- From: Shadi Abou-Zahra <shadi@w3.org>
- Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2014 15:38:47 +0200
- To: Christos Kouroupetroglou <chris.kourou@gmail.com>
- CC: RDWG <public-wai-rd@w3.org>
I'm happy to participate as a reviewer. Regards, Shadi On 22.9.2014 10:29, Christos Kouroupetroglou wrote: > Hello all, > > As you may have noticed the CfP for our next sympoium is out. We have > already started our publicity efforts to attract submissions but we also > need people who are willing to serve as the scientific committee. > > Knowing that members of the group have always shown increased interest for > our symposiums we are inviting whoever wants to join the scientific > committee for the symposium. So, whoever wants to join email me, Vivenne or > Annika (or all three of us) and we'll note them down on the list. > > Also, feel free to suggest and forward this invitation (copyig us in the > email) to coalleugues and people that you feel they might be appropriate > for that role. > > Thanks in advance for your help. > > Regards, > Christos. > > PS. Klaus and Yeliz, since you have successfully distributed calls for past > symposiums... could you help us with the distribution to the lists? The > wiki page / table for the symposium is here... > http://www.w3.org/WAI/RD/wiki/Accessible_Way_Finding_Distribution_Lists > Feel free to delete lists that are irrelevant and insert new... > > ᐧ > > ------------------------------------------ > Dr. Christos Kouroupetroglou > Web Accessibility Research & Engineering > Website: http://aetos.it.teithe.gr/~kourou/ > Blog: http://a11y2020.wordpress.com/ > > 2014-09-17 19:44 GMT+03:00 Shawn Henry <shawn@w3.org>: > >> Dear WAI Interest Group Participants, >> >> The W3C WAI Research and Development Working Group (RDWG) invites you to >> contribute to the online symposium on Accessible Way-Finding Using Web >> Technologies, described at: >> http://www.w3.org/WAI/RD/2014/way-finding/ >> Submission date: *20 October 2014* >> Symposium date: *3 December 2014* >> >> This online symposium invites researchers, practitioners, and users with >> disabilities, to explore new and on-going research and development on >> accessible way-finding using web technologies. It examines different >> technologies, applications, concepts, and solutions that help people with >> disabilities orient themselves, explore, and navigate through the physical >> world. The goal of this symposium is to: >> - explore current state-of-the-art in accessible way-finding >> - better understand the accessibility needs and preferences of people with >> disabilities >> - explore promising web technologies and developments to provide >> accessible way-finding >> >> We invite research and position papers of about 1,000 words. Submissions >> will be peer-reviewed. >> >> Accepted papers will be published online in an attributable form as part >> of the symposium proceedings. Authors of accepted papers will be invited to >> participate in the symposium panel. >> >> *For more information about the symposium and submissions, please see*: >> - Accessible Way-Finding Using Web Technologies main page: < >> http://www.w3.org/WAI/RD/2014/way-finding/> >> - Call for Papers: <http://www.w3.org/WAI/RD/2014/way-finding/cfp.html> >> >> If you are interested in contributing to this Symposium, please submit >> your paper by: >> *20 October 2013* >> >> Feel free to circulate this message to other lists; please avoid >> cross-postings where possible. >> >> --------- >> RDWG Background: >> >> The Research and Development Working Group (RDWG) helps: >> - increase accessibility considerations in research on web technologies, >> including mainstream research, >> - suggest research questions that may contribute to web accessibility >> research projects, >> - inform development of web accessibility solutions, >> - decrease the number of potential barriers in future web-related >> technologies. >> >> RDWG Symposia bring together researchers, practitioners, and users with >> disabilities interested in a particular aspect of web accessibility to >> advance research and development in that area. The online Symposia include >> a panel with the authors of accepted papers, and provide an opportunity for >> participants to ask questions. Symposia proceedings, transcript, and a >> report are available publicly online afterward. >> >> For more information, see the RDWG FAQ: <http://www.w3.org/WAI/RD/process> >> >> We welcome your ideas on this topic and your ideas for future RDWG work. >> Please send comments to the publicly-archived mailing list: < >> public-wai-rd@w3.org> >> >> This Symposium is developed with support of the EC-funded WAI-ACT Project >> (IST 287725) described at: <http://www.w3.org/WAI/ACT/> >> >> If you have any questions, contact Shadi Abou-Zahra: shadi@w3.org >> >> Regards, >> Shawn Henry, WAI Outreach >> Simon Harper, RDWG Chair >> Shadi Abou-Zahra, RDWG W3C Staff Contact >> >> >> >> >> ----- >> Shawn Lawton Henry >> W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) >> Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) >> e-mail: shawn@w3.org >> phone: +1.617.395.7664 >> about: http://www.w3.org/People/Shawn/ >> >> > -- Shadi Abou-Zahra - http://www.w3.org/People/shadi/ Activity Lead, W3C/WAI International Program Office Evaluation and Repair Tools Working Group (ERT WG) Research and Development Working Group (RDWG)
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