RE: logistics for Amsterdam

Hah! Glad I asked. Never assume the obvious ...

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan Connolly [mailto:connolly@w3.org]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 2:43 PM
> To: Howard Katz
> Cc: RDF Data Access Working Group
> Subject: Re: logistics for Amsterdam
> 
> 
> On Wed, 2004-04-14 at 16:32, Howard Katz wrote:
> > To ask what is probably obvious: we'll be able to project off 
> our laptops
> > for our lightning presentations next week?
> 
> Yes.
> 
> "Beamer: yes, up to XVGA; VGA style connector only."
>  -- http://dawg.asemantics.com/
>   <- http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/DataAccess/ftf1
> 
> 
> > Corollary follow-up to the first question (again probably obvious): No
> > particular presentation format preferred?
> 
> Actually, yes. Your presentation materials will become part of the
> meeting record, and we like our meeting records to be accessible.
> 
> The guidelines for email attachments are pretty relevant:
> 
> "avoid formats that are virus prone, proprietary or platform dependent. 
> For example, whenever possible you should use HTML instead of MS Word,
> PowerPoint or PDF.  (Ideally, use XHTML or HTML4.)  
> If you must use a proprietary or platform-dependent format, please also
> include an alternate version in  a universally readable format, such as
> HTML or plain text, if possible. If you cannot, then at least include a
> format that has widely available free viewers, if possible."
> http://www.w3.org/2002/03/email_attachment_formats.html
> 
> I realize many presenters are most comfortable with powerpoint.
> If you use powerpoint, please give us the powerpoint sources
> plus a PDF export plus some sort of text dump (rtf?).
> 
> An easy way to submit them to the record is to mail
> them to www-archive@w3.org as attachments. I've heard
> a few requests for presentation materials to be available
> a couple days ahead of time. I may or may not let you
> present at all if you haven't archived your materials.
> I certainly won't let you leave the meeting without
> giving me (and EricP) a copy.
> 
> 
> 
> > Thanks,
> > Howard
> -- 
> Dan Connolly, W3C http://www.w3.org/People/Connolly/
> see you at the WWW2004 in NY 17-22 May?
>

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