W3C Public Newsletter, 2011-02-21

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Ian Jacobs, W3C Communications Team

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W3C Extends HTML Working Charter: HTML5 Last Call in May 2011 and
Recommendation in 2014

   14 February 2011 | Archive

   http://www.w3.org/News/2011#entry-9015

   [] W3C extends today the charter of the HTML Working Group,
   reaffirming the commitment for "HTML5" to reach Last Call in
   May 2011, and announcing plans to reach Recommendation by 2014.
   "Even as innovation continues, advancing HTML5 to
   Recommendation provides the entire Web ecosystem with a stable,
   tested, interoperable specification," said Jeff Jaffe, W3C CEO.
   W3C is developing a comprehensive test suite to help achieve
   broad interoperability for the full specification. Stable
   specifications are useful targets for interoperability at the
   same time that innovation never ceases. Therefore, to fulfill
   the W3C HTML Working Group's mission, W3C Director Tim
   Berners-Lee encourages the participants to begin discussion of
   requirements for future versions of HTML after HTML5 reaches
   Last Call. Read more in the press release and learn more about
   HTML.

   http://www.w3.org/html/logo/
   http://www.w3.org/2007/03/HTML-WG-charter
   http://www.w3.org/html/wg/
   http://www.w3.org/TR/html5/
   http://www.w3.org/html/wiki/Testing
   http://www.w3.org/2011/02/htmlwg-pr
   http://www.w3.org/html/

CSS Image Values and Replaced Content Module Level 3 Draft Published

   17 February 2011 | Archive

   http://www.w3.org/News/2011#entry-9018

   The Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) Working Group has published a
   Working Draft of "CSS Image Values and Replaced Content Module
   Level 3." This CSS Image Values and Replaced Content module
   has two parts. First, it defines the syntax for image values in
   CSS. image values can be a single URI to an image, a list of
   URIs denoting a series of fallbacks, a reference to an element
   in the document, or gradients. Second, it defines properties
   used to control the interaction of replaced content and the CSS
   layout algorithms. These properties can affect the used image
   resolution for bitmaps, the replaced object's orientation, and
   whether and how to preserve the object's aspect ratio. Learn
   more about the Style Activity.

   http://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/members
   http://www.w3.org/TR/2011/WD-css3-images-20110217/
   http://www.w3.org/Style/

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0) Authorized
Translations Now in Six Languages

   16 February 2011 | Archive

   http://www.w3.org/News/2011#entry-9017

   Today two more Authorized Translations of WCAG 2.0 were
   published, bringing the total to six languages. These were
   developed through the Policy for Authorized W3C Translations
   and they can be used for official purposes. W3C encourages
   translation of specifications and resources into all languages;
   see W3C Translations. The Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
   particularly encourages the development of W3C Authorized
   Translations of WCAG 2.0 and other technical specifications to
   facilitate their adoption and implementation internationally;
   see Translating WAI Documents. To find out if WCAG is available
   in your language, see the WCAG 2.0 Translations list, which
   also lists unofficial translations. Additional perspectives are
   in the "WCAG 2.0 in your mother tongue" blog post. Read about
   the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI).

   http://www.w3.org/2005/02/TranslationPolicy
   http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Translation/
   http://www.w3.org/WAI/translation
   http://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG20/translations
   http://www.w3.org/QA/2009/06/wcag_20_in_your_mother_tongue
   http://www.w3.org/WAI/

W3C Invites Implementations of CSS Backgrounds and Borders Module
Level 3; Updates Text Level 3

   15 February 2011 | Archive

   http://www.w3.org/News/2011#entry-9016

   The Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) Working Group invites
   implementation of the Candidate Recommendation of "CSS
   Backgrounds and Borders Module Level 3," which contains the
   features of CSS Level 3 relating to borders and backgrounds.
   The main extensions compared to CSS Level 2 are borders
   consisting of images, boxes with multiple backgrounds, boxes
   with rounded corners and boxes with shadows. The Working Group
   also updated a Working Draft of "CSS Text Level 3," which
   defines properties for text manipulation and specifies their
   processing model. It covers line breaking, justification and
   alignment, white space handling, text decoration and text
   transformation. Learn more about the CSS Test Suite and the W3C
   Style Activity.

   http://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/members
   http://www.w3.org/TR/2011/CR-css3-background-20110215/
   http://www.w3.org/TR/2011/WD-css3-text-20110215/
   http://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/Test/
   http://www.w3.org/Style/

   More news: http://www.w3.org/News/archive

Workshops

     * 2011-04-04 ( 4 APR) – 2011-04-05 ( 5 APR)
       Content on the Multilingual Web
       http://www.multilingualweb.eu/documents/pisa-workshop/pisa-
       cfp
       Pisa, Italy
       Hosted jointly by the Istituto di Informatica e Telematica
       and Istituto di Linguistica Computazionale, Consiglio
       Nazionale delle Ricerche.
       <p>Today, the World Wide Web is fundamental to
       communication in all walks of life. As the share of English
       web pages decreases and that of other languages increases,
       it is vitally important to ensure the multilingual success
       of the World Wide Web. The MultilingualWeb project is
       looking at best practices and standards related to all
       aspects of creating, localizing and deploying the Web
       multilingually. The project aims to raise the visibility of
       existing best practices and standards and identify gaps.
       The core vehicle for this is a series of four events which
       are planned for the coming two years. Following the highly
       successful first event in Madrid, this second workshop will
       be held in Pisa, Italy.</p>
     * 2011-06-04 ( 4 JUN) – 2011-06-05 ( 5 JUN)
       Mobile and Web Technologies in Social and Economic
       Development
       http://public.webfoundation.org/2011/01/MW4D_WS/
       Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
       Jointly organied by the World Wide Web Foundation and W3C
       <p>The Workshop on Mobile and Web Mobile Technologies in
       Social and Economic Development aims to understand the
       challenges associated with using mobile phones and Web
       technologies to deliver sustainable services for
       underprivileged populations in developing countries.</p>

W3C Blog

     * None. Read the W3C Blog Archives
       http://www.w3.org/QA/

Upcoming Talks

     * 2011-02-22 (22 FEB)
       WAI-ARIA, jQuery and HTML5
       by Shaula Haitner
       סדנת הנגשת אתרי אינטרנט
       http://www.isoc.org.il/conf2011/sessions.php?session_id=13&
       lang=en
       Tel Aviv, Israel
     * 2011-02-22 (22 FEB)
       החשיבות שבהנגשת אתר אינטרנט
       by Harel Chait
       סדנת הנגשת אתרי אינטרנט
       http://www.isoc.org.il/conf2011/sessions.php?session_id=13&
       lang=en
       Tel Aviv, Israel
     * 2011-02-22 (22 FEB)
       כלים ושיטות להנגשת אתרי אינטרנט
       http://www.w3c.org.il/prs242
       by Eyal Sela
       סדנת הנגשת אתרי אינטרנט
       http://www.isoc.org.il/conf2011/sessions.php?session_id=13&
       lang=en
       Tel Aviv, Israel
     * 2011-02-23 (23 FEB)
       La Plataforma Web Abierta
       http://www.w3c.es/Presentaciones/2011/0223-OpenWebPlatform-
       MA
       by Martín Álvarez
       ADWYS CON '11
       http://adwys.es/post/view/18
       Cádiz, Spain
     * 2011-03-01 (1 MAR)
       HTML5, mobile web, and open web standards
       by Eyal Sela
       Guest lecture at The Jerusalem College of Technology
       Jerusalem, Israel
     * 2011-03-08 (8 MAR)
       The open web platform - HTML5 and open web standards
       by Eyal Sela
       Guest lecture at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
       Beer Sheva, Israel
     * 2011-03-11 (11 MAR)
       Think Mobile First, Then Enhance
       http://www.la-grange.net/2011/03/11/think-mobile-first
       by Karl Dubost
       Confoo 2011
       http://confoo.ca/
       Montreal, Canada
     * 2011-03-13 (13 MAR)
       Secret Revealed: How to be Successful, with Accessibility
       by Shawn Henry
       SXSW interactive
       http://sxsw.com/interactive
       Austin, TX, USA
     * 2011-03-15 (15 MAR)
       Making Your UA Accessible to All
       by Shawn Henry
       Conference for Software User Assistance
       http://www.writersua.com/conference/
       Long Beach, CA, USA
     * 2011-03-17 (17 MAR)
       Web Accessibility is About People: A Tour of New WAI
       Resources
       by Shawn Henry
       CSUN International Technology & Persons with Disabilities
       Conference
       http://www.csunconference.org/
       San Diego, CA, USA
     * 2011-03-17 (17 MAR)
       Conducting Effective Accessibility Buy-In Sessions: A Key
       to Success
       by Shawn Henry
       CSUN International Technology & Persons with Disabilities
       Conference
       http://www.csunconference.org/
       San Diego, CA, USA

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