W3C Public Newsletter, 2012-09-10

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Ian Jacobs, W3C Communications Team

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Shift into High Gear on the Web: Workshop on Web and Automotive

   04 September 2012 | Archive

   http://www.w3.org/News/2012#entry-9553

   [] W3C announces today a Shift into High Gear on the Web, a
   Workshop Web and Automotive, 14-15 November 2012, in Rome
   (Italy). The event is hosted by Intel/OTC (Open Source
   Technology Center) and sponsored by Webinos.

   http://www.w3.org/2012/08/web-and-automotive/
   http://www.w3.org/2012/08/web-and-automotive/

   People today enjoy applications and services from multiple
   networked devices: notebook and desktop computers, smart
   phones, tablets, and Internet TVs. With our increasingly mobile
   lifestyles, it’s time to include the connected car in this mix.
   The Web is the ideal platform to offer a rich range of benefits
   and value-added services to drivers and passengers. The goal of
   this workshop is to explore how to make these benefits a
   reality.

   W3C invites automotive manufacturers and service providers,
   wireless carriers, insurance companies, application and
   solution developers and others to participate in this
   discussion at the workshop. W3C membership is not required to
   participate. Please submit a statement of interest by 12
   October and learn more about participation.

   http://www.w3.org/2012/08/web-and-automotive/expected
   http://www.w3.org/2012/08/web-and-automotive/participate

   This Workshop has received funding from the European Union's
   Seventh Framework Programme.

Mobile Accessibility Resources Updated

   10 September 2012 | Archive

   http://www.w3.org/News/2012#entry-9559

   The Education and Outreach Working Group (EOWG) published
   updated resources related to mobile accessibility. They cover
   how mobile accessibility is addressed in existing W3C
   standards/guidelines, and how the overlap between mobile web
   design/development and accessibility strengthens the business
   case. Learn more from the Mobile Accessibility Resources e-mail
   and read about the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI).

   http://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/
   http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-ig/2012JulSep/0351
   http://www.w3.org/WAI/

Easy-to-Read on the Web - Online Symposium - Call for Papers

   06 September 2012 | Archive

   http://www.w3.org/News/2012#entry-9558

   The Research and Development Working Group (RDWG) will hold an
   online symposium to explore easy-to-read language to meet the
   needs of people with cognitive disabilities or low language
   skills. The Call for Papers is open until 12 October 2012.
   Learn more about the Easy-to-Read on the Web Symposium and the
   Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI).

   http://www.w3.org/WAI/RD
   http://www.w3.org/WAI/RD/2012/easy-to-read/cfp
   http://www.w3.org/WAI/RD/2012/easy-to-read/
   http://www.w3.org/WAI/

Last Call: Document Object Model (DOM) Level 3 Events Specification

   06 September 2012 | Archive

   http://www.w3.org/News/2012#entry-9557

   The Web Applications Working Group has published a Last Call
   Working Draft of "Document Object Model (DOM) Level 3 Events
   Specification." This specification defines the Document Object
   Model Events Level 3, a generic platform- and language-neutral
   event system which allows registration of event handlers,
   describes event flow through a tree structure, and provides
   basic contextual information for each event. The Document
   Object Model Events Level 3 builds on the Document Object Model
   Events Level 2. Comments are welcome through 27 September.
   Learn more about the Rich Web Client Activity.

   http://www.w3.org/2008/webapps/
   http://www.w3.org/TR/2012/WD-DOM-Level-3-Events-20120906/
   http://www.w3.org/2006/rwc/

HTML5 Europe Tour

   05 September 2012 | Archive

   http://www.w3.org/News/2012#entry-9555

   [] W3C is organizing an HTML5 Tour across Europe from 10 to 20
   September 2012. The guest speaker of the tour, Michael Smith,
   W3C HTML Activity Lead, will present the latest in HTML5 and
   W3C Open Web Platform. Michael Smith, in his HTML5 Europe Tour,
   will visit Berlin, Budapest, Amsterdam, Paris, Madrid and Rome.

   http://www.w3.org/html/logo/
   http://www.w3.org/2012/08/HTML5-EMEA-Tour
   http://www.w3.org/2012/08/HTML5-EMEA-Tour.html#Michael_Smith

   Each stop is organized by the corresponding regional W3C
   Office. Almost all events are open to the public and free of
   charge. Find out more about the dates, the locations, the
   registration pages and the events' agenda in the program.

   http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Offices/
   http://www.w3.org/2012/08/HTML5-EMEA-Tour.html#program

Report: Current State and Roadmap of Standards for Web Applications
on Mobile

   05 September 2012 | Archive

   http://www.w3.org/News/2012#entry-9554

   [] W3C has published a new edition of Standards for Web
   Applications on Mobile , an overview of the various
   technologies developed in W3C that increase the power of Web
   applications, particularly in the mobile context.

   http://www.w3.org/2012/08/mobile-web-app-state/
   http://www.w3.org/2012/08/mobile-web-app-state/

   A deliverable of the MobiWebApp project, this seventh edition
   of the document highlights changes since May 2012, particularly
   two new proposed charters to start work on Near-Field
   Communications (NFC) and System Applications (i.e. native apps
   built with Web technologies), and the work on Web Intents,
   storage quota management and multimedia integration.

   http://mobiwebapp.eu/

   Learn more about the Web and Mobile Devices.

   http://www.w3.org/Mobile/

For Review: Web Accessibility Metrics Research Report

   30 August 2012 | Archive

   http://www.w3.org/News/2012#entry-9551

   The First Public Working Draft of "Research Report on Web
   Accessibility Metrics," a W3C Working Group Note, is now
   available for review. See the Call for Review: Web
   Accessibility Metrics Research Report e-mail for more
   information. Comments are welcome through 30 September 2012.

   http://www.w3.org/TR/accessibility-metrics-report/
   http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-ig/2012JulSep/0309

Internationalization Tag Set (ITS) Version 2.0 Draft Published

   29 August 2012 | Archive

   http://www.w3.org/News/2012#entry-9550

   The MultilingualWeb-LT Working Group has published a Working
   Draft of "Internationalization Tag Set (ITS) Version 2.0."
   Content or software that is authored in one language (the
   source language) is often made available in additional
   languages or adapted with regard to other cultural aspects.
   This is done through a process called localization, where the
   original material is translated and adapted to the target
   audience. In addition, document formats expressed by schemas
   may be used by people in different parts of the world, and
   these people may need special markup to support the local
   language or script. For example, people authoring in languages
   such as Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, or Urdu need special markup to
   specify directionality in mixed direction text.

   http://www.w3.org/International/multilingualweb/lt/
   http://www.w3.org/TR/2012/WD-its20-20120829/

   ITS 2.0 is a technology to add metadata to Web content, for the
   benefit of localization, language technologies, and
   internationalization. Learn more about the Internationalization
   Activity.

   http://www.w3.org/International/

IEEE, IAB, IETF, Internet Society and W3C Endorse OpenStand
Principles that Drive Innovation and Borderless Commerce

   28 August 2012 | Archive

   http://www.w3.org/News/2012#entry-9549

   [] Five leading global organizations—IEEE, Internet
   Architecture Board (IAB), Internet Engineering Task Force
   (IETF), Internet Society and World Wide Web Consortium
   (W3C)—today announced that they have signed a statement
   affirming the importance of a jointly developed set of
   principles establishing a modern paradigm for global, open
   standards. The shared “OpenStand” principles—based on the
   effective and efficient standardization processes that have
   made the Internet and Web the premiere platforms for innovation
   and borderless commerce—are proven in their ability to foster
   competition and cooperation, support innovation and
   interoperability and drive market success. Read the full press
   release and join the supporters by showing you stand with us.

   http://open-stand.org/
   http://open-stand.org/leading-global-standards-organizations-en
   dorse-openstand-principles-that-drive-innovation-borderless-com
   merce/
   http://open-stand.org/principles/
   http://open-stand.org/leading-global-standards-organizations-en
   dorse-openstand-principles-that-drive-innovation-borderless-com
   merce/
   http://open-stand.org/supporters/
   http://open-stand.org/stand-with-us/

First Draft of Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2 Published

   28 August 2012 | Archive

   http://www.w3.org/News/2012#entry-9548

   The SVG Working Group has published the First Public Working
   Draft of "Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2." This
   specification defines the features and syntax for Scalable
   Vector Graphics (SVG) Version 2, a language for describing
   two-dimensional vector and mixed vector/raster graphics. This
   version of SVG builds upon SVG 1.1 Second Edition by improving
   the usability of the language and by adding new features
   commonly requested by authors. See the "list of changes from
   SVG 1.1." Learn more about the Graphics Activity.

   http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/WG/
   http://www.w3.org/TR/2012/WD-SVG2-20120828/
   http://www.w3.org/TR/2012/WD-SVG2-20120828/changes
   http://www.w3.org/Graphics/

W3C Invites Implementations of CSS Values and Units Module Level 3

   28 August 2012 | Archive

   http://www.w3.org/News/2012#entry-9547

   The Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) Working Group invites
   implementation of the Candidate Recommendation of "CSS Values
   and Units Module Level 3." This CSS3 module describes the
   common values and units that CSS properties accept and the
   syntax used for describing them in CSS property definitions. A
   test suite will be available as part of the CSS test suites.
   Learn more about the Style Activity.

   http://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/members
   http://www.w3.org/TR/2012/CR-css3-values-20120828/
   http://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/Test/
   http://www.w3.org/Style/

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

Workshops

     * 2012-11-14 (14 NOV) – 2012-11-15 (15 NOV)
       Shift into High Gear on the Web: W3C Workshop on Web and
       Automotive
       http://www.w3.org/2012/08/web-and-automotive/
       Rome, Italy
       Hosted by Intel and Sponsored by Webinos
       W3C’s Open Web Platform (OWP) is driving this and other
       industry transformations. The promise of the early
       information superhighway is being fulfilled. Whether
       tethering a driver’s smartphone or tablet to work with a
       car--or embedding technology into the car itself--there’s
       no need to reinvent the wheel. The Web can take you there.
       Participants in this workshop will have the opportunity to
       share their own perspectives, requirements, and ideas to
       ensure that emerging global technology standards meet the
       needs of the Web and Automotive industries.

W3C Blog

     * Performance Timing Information: Part 1 - Navigation Timing
       http://www.w3.org/QA/2012/09/performance_timing_information
       5 September 2012 by Philippe Le Hégaret
       http://www.w3.org/People/LeHegaret/
     * The Flowing Standard
       http://www.w3.org/QA/2012/09/the_flowing_standard
       4 September 2012 by Robin Berjon
       http://berjon.com/

Upcoming Talks

     * 2012-09-13 (13 SEP)
       Masterclass CSS3
       by Bert Bos
       W3C Benelux + ISOC.NL
       Amsterdam, The Netherlands
     * 2012-09-21 (21 SEP)
       Web Accessibility in the Mobile Context
       by Shadi Abou-Zahra
       MobileHCI Workshop on Mobile Accessibility
       http://mobile-accessibility.di.fc.ul.pt/index
       San Fransisco, USA
     * 2012-09-28 (28 SEP)
       Accessible Design with HTML5
       by Rajesh Lal
       2012 HOW Interactive Design
       http://howinteractiveconference.com/ehome/index.php?eventid
       =34675
       Washington D.C., USA
     * 2012-10-03 (3 OCT)
       Is HTML5 the future?
       panel features Philipp Hoschka
       appsworld
       http://www.apps-world.net/europe/index.php
       London, United Kingdom
     * 2012-10-09 (9 OCT)
       Les technologies Web de demain au service du multi-device
       by Philipp Hoschka
       Interfaces 2012
       http://www.ccmbenchmark.com/conference/671-interfaces-2012
       Paris, France

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