Presentations of W3C Team, Office Staff, and Working Group Participants

Query constraints:

• W3C Activity: - General W3C -
• Possible presentation dates: past few months and upcoming

April 2008

17 April

Olle Olsson gives a talk entitled "HTML 5 - kommande HTML-standard (HTML 5 - future HTML standard)" and runs a booth entitled "Vad nytt under webben? (What's new in the web?)" at the "SICS Open House 2008" , on Thursday, 17 April 2008, in Stockholm, Sweden.

18 April

Olle Olsson gives a talk entitled "Framtidsspaning (Looking into the Future)" at the "ITARC2008" on Friday, 18 April 2008, in Stockholm, Sweden.

18 April

Daniel Dardailler gives a lecture entitled "Internet and Web Nice Sophia University public lecture" at the "Master of Information System/Ergonomy. WAI link as well" on Friday, 18 April 2008, in Nice, France. (see abstract)

Abstract:

In french! http://www.nice-premium.com/article/l-universite-nice-sophia-antipolis-fait-du-web-une-conference.3100.html

23 April

Najib Tounsi gives an invited talk entitled "L’Importance des Standards Ouverts pour l'Interopérabilité (On the importance of open standards for Interoperability)" at the "Atelier International «Développement de l’administration électronique : Rôle et importance de l’interopérabilité des SI de l’Administration» (International Workshop, "Development of e-government: The role and importance of interoperability")" on Wednesday, 23 April 2008, in Rabat, Morocco. (see abstract)

Abstract:

Le Web et les technologies de l'information sont utilisés par les différents organes du gov/adm pour interagir entre eux et avec le citoyen. Il est donc essentiel pour ces technologies de travailler ensemble et façon interchangeable. Mon intervention portera sur pourquoi la conformité aux standards ouverts est le fondement pour cette interopérabilité. Cet exposé portera sur ces standards, leur développement au sein du W3C et des efforts W3C pour le eGov.

23, 24, 25 April

Marie-Claire Forgue runs a booth entitled "W3C booth" and Tim Berners-Lee gives a keynote entitled "The Future of Web Applications" (see abstract) on Thursday, 24 April 2008 at "The 17th International World Wide Web Conference (WWW2008)" , Beijing, China.

Abstract for “The Future of Web Applications”:

Web applications currently provide greater flexibility and more effective human interface than static Web pages. As client-side storage is added, Web applications and desktop applications become closer, although significant differences remain. The open standards (HTML, SVG, CSS, etc.) vie with proprietary systems (Air, Silverlight, etc.) for the presentation side. RDF, XML, JSON , SPARQL and SQL compete as data access techniques. There is a blossoming of code and widget libraries. On social networking sites, application portability and data portability are concerns of the day, for developers and users. We must ask ourselves in the long term, how we would like the Web application platform to evolve, and what facilities would be useful in the future.

24 April

José Manuel Alonso gives a talk entitled "Improving Access to Government through Better Use of the Web" ; Philippe Le Hégaret gives a talk entitled "Video on the Web" ; Weihan Liu gives a talk entitled "Web Usage in China" at the "W3C Track, The 17th International World Wide Web Conference (WWW2008)" , on Thursday, 24 April 2008, in Beijing, China.

May 2008

15 May

José Manuel Alonso gives an invited talk on behalf of the Australia Office entitled "How to make the most out of eGovernment" at the "Web Standards Group Meeting" on Thursday, 15 May 2008, in Melbourne, Australia.

16 May

José Manuel Alonso gives an invited talk on behalf of the Australia Office entitled "How to make the most out of eGovernment" at the "Web Standards Group Meeting" on Friday, 16 May 2008, in Sydney, Australia.

19 May

José Manuel Alonso gives a keynote on behalf of the Australia Office entitled "Improving Government through better use of the Web" at the "Web Directions South: Government" on Monday, 19 May 2008, in Canberra, Australia. (see abstract)

Abstract:

It’s no secret that just as the web has revolutionised business, the media, and many other parts of our lives, it is also revolutionising how governments and citizens interact, and how government provide services. But how to do it well is still something of a black art. In this keynote presentation, the lead of the W3C's eGovernment initiative, Jose Manuel Alonso, looks at the opportunities the web provides governments, the challenges, old and new, the web poses, and the role of the W3C in helping to develop underlying, interoperable technologies with which to build these services. Jose's presentation will cover best practices and methodologies for providing eGovernment services, and look at case studies of how governments and communities are connecting via the web around the world.

20 May

Steve Bratt gives a keynote on behalf of the Spain Office entitled "Fast Forward: Get Ready for Web 3.0" at the "bdigital Global Congress" on Tuesday, 20 May 2008, in Barcelona, Spain. (see abstract)

Abstract:

The Web has been a tremendous vehicle for global communication, commerce and change. A suite of emerging technologies is leveraging the fundamental principles that has made Web a success, and will enable the useful integration of data, information and knowledge from across the entire Web. Steve Bratt, CEO of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), will discuss how new, interoperable standards in areas such Web 2.0 semantic Web, mobility, ubiquity, accessibility and security will foster unbounded, Web-scale mashups of information made available on an increasing range of devices. The benefits of this new "Web 3.0" will be felt by everyone everywhere -- from physicians seeking critical information to deliver better medical care, to farmers in rural Africa looking for the most favorable markets for their produce.

21 May

José Manuel Alonso gives a keynote on behalf of the Australia Office entitled "Towards eGovernment 2.0" at the "eGovernment Forum at CeBIT" on Wednesday, 21 May 2008, in Sydney, Australia. (see abstract)

Abstract:

eGovernment services are achieving the highest levels of sophistication ever. Several countries are at 100% of online availability and close to perfectly sophisticated services but even so, their usage is not taking off and some good old problems are still unsolved. This talk will review the challenges that governments are still facing and propose ways to tackle them by using open standards, improving transparency and participation and achieving seamless integration of data.

25 May

Daniel Dardailler gives a talk on behalf of the Israel Office entitled "W3C Open Standard " at the "Launch W3C Israel Office" on Sunday, 25 May 2008, in Tel-Aviv, Israel.

June 2008

2 June

Olle Olsson participates at a panel entitled "Framtidssäkra eFörvaltningen (Technologies and the future of eGovernment)" at the "Offentliga Rummet 2008 (The Public Room 2008)" on Monday, 2 June 2008, in Västerås, Sweden.

2 June

José Manuel Alonso gives a talk entitled "Towards eGovernment 2.0 through Better Use of the Web" at the "W3C Workshop on the Role of Mobile Technologies in Fostering Social Development" on Monday, 2 June 2008, in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

4 June

Daniel Dardailler gives a talk on behalf of the Brazil Office entitled "W3C - Web Open Standards" at the "W3C Brazil Office Launch event " on Wednesday, 4 June 2008, in Sao Paolo, Brazil.

4 June

José Manuel Alonso gives a talk on behalf of the Brazil Office entitled "Towards eGovernment 2.0 through better use of the Web" at the "W3C Brazil Office Public Launch" on Wednesday, 4 June 2008, in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

11 June

Tim Berners-Lee gives a keynote entitled "The Future of the World Wide Web" at the "Washington, Wikipedia, and Web 3.0: What is the Future of the Web?" on Wednesday, 11 June 2008, in Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA.

16 June

Henry Thompson gives a talk entitled "Gambling 2.0 Harnessing evolving technologies " at the "World Online Gambling Law Report Summer Retreat 2008" on Monday, 16 June 2008, in Hampshire, United Kingdom. (see abstract)

Abstract:

Taking gambling online transformed the industry. Social networking sites, user generated content and high speed access are now transforming the online landscape. The standards under development at the World Wide Web Consortium will shape the Web of tomorrow. This Session provides a survey of both technical (the browser as application platform, peer-to-peer, video on the web, the mobile web, the semantic web) and social (privacy and security, internationalization, accessibility) initiatives currently underway at W3C and elsewhere, and their likely impact on the future of the Web.

16 June

Daniel Dardailler gives a talk entitled "W3C - Web Open Standards, ICT skills" at the "OECD Internet Future forum" on Monday, 16 June 2008, in Seoul, Korea.

18 June

Kangchan Lee gives a talk entitled "Korean Member Report & Taking Action as AC Representative" at the "2008 W3C 대한민국 회원사 워크샵 (2008 W3C Korean member's Workshop)" on Wednesday, 18 June 2008, in Seoul, Korea.

19 June

Judy Brewer gives an invited talk entitled "Update on W3C/WAI Guidelines including WCAG 2.0" at the "Open Seminar of Information Accessibility" on Thursday, 19 June 2008, in Tokyo, Japan.

20 June

Daniel Dardailler gives a talk entitled "W3C - Web Open Standards" at the "EGENI" on Friday, 20 June 2008, in Paris, France.

26 June

Michael Wilson runs a booth at the "New Frontiers for Engineering and Science" on Thursday, 26 June 2008, in Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, United Kingdom.

July 2008

1 July

Kangchan Lee gives an invited talk entitled "차세대 웹 기술 동향 (The Trends of Next Generation Web)" at the "Korea Computer Congress 2008" on Tuesday, 1 July 2008, in Bokwang , Korea.

13 July

Ori Idan gives a talk entitled "Web site standards why, what and how" at the "Open Source Developers Club biweekly meeting " on Sunday, 13 July 2008, in Tel-Aviv, Israel. (see abstract)

Abstract:

• Introduction to W3C organization
• Role of W3C members
• Overview of W3C recommendations
• Process of W3C recommendation
• Main active working groups
• Future of the web according to W3C
• Activity of a W3C office
• Activity of W3C Israel office

August 2008

22 August

Ivan Herman gives a tutorial entitled "Detailed introduction into RDF and the Semantic Web" at the "4th Search & Find Workshop" on Friday, 22 August 2008, in Ghent, Belgium.