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Ian Jacobs, W3C Communications Team
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W3C Advisory Committee Elects Technical Architecture Group
9 January 2014 | Archive
http://www.w3.org/blog/news/archives/3570
The W3C Advisory Committee has elected the following people to
the W3C Technical Architecture Group (TAG): Domenic Denicola
(Lab49) and David Herman (Mozilla Foundation). They join
continuing participants Daniel Appelquist (Telefónica;
co-Chair), Yehuda Katz (JQuery Foundation), Sergey Konstantinov
(Yandex), Peter Linss (HP; co-Chair), Alex Russell (Google),
and Jeni Tennison (ODI), as well as co-Chair Tim Berners-Lee.
W3C thanks those TAG participants whose terms end this month
for their contributions: Henry Thompson (U. of Edinburgh) and
Anne van Kesteren (Mozilla Foundation). The mission of the TAG
is to build consensus around principles of Web architecture and
to interpret and clarify these principles when necessary, to
resolve issues involving general Web architecture brought to
the TAG, and to help coordinate cross-technology architecture
developments inside and outside W3C. Learn more about the TAG.
http://www.w3.org/2001/tag/
http://www.w3.org/2001/tag/
Deadline for security workshop is approaching
10 January 2014 | Archive
http://www.w3.org/blog/news/archives/3584
A reminder for people interested in the joint W3C/IAB “STRINT”
workshop: The deadline for submitting position papers is
Wednesday 15 January 2014. The workshop pages explain how to
submit.
https://www.w3.org/2014/strint/
The main theme of the workshop is pervasive monitoring and how
(future) Internet protocols can be protected against it. See
the workshop pages for additional topics and details.
The STRINT (Strengthening the Internet Against Pervasive
Monitoring) workshop will be held in central London, just
before IETF-89, on Saturday March 1, and, if necessary, on the
afternoon of Friday February 28. The workshop is organized by
the STREWS project, with financial support from the European
Union.
https://www.ietf.org/meeting/89/index
http://www.strews.eu/
Call for Review: RDF 1.1 advances to Proposed Recommendation
9 January 2014 | Archive
http://www.w3.org/blog/news/archives/3568
The RDF Working Group has published today a set of eight
Resource Description Framework (RDF) 1.1 specifications (6
Proposed Recommendations and 2 Proposed Edited
Recommendations).
http://www.w3.org/2011/rdf-wg/
* RDF 1.1 Concepts and Abstract Syntax defines an abstract
syntax (a data model) which serves to link all RDF-based
languages and specifications. The abstract syntax has two
key data structures: RDF graphs are sets of
subject-predicate-object triples, where the elements may be
IRIs, blank nodes, or datatyped literals. They are used to
express descriptions of resources. RDF datasets are used to
organize collections of RDF graphs, and comprise a default
graph and zero or more named graphs.
* RDF 1.1 Semantics describes a precise semantics for the
Resource Description Framework 1.1 and RDF Schema, and
defines a number of distinct entailment regimes and
corresponding patterns of entailment.
* RDF 1.1 Turtle defines a textual syntax for RDF called
Turtle that allows an RDF graph to be completely written in
a compact and natural text form, with abbreviations for
common usage patterns and datatypes. Turtle provides levels
of compatibility with the N-Triples format as well as the
triple pattern syntax of the SPARQL W3C Recommendation.
* RDF 1.1 TriG – RDF Dataset Language defines a textual
syntax for RDF called TriG that allows an RDF dataset to be
completely written in a compact and natural text form, with
abbreviations for common usage patterns and datatypes. TriG
is an extension of the Turtle format.
* RDF 1.1 N-Triples is a line-based, plain text format for
encoding an RDF graph.
* RDF 1.1 N-Quads is a line-based, plain text format for
encoding an RDF dataset.
* RDF Schema 1.1 (Proposed Edited Recommendations) provides a
data-modelling vocabulary for RDF data. RDF Schema is an
extension of the basic RDF vocabulary.
* RDF 1.1 XML Syntax (Proposed Edited Recommendations)
defines an XML syntax for RDF called RDF/XML in terms of
Namespaces in XML, the XML Information Set and XML Base.
Comments are welcome by 9 February 2014. Learn more about the
Data Activity.
https://www.w3.org/2013/data/
W3C Invites Implementations of Media Source Extensions
9 January 2014 | Archive
http://www.w3.org/blog/news/archives/3566
The HTML Working Group has published "Media Source Extensions"
as a Candidate Recommendation. This specification extends
HTMLMediaElement to allow JavaScript to generate media streams
for playback. Allowing JavaScript to generate streams
facilitates a variety of use cases like adaptive streaming and
time shifting live streams. Comments and implementations are
welcome by 9 April 2014. Learn more about the HTML Activity.
http://www.w3.org/html/wg/
http://www.w3.org/TR/2014/CR-media-source-20140109/
http://www.w3.org/html/Activity
Best Practices for Publishing Linked Data Published as First Public
Working Group Note
9 January 2014 | Archive
http://www.w3.org/blog/news/archives/3564
The Government Linked Data Working Group has published a First
Public Working Group Note of "Best Practices for Publishing
Linked Data." This document sets out a series of best
practices designed to facilitate development and delivery of
open government data as Linked Open Data. Linked Open Data
makes the World Wide Web into a global database, sometimes
referred to as the “Web of Data”. Using Linked Data Principles,
developers can query Linked Data from multiple sources at once
and combine it without the need for a single common schema that
all data shares. Prior to international data exchange standards
for data on the Web, it was time consuming and difficult to
build applications using traditional data management
techniques. As more open government data is published on the
Web, best practices are evolving too. The goal of this document
is to compile the most relevant data management practices for
the publication and use of of high quality data published by
governments around the world as Linked Open Data. Learn more
about the Data Activity.
http://www.w3.org/2011/gld/
http://www.w3.org/TR/2014/NOTE-ld-bp-20140109/
http://www.w3.org/2013/data/
Learn how to program Web applications with W3C Mobile Web 2 online
course
8 January 2014 | Archive
http://www.w3.org/blog/news/archives/3559
Registration is open for W3C’s online course Mobile Web 2:
Programming Applications. The course starts 13 January 2014 and
runs through 23 February. This course covers all techniques for
programming successful mobile Web applications that can ship
both online and in application stores. Participants have access
to high quality content material and step-by-step instruction
from expert Niall Roche. Learn more about W3DevCampus, W3C’s
online training for Web developers.
http://www.w3techcourses.com/enrol/index.php?id=62
http://www.w3devcampus.com/writing-great-web-applications-for-m
obile/
http://www.w3devcampus.com/niall-roche/
http://classroom.w3devcampus.com/
Introduction to Model-Based User Interfaces and MBUI Glossary
Published as Group Notes
7 January 2014 | Archive
http://www.w3.org/blog/news/archives/3553
The MBUI Working Group has published two Working Group Notes.
http://www.w3.org/2011/mbui/
* Introduction to Model-Based User Interfaces, as an
introduction to Model-Based User Interfaces covering the
benefits and shortcomings of the model-based approach, a
collection of use cases, and terminology.
* MBUI – Glossary, a glossary of terms recurrent in the
Model-based User Interfaces domain. It is intended to
capture a common, coherent terminology for specifications
of the MBUI Working Group and to provide a concise
reference of domain terms for interested audience.
Learn more about the Ubiquitous Web Applications Activity.
http://www.w3.org/2007/uwa/Activity
Last Call: Compositing and Blending Level 1
7 January 2014 | Archive
http://www.w3.org/blog/news/archives/3551
The CSS Working Group and the SVG Working Group have published
a Last Call Working Draft of "Compositing and Blending Level 1"
. Compositing describes how shapes of different elements are
combined into a single image. Previous versions of SVG and CSS
used Simple Alpha Compositing. In this model, each element is
rendered into its own buffer and is then merged with its
backdrop using the Porter Duff source-over operator. This
specification defines a new compositing model that expands upon
the Simple Alpha Compositing model by offering additional
Porter Duff compositing operators; advanced blending modes
which allow control of how colors mix in the areas where shapes
overlap; and compositing groups. In addition, this
specification defines CSS properties for blending and group
isolation, and defines the ‘globalcompositeoperation’ as
specified in HTML Canvas 2D Context, Level 2. Comments are
welcome by 28 January 2014. Learn more about the Style Activity
and the Graphics Activity.
http://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/members
http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/
http://www.w3.org/TR/2014/WD-compositing-1-20140107/
http://www.w3.org/Style/
http://www.w3.org/Graphics/
More news: http://www.w3.org/blog/news/
Workshops
* 2014-02-28 (28 FEB) – 2014-03-01 ( 1 MAR)
W3C/IAB workshop on Strengthening the Internet Against
Pervasive Monitoring (STRINT)
http://www.w3.org/2014/strint/
London, England
The Vancouver IETF plenary concluded that pervasive
monitoring represents an attack on the Internet. Pervasive
monitoring targets protocol data that we also need for
network manageability and security. This data is captured
and correlated with other data. There is an open problem as
to how to enhance protocols so as to maintain network
manageability and security but still limit data capture and
correlation.
The overall goal of the workshop is to steer IETF and W3C
work so as to be able to improve or "strengthen" the
Internet in the face of pervasive monitoring. A workshop
report in the form of an IAB RFC will be produced after the
event.
* 2014-03-05 ( 5 MAR) – 2014-03-06 ( 6 MAR)
Linking Geospatial Data
http://www.w3.org/2014/03/lgd/
London
Co-organized by the UK Government, Ordnance Survey, the OGC
and Google.
Many data-driven applications have geospatial information
at their core. Very often the common factor across multiple
data sets is the location data, and maps are crucial in
visualizing correlations between data sets that may
otherwise be hidden. How can geographic information best be
integrated with other data on the Web? How can we discover
that different facts in different data sets relate to the
same place, especially when 'place' can be expressed in
different ways and at different levels of granularity? It's
this desire to work with multiple data sets in different
formats about different topics and link those with the
powerful technologies used in geospatial information
systems that is behind the linking geospatial data
workshop.
* 2014-03-12 (12 MAR) – 2014-03-13 (13 MAR)
Fourth W3C Web and TV Workshop: Web and TV Convergence
https://www.w3.org/2013/10/tv-workshop/
Munich, Germany
Hosted by IRT
With HTML5 well on its way to standardization in 2014, and
a new effort on HTML 5.1 recently launched, it is time to
have fresh look at the current state of the art in order to
identify remaining roadblocks for the use of Web technology
in broadcasting and the TV industry. The goal of this
workshop is to assemble key players from TV and the Web
industry to discuss the important questions of Web and TV
convergence, and how standardization can help across the
globe.
* 2014-03-24 (24 MAR) – 2014-03-25 (25 MAR)
Workshop on Web Payments: How do you want to pay?
http://www.w3.org/2013/10/payments/
Paris, France
Hosted by Ingenico
This workshop seeks to make it easier to monetize open Web
applications, as an effective alternative to proprietary
native app ecosystems. In essence, we would like to improve
the end user experience and give users greater freedom in
how they pay, to reduce the burden on developers and
merchants, and to create a level playing field for
competing payment solutions providers large and small.
* 2014-05-07 ( 7 MAY) – 2014-05-08 ( 8 MAY)
Seventh MultilingualWeb Workshop: New Horizons for the
Multilingual Web
http://www.multilingualweb.eu/documents/2014-madrid-worksho
p/2014-madrid-cfp
Madrid, Spain
Hosted by UPM
As with previous MultilingualWeb events, this workshop will
bring together speakers and participants with an interest
in best practices and standards aimed at helping content
creators, localizers, tools developers, and others meet the
challenges of the multilingual Web. This workshop will
emphasize new technology developments that may lead to new
opportunities for the Multilingual Web. A unique
proposition of the workshop is that it brings together
speakers and provides opportunities for networking across a
wide range of communities to produce a holistic view of the
problems faced in developing and deploying multilingual
content and applications on the Web.
W3C Blog
* This week at W3C: MPAA joined W3C, Vimeo rebuilds
HTML5-Based Video Player, Vocabularies at W3C, TAG
election, etc.
http://www.w3.org/blog/2014/01/this-week-at-w3c-mpaa-joined
-w3c-vimeo-rebuilds-html5-based-video-player-vocabularies-a
t-w3c-tag-election-etc-2/
10 January 2014 by Coralie Mercier
http://coraliemercier.wordpress.com/
* Pervasive monitoring: the W3C and the IAB organize a
workshop
http://www.w3.org/blog/2014/01/pervasive-monitoring-the-w3c
-and-the-iab-organize-a-workshop/
10 January 2014 by Bert Bos
http://www.w3.org/People/Bos/
* W3C Interview: Pearson Publishing on Digital Learning, with
Madi Solomon
http://www.w3.org/blog/2014/01/w3c-interview-pearson-publis
hing-on-digital-learning-with-madi-solomon/
6 January 2014 by Ian Jacobs
http://www.w3.org/People/Jacobs/
Upcoming Talks
* 2014-01-23 (23 JAN)
The New W3C Data Activity
http://www.w3.org/2014/Talks/0123_phila_lata/
by Phil Archer
Atvērtie dati: iespējas un izaicinājumi
http://lata.org.lv/?p=1255
Riga, Latvia
* 2014-03-05 (5 MAR)
Technologies, Tools, and Standards for Multimodal
Application Development
by Deborah Dahl
Mobile Voice Conference
http://mobilevoiceconference.com/
San Francisco, California, USA
* 2014-03-05 (5 MAR)
Technologies, Tools, and Standards for Multimodal
Application Development
by Deborah Dahl
Mobile Voice Conference
http://mobilevoiceconference.com/
San Francisco, California, USA
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