W3C Public Newsletter, 2007-06-11

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Janet Daly, W3C Communications Team
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Workshop on Distributed Web Applications

   The W3C Workshop on Declarative Models of Distributed Web
   Applications is underway 5-6 June in Dublin, Ireland. "Attendees
   will discuss how developers can focus on applications and end-user
   experience, leaving the details for how they are to be realized to
   tools that deal with the capabilities and shortcomings of each
   device," said Dave Raggett, W3C Fellow. Declarative techniques
   promise to reduce the cost of building Web applications for home,
   office and mobile environments. The Workshop is looking at the role
   of XML and Semantic Web technologies in achieving that goal, along
   with the challenges for dealing with security and privacy. The
   Workshop is hosted by MobileAware with the support of the Irish
   State Development Agency, Enterprise Ireland. Read the press
   release, about W3C Workshops and about the Ubiquitous Web.

   http://www.w3.org/2007/02/dmdwa-ws/
   http://www.w3.org/2007/02/dmdwa-ws/
   http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Recruitment/Fellows
   http://www.w3.org/2007/06/dwa-pressrelease
   http://www.w3.org/2003/08/Workshops/
   http://www.w3.org/2007/uwa/

Speech Synthesis Markup Language (SSML) Version 1.1: Working Drafts

   The Voice Browser Working Group released updated Working Drafts of
   "Speech Synthesis Markup Language (SSML) Version 1.1" and its
   "Requirements." Version 1.1 improves on W3C's "SSML 1.0
   Recommendation" by adding support for more conventions and practices
   of the world's languages including Asian, Eastern European, and
   Middle Eastern languages. Both documents follow discussions from the
   three W3C Workshops on extending SSML. See the January 2007 press
   release and visit the Voice Browser home page.

   http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/WD-speech-synthesis11-20070611/
   http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/WD-ssml11reqs-20070611/
   http://www.w3.org/TR/speech-synthesis/
   http://www.w3.org/2007/01/ssml-pressrelease
   http://www.w3.org/Voice/

Web of Services for Enterprise Computing: Workshop Report

   The Web of Services for Enterprise Computing Workshop Report is now
   available, recommending next steps for the ways Web services and Web
   standards can meet enterprise software requirements. In February,
   Web services and SOA experts met to improve enterprise support. Read
   the results of the Workshop on Web of Services for Enterprise
   Computing hosted by MITRE, about Workshops and about Web services.

   http://www.w3.org/2007/04/wsec_report
   http://www.w3.org/2007/04/wsec_report
   http://www.w3.org/2006/10/wos-ec-cfp.html
   http://www.w3.org/2003/08/Workshops/
   http://www.w3.org/2002/ws/

CSS3 Media Queries: Candidate Recommendation

   The CSS Working Group released an updated Candidate Recommendation
   for editorial changes to "Media Queries," a module of Cascading
   Style Sheets Level 3 (CSS3). Built on the mechanism outlined in
   HTML, a registry of media types is proposed to describe to what type
   of devices a style sheet applies, and expressions to limit a style
   sheet's scope. Presentations can then be tailored to a specific
   range of output devices without changing the content. Visit the CSS
   home page.

   http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/CR-css3-mediaqueries-20070606/
   http://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/

CSS3 Multi-Column Layout: Working Draft

   The CSS Working Group released an updated Working Draft of
   "Multi-Column Layout," a module of Cascading Style Sheets Level 3
   (CSS3). Style sheet authors can allow content to flow from one
   column to another, specify column width, and allow the number of
   columns to vary, all depending on available space. More flexible
   than table markup, columns styled in CSS can more easily be
   presented on a variety of output devices including speech
   synthesizers and small mobile devices. Visit the CSS home page.

   http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/WD-css3-multicol-20070606/
   http://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/

Internationalization Best Practices: Right-to-Left Scripts

   The Internationalization Core Working Group published an updated
   Working Draft of "Internationalization Best Practices: Handling
   Right-to-left Scripts in XHTML and HTML Content." This advice is
   for authors who use XHTML or HTML markup and CSS to create and/or
   localize Web content in languages that use right-to-left scripts
   such as Arabic and Hebrew. The document was previously titled
   Authoring Techniques for XHTML & HTML Internationalization: Handling
   Bidirectional Text 1.0. Visit the Internationalization home page.

   http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/WD-i18n-html-tech-bidi-20070606/
   http://www.w3.org/International/

SVG Open 2007 Deadline Extension

   SVG Open 2007, the 5th International Conference on Scalable Vector
   Graphics, will be held 4-7 September at Keio University, Japan, on
   the Mita Campus in Tokyo. The submission deadline for paper
   abstracts has been extended to 10 June. Proposals for courses or
   exhibitions may be submitted online. SVG Open is your chance to
   discuss SVG development experience, products, workflows and
   strategies. The conference language is English; translation
   facilities will be available to encourage English-Japanese
   communication. Read about SVG.

   http://www.svgopen.org/
   http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/

Semantic Web Case Studies and Use Cases Published

   The SWEO Interest Group is pleased to announce the first set of Case
   Studies and Use Cases giving some examples of how the Semantic Web
   of machine readable data is used today. Applications are presented
   in areas ranging from automotive to health care, and from B2B
   systems to geographical information systems. The SWEO Interest Group
   will continue to publish new Case Studies and Use Cases in the
   future; an RSS feed for new submissions is available. A short
   overview is also available in Open Document Format, PDF, and HTML
   formats. Read about the Semantic Web.

   http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/sweo
   http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/sweo/public/UseCases/
   http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/sweo/public/UseCases/Overview.rdf
   http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/sweo/public/UseCases/slides/Slides.odp
   http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/sweo/public/UseCases/slides/Slides.pdf
   http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/sweo/public/UseCases/slides/HTML/Slides.ht
   ml
   http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/

Web Services Policy 1.5: Updated Candidate Recommendations

   The Web Services Policy Working Group published updated Candidate
   Recommendations for Web Services Policy 1.5 documenting their
   progress. The Policy "Framework" model expresses the nature of Web
   services in order to convey conditions for their interaction.
   "Attachment" defines how to associate policies, for example within
   WSDL or UDDI, with subjects to which they apply. The "Primer" is an
   updated Working Draft. Candidate Recommendation feedback is welcome
   through 30 June. Read about Web services.

   http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/CR-ws-policy-20070605/
   http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/CR-ws-policy-attach-20070605/
   http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/WD-ws-policy-primer-20070605/
   http://www.w3.org/2002/ws/
   Past home page news...

   http://www.w3.org/News/

Upcoming Meetings

     * Toward More Transparent Government:Workshop on eGovernment and
       the Web, 18-19 June
     * W3C/OpenAjax Alliance Workshop on Mobile Ajax, 28 September
     * W3C Workshop on RDF Access to Relational Databases, 25-26
       October
     * More About Workshops...
       http://www.w3.org/2003/08/Workshops/
     * W3C Membership Meeting Calendar...
       http://www.w3.org/Consortium/meetings

Upcoming Talks 

     * 12 June, Austin, Texas, USA: New Guidelines and Standards for
       Web Accessibility" and "Including Accessibility throughout the
       Design Process. Shawn Henry participates in a panel at UPA 2007
       Conference (Patterns: Blueprints for Usability).
     * 12 June, Nashville, USA: SOA Standards - What's News?. Steve
       Bratt, Philippe Le Hégaret participate in a panel at Gartner
       Application Architecture, Development & Integration Summit.
     * 12 June, Bristol, United Kingdom: W3C Ubiquitous Web
       Applications Activity - reaching out into the physical world of
       sensors and effectors. Dave Raggett presents at HP Laboratories.
     * 13 June, Austin, Texas, USA: SIG: What's New in Standards for
       Usability and Accessibility?. Shawn Henry participates in a
       panel at UPA 2007 Conference (Patterns: Blueprints for
       Usability).
     * 19 June, Washington DC, USA: Improving the delivery of
       eGovernment services through the use of Web technologies. José
       Manuel Alonso participates in a panel at Toward More Transparent
       Government. Workshop on eGovernment and the Web.
     * 20 June, Boston, USA: Managing Convergence. Steve Bratt
       participates in a panel at 2007 Open Forum for Standards
       Developers: Global Standard Setting, an Interactive Discussion.
     * 21 June, Seattle, USA: Getting Real with Accessibility. Shawn
       Henry presents at An Event Apart Seattle 2007.
     * 21 June, Olbia, Italy: Costruire un' ontologia: perché e come
       farlo. Oreste Signore gives a tutorial at Knowledge Management
       University.
     * 27 June, Madrid, Spain: La Web como canal principal para la
       Administración Electrónica. José Manuel Alonso presents at Foro
       TIC Dintel.
     * 31 August, Singapore, Singapore: Introduction to the Semantic
       Web. Ivan Herman gives a tutorial at International Conference on
       Dublin Core and Metadata Applications.
     * 24 September, Curitiba, Brazil: Streaming-Archival InkML
       Conversion. Stephen M. Watt, Birendra Keshari present at
       International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition
       (ICDAR).
     * 24 September, Curitiba, Brazil: New Aspects of InkML for
       Pen-Based Computing. Stephen M. Watt presents at International
       Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR).
     * 26 September, Sydney, Australia: CSS. Bert Bos gives a lecture
       at Web Directions South / W3C SIG Day.
     * 27 September, Sydney, Australia: A new life for old standards.
       Bert Bos presents at Web Directions South.
     * 27 September, Sydney, Australia: Web Directions breakfast. Bert
       Bos presents at Web Directions South.
     * 3 October, Gijón, Spain: Browser panel. Bert Bos participates in
       a panel at Fundamentos Web 2007.
     * View upcoming talks by country
       http://www.w3.org/2004/08/W3CTalks?date=Recent+and+upcoming&coun
       tryListing=yes&submit=Submit
     * More talks...
       http://www.w3.org/Talks/

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