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7 September 2009

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A Sprinkle of POWDER Fosters Trust on the Web

2009-09-01: Today W3C takes steps toward building a Web of trust, and making it possible to discover relevant, quality content more efficiently. When content providers use POWDER, the Protocol for Web Description Resources, they help people with tasks such as seeking sound medical advice, looking for trustworthy retailers, or searching for content available under a particular license (for instance, a Creative Commons license). The POWDER Working Group published three W3C Recommendations today: Grouping of Resources, Formal Semantics, and Description Resources. For more information about POWDER, including a POWDER Primer and a range of tools, see the group home page. Read the press release and learn more about the Semantic Web Activity. (Permalink)

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W3C Opens New India Office

2009-09-07: Today the W3C India Office opened at a new Host: the Department of Information Technology in the Ministry of Communications & Information Technology. Swaran Lata, who is Director of the Human Centered Computing division (TDIL), will run the new Office with the support of deputy manager Somnath Chandra. W3C Offices act as local points of contact for W3C work and help ensure that W3C and its specifications reach an international audience. W3C would like to thank the India Ministry of Communications and Information Technology for their support in ensuring that W3C has a strong presence in India. The previous Office in India, hosted by C-DAC, has already closed. Learn more about the W3C Offices program. (Permalink)

W3C mobileOK Scheme 1.0 Note Published

2009-09-01: The Mobile Web Best Practices Working Group has published a Group Note of W3C mobileOK Scheme 1.0. mobileOK is designed to improve the Web experience for users of mobile devices by rewarding content providers that adhere to good practice when delivering content to them. Learn more about the Mobile Web Initiative Activity. (Permalink)

Online Training Course: An Introduction to W3C's Mobile Web Best Practices (Sep to Nov 2009)

2009-08-31: W3C announces today the next edition of its successful online course to introduce Web developers and designers to its Mobile Web Best Practices. The next session runs from 7 September to 9 November 2009. W3C received very positive reviews from participants who attended the previous session, including:

  • "Every web developer should at least know the basics of mobile web development. So this is the course to take."
  • "The best starting point possible!"
  • "[The] tutor and student forum to discuss ideas or problems throughout the course was invaluable."

W3C invites you to join the next session, where you will:

  • learn about the specific promises and challenges of the mobile platform
  • learn how to use W3C's Mobile Web Best Practices to design mobile-friendly Web content and to adapt existing content for mobile
  • discover the relevant W3C resources for mobile Web design

Participants have access to lectures and assignments that provide hands-on practical experience of using W3C's Mobile Web Best Practices. Participants will work with both W3C experts on this topic (the instructors) and peers who can share experiences about the real-world challenges of mobile Web design. More information is available about the course material (including a free sample), registration fee, and intended audience. Learn more about the Mobile Web Initiative. (Permalink)

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Upcoming Meetings

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  • 15 September, Durban, South Africa: M-government: anytime, anywhere connected citizen.Vagner Diniz presents at GovTech 2009.
  • 16 September, Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Mobile web development: why so many platforms? How to make a choice? .François Daoust, Nick Allot (OMTP) present at WIPJAM@OSiM.
  • 16 September, Iraklion, Greece: W3C in a Changing World.Klaus Birkenbihl presents at 10th anniversary of the W3C Greece Office.
  • 16 September, Iraklion, Greece: W3C World Offices: The First 10 Years and the Future.Klaus Birkenbihl presents at 10th anniversary of the W3C Greece Office.
  • 16 September, London, United Kingdom: Web Applications Enabled.Michael Cooper, Shadi Abou-Zahra, various speakers to be confirmed give a tutorial at Techshare 2009.
  • 17 September, London, United Kingdom: Improving the web experience for older people.Andrew Arch, Shadi Abou-Zahra present at Techshare 2009.
  • 25 September, London, United Kingdom: Take it easy with W3C standards and tools for mobile.François Daoust presents at Over the Air.
  • 29 September, Saint-Malo, France: The W3C mobileOK Checker.François Daoust presents at 2009 NEM Summit.
  • 15 October, Potsdam, Germany: W3C and W3C Offices - an overview.Klaus Birkenbihl presents at Launch of the W3C Germany and Austria Office.
  • 21 October, London, United Kingdom: Browser Standardization.Philipp Hoschka participates in a panel at Mobile Web and Applications 2009.
  • 23 October, Ede, The Netherlands: The Open Web.Steven Pemberton gives a keynote at NLUUG Najaarsconferentie "Het Open Web".
  • 29 October, Chicago, IL, USA: WAI-ARIA Introduction: Making Advanced Websites and Web Applications Accessible.Shawn Henry presents at ATIA 2009 Chicago.
  • 30 October, Chicago, IL, USA: Web Accessibility Standards and Guidelines Update 2009.Shawn Henry presents at ATIA 2009 Chicago.
  • 4 November, San Francisco, USA: Apps in the Cloud.Philipp Hoschka participates in a panel at Open Mobile Summit ‘09.
  • 11 November, Berlin, Germany: Mobile Web 2.0.Philipp Hoschka presents at 5th International FOKUS IMS Workshop 2009.
  • 14 November, Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Disintermediation through Aggregation: Making your Data your Own.Steven Pemberton presents at Society of the Query.
  • 13 March 2010, Prague, Czech Republic: XML Prague 2010.Mohamed ZERGAOUI is at XML Prague 2010.
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