability Professionals' Association International Conference
2008.
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