W3C Public Newsletter, 2021-11-08

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W3C updates its Process Document

   2 November 2021
   <https://www.w3.org/blog/news/archives/9313>

   The W3C Membership approved the 2 November 2021 W3C Process Document, which takes effect today.

   <https://www.w3.org/2021/Process-20211102/>

   Notable changes include:

     * Registries Track: Introduced a specialized track for maintaining Registries at W3C.
     * W3C Statements: Notes endorsed by W3C as a whole, through an Advisory Committee Review.
     * TAG and AB Publications: The W3C Technical Architecture Group (TAG) and Advisory Board (AB) are now allowed to publish Notes.
     * Track Separation: Recommendations, Notes+Statements, Registries are on separated publication tracks to make it easier to know what the intended end-state of a document might be.
     * Tooling Policy: Defined guidelines for the tools that groups use for publication and collaboration, to ensure long-lived access to W3C publications, and to enable access and effective participation by anyone.

   You can read more about all changes since the 15 September 2020 Process Document, read the complete disposition of comments, or peruse the diff.

   <https://www.w3.org/2021/Process-20211102/#changes-2020>
   <https://www.w3.org/Consortium/Process/Drafts/issues-20210603>
   <https://services.w3.org/htmldiff?doc1=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2FConsortium%2FProcess%2FDrafts%2Fsnapshots%2F2021-07-16&doc2=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2021%2FProcess-20211102%2F>

   This document was developed between the W3C Advisory Board and the public Revising W3C Process Community Group. Comments and feedback on the new Process Document may be sent as issues in the public GitHub Repository.

   <https://www.w3.org/2002/ab/>
   <https://www.w3.org/community/w3process>
   <https://github.com/w3c/w3process/issues>

Working Group Note: EPUB 3 Structural Semantics Vocabulary 1.1

   4 November 2021
   <https://www.w3.org/blog/news/archives/9307>

   The EPUB 3 Working Group has just published the Working Group Note of "EPUB 3 Structural Semantics Vocabulary 1.1." This vocabulary, a part of EPUB 3, defines a set of properties relating to the description of structural semantics of written works.

   <https://www.w3.org//publishing/groups/epub-wg/>
   <https://www.w3.org/TR/2021/NOTE-epub-ssv-11-20211104/>

   Structural semantics add additional meaning about the specific structural purpose an HTML (or SVG) element plays. The epub:type attribute, defined in EPUB 3.3, is used to express domain-specific semantics in EPUB Content Documents and Media Overlay Documents, with the structural information it carries complementing the underlying vocabulary. The applied semantics refine the meaning of their containing elements without changing their nature for assistive technologies, as happens when using the similar role attribute in HTML. The attribute does not enhance the accessibility of the content, in other words, only provides hints about the purpose. This documents defines the default vocabulary that can be used with the epub:type attribute.

   More news: <https://www.w3.org/blog/news/>

Workshops

     * 2021-11-09 ( 9 NOV) – 2021-11-18 (18 NOV)
       W3C/SMPTE Workshop on Professional Media Production on the Web
       <https://www.w3.org/2021/03/media-production-workshop/>
       Virtual Event

W3C Blog

     * None. Read the W3C Blog Archives
       <https://www.w3.org/blog/>

Upcoming Talks

     * 2021-11-30(30 NOV)
       live panel: IoT Security – Acting Ahead of the Threat
       <https://www.w3.org/blog/talks/event/live-panel-iot-security-acting-ahead-of-the-threat/>
       by Michael McCool, Intel
       IoT TechExpo Europe 2021 (virtual show)
       <https://www.w3.org/blog/talks/venue/iot-techexpo-europe-2021-virtual-show/>

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