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3GWeb in 2006

Mobile Testing, Device Description Groups Launched — 20 December 2006
W3C is pleased to announce the launch of two groups: The MWI Device Description Working Group, rechartered to enable the development of globally accessible data and service repositories for use in content adaptation. The new MWI Test Suites Working Group is chartered to enable conformance testing for mobile Web user agents.
Mobile Web seminar at the 3G World Congress & Mobility Marketplace in Hong Kong
As a partner of the 11th 3G World Congress & Mobility Marketplace to be held in Hong Kong next month, W3C will run a Mobile Web seminar on Monday 4 December. Speakers include MWI sponsors MobileAware and Opera Software, as well as W3C staff (Philipp Hoschka and Dean Jackson).
W3C mobileOK Basic Tests 1.0 Working Draft — 13 November 2006
The Mobile Web Best Practices Working Group has released the First Public Working Draft of W3C mobileOK Basic Tests 1.0. This document defines the tests that provide the basis for making a claim to be W3C mobileOK Basic compliant and are based upon W3C's Mobile Web Best Practices.
Mobile Web Webinar scheduled on 20 November — 10 November 2006
Join us for a free W3C Webinar where you will learn how to mobilize your Web content. Dominique Hazaël-Massieux (W3C) will present documents and tools provided by the Mobile Web Best Practices Working Group including best practices, techniques, plans for the future mobileOK mark, and a demonstration of the best practices checker. The webinar will be held on 20 November at 10:00 a.m. UTC. Please register.
Planet Mobile Web hosted by W3C's MWI — 9 November 2006
W3C is pleased to announce Planet Mobile Web. This community service is a starting point for reading multiple blogs that discuss mobile Web usage. The Planet provides both an aggregated HTML view and aggregated RSS/Atom feeds.
Mobile Monday talks — 6 November 2006
Steve Bratt spoke at the mobile2.0 event, jointly organized by Mobile Monday chapters of London and Silicon Valley, held in San Francisco on 6 November 2006. The same day, Marie-Claire Forgue presented the Mobile Web at Mobile Monday Paris.
Mobile Web Best Practices Is a Proposed Recommendation — 2 November 2006
W3C is pleased to announce the advancement of Mobile Web Best Practices 1.0 to Proposed Recommendation. Comments are welcome through 11 December. Written for designers of Web sites and content management systems, these guidelines describe how to author Web content that works well on mobile devices. Thirty organizations participating in the Mobile Web Initiative achieved consensus and encourage adoption and implementation of these guidelines to improve user experience and to achieve the goal of "one Web."
MWI Seminar in Paris, France — 16 October 2006
W3C announces a public seminar on Mobile Web, to be held in Paris on 16 November 2006. This half-day event will focus on current results produced by W3C's Mobile Web Initiative. Speakers include representatives of MWI sponsors, such as France Telecom, Jataayu Software, MobileAware, Opera Software, and Vodafone. Attendance is free but registration is required.
MWI at Fundamentos Web 2006 — 3 October 2006
Daniel Appelquist (Vodafone) presented the Mobile Web Initiative's work at Fundamentos Web 2006 in Oviedo, Spain, on 3 Oct. 06.
"The Real Mobile Web" at Mobile Monday London — 2 October 2006
The Mobile Monday London event, held on 2 Oct. 2006, was dedicated to "The Real Mobile Web". MWI sponsors Bango, Opera and Jataayu Software actively participated and promoted the Mobile Web Initiative.
CfP: W3C Workshop on Mobile Web in Developing Countries — 19 September 2006
Position papers are due 1 November for the Workshop on the Mobile Web in Developing Countries to be held 5-6 Dec. in Bangalore, India. Jataayu Software hosts. Participants will discuss mobile Web access within developing countries in terms of needs, blocking factors and potential uses. Sponsorships are available to enable participation by those who might not otherwise be able to attend due to travel or other costs.
W3C at MAPOS event — 7 September 2006
Philipp Hoschka presented MWI in the "Improving the Mobile Web User Experience" session of the Mobile Applications Platform & OS (MAPOS) conference, on 7 September 2006, in London, UK.
Workshop Report: Mobile Stakeholders Sketch Future of Device Description Repository — 24 July 2006
Participants in the International Workshop on the Implementation of a Device Description Repository have published their report. Mobile operators, manufacturers, service providers, and accessibility, content adaptation and device information providers met 12-13 July in Madrid, Spain, to discuss the creation of a repository of device information.
Mobile Web Design - Free W3C Webinar — 26 July 2006
Need help with the challenges of mobile Web design? W3C organized a free W3C webinar on 26 July 2006, where Cameron Moll, an expert in mobile Web design, spoke about mobilizing Web content (see slides (PDF) and podcast (mp3)). If you are interested in future W3C Mobile Web Webinars, please let us know..
mobileOK Scheme: First Working Draft — 13 July 2006
The Mobile Web Best Practices Working Group has released the First Public Working Draft of the W3C mobileOK Scheme 1.0. mobileOK labels indicate that content and its delivery pass tests based on the Mobile Web Best Practices and are designed to create an effective user experience.
Mobile Web Best Practices: Call for Implementations - 27 June 2006
W3C is pleased to announce the advancement of Mobile Web Best Practices 1.0 to Candidate Recommendation. Written for designers of Web sites and content management systems, these guidelines describe how to author Web content that works well on mobile devices. Read the press release and testimonials.
W3C Workshop on the Implementation of a Device Description Repository — 12 June 2006
A W3C DDR Workshop is being held in Madrid, Spain (12 and 13 July 2006). Participants will discuss the design, implementation and use of a Device Description Repository (DDR).
MWI/3GWeb at IST Mobile & Wireless Summit — 5 June 2006
W3C is running a stand at the 15th IST Mobile & Wireless Summit, from 5 to 8 June 2006, in Mykonos, Greece, to present the current status of the 3GWeb IST project, which goal is to make the Web ready for next-generation mobile and wireless networks.
WWW2006: "What will the Mobile Web 2.0 be?" — 24 May 2006
W3C's Mobile Web Initiative latest achievements, as well as future directions of work to be developed by MWI sponsors in the "What will the Mobile Web 2.0 be" panel, will be presented at the coming W3C track @ WWW2006, on Wed. 24 May, in Edinburgh, UK.
W3C Introduces Device Independent Authoring Language (DIAL) - 16 May 2006
The Device Independence Working Group announces the publication of the Device Independent Authoring Language (DIAL), which facilitates authoring for an ever-expanding range of mobile devices.
Philipp Hoschka presents to Mobile Analysts — 19 April 2006
Philipp Hoschka presents the motivation, goals and achievements of MWI (see "The Web on the Move") at the first MWI analyst meeting in London.
Second Last Call of Mobile Best Practices 1.0 — 12 April 2006
The Mobile Web Best Practices Working Group released a second last call working draft of the Mobile Web Best Practices 1.0, including a number of changes in response to the comments made on the first last call. Feedback can be directed to the BPWG public comments mailing list.
Publication of the FPWD on Device Description Repository Requirements 1.0 - 10 April 2006The MWI Device Description Working Group has released the First Public Working Draft of Device Description Repository Requirements 1.0. This document contains requirements for storing and giving access to device descriptions. Feedback can be directed to the DDWG public mailing list (archive).
W3C Mobile Web Initiative as Exhibitor at “Multimedia Handsets” — 14-16 March 2006
Chris Lilley presents "Using Web Multimedia Standards for Mobile Multimedia" and Marie-Claire Forgue runs a booth at Informa "Multimedia Handsets" event.
W3C Highlights Mobile Web at 3GSM World Congress — 31 January 2006
W3C is staffing a stand at the next 3GSM'06 exhibition, from 13 to 16 February 2006, in Barcelona, Spain. Please come visit us at G78 in Hall 2 to discuss about recent work within W3C's Mobile Web Initiative.
Mobile Web Best Practices 1.0 in Last Call — 16 January 2006
Mobile industry leaders have reached a preliminary agreement on best practices for mobile Web content. Written to improve user experience, the Last Call Working Draft of Mobile Web Best Practices 1.0 describes how to produce Web content and Web sites intended for delivery to mobile and small-screen devices. Please send review comments before 17 February 2006.
W3C is staffing a stand at next 3GSM'06 exhibition, from 13 to 16 February 2006, in Barcelona, Spain. Please come visit us at G78 in Hall 2 to discuss about recent achievements within W3C's Mobile Web Initiative.
Launch of the 3GWeb project — 1 January 2006