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W3C WAI EOWG Face-to-Face Meeting
23-24 May 2011, London

Hosted by BBC

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Participation

Participation is open to active participants of W3C WAI Education and Outreach Working Group (EOWG). If you are not currently an active EOWG participant and want to attend, contact Shawn Henry, EOWG Chair.

Registration

Registration is required. Please complete the registration form.

If you have any questions about registration, contact Shawn Henry, EOWG Chair.

Topics - Readings and Preparation

We will be working on the topics described below.

Promoting ATAG

Please prepare as follows before the meeting:

Discussion:

Why Standards Harmonization is Essential to Web Accessibility revision

Please prepare as follows before the meeting:

Discussion:

W3C website pages on user agents and authoring tools (analysis):

Making Presentations Accessible (depending on time)

How to Make Presentations Accessible to All - revise grouping now that expand-collapse is there, and address comments

Schedule

Sunday 22 May 2011

Optional: Some people will get together informally from noon. Registered participants received details.

Monday 23 May 2011

8:45am Meet inside front of building to get guest pass and go to the meeting room together. (directions moved below)

9:00am - 4:00pm in Media Village Campus, room MC5 B2 M1

5:00pm optional social at Davy's White City (BBC Media Centre, Units 4 & 5, 201 Wood Lane W12 7TS, map) - note: public invited

Tuesday 24 May 2011

8:45am Meet inside front of building to get guest pass and go to the meeting room together

9:00am - 5:00pm in Television Centre, room G081

Wednesday 25 May 2011

EOWG is not meeting on Wednesday; however, some people will attend Evolving Standards in Accessibility, which is a free event in the afternoon that requires registration.

Logistics

Meeting Locations

BBC offices near White City and Wood Lane tube stations.

Monday

Media Village Campus, room MC5 B2 M1
201 Wood Lane, Hammersmith W12 0HL — on this map it is the building with the open square in the middle. From White City tube station, cross the street and go North (right) on Wood Ln. It is the first main building on your left, with BBC sign. The directions are essentially the same from Wood Lane station, which is further South.

Please arrive by 8:45 to get guess pass and go to the meeting room together. If you miss us, text Ian (or another of us) and wait patiently until Ian comes to get you. If you know that you will be late, please text Ian with an estimated time of arrival.

Tuesday

Television Centre, room G081
Outside of Wood Lane tube station.

Please arrive by 8:45 to get guess pass and go to the meeting room together.

Accommodation

Some people are staying at Hotel Novotel London West (Hammersmith) and at the Premier Inn Hammersmith.

Teleconference/Videoconference

We plan to have a teleconference connection via the usual W3C bridge &/or video conference connection via Skype. Check back here for details.

Note: The teleconference/videoconference is only open to active participants ("participants in good standing") of EOWG.

Teleconference bridge (which may or may not work):

IRC

(IRC, Zakim IRC "bot")