W3C Weekly News - 12 November 2005

                            W3C Weekly News

                      6 November - 12 November 2005

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W3C Launches Rule Interchange Format Working Group

  W3C is pleased to announce the launch of the Rule Interchange Format
  (RIF) Working Group. "After years of industry and research work in
  rules languages, I'm pleased to see W3C Members working to develop a
  Web-based rules standard," said Tim Berners-Lee, W3C Director. Chaired
  by Christian de Sainte Marie (ILOG) and Sandro Hawke (temporary
  co-Chair, W3C), the group is chartered through November 2007 to produce
  a language for the exchange of rules and their transfer between rule
  systems. Rules are executable pieces of declarative knowledge,
  important in managing complex and dynamic operations. Read the press
  release, about the Rule Interchange Format and visit the Semantic Web
  home page.

   http://www.w3.org/2005/11/ruleswg-pressrelease
   http://www.w3.org/2005/rules/
   http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/

Candidate Recommendation: Web Services Choreography Description
Language 1.0

  W3C is pleased to announce the advancement of the "Web Services
  Choreography Description Language Version 1.0" (WS-CDL) to Candidate
  Recommendation. This XML-based language describes peer-to-peer
  collaborations between Web service participants by defining their
  behavior from a global viewpoint. Ordered message exchanges thus
  accomplish a common business goal. Comments are welcome through
  31 March. Visit the Web services home page.

   http://www.w3.org/TR/2005/CR-ws-cdl-10-20051109/
   http://www.w3.org/2002/ws/

Policy for Authorized W3C Translations Announced

  W3C is pleased to announce the "Policy for Authorized W3C
  Translations." For the first time, W3C will allow recognition of
  translations as "authorized" when they are developed through the
  process defined in this policy, which is based on transparency,
  community accountability, and commitment to W3C oversight. At the
  same time, W3C will continue its existing translation process which
  has produced 700 unofficial translations in 44 languages. W3C warmly
  thanks all the translators who have contributed their work.
  Translations of W3C documents are an important resource that helps
  Web standards reach more people worldwide. Read About W3C.

   http://www.w3.org/2005/02/TranslationPolicy
   http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Translation/
   http://www.w3.org/Consortium/

W3C Indian Office Opens

  The W3C Indian Office is open in Noida, India. The Office is hosted
  by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC Noida).
  R. K. Verma is the Office Manager and the Deputy Office Manager is
  Vijay Gugnani. Stéphane Boyera, Steve Bratt, Max Froumentin, Ivan
  Herman and Richard Ishida are among those who attended the opening
  ceremonies on 10-11 November in New Delhi. W3C Offices assist with
  promotion efforts in local languages, broaden W3C's geographical base,
  and encourage international participation in W3C Activities.

   http://www.w3cindia.in/
   http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Offices/

Upcoming W3C Talks

   * Michael Sperberg-McQueen presents on 14-16 November at XML 2005
     in Atlanta, GA, USA.
   * Hugo Haas and Charlton Barreto (Adobe) present on 14-15 November
     at the European Conference on Web Services (ECOWS) in Växjö,
     Sweden.
   * Steven Pemberton presents on 17-18 November at User Experience
     2005 in London, UK.
   * José Manuel Alonso, Shawn Henry and Steven Pemberton present on
     22-24 November at Fundamentos Web 2005 in Gijón and Oviedo,
     Spain.
   * Klaus Birkenbihl presents on 25 November at Semantics 2005 in
     Vienna, Austria.
   * Masayasu Ishikawa presents on 25 November at the
     デジタル・ドキュメント・シンポジウム2005
     in Tokyo, Japan.
   * Najib Tounsi presents on 28 November at Normes, standards et
     plates-formes d’enseignement à distance par les NTIC in Rabat,
     Morocco.
   * Felix Sasaki presents on 12 December at Language Standards for
     Global Business in Berlin, Germany.
   * Bert Bos presents on 27 December at 22C3 in Berlin, Germany.

   Browse upcoming W3C appearances and events, also available as
   an RSS channel.

   http://www.w3.org/Talks/

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