Web Services Policy 1.5 Is a W3C Recommendation
2007-09-04: The World Wide Web Consortium today released Web Services Policy 1.5 as a Recommendation. The Policy Framework defines a model for expressing the nature of Web services in order to convey conditions for their interaction. Attachment defines how to associate policies, for example within WSDL or UDDI, with subjects to which they apply. Read the press release, the testimonials and about the Web Services Policy Working Group and Web services. (Permalink)
Web Services Addressing Metadata Is a W3C Recommendation
2007-09-04: The World Wide Web Consortium today released Web Services Addressing 1.0 - Metadata as a Recommendation. The specification is used to indicate support for Web Services Addressing 1.0 using Web Services Policy 1.5 and defines how to express WS-Addressing properties in WSDL. Read about the Web Services Addressing Working Group and about Web services. (Permalink)
SVG Open 2007 Conference and Exhibition
2007-08-31: SVG Open 2007, the 5th International Conference on Scalable Vector Graphics, will be held 4-7 September at Keio University, Japan, on the Mita Campus in Tokyo. Over 40 presentations will be delivered, from SVG experts all over the world, tackling topics such as mobile SVG, Web mapping, geo-location based services and much more. The conference schedule and confirmed keynote speakers are now available. The conference language is English; translation facilities will be available to encourage English-Japanese communication. On-site registration will be also available at the registration desk during the conference. Please also note that g-Contents WORLD 2007 will be a joint event of SVG Open 2007 Conference. (Permalink)
Last Call: XQuery Update Facility
2007-08-29: The XML Query Working Group published a Last Call Working Draft of the XQuery Update Facility 1.0. Comments are welcome through 31 October. XML Query can perform searches, queries and joins over collections of XDM instances such as documents or databases. The update facility provides expressions to create, modify and delete nodes within those instances. The specification's Requirements and Use Cases were also published as updated Working Drafts. Visit the XML home page. (Permalink)
Multimodal Architecture and Interfaces: Call for Participation
2007-08-28: Position papers are due 5 October for the Workshop on W3C's Multimodal Architecture and Interfaces on 16-17 November 2007 in Fujisawa, Japan, hosted by W3C/Keio. Attendees will discuss the support and integration of user interface components such as speech, GUI and handwriting recognition from multiple vendors, to help the Multimodal Interaction Working Group make the Multimodal Architecture and Interfaces specification more useful in current and emerging markets. Read about multimodal interaction and about W3C Workshops. (Permalink)
Semantic Annotations for WSDL and XML Schema Is a W3C Recommendation
2007-08-28: The World Wide Web Consortium today released Semantic Annotations for WSDL and XML Schema (SAWSDL) as a Recommendation. With these attributes, semantic annotations can be added to Web Services Description Language (WSDL) components for use in classifying, discovering, matching, composing and invoking Web services. The companion Usage Guide is a Working Group Note that shows through examples how to associate semantic annotations with a Web service. Read about the SAWSDL Working Group and about Web services. (Permalink)
Multimodal Architecture and Interfaces: Advance Notice of Workshop
2007-08-27: W3C plans a Workshop on W3C's Multimodal Architecture and Interfaces on 16-17 November 2007 in Fujisawa, Japan, hosted by W3C/Keio. Attendees will discuss the support and integration of user interface components such as speech, GUI and handwriting recognition from multiple vendors, to help the Multimodal Interaction Working Group make the Multimodal Architecture and Interfaces specification more useful in current and emerging markets. A Call for Participation is expected shortly. Read about multimodal interaction and about W3C Workshops. (Permalink)
Upcoming Meetings
Upcoming Talks
- 4 September, Bucaramanga, Colombia: Ubiquitous Web ApplicationsDave Raggett presents at Invited talk.
- 19 September, Potsdam (near Berlin), Germany: W3C und W3C World OfficesKlaus Birkenbihl presents at Deutschland und China - Innovationspartner in der Informationstechnologie.
- 19 September, London, United Kingdom: Will W3C Mobile Web Best Practices Help End Fragmentation of Standards and Enable a Coherent Web Experience?Philipp Hoschka participates in a panel at Informa Mobile Web 2.0 Conference.
- 20 September, Québec, Canada: HTML 5 - l'édition des draveursKarl Dubost presents at Rencontre autour de HTML 5.
- 21 September, Lisbon, Portugal: The Future of the World Wide WebJosé Manuel Alonso gives a keynote at 4th EU Ministerial eGovernment Conference.
- 24 September, Curitiba, Brazil: Streaming-Archival InkML ConversionStephen M. Watt, Birendra Keshari present at International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR).
- 24 September, Curitiba, Brazil: New Aspects of InkML for Pen-Based ComputingStephen M. Watt presents at International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR).
- 26 September, Sydney, Australia: CSSBert Bos gives a lecture at Web Directions South / W3C SIG Day.
- 26 September, Berlin, Germany: Mobile Web 2.0Philipp Hoschka presents at W3C-Tag 2007 - Rich Internet Applications.
- 27 September, Sydney, Australia: A new life for old standardsBert Bos presents at Web Directions South.
- 27 September, Sydney, Australia: Web Directions breakfastBert Bos presents at Web Directions South.
- 3 October, New York, New York, USA: Web Demand: How Financial Services Can Leverage Emerging Web TechnologiesSteve Bratt presents at IT/Networking Trends & Technology and Solutions.
- 3 October, Gijón, Spain: Browser panelBert Bos participates in a panel at Fundamentos Web 2007.
- 17 October, Madrid, Spain: How to make the most out of eGovernmentJosé Manuel Alonso presents at “Webelopers Day” of the Internet NG Conference.
- 17 October, Madrid, Spain: Semantic Web: a Short IntroductionIvan Herman presents at “Webelopers Day” of the Internet NG Conference.
- 18 October, Darmstadt, Germany: Wege zum Semantischen WebKlaus Birkenbihl presents at 4. Kongress Semantic Web und Wissenstechnologien.
- 19 October, Orlando, FL, USA: Making the Future Web Accessible to People with DisabilitiesShawn Henry presents at "I Invent the Future" Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing 2007.
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