W3C Public Newsletter, 2007-11-19

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Janet Daly, W3C Communications Team
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Three SPARQL Proposed Recommendations: SPARQL Query Language for RDF;
Query Results XML Format; Protocol for RDF

   The RDF Data Access Working Group has published three SPARQL
   Proposed Recommendations: "SPARQL Query Language for RDF," "SPARQL
   Query Results XML Format," and "SPARQL Protocol for RDF." The
   first specification defines the syntax and semantics of the SPARQL
   query language for RDF. SPARQL can be used to express queries across
   diverse data sources, whether the data is stored natively as RDF or
   viewed as RDF via middleware. The results of SPARQL queries can be
   results sets or RDF graphs; the second specification defines an XML
   format for the variable binding and boolean results formats. The
   third specification uses "WSDL 2.0" to describe an HTTP protocol for
   conveying SPARQL queries to an SPARQL query processing service and
   returning the query results to the party that made the request.
   Comments are welcome through 10 December. Learn more about the
   Semantic Web Activity.

   http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/DataAccess/
   http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/PR-rdf-sparql-query-20071112/
   http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/PR-rdf-sparql-XMLres-20071112/
   http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/PR-rdf-sparql-protocol-20071112/
   http://www.w3.org/TR/wsdl20/
   http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/

Web Services Policy 1.5 Notes: Primer; Guidelines for Policy Assertion
Authors

   The Web Services Policy Working Group has published two Group Notes:
   "Web Services Policy 1.5 - Primer" and "Web Services Policy 1.5 -
   Guidelines for Policy Assertion Authors." The former introduces the
   Web Services Policy language with examples. The latter explains how
   to use the relevant specifications to maximize interoperability.
   Learn more about the Web Services Activity.

   http://www.w3.org/2002/ws/policy/
   http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/NOTE-ws-policy-primer-20071112
   http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/NOTE-ws-policy-guidelines-20071112
   http://www.w3.org/2002/ws/

W3C mobileOK Basic Tests 1.0 Advances to Candidate Recommendation

   The Mobile Web Best Practices Working Group has published the
   Candidate Recommendation of "W3C mobileOK Basic Tests 1.0." This
   document defines the tests that provide the basis for making a claim
   of W3C mobileOK Basic conformance and are based on W3C "Mobile Web
   Best Practices." You are invited to use the alpha version of the
   W3C mobileOK Checker to test your content. Read the press release
   and learn more about the Mobile Web Initiative Activity.

   http://www.w3.org/2005/MWI/BPWG/
   http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/CR-mobileOK-basic10-tests-20071113/
   http://www.w3.org/TR/mobile-bp/
   http://validator.w3.org/mobile/alpha
   http://www.w3.org/2007/11/mok-pressrelease
   http://www.w3.org/Mobile/

W3C MobileOK To Help Make Web Sites Mobile Friendly

   Today, W3C provides new means for people to create and find mobile
   friendly content. W3C invites Web authors to run the alpha release
   of the W3C mobileOK checker and make their content work on a broad
   range of mobile devices. The checker runs the tests defined in the
   "W3C mobileOK Basic Tests 1.0" Candidate Recommendation. Read the
   press release and testimonials, and come see W3C at Mobile Internet
   World in Boston, Massachusetts (USA). (Permalink)

   http://validator.w3.org/mobile/alpha
   http://www.w3.org/TR/mobileOK-basic10-tests/
   http://www.w3.org/2007/11/mok-pressrelease
   http://www.w3.org/2007/11/mok-testimonial
   http://www.w3.org/2007/11/mwi-boston
   http://www.w3.org/News/2007/News/2007#item244
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   http://www.w3.org/News/

Upcoming Meetings

     * W3C Workshop on Video on the Web, 12-13 December
     * More About Workshops...
       http://www.w3.org/2003/08/Workshops/
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       http://www.w3.org/Consortium/meetings

Upcoming Talks 

     * 19 November, Beijing, China: Semantic Web Adoption. Ivan Herman
       presents at 首届中国语义万维网研讨会 (CSWS 2007).
     * 22 November, Hangzhou, China: What is the Semantic Web?. Ivan
       Herman presents at Zheijiang University.
     * 27 November, Frankfurt, Germany: Wege zum Semantischen Web.
       Klaus Birkenbihl, Ivan Herman present at ISOC German Chapter
       Mitgliederversammlung.
     * 27 November, Milano, Italy: Knowledge creation: integrazione di
       HTML e Semantic Web. Oreste Signore presents at The 12th
       KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT FORUM.
     * 28 November, Beijing, China: The World Wide Web Needs World Wide
       Standards. Steve Bratt presents at Open Standards International
       Conference 2007.
     * 28 November, Beijing, China: Emerging Technologies. Steve Bratt
       presents at Open Standards International Conference 2007.
     * 29 November, Gijón, Spain: Estándares Abiertos al rescate. José
       Manuel Alonso presents at Taller de Interoperabilidad e
       Intercambio de Datos, Tecnimap 2007.
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       http://www.w3.org/2004/08/W3CTalks?date=Recent+and+upcoming&coun
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       http://www.w3.org/Talks/

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