W3C Public Newsletter, 2013-05-20

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Ian Jacobs, W3C Communications Team

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Visit with W3C at WWW2013

   13 May 2013 | Archive

   http://www.w3.org/News/2013#entry-9816

   [] At this year's International World Wide Web Conference -
   WWW2013, W3C organizes both a W3C tutorial track, featuring
   HTML5, Semantic Web and Linked Data, and CSS3, and a W3C track
   where conference participants are invited to developer camps on
   Web Performance, and eGovernment and Open Data. In addition,
   W3C Director Tim Berners-Lee participates in a "Net neutrality
   and Internet Freedom" panel on Thursday, 16 May. See you in
   Rio!

   http://www2013.org/
   http://www2013.org/
   http://www.w3.org/2013/05/w3c-track.html#tutorials
   http://www.w3.org/2013/05/w3c-track.html#w3c-track

W3C Workshop on Social Standards: The Future of Business

   16 May 2013 | Archive

   http://www.w3.org/News/2013#entry-9829

   W3C announced today a Workshop on Social Standards: The Future
   of Business, 7-8 August 2013, in San Francisco, USA. The event
   is hosted by AppFusions, sponsored by IBM, and jointly
   organized with the OpenSocial Foundation. The goal of this
   workshop is to bring together social business experts and
   social technology experts to discuss the use-cases that
   existing specifications and standards don't adequately address,
   and understand where new standards are needed. This Workshop is
   open in particular to social business leaders and strategists,
   federated and decentralized social Web technologists, security
   experts, and developers. W3C membership is not required to
   participate. The event is open to all. All participants are
   required to submit a position paper by 1 July 2013.

   http://www.w3.org/2013/socialweb/

W3C Workshop Report on the MultilingualWeb workshop in Rome

   16 May 2013 | Archive

   http://www.w3.org/News/2013#entry-9828

   A report summarizing the MultilingualWeb workshop in Rome is
   now available from the MultilingualWeb site. It contains a
   summary of each session with links to presentation slides and
   minutes taken during the workshop in Rome. The workshop was a
   huge success, with approximately 150 participants, focus
   sessions on topics like Internationalized Domain Names, Best
   Practices for Multilingual Linked Open Data (BP-MLOD) and an
   implementation showcase of the upcoming "ITS 2.0"
   specification. The Workshop was hosted by FAO, sponsored by the
   EU-funded QTLaunchPad project and by Verisign. A new workshop
   in the MultilingualWeb series is planned for 2014. Learn more
   about the Internationalization Activity.

   http://multilingualweb.eu/documents/rome-workshop/rome-workshop
   -report
   http://www.multilingualweb.eu/documents/rome-workshop/rome-lod
   http://www.multilingualweb.eu/rome-showcase
   http://www.w3.org/TR/its20/
   http://www.fao.org/
   http://qt21.eu/
   http://www.verisign.com/
   http://www.w3.org/International/

Last Call: JSON-LD 1.0 Processing Algorithms and API

   16 May 2013 | Archive

   http://www.w3.org/News/2013#entry-9827

   The RDF Working Group has published a Last Call Working Draft
   of "JSON-LD 1.0 Processing Algorithms and API." This
   specification defines an Application Programming Interface
   (API) and a set of algorithms for programmatic transformations
   of JSON-LD documents. Restructuring data according the defined
   transformations often dramatically simplifies its usage.
   Comments are welcome through 06 June. Learn more about the
   Semantic Web Activity.

   http://www.w3.org/2011/rdf-wg/
   http://www.w3.org/TR/2013/WD-json-ld-api-20130516/
   http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/

Last Call: Indexed Database API

   16 May 2013 | Archive

   http://www.w3.org/News/2013#entry-9826

   The Web Applications Working Group has published a Last Call
   Working Draft of "Indexed Database API." This document defines
   APIs for a database of records holding simple values and
   hierarchical objects. Each record consists of a key and some
   value. Moreover, the database maintains indexes over records it
   stores. An application developer directly uses an API to locate
   records either by their key or by using an index. A query
   language can be layered on this API. An indexed database can be
   implemented using a persistent B-tree data structure. Comments
   are welcome through 07 June. Learn more about the Rich Web
   Client Activity.

   http://www.w3.org/2008/webapps/
   http://www.w3.org/TR/2013/WD-IndexedDB-20130516/
   http://www.w3.org/2006/rwc/

Two Drafts Published by the System Applications Working Group

   16 May 2013 | Archive

   http://www.w3.org/News/2013#entry-9825

   The System Applications Working Group has published two Working
   Drafts today:

   http://www.w3.org/2012/sysapps/
     * The app: URI scheme. This specification defines the app:
       URI scheme and rules for dereferencing an app: URI, which
       can be used to address resources inside a package (e.g., a
       packaged application). The dereferencing model relies on
       HTTP semantics to return resources in a manner akin to a
       HTTP GET request. Doing so allows this URI scheme to be
       used with other technologies that rely on HTTP responses to
       function as intended, such as XHR.
     * Messaging API. This specification defines a System Level
       API which offers a simple interface to get access to mobile
       messaging services. A typical use case of the Messaging API
       is the implementation of a messaging client application
       that allows the user to send SMS and MMS messages as well
       as to access and manage the received SMS and MMS messages.

   Learn more about the Ubiquitous Web Applications Activity.

   http://www.w3.org/2007/uwa/

Media Capture and Streams Draft Published

   16 May 2013 | Archive

   http://www.w3.org/News/2013#entry-9824

   The Web Real-Time Communication Working Group and the Device
   APIs Working Group have published a Working Draft of "Media
   Capture and Streams." This document defines a set of
   JavaScript APIs that allow local media, including audio and
   video, to be requested from a platform. Learn more about the
   Ubiquitous Web Applications Activity.

   http://www.w3.org/2011/04/webrtc/
   http://www.w3.org/2009/dap
   http://www.w3.org/TR/2013/WD-mediacapture-streams-20130516/
   http://www.w3.org/2007/uwa/

User Modeling for Accessibility - Online Symposium - Call for Papers

   15 May 2013 | Archive

   http://www.w3.org/News/2013#entry-9823

   The Research and Development Working Group (RDWG) will hold an
   online symposium to explore user modeling for accessibility, an
   approach for generating and adapting user interfaces to address
   particular user needs and preferences. The Call for Papers is
   open until 6 June 2013. Learn more about the User Modeling for
   Accessibility Symposium to be held on 15 July 2013, and the Web
   Accessibility Initiative (WAI).

   http://www.w3.org/WAI/RD
   http://www.w3.org/WAI/RD/2013/user-modeling/cfp
   http://www.w3.org/WAI/RD/2013/user-modeling/
   http://www.w3.org/WAI/

How Can W3C Improve Its Web Site? Let Us Know!

   15 May 2013 | Archive

   http://www.w3.org/News/2013#entry-9822

   The Site Redesign Task Force invites the community to take a
   short site redesign survey . As discussed in the A List Apart
   Column "W3C is Getting Some Work Done" W3C is developing a plan
   to refresh its Web presence for a variety of audiences. We
   appreciate your input on what you value from the site and what
   you would like to see us do better. We will be collecting
   survey responses until 11:59pm Boston time on 29 May 2013.

   http://www.w3.org/wiki/Headlights2013/SiteRedesign
   https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/w3c_redesign
   http://alistapart.com/column/w3c-is-getting-some-work-done

Raw Socket API Draft Published

   14 May 2013 | Archive

   http://www.w3.org/News/2013#entry-9821

   The System Applications Working Group has published a Working
   Draft of "Raw Socket API." This API provides interfaces to raw
   UDP sockets, TCP client sockets and TCP server sockets. Learn
   more about the Ubiquitous Web Applications Activity.

   http://www.w3.org/2012/sysapps/
   http://www.w3.org/TR/2013/WD-raw-sockets-20130514/
   http://www.w3.org/2007/uwa/

Page Visibility is a W3C Recommendation

   14 May 2013 | Archive

   http://www.w3.org/News/2013#entry-9820

   The Web Performance Working Group has published a W3C
   Recommendation of "Page Visibility." This specification
   defines a means for site developers to programmatically
   determine the current visibility state of the page in order to
   develop power and CPU efficient web applications. Learn more
   about the Rich Web Client Activity.

   http://www.w3.org/2010/webperf/
   http://www.w3.org/TR/2013/REC-page-visibility-20130514/
   http://www.w3.org/2006/rwc/

Four Drafts Published by the Web Applications Working Group

   14 May 2013 | Archive

   http://www.w3.org/News/2013#entry-9819

   The Web Applications Working Group has published four Working
   Drafts today:

   http://www.w3.org/2008/webapps/
     * A Working Draft of Shadow DOM. This specification describes
       a method of establishing and maintaining functional
       boundaries between DOM trees and how these trees interact
       with each other within a document, thus enabling better
       functional encapsulation within the DOM.
     * A Working Draft of Custom Elements. This specification
       describes the method for enabling the author to define and
       use new types of DOM elements in a document.
     * A Working Draft of HTML Imports. HTML Imports are a way to
       include and reuse HTML documents in other HTML documents.
     * A Group Note of Java language binding for Web IDL. This
       document defines the Java language binding for Web IDL, the
       interface definition language for the Web platform.

   Learn more about the Rich Web Client Activity.

   http://www.w3.org/2006/rwc/

CSS Box Alignment Module Level 3 Draft Published

   14 May 2013 | Archive

   http://www.w3.org/News/2013#entry-9818

   The Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) Working Group has published a
   Working Draft of "CSS Box Alignment Module Level 3." This
   module contains the features of CSS relating to the alignment
   of boxes within their containers in the various CSS box layout
   models: block layout, table layout, flex layout, and grid
   layout. Learn more about the Style Activity.

   http://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/members
   http://www.w3.org/TR/2013/WD-css3-align-20130514/
   http://www.w3.org/Style/

Requirements for Hangul Text Layout and Typography Draft Published

   14 May 2013 | Archive

   http://www.w3.org/News/2013#entry-9817

   The Internationalization Working Group has published a Working
   Draft of "Requirements for Hangul Text Layout and Typography."
   This document describes requirements for general Korean
   language/Hangul text layout and typography realized with
   technologies like CSS, SVG and XSL-FO. The document is mainly
   based on a project to develop the international standard for
   Korean text layout. Learn more about the Internationalization
   Activity.

   http://www.w3.org/International/core/
   http://www.w3.org/TR/2013/WD-klreq-20130514/
   http://www.w3.org/International/

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

Workshops

     * 2013-05-23 (23 MAY)
       Referencing and Applying WCAG 2.0 in Different Contexts
       http://www.w3.org/WAI/ACT/workshop
       Brussels, Belgium
       This Workshop is organized through the EC-funded WAI-ACT
       Project.
       Participants will explore approaches for using Web Content
       Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 and its supporting
       resources in different policy settings and contexts. It is
       open to policy-makers, users, developers, accessibility
       experts, researchers, and others interested in adopting,
       referencing, and applying WCAG 2.0.
     * 2013-06-04 ( 4 JUN)
       eBooks and i18n: Richer Internationalization for eBooks
       https://www.w3.org/2013/06/ebooks/
       Tokyo, Japan
       Hosted by Keio University
     * 2013-08-07 ( 7 AUG) – 2013-08-08 ( 8 AUG)
       Workshop on Social Standards: The Future of Business
       http://www.w3.org/2013/socialweb/
       San Francisco, United States
       Hosted by AppFusions and sponsored by IBM
     * 2013-09-16 (16 SEP) – 2013-09-17 (17 SEP)
       Publishing and the Open Web Platform
       http://www.w3.org/2012/12/global-publisher/
       Paris, France
       Hosted by the Institut de Recherche et d'Innovation (IRI)

W3C Blog

     * Sunnyvale DNT Meeting: Overcast With Skies Clearing
       http://www.w3.org/QA/2013/05/sunnyvale_dnt_meeting_overcast
       13 May 2013 by Peter Swire
       http://www.peterswire.net

Upcoming Talks

     * 2013-05-23 (23 MAY)
       The Web : The Platform for Connected Devices
       keynote by Dominique Hazaël-Massieux
       Tizen Developer Conference 2013
       https://www.tizen.org/events/tizen-developer-conference/201
       3
       San Francisco, USA
     * 2013-05-28 (28 MAY)
       HTML5 and the Open Web Platform
       http://www.w3.org/2013/Talks/0528-dsr-html5.pdf
       by Dave Raggett
       Bosch HTML5 Conference
       Stuttgart, Germany
     * 2013-06-03 (3 JUN)
       Open Data on the Web
       by Phil Archer
       SemTechBiz
       http://semtechbizsf2013.semanticweb.com/
       San Francisco, USA
     * 2013-06-14 (14 JUN)
       Selectors
       http://www.w3.org/Talks/2013/0614-CSS-Amsterdam/
       by Bert Bos
       /* CSS Day */
       http://cssday.nl/
       Amsterdam, The Netherlands
     * 2013-06-17 (17 JUN)
       Open Data and Evidence Based Policy Making
       by Phil Archer
       International Conference on Policy Making 2.0
       http://www.crossover-project.eu/InternationalConferenceonPo
       licyMaking20.aspx
       Dublin, Ireland
     * 2013-06-19 (19 JUN)
       HTML5 and The Open Web Platform for Automotive
       by Philipp Hoschka
       Content & Apps for Automotive Europe 2013
       http://www.telematicsupdate.com/contenteu/
       Munich, Germany
     * 2013-06-21 (21 JUN)
       Achieving Interoperability with Core Vocabularies
       panel features Phil Archer
       SEMIC 2013 - Semantic Interoperability Conference
       http://joinup.ec.europa.eu/community/semic/event/semic-2013
       -semantic-interoperability-conference-2013
       Dublin, Ireland
     * 2013-06-28 (28 JUN)
       CSS pour des livres (numériques)
       http://www.w3.org/Talks/2013/0628-CSS-Strasbourg/
       by Bert Bos
       Kiwi Party
       http://kiwiparty.fr/
       Strasbourg, France

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