W3C Public Newsletter, 2007-04-30

   W3C Public Newsletter

30 April 2007

SML Group Launched to Standardize Multi-Document Models

   W3C is pleased to announce the launch of the Service Modeling
   Language (SML) Working Group. John Arwe (IBM) and Pratul Dublish
   (Microsoft) chair the group which is chartered to produce W3C
   Recommendations for SML, adding extensions to the W3C XML Schema
   language for inter-document references and user-defined constraints.
   The first face-to-face meeting will be 11-13 June in Redmond,
   Washington, USA, hosted by Microsoft. W3C Members may use this form
   to join the Working Group. Read about XML.

   http://www.w3.org/XML/SML/
   http://www.w3.org/2007/03/SML_Charter.html
   http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Member/List
   http://www.w3.org/2004/01/pp-impl/41079/join
   http://www.w3.org/XML/

Best Practices for XML Internationalization

   The Internationalization Tag Set Working Group has published an
   updated Working Draft of "Best Practices for XML
   Internationalization." These best practices are a complement to the
   "International Tag Set" W3C Recommendation and are written for
   designers and developers of XML applications, XML content authors as
   well as users and translators. Visit the Internationalization home
   page.

   http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/WD-xml-i18n-bp-20070427/
   http://www.w3.org/TR/its/
   http://www.w3.org/International/

A MathML for CSS profile: Working Draft

   The Math Working Group has published the First Public Working Draft
   of "A MathML for CSS profile." This subset of MathML 3.0 can be
   used to capture the structure of mathematical formulas in a way
   particularly suitable for further CSS formatting. Coordinated with
   ongoing work on CSS Level 3, the profile is expected to facilitate
   adoption of MathML in Web browsers and CSS formatters. Visit the
   Math home page.

   http://www.w3.org/Math/Group/
   http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/WD-mathml-for-css-20070427/
   http://www.w3.org/Math/

Mathematical Markup Language (MathML) Version 3.0: Working Draft

   The Math Working Group has published the First Public Working Draft
   of "Mathematical Markup Language (MathML) Version 3.0." MathML is
   an XML application for describing mathematical notation and
   capturing both its structure and content. The goal of MathML is to
   enable mathematics to be served, received, and processed on the
   World Wide Web, just as HTML has enabled this functionality for
   text. Learn more about the Math Activity.

   http://www.w3.org/Math/Group/
   http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/WD-MathML3-20070427/
   http://www.w3.org/Math/

SOAP Version 1.2 Second Edition Is a W3C Recommendation

   The World Wide Web Consortium today released four SOAP 1.2 Second
   Editions as W3C Recommendations: "Part 0: Primer," "Part 1:
   Messaging Framework," "Part 2: Adjuncts," and "Specification
   Assertions and Test Collection." SOAP Version 1.2 provides the
   definition of the XML-based information that can be used for
   exchanging structured and typed information between peers in a
   decentralized, distributed environment. The second edition
   incorporates corrections for the known errata in the first edition.
   Visit the XML Protocol home page.

   http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/REC-soap12-part0-20070427/
   http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/REC-soap12-part1-20070427/
   http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/REC-soap12-part2-20070427/
   http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/REC-soap12-testcollection-20070427/
   http://www.w3.org/2003/06/REC-soap12-20030624-errata.html
   http://www.w3.org/2000/xp/Group/

VoiceXML 2.1 Is a Proposed Recommendation

   W3C is pleased to announce the advancement of "Voice Extensible
   Markup Language (VoiceXML) 2.1" to Proposed Recommendation. Comments
   are welcome through 25 May. Fully backwards-compatible with
   "VoiceXML 2.0," version 2.1 standardizes eight additional features
   implemented by VoiceXML platforms: data, disconnect, grammar,
   foreach, mark, property, script, and transfer. Visit the Voice
   Browser home page.

   http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/PR-voicexml21-20070425/
   http://www.w3.org/TR/2004/REC-voicexml20-20040316/
   http://www.w3.org/Voice/

Semantic Web Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Published

   The SWEO Interest Group is pleased to announce the first release of
   the Semantic Web Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ). These answers to
   questions covering Semantic Web standards and their usage are an
   evolving document that will continue to be updated over time. A Wiki
   site where the community can contribute to the further evolution of
   the FAQ and an RSS 1.0 feed to track changes are available. Read
   about the Semantic Web.

   http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/sweo
   http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/SW-FAQ
   http://esw.w3.org/topic/SweoIG/SW-FAQ
   http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/SW-FAQ-feed.rdf
   http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/

W3C Launches Southern Africa Office

   W3C is pleased to announce the opening of the W3C Southern Africa
   Office. The Office is hosted at the Meraka Institute, a unit of the
   Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in Pretoria,
   South Africa. Quentin Williams is Office Manager. Daniel Dardailler
   and Stephane Boyera are among those attending the opening ceremonies
   on 14 May. Read the press release and about the Southern Africa
   Office opening and W3C Offices.

   http://www.w3.org/2007/03/saoffice-pr
   http://www.w3c.org.za/
   http://www.meraka.org.za/
   http://www.csir.co.za/
   http://www.w3.org/2007/03/saoffice-pr.html
   http://www.meraka.org.za/innovate/
   http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Offices

Authoring Tool Accessibility: Techniques Working Draft

   The Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines Working Group has
   published a Working Draft of "Implementation Techniques for
   Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines 2.0." These techniques,
   sample strategies and resources are an aid for developers who wish
   to satisfy the checkpoints in "Authoring Tool Accessibility
   Guidelines 2.0" (ATAG). ATAG helps developers design tools and
   authoring interfaces that are accessible to users including those
   with disabilities, and that produce accessible Web content.
   Resulting content can be read by a broader range of readers. Learn
   more about the WAI Technical Activity

   http://www.w3.org/WAI/AU/
   http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/WD-ATAG20-TECHS-20070423/
   http://www.w3.org/TR/ATAG20/
   http://www.w3.org/WAI/Technical/
   Past home page news...

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

Upcoming Meetings

     * W3C Workshop on HTML Mail, 24 May
     * W3C Workshop on Declarative Models of Distributed Web
       Applications, 5-6 June
     * Toward More Transparent Government:Workshop on eGovernment and
       the Web, 18-19 June
     * More About Workshops...
       http://www.w3.org/2003/08/Workshops/
     * W3C Membership Meeting Calendar...
       http://www.w3.org/Consortium/meetings

Upcoming Talks 

     * 1 May, McLean, VA, USA: Improving Access to Government through
       Better Use of the Web. José Manuel Alonso presents at SOA for
       eGovernment 2007.
     * 2 May, Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Abstraction and extraction:
       in praise of. Steven Pemberton gives a keynote at ApacheCon 07.
     * 5 May, Lahore, Pakistan: W3C. Richard Ishida gives a keynote at
       SOFTEC 2007.
     * 6 May, San Francisco, USA: Designing for International Users:
       Practical Tips. Richard Ishida presents at @media07 America.
     * 6 May, Lahore, Pakistan: Practical & Cultural Issues in
       Designing International Web Sites. Richard Ishida presents at
       SOFTEC 2007.
     * 8 May, Banff, AB, Canada: Accessibility of Emerging Rich Web
       Technologies: Web 2.0 and the Semantic Web. Michael Cooper gives
       a keynote at International Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Web
       Accessibility (W4A).
     * 9 May, Banff, Canada: Mobile Web Applications. Kevin Kelly
       presents at W3C Track, The 16th International World Wide Web
       Conference (WWW2007).
     * 9 May, Banff, Canada: W3C booth. Marie-Claire Forgue is at The
       16th International World Wide Web Conference (WWW2007).
     * 9 May, Stockholm, Sweden: Mot web 2.0, och bortom. Olle Olsson
       presents at TelekomDagarna.
     * 14 May, Paris, France: XML vocabulary design and specification
       using XML Schema 1.0. Michael Sperberg-McQueen gives a tutorial
       at XTech 2007: The ubiquitous Web.
     * 15 May, Paris, France: W3C Ubiquitous Web Applications Activity.
       Dave Raggett presents at XTech 2007.
     * 24 May, London, United Kingdom: Designing for International
       Users: Practical Tips. Richard Ishida presents at @media07
       Europe.
     * 28 May, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Global eStandards and Web
       Architectures for eGovernment projects. José Manuel Alonso
       presents at 13th GCC eGovernment and eServices Forum.
     * 7 June, London, United Kingdom: Advancing Web Accessiblity.
       Shawn Henry presents at @media07 Europe.
     * 21 June, Seattle, USA: Getting Real with Accessibility. Shawn
       Henry presents at An Event Apart Seattle 2007.
     * 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).
     * 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/

   Multiple presenters will be at W3C Track, The 16th International
   World Wide Web Conference (WWW2007) in Banff, Canada:

9 May

     * Mobile Web Initiative Success Stories, by Michael Smith
     * Content Accessibility with WCAG 2.0, by Michael Cooper
     * Next steps for HTML Forms, by Dave Raggett
     * Mobile Web Initiative: The Road Ahead, by Michael Smith, Daniel
       Appelquist
     * The Future of the Web Page, by Chris Lilley, Dave Raggett
     * Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA), by Dave
       Raggett
     * Mobile Web to Bridge the Digital Divide, by Charles
       McCathieNevile
     * CSS, 10 Years After, by Bert Bos
     * Enriching the Web Application Model?, by Arun Ranganathan
     * Device Description: Important New Work in Progress, Why We Need
       your Participation, by Rhys Lewis
     * Towards a mobileOK Web, by Daniel Appelquist
     * Describing, Exchanging, and Aggregating Test Results, by Shadi
       Abou-Zahra
     * WICD and Ubiquitous Web Applications, by Dave Raggett
     * Widgets and Web Applications, by Art Barstow
     * HTML Reloaded, by Chris Lilley

10 May

     * Usability Design and Testing for Security, by Rachna Dhamija
     * Design by Crowds: User Experience Design and Testing with Open
       Source Projects, by Mike Beltzner
     * Moving User-Centered Security from Grand Challenge to Standards
       Work, by Mary Ellen Zurko
     * Harnessing the Semantic Web to Answer Scientific Questions; A
       HCLS IG Demo, by Susie Stephens, Alan Ruttenberg
     * Web Services Policy Language, by Charlton Barreto
     * Why Should We Care About the Web Services Description Language
       2.0?, by Philippe Le Hégaret
     * Bootstrapping the Semantic Web with GRDDL, Microformats, and
       RDFa, by Harry Halpin, Fabien Gandon
     * Report from the Web of Services for Enterprise Computing
       Workshop, by Philippe Le Hégaret
     * Semantic Annotations for WSDL, by Jacek Kopecky
     * Rule Interchange Format Work Report, by Sandro Hawke

11 May

     * XML Application Components and Controllers, by Rafah Hosn
     * The W3C Rich Web Application Backplane, by John Boyer
     * Voice on the Web: Input/Output Modality Challenges, by Jerry
       Carter
     * State Chart XML: the Core Component for Multimodal Web
       Applications, by Rafah Hosn
     * XSL-FO, the XSL Formatting Language, by Sharon Adler, Liam Quin
     * How to Author Multimodal Web Applications, by Kazuyuki Ashimura
     * Efficient XML Interchange, by Mike Cokus
     * Schema Support inXQuery to Help Developers, by Mary Holstege
     * xH: A Standards-based Web Application Programming Language, by
       Mark Birbeck

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