For Immediate Release

http://www.w3.org/ —8 February 2012— W3C invites media, analysts, and other attendees of Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2012 to meet with W3C and learn how the Open Web Platform is transforming industry. W3C will showcase demonstrations of HTML5, CSS3, and other open Web technologies at its booth in Hall 2, Stand 2A31. CEO Jeff Jaffe, W3C staff, and some W3C Members will be available as expert resources for media stories and analyst reports on how the Web is changing mobile, television, advertising, games, publishing, automotive, health care, and other industries. W3C also encourages attendees to visit the more than 40 W3C Members that are exhibiting at this year's Congress. Learn more about W3C @ MWC 2012.

W3C invites people to the W3C booth for demonstrations and discussion of:

• the promise and realities of building Web applications for mobile devices;
• television and the Web, including home networking scenarios, multi-screen applications, device-discovery, and requirements around streaming;
• current status of standards around HTML5, CSS3, SVG, device APIs, and more;
• new areas of interest at W3C including the Web and the automotive industry or real-time communications within Web applications;
• new ways to participate in W3C, including Community and Business Groups;
• online training for Web developers featuring courses on mobile Web best practices and application development.

Key Points

What

W3C executives available as resources for media and analyst articles on the following subjects: HTML5, CSS, the Open Web Platform, business model transformation, consumer case studies, open standards. Please contact us to schedule a meeting at the W3C booth at the show.

Who

W3C CEO Jeff Jaffe, Dominique Hazaël-Massieux, Dave Raggett, other expert staff, and some W3C members

Where

W3C Booth, Hall 2, Stand 2A31 at Fira de Barcelona Montjuic, Barcelona, Spain.

When

February 27 through March 1, 2012

About the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is an international consortium where Member organizations, a full-time staff, and the public work together to develop Web standards. W3C primarily pursues its mission through the creation of Web standards and guidelines designed to ensure long-term growth for the Web. Over 325 organizations are Members of the Consortium. W3C is jointly run by the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (MIT CSAIL) in the USA, the European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics (ERCIM) headquartered in France and Keio University in Japan, and has additional Offices worldwide. For more information see http://www.w3.org/

Contact

Marilyn Siderwicz, <w3t-pr@w3.org>, +1.617.258.5263