W3C Weekly News - 12 February 2001

                             W3C Weekly News

                  Week of 6 February - 12 February 2001

XML Fragment Interchange Becomes a W3C Candidate Recommendation

   12 February 2001: W3C is pleased to announce the advancement of XML
   Fragment Interchange to Candidate Recommendation. The specification
   allows exchange of XML fragments from volumes or chapters down to
   paragraphs, tables or footnotes, without having to manage each as a
   separate entity, or risking incorrect parsing due to loss of context.
   Comments are invited through the end of April 2001. Read about the
   XML Activity.

   http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/CR-xml-fragment-20010212
   http://www.w3.org/XML/Activity.html#fragment-wg

W3C Launches Semantic Web Activity

   9 February 2001: W3C is pleased to announce the launch of the
   Semantic Web Activity. The Semantic Web is a vision: the idea of data
   on the Web defined and linked in a way that it can be used by
   machines for automation, integration and reuse. The Web can reach its
   full potential only if it becomes a place where data can be shared
   and processed by automated tools as well as by people. Learn more in
   the Semantic Web Activity statement.

   http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/
   http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/Activity

DOM Level 3 Content Models and Load and Save Working Draft Published

   9 February 2001: The W3C DOM (Document Object Model) Working Group
   has released a Working Draft of the DOM Level 3 Content Models and
   Load and Save Specification, a platform- and language-neutral
   interface that allows programs and scripts to dynamically access and
   update the content, structure and style of documents. Comments are
   invited at www-dom@w3.org. Read about the DOM Activity.

   http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/WD-DOM-Level-3-CMLS-20010209/
   http://www.w3.org/DOM/Activity

New Operative W3C Process Document

   8 February 2001: The 8 February 2001 W3C Process Document is now the
   operative W3C Process Document. This version of the Process Document,
   produced by the W3C Advisory Board, is the result of two reviews by
   the W3C Advisory Committee. A list of changes from the previous (11
   November 1999) version is available.

   http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Process-20010208/
   http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Process/ProcessChanges

W3C Morocco Office Launches Home Page

   7 February 2001: The home page of the W3C Morocco Office is now open
   to the public. The Office is hosted by the Ecole Mohammadia
   d'Ingénieurs, in Rabat, Morocco. W3C Offices assist with promotion
   efforts in local languages, broaden W3C's geographical base, and
   encourage international participation in W3C Activities.

   http://www.emi.ac.ma/W3C/
   http://www.emi.ac.ma/
   http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Offices/

W3C Team to Present at XML DevCon and EBU Workshop

   7 February 2001: Among upcoming W3C Team presentations, Henry
   Thompson speaks on global e-business standards at XML DevCon 2001
   held 21-23 February in London, England. Four W3C Team members will
   present on 22-23 February at the European Broadcasting Union (EBU)
   workshop on XML Technologies in Broadcasting in Geneva, Switzerland:
   Vincent Quint gives a keynote, W3C and Web technologies; Philipp
   Hoschka presents Multimedia applications based on SMIL; Bert Bos
   speaks on RDF for metadata; and Daniel Dardailler presents
   Accessibility for XML-based multimedia.

   http://www.w3.org/Promotion/Appearances/
   http://www.xmldevcon2001.com/London/
   http://www.ebu.ch/tech_sem_home.html#xml

Common User Agent Problems Note Published

   6 February 2001: Karl Dubost, Hugo Haas, and Ian Jacobs of the W3C
   Team have published a W3C Note, Common User Agent Problems. This Note
   explains common mistakes that user agents make due to incorrect or
   incomplete implementation of specifications, and offers suggestions
   for good user agent behavior.

   http://www.w3.org/People/karl/
   http://www.w3.org/People/Hugo/
   http://www.w3.org/People/Jacobs/
   http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/NOTE-cuap-20010206

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