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## UNDMay 20, 2013 2nd CfP: OpenMath workshop at CICM (10 July, Bath, UK), submission deadline 7 June

Author: | Channel: www-math@w3.org Mail Archives

25th OpenMath Workshop
Bath, UK
10 July 2013
co-located with CICM 2013

http://www.cicm-conference.org/2013/openmath/

OBJECTIVES

OpenMath (http://www.openmath.org) is a language for exchanging
mathematical formulae across applications (such as computer algebra
systems).  From 2010 its importance has increased in that OpenMath
Content Dictionaries were adopted as a foundation of the MathML 3 W3C
recommendation (http://www.w3.org/TR/MathML), the standard for
mathematical formulae on the Web.

Topics we expect to see at the workshop include

* Feature Requests (Standard Enhancement Proposals) and Discussions
for going beyond OpenMath 2;
* Further convergence of OpenMath and MathML 3;
* Reasoning with OpenMath;
* Software using or processing OpenMath;
* OpenMath on the Semantic Web;
* New OpenMath Content Dictionaries;

Contributions can be either full research papers, Standard Enhancement
Proposals, or a description of new Content Dictionaries, particularly
ones that are suggested for formal adoption by the OpenMath Society.

IMPORTANT DATES (all times are "anywhere on earth")

* 7 June: Submission
* 20 June: Notification of acceptance or rejection
* 5 July: Final revised papers due
* 10 July: Workshop

SUBMISSIONS

Submission is via EasyChair
(http://www.easychair.org/conferences?conf=om20131).  Final papers
must conform to the EasyChair LaTeX style.  Initial submissions in
this format are welcome but not mandatory – but they should be in PDF
and within the given limit of pages/words.

Submission categories:

* Full paper: 5–10 EasyChair pages
* Short paper: 1–4 EasyChair pages
* CD description: 1-6 EasyChair pages; a .zip or .tgz file of the
CDs must be attached, or a link to the CD provided.
* Standard Enhancement Proposal: 1-10 EasyChair pages (as
appropriate w.r.t. the background knowledge required); a .zip or
.tgz file of any related implementation (e.g. a Relax NG schema)
should be attached.

If not in EasyChair format, 500 words count as one page.

PROCEEDINGS

Electronic proceedings will be published with CEUR-WS.org.

ORGANISATION COMMITTEE

* Christoph Lange (University of Birmingham, UK)
* James Davenport (University of Bath, UK)
* Michael Kohlhase (Jacobs University Bremen, Germany)

PROGRAMME COMMITTEE

* Lars Hellström (Umeå Universitet, Sweden)
* Jan Willem Knopper (Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, Netherlands)
* Paul Libbrecht (Center for Educational Research in Mathematics
and Technology, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg)
(to be completed)

--
Christoph Lange, School of Computer Science, University of Birmingham
http://cs.bham.ac.uk/~langec/, Skype duke4701

→ Intelligent Computer Mathematics, 8–12 July, Bath, UK.
→ OpenMath Workshop, 10 July, Bath, UK.

25th OpenMath Workshop Bath, UK 10 July 2013 co-located with CICM 2013 Submission deadline 7 June http://www.cicm-conference.org/2013/openmath/ OBJECTIVES OpenMath (http://www.openmath.org) is a language for exchanging mathematical formulae across applications (such as computer algebra systems). From 2010 its importance has increased in that OpenMath Content Dictionaries were adopted as a foundation of the MathML 3 W3C recommendation (http://www.w3.org/TR/MathML), the standard for mathematical formulae on the Web. Topics we expect to see at the workshop include * Feature Requests (Standard Enhancement Proposals) and Discussions for going beyond OpenMath 2; * Further convergence of OpenMath and MathML 3; * Reasoning with OpenMath; * Software using or processing OpenMath; * OpenMath on the Semantic Web; * New OpenMath Content Dictionaries; Contributions can be either full research papers, Standard Enhancement Proposals, or a description of new Content Dictionaries, particularly ones that are suggested for formal adoption by the OpenMath Society. IMPORTANT DATES (all times are "anywhere on earth") * 7 June: Submission * 20 June: Notification of acceptance or rejection * 5 July: Final revised papers due * 10 July: Workshop SUBMISSIONS Submission is via EasyChair (http://www.easychair.org/conferences?conf=om20131). Final papers must conform to the EasyChair LaTeX style. Initial submissions in this format are welcome but not mandatory – but they should be in PDF and within the given limit of pages/words. Submission categories: * Full paper: 5–10 EasyChair pages * Short paper: 1–4 EasyChair pages * CD description: 1-6 EasyChair pages; a .zip or .tgz file of the CDs must be attached, or a link to the CD provided. * Standard Enhancement Proposal: 1-10 EasyChair pages (as appropriate w.r.t. the background knowledge required); a .zip or .tgz file of any related implementation (e.g. a Relax NG schema) should be attached. If not in EasyChair format, 500 words count as one page. PROCEEDINGS Electronic proceedings will be published with CEUR-WS.org. ORGANISATION COMMITTEE * Christoph Lange (University of Birmingham, UK) * James Davenport (University of Bath, UK) * Michael Kohlhase (Jacobs University Bremen, Germany) PROGRAMME COMMITTEE * Lars Hellström (Umeå Universitet, Sweden) * Jan Willem Knopper (Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, Netherlands) * Paul Libbrecht (Center for Educational Research in Mathematics and Technology, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg) (to be completed) Comments/questions/enquiries: to be sent to openmath-workshop@googlegroups.com -- Christoph Lange, School of Computer Science, University of Birmingham http://cs.bham.ac.uk/~langec/, Skype duke4701 → Intelligent Computer Mathematics, 8–12 July, Bath, UK. Work-in-progress deadline 7 June; http://cicm-conference.org/2013/ → OpenMath Workshop, 10 July, Bath, UK. Submission deadline 7 June; http://cicm-conference.org/2013/openmath/

## en-USMay 17, 2013 MathJax v2.2 now available

Author: | Channel: MathJax

After a successful beta run, we’re happy to officially release MathJax v2.2.

Version 2.2 is available on the CDN at

http://cdn.mathjax.org/mathjax/2.2-latest/MathJax.js

and starting today the files at the

http://cdn.mathjax.org/mathjax/latest/MathJax.js

address will be switched over the v2.2; it may take some time for them to propagate out to the distributed cloud servers.

During the time that the files are making their way out to the CDN’s servers, there may be a mixture of files in a browser cache, and so users may need to clear their cache and restart their browser in order to get a consistent version of the files.

If you are a page author and concerned about this, you can change (temporarily) to the mathjax/2.2-latest URL instead of mathjax/latest since that is a new address that will not have any cached older versions to worry about. You can switch back to mathjax/latest after a day or two when the new version has migrated to all the locations in the cloud.

See http://docs.mathjax.org/en/latest/whats-new-2.2.html for details about the changes in v2.2, and some caveats about the effect of these changes on existing sites.

We anticipate a smooth upgrade from v2.1 to v2.2, but as always, let us know on the bug tracker if you experience problems with this new version of MathJax.  Thank you for your continued support.

The MathJax Team.

## What’s New in MathJax v2.2

MathJax v2.2 includes a number of new features, as well a more than 40
important bug fixes.

### Features:

• Localization of MathJax user interface. (German and French
translations currently available in addition to English.)

• Commutative diagrams via the AMScd extension.

• New Safe-mode extension that allows you to restrict potentially
dangerous features of MathJax when it is used in a shared
environment (e.g., href to javascript, styles and classes, etc.)

• Improve MathML rendering for mfenced and mlabeldtr elements in
browsers that don’t support them well.

• Experimental Content MathML support.

# TeX input:

• Avoid potential infinite loops in \mathchoice constructs.
(Issue #373 https://github.com/mathjax/MathJax/issues/373)

• Add error message when an evironment closes with unbalanced braces.
(Issue #454 https://github.com/mathjax/MathJax/issues/454)

• Allow spaces in the RGB, rgb, and greyscale color specifications.
(Issue #446 <https://github.com/mathjax/MathJax/issues/446)

## UND May 01, 2013 Blind Engineer Paves the Way

Channel: Ask.com News Search for "mathml"

 Epoch Times - Found May. 1, 2013 For engineering, Mathematical Markup Language, or MathML is essential for a blind person, yet it was not available to him, according to Martin.

## UND April 29, 2013 Pearson Higher Education Commits to 100% Accessible Math by 2014

Author: | Channel: Making Math Accessible

Steve Noble, Accessibility Research Consultant (Guest Author)

Rick Clinton, Accessibility Advocate and Leader at Pearson Higher Education, recently blogged in Accessible Mathematics: HTML eBooks about Pearson's work to create "screen-readable" eBook versions of their mathematics and statistics textbooks which are formatted in HTML and MathML. They have been gradually adding to this collection for a while, which now numbers 70 titles. That's a nice-sized library of accessible math textbooks in its own right. But what is really notable in his post is the statement that, "...beginning in 2014, every Pearson college math and stats text will have an HTML eBook version." That's an impressive commitment from a publisher like Pearson Higher Education, and means that every math textbook they publish from now on will include accessible mathematics. Pearson is setting an example for the whole publishing industry, and deserves commendation for their resolve to support math accessibility.

Of course, there are many other publishers of math textbooks, and they all need to hear from people like you who purchase and use textbooks. If you want to see more accessible math textbooks offered by more publishers, then you'll need to make your demands and expectations known to them.

Here are a few ways you can help:

• If you are connected to a college, tell your math department about Pearson's accessible math titles. Teachers should strongly consider adopting one of their HTML eBook versions.
• If you teach a college math or stats course and your favorite textbook isn't one of these Pearson titles, then contact the publisher and ask them how soon they will be creating an eBook version with accessible math like Pearson. If they don't have any realistic plans to create one, then tell them you are strongly considering switching to a Pearson title.
• If you are connected to a K-12 school, then be sure to contact the publishers of your math textbooks with the same message. Even at Pearson, the higher education and K-12 divisions are not connected, so the K-12 publishing sector needs to hear the same message. Hold up the example of Pearson Higher Education as testimony that making *every* math title accessible is a vital goal that can--and should--be done.

To learn more about how and why math should be made accessible, check out Solutions for the Accessibility Community section of our website.

Steve Noble is a research consultant with a core focus in mathematics accessibility and assistive technology, and served as a researcher for the University of Kentucky's MeTRC research project. Currently he continues to serve on grant-funded research projects with both Bridge Multimedia and ETS, and previously served as Director of Accessibility Policy for Design Science.