Archive of W3C News in 2009

W3C Invites Implementations of CURIE Syntax 1.0

2009-01-16: The XHTML2 Working Group invites implementation of the Candidate Recommendation of CURIE Syntax 1.0. This document defines a generic, abbreviated syntax for expressing URIs. This syntax is intended to be used as a common element by language designers. The intended audience for this document is Language designers, not the users of those Languages. Track implementations in an ongoing implementation report and learn more about the HTML Activity. (Permalink)

Future of Social Networking Workshop Begins

2009-01-15: Today began a 2-day Workshop on the Future of Social Networking, organized by W3C to explore the landscape of social networking technologies. Participants submitted 72 position papers on a wide range of topics regarding the growth and future of social networking, including, but not limited to, the mobile context. The meeting is hosted in Barcelona, Spain by Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya and ReadyPeople. Many thanks to the hosts and to Silver Sponsors Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza, Flock, and Peperoni for their support. (Permalink)

W3C Advisory Committee Elects TAG Participants

2009-01-13: The W3C Advisory Committee has elected John Kemp (Nokia), Larry Masinter (Adobe), and T.V. Raman (Google) to the W3C Technical Architecture Group (TAG). Continuing TAG participants are Ashok Malhotra (Oracle), Noah Mendelsohn (IBM, appointed), Jonathan Rees (Science Commons, appointed), and Henry Thompson (U. of Edinburgh). The Director is expected to appoint one individual as well. The mission of the TAG is to build consensus around principles of Web architecture and to interpret and clarify these principles when necessary, to resolve issues involving general Web architecture brought to the TAG, and to help coordinate cross-technology architecture developments inside and outside W3C. (Permalink)

W3C Talks in January

2009-01-05: Browse W3C presentations and events also available as an RSS channel. (Permalink)

• 9 January, Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Never is a long time - Disruptive technology and the Web.Steven Pemberton presents at Freelance Factory.
• 29 January, Orlando, USA: Update on Accessibility Guidelines for Browsers, Media Players, Cell phones, PDAs and Other User Agents.Jeanne Spellman presents at Assistive Technology Industry Association Conference 2009.
• 30 January, Orlando, USA: Web Accessibility Update 2009: WCAG 2.0, WAI-ARIA, Section 508.Shawn Henry presents at Assistive Technology Industry Association .
• 31 January, Orlando, USA: Accessible Social Networking and Web 2.0 Content.Jeanne Spellman presents at Assistive Technology Industry Association.
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