- From: <janet@w3.org>
- Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:31:05 -0400 (EDT)
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With one week remaining until the W3C Technical Plenary Day, we ask you to
take advantage of the final day of advance registration for arguably the
largest convocation of Web standards developers and a special press event
with Tim Berners-Lee and TPAC 2007 Sponsors. For more information, or
questions on remote participation, please contact Janet Daly, W3C, at +1
617 253 5884 or <janet@w3.org>
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Subject: MEDIA ADVISORY: W3C to Convene Web Technology Plenary in
Cambridge (MA, USA) in November From: "Janet Daly" <janet@w3.org> Date:
Tue, October 16, 2007 2:28 pm
To: w3c-news@w3.org
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For the first time in seven years, W3C is opening its most heavily
attended event to members of the media. Plenary Day, the central event
of W3C's weeklong convocation of Working Groups, brings
together leaders in the development of Web technologies and presents
them with topics that touch on areas of current work as well as
future developments. In between are spontaneous presentations from
Working Group participants intended to provoke discussion on pressing
technical matters often underpinning the Web itself.
As a subscriber to this list, you have been invited to attend Plenary
Day, the central event of W3C's weeklong series of Web Technology
meetings. We are also making arrangements for remote participation for
those unable to attend in person. For questions, please contact Janet
Daly, +1 617 253 5884 <janet@w3.org>.
MEDIA ADVISORY: W3C to Convene Web Technology Plenary in Cambridge (MA,
USA) in November
W3C Opens Doors to Discussion, Action, Networking on 7 November
Web Resources
W3C Technical Plenary Week: http://www.w3.org/2007/11/TPAC/
Plenary Day Program, in development: http://www.w3.org/2007/11/07-
TechPlenAgenda.html
Media registration: http://www.w3.org/2002/09/wbs/35125/TPAC-Media/
This media advisory
In English: http://www.w3.org/2007/10/tpac07-media.html.en
In French: http://www.w3.org/2007/10/tpac07-media.html.fr
In Japanese: http://www.w3.org/2007/10/tpac07-media.html.ja
http://www.w3.org/ -- 16 October 2007 -- Leaders in the development of
Web Standards are coming together in Cambridge, MA, USA, for a week of
discussions, problem solving, and networking about the future of the
Web. For the first time, the media is invited to join in the fray on the
central event of the week, Plenary Day.
Running from 5 - 10 November 2007 at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge Hotel,
W3C's Technical Plenary Week 2007 hosts a record 39 W3C
Working and Interest Groups, the W3C Advisory Board, the W3C Advisory
Committee, and provides a central day for discussion and involvement.
The single most popular feature of W3C Technical Plenary Week is Plenary
Day, Wednesday 7 November. Both panels and individual
speakers broach the pressing issues facing W3C and also present on
future directions for the Web. This year's program includes a panel on
the growing relationships between W3C and the at-large developer
community; the challenges HTML5 and XHTML2 propose to solve; W3C's
emerging vision of what's needed for video on the Web; and a series of
lightning talks - 5 minute presentations on a range of technical topics
designed to inform, provoke, and inspire the attendees.
Members of the media are invited to participate in Plenary Day and meet
with W3C Director Tim Berners-Lee and Platinum Sponsors of the event in
a special media briefing. W3C thanks Platinum Sponsors BEA, Cisco, IBM,
and Nokia for their generous support of this meeting.
Attendance for Plenary Day is open to all members of the media, but
registration is required at http://www.w3.org/2002/09/wbs/35125/TPAC-
Media/. Accommodations are being made for remote participation as well
as in-person attendance, with access to a phone bridge and irc. Contact
Janet Daly, +1 617 253 5884 <janet@w3.org> for more
information on the program.
Contact Americas, Australia --
Janet Daly, <janet@w3.org>, +1.617.253.5884 or +1.617.253.2613
Contact Europe, Africa and the Middle East --
Marie-Claire Forgue, <mcf@w3.org>, +33.492.38.75.94
Contact Asia --
Yasuyuki Hirakawa <chibao@w3.org>, +81.466.49.1170
About the World Wide Web Consortium [W3C]
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is an international consortium where
Member organizations, a full-time staff, and the public work together to
develop Web standards. W3C primarily pursues its mission through the
creation of Web standards and guidelines designed to ensure long-term
growth for the Web. Over 400 organizations are
Members of the Consortium. W3C is jointly run by the MIT Computer
Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (MIT CSAIL) in the USA,
the European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics (ERCIM)
headquartered in France and Keio University in Japan,and has additional
Offices worldwide. For more information see http://www.w3.org
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