Re: about the Nov events

Hi George,

I think the audio book item was missing from your reply.

Best,
   Garth

On Fri, Apr 14, 2017 at 8:01 AM, George Kerscher <kerscher@montana.com>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I forwarded an item about BISG and audio books. Audio books are not
> mentioned in the blurb. Sooner better than later, we need to move into this
> market IMO.
> Typo: Content Bill McCoy (Contact)
>
> Best
> George
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill McCoy [mailto:bmccoy@w3.org]
> Sent: Friday, April 14, 2017 8:36 AM
> To: 'Siegman, Tzviya - Hoboken' <tsiegman@wiley.com>; 'Dave Cramer'
> <dauwhe@gmail.com>
> Cc: 'Garth Conboy' <garth@google.com>; 'McCloy-Kelley, Liisa'
> <lmccloy-kelley@penguinrandomhouse.com>; 'Bill Kasdorf'
> <bkasdorf@apexcovantage.com>; 'Karen Myers' <karen@w3.org>; 'W3C
> Publishing
> Steering Committee' <public-publishing-sc@w3.org>; 'Karen Myers'
> <karen@w3.org>
> Subject: RE: about the Nov events
>
> I fully agree with Tzviya that we don't want people working on publishing
> at
> W3C to be in a silo.
>
> But with respect to the Publishing@W3C Summit (Nov 9 & AM of Nov 10), the
> idea is that this would NOT be expected to draw its attendees primarily
> from
> the typical W3C TPAC audience, but more like for example the last two EPUB
> Summits or historical IDPF conferences. Even W3C members might send
> different people to the Publishing@W3C Summit than they send to other TPAC
> activities. This is a bit different than the "Publishing Community Meeting"
> in Lisbon which was set up as a chance for IDPF members to engage in W3C
> and
> visa-versa.  But, in line with the consensus at the PBG SC meeting in
> London, we are NOT aiming for C-level executives (who it was agreed are
> unlikely to come to a W3C event in SF).
>
> So in some sense some, maybe most, attendees at this event - certainly
> those
> from non-members and even some from members who are not interested in the
> nitty-gritty of spec development - *will* be siloed from other TPAC
> activities, but that's because of the goal of the event to attract a
> broader
> audience and because the event is mainly just opportunistically co-located
> with TPAC due to the accident of having extra space at the venue. There
> will
> be a very minimal extra cost to attend for members attending other TPAC
> week
> events so we hopefully will get some synergies but that is not the main
> goal.
>
> Draft of "blurb" about the Publishing@W3C Summit follows, this is my input
> to Karen (cc:) and I was planning to send to this group after her
> editing/rewriting but she's on a business trip so it may shorten the loop
> if
> folks made comments/suggestions now.
>
> Thanks,
>
> --Bill
>
> Publishing@W3C Summit Nov 9-10, 2017 San Francisco
>
> The Open Web Platform is enabling the future of publishing - join us at the
> first-ever Publishing@W3C Summit
>
> Digital publications afford the promise of reaching everyone, everywhere.
> But that doesn't work if your content is locked into proprietary vendor
> silos. The Open Web Platform, including key enablers like EPUB and HTML5,
> is
> the universal interoperable platform for content and experiences.
> Publishing@W3C Summit  is a one-and-a-half day conference that will cover
> how the Web Platform is enabling digital publishing to transcend the limits
> of the paper-replica era, covering the latest developments for EPUB and Web
> Publications as well as other aspects of the Open Web Platform. You'll hear
> from publishers across all segments of the diverse publishing industry and
> others who are successfully utilizing EPUB and Web Standards for content
> distribution, for content production, even for printing. You'll also learn
> about other Web initiatives that will impact publishing from VR to Payments
> to IoT.  Come away from this event with practical insights that you can put
> to use now, with a clear perspective on the future of publishing that, by
> participating in this Summit, you will help shape.
>
> Who should attend: senior leaders in technology, content management and
> production, and business strategy from book, magazine, academic and
> professional, and corporate publishing.
>
> Logistics: The Publishing@W3C Summit 2017 will take place at the Hyatt
> Regency San Francisco Airport, conveniently located in Burlingame, 3 miles
> from SFO, in between San Francisco and  Silicon Valley. Early-bird
> registration will open May 1, 2017. The Publishing@W3C Summit is open to
> the
> public, but will be co-located with W3C's annual meeting, TPAC.
> Participants
> participating in other TPAC activities will be able to register for the
> Publishing@W3C Summit for a nominal extra charge.
>
> Sponsorship opportunities are available. Content Bill McCoy (bmccoy@w3.org
> )
> or Karen Myers (karen@w3.org) for more information.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Siegman, Tzviya - Hoboken [mailto:tsiegman@wiley.com]
> Sent: Friday, April 14, 2017 5:01 AM
> To: Dave Cramer <dauwhe@gmail.com>
> Cc: Garth Conboy <garth@google.com>; McCloy-Kelley, Liisa
> <lmccloy-kelley@penguinrandomhouse.com>; Bill McCoy <bmccoy@w3.org>; Bill
> Kasdorf <bkasdorf@apexcovantage.com>; Karen Myers <karen@w3.org>; W3C
> Publishing Steering Committee <public-publishing-sc@w3.org>
> Subject: Re: about the Nov events
>
> I agree with Dave. While we want to make sure that there is publishing
> presence at TPAC, we also want to make sure that we don't silo ourselves
> off
> from other groups. It was a challenge last year to jump from the EPUB
> meetings to the ARIA meetings that I was supposed to be attending. Remote
> participation is essential for this community, especially the CG.
> Tzviya
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On Apr 11, 2017, at 8:34 PM, Dave Cramer <dauwhe@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> On Tue, Apr 11, 2017 at 12:59 PM, Garth Conboy <garth@google.com>
> wrote:
> >> Re EPUB CG meeting... yes,, and Ivan pointed out that CG meetings are
> >> generally just a couple of hours.  So, it seems that would be
> >> potentially okay, overlapping with with Digital Publishing conference
> >> (but not the Publishing WG or DPUB BG).  That's *if* we wanna have that
> much Publishing!
> >> :-)
> >
> > I want as many people as possible to participate in the community
> > group, and having F2F meetings is an excellent way to limit
> > participation to those with substantial amounts of time and money.
> >
> > As it is, TPAC is going to be a huge problem for those of us who are
> > in other working groups (CSS, HTML, WCAG, ARIA, etc.). If there are
> > going to be future publishing summits co-located with TPAC, I'd urge
> > that they be scheduled adjacent to rather than during TPAC.
> >
> > Dave
> >
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