HTML 5 Receives Support for Authoring Materials
2009-02-02: Dan Connolly, an active member of the HTML community for many years, has received support from Adobe to work on HTML 5 materials for authors. The HTML Working Group Chairs have requested additional resources to ensure that HTML 5 meets the needs of authors and browser developers alike. As a provider of Web development and authoring tools, W3C Member Adobe is not only participating in the Working Group, they have also provided financial support for the open standards process. Learn more about HTML. (Permalink)
Last Call: W3C XML Schema Definition Language (XSD) 1.1
2009-02-02: The XML Schema Working Group has published the Last Call Working Drafts of W3C XML Schema Definition Language (XSD) 1.1 Part 1: Structures and Part 2: Datatypes. This former specifies the XML Schema Definition Language, which offers facilities for describing the structure and constraining the contents of XML documents, including those which exploit the XML Namespace facility. The schema language, which is itself represented in an XML vocabulary and uses namespaces, substantially reconstructs and considerably extends the capabilities found in XML document type definitions (DTDs). The latter defines facilities for defining datatypes to be used in XML Schemas as well as other XML specifications. The datatype language, which is itself represented in XML, provides a superset of the capabilities found in XML document type definitions (DTDs) for specifying datatypes on elements and attributes. Comments are welcome through 20 February. Learn more about the Extensible Markup Language (XML) Activity. (Permalink)
Last Call: WebCGM 2.1
2009-02-02: The WebCGM Working Group has published the Last Call Working Draft of WebCGM 2.1. Computer Graphics Metafile (CGM) is an ISO standard, defined by ISO/IEC 8632:1999, for the interchange of 2D vector and mixed vector/raster graphics. WebCGM is a profile of CGM, which adds Web linking and is optimized for Web applications in technical illustration, electronic documentation, geophysical data visualization, and similar fields. First published (1.0) in 1999, WebCGM unifies potentially diverse approaches to CGM utilization in Web document applications. It therefore represents a significant interoperability agreement amongst major users and implementers of the ISO CGM standard. Comments are welcome through 01 March. Learn more about the Graphics Activity. (Permalink)
XML Base (Second Edition) Is a W3C Recommendation
2009-01-28: The
XML Core Working Group has
published the W3C Recommendation of XML Base (Second
Edition). This document describes a mechanism
for providing base URI services to XLink, but as a
modular specification so that other XML
applications benefiting from additional control
over relative URIs but not built upon XLink can
also make use of it. The syntax consists of a
single XML attribute named xml:base. The
functionality is similar to the base
element in HTML. This document is part of W3C's
ongoing work to maintain the core XML technologies.
Learn more about the Extensible
Markup Language (XML) Activity. (Permalink)
Note: XHTML Media Types - Second Edition
2009-01-28: The XHTML2 Working Group has published the Group Note of XHTML Media Types - Second Edition. Many people want to use XHTML to author their Web pages, but are confused about the best ways to deliver those pages in such a way that they will be processed correctly by various user agents. This Note contains suggestions about how to format XHTML to ensure it is maximally portable, and how to deliver XHTML to various user agents - even those that do not yet support XHTML natively. This document is intended to be used by document authors who want to use XHTML today, but want to be confident that their XHTML content is going to work in the greatest number of environments. Learn more about the HTML Activity. (Permalink)
Upcoming Meetings
Upcoming Talks
- 4 February, Malmö, Sweden: Standarder och Open SourceOlle Olsson presents at DFS-seminarium.
- 6 February, Paris, France: World Wide Web 2010Steve Bratt gives a keynote at Netexplorateur Forum 2009.
- 12 February, Gijón, Spain: Innovative Uses of Mobile ICTs for DevelopmentJosé Manuel Alonso participates in a panel at II International Meeting on ICT for Development Cooperation.
- 25 February, Cambridge, MA, USA: W3C's Semantic Web in Heath Care and Life Sciences Interest GroupLee Feigenbaum, Susie Stephens, Eric Prud'hommeaux give a tutorial at Conference on Semantics in Healthcare and Life Sciences (C-SHALS) .
- 14 March, Austin, TX, USA: Making Web Widgets Accessible: Tools and TechniquesMichael Cooper participates in a panel at South by Southwest Conference.
- 19 March, Los Angeles, CA, USA: The New WCAG 2: Web Accessibility Q&A with the EditorsShawn Henry, Michael Cooper, Loretta Guarino Reid participate in a panel at CSUN International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference.
- 19 March, Los Angeles, CA, USA: Towards a More Accessible BrowserJeanne Spellman, Jim Allan present at CSUN Center on Disabilities 24th Annual International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference.
- 21 March, Prague, Czech Republic: XML Processing and ChoreographyMohamed Zergaoui is at XML Prague 2009.
- 22 March, Prague, Czech Republic: Exploring XProcNorman Walsh presents at XML Prague 2009.
- 27 March, Frankfurt, Germany: Mobile Access – Device-independent or AccessibleDominique Hazaël-Massieux participates in a panel at European Accessibility Forum.
- 29 April, Madrid, Spain: Web Accessibility and Older Users - We Are There!Andrew Arch gives a keynote at W4A2009 - International Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Web Accessibility.
- 15 June, San Jose, CA, USA: What is New in W3C Land?Ivan Herman presents at 2009 Semantic Technology Conference.
- 15 June, San Jose, CA, USA: Introduction to the Semantic WebIvan Herman gives a tutorial at 2009 Semantic Technology Conference.
- 16 June, San Jose, CA, USA: Introducing OWL 2Ivan Herman participates in a panel at 2009 Semantic Technology Conference.
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