W3C Public Newsletter, 2016-06-06

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W3C Opens New United Kingdom and Ireland Office

   31 May 2016
   <https://www.w3.org/blog/news/archives/5451>

   W3C is pleased to announce the selection of Web Science Institute at the=
 University of Southampton, to host UK & Ireland Office. The W3C United Kin=
gdom and Ireland Office will be staffed by Susan Davies, Coordination Manag=
er for the WSI, who will become the Office Manager, and Professor Leslie Ca=
rr, Director of the WSI Centre for Doctoral Training, who will act in a Sen=
ior Advisor role. W3C Offices act as local points of contact for W3C work a=
nd help ensure that W3C and its specifications reach an international audie=
nce. Professor Dame Wendy Hall, Executive Director of the WSI commented, =
=E2=80=9CThe WSI is excited to be taking on this important role within the =
W3C. The University of Southampton has played an active role in the Web com=
munity since 1994 and has been a member of the W3C since 1998, promoting ne=
w futures of the Web through W3C community groups including the Web Observa=
tory, Annotations and Web of Things.=E2=80=9D Read more in our press releas=
e, and learn more about the W3C Offices program.

   <http://www.southampton.ac.uk/wsi/index.page>
   <https://www.w3.org/2016/05/pressrelease-ukireland-office.html.en>
   <https://www.w3.org/Consortium/Offices/>

W3C Advisory Committee Elects Advisory Board

   1 June 2016
   <https://www.w3.org/blog/news/archives/5461>

First Public Working Draft: Semantic Sensor Network Ontology

   31 May 2016
   <https://www.w3.org/blog/news/archives/5458>

   The Spatial Data on the Web Working Group has published a Working Draft =
of "Semantic Sensor Network Ontology." The Semantic Sensor Network Ontology=
 (commonly known as =E2=80=9CSSN=E2=80=9D or sometimes =E2=80=9CSSNO=E2=80=
=9D) is an OWL-2 DL ontology for describing sensors and the observations th=
ey make of the physical world. SSN is published in a modular architecture t=
hat supports the judicious use of =E2=80=9Cjust enough=E2=80=9D ontology fo=
r diverse applications, including satellite imagery, large scale scientific=
 monitoring, industrial and household infrastructure, citizen observers, an=
d Web of Things. SSN is described and examples of its use are given.

   <https://www.w3.org/2015/spatial/>
   <https://www.w3.org/TR/2016/WD-vocab-ssn-20160531/>

First Public Working Draft: Web Authentication: A Web API for accessing sco=
ped credentials

   31 May 2016
   <https://www.w3.org/blog/news/archives/5456>

   The Web Authentication Working Group has published a Working Draft of "W=
eb Authentication: A Web API for accessing scoped credentials." This specif=
ication defines an API that enables web pages to access WebAuthn compliant =
strong cryptographic credentials through browser script. Conceptually, one =
or more credentials are stored on an authenticator, and each credential is =
scoped to a single Relying Party. Authenticators are responsible for ensuri=
ng that no operation is performed without the user=E2=80=99s consent. The u=
ser agent mediates access to credentials in order to preserve user privacy.=
 Authenticators use attestation to provide cryptographic proof of their pro=
perties to the relying party. This specification also describes a functiona=
l model of a WebAuthn compliant authenticator, including its signature and =
attestation functionality.

   <https://www.w3.org/webauthn/>
   <https://www.w3.org/TR/2016/WD-webauthn-20160531/>

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

Workshops

     * 2016-06-29 (29 JUN) =E2=80=93 2016-06-30 (30 JUN)
       Blockchains and the Web Workshop
       <https://www.w3.org/2016/04/blockchain-workshop/>
       Cambridge, MA, USA
       Hosted by the MIT Media Lab

W3C Blog

     * Finishing HTML5.1 =E2=80=A6 and starting HTML 5.2
       <https://www.w3.org/blog/2016/06/finishing-html5-1-and-starting-html=
-5-2/>
       2 June 2016 by Charles McCathie Nevile
     * Invitation to upcoming GIPO sessions at EuroDIG
       <https://www.w3.org/blog/2016/06/invitation-to-upcoming-gipo-session=
s-at-eurodig/>
       2 June 2016 by Daniel Dardailler

Upcoming Talks

     * 2016-06-17 (17 JUN)
       The evolution of CSS 4 Color
       by Chris Lilley
       CSS Day
       <http://cssday.nl/2016>
       Amsterdam, The Netherlands
     * 2016-06-21 (21 JUN)
       Streamlining Web Payments
       panel features Ian Jacobs
       Merchant Advisory Group (MAG) Webinars
       <http://www.merchantadvisorygroup.org/stay-connected/events-landing/=
2016/06/21/default-calendar/webinar-streamlining-web-payments>
       Online, USA
     * 2016-08-26 (26 AUG)
       WebFonts: Level Up!
       by Chris Lilley
       BrazilJS 2016
       <https://braziljs.org/conf?lang=3Den>
       Porto Alegre, Brazil
     * 2016-09-24 (24 SEP)
       REST Interfaces to the Internet of Things
       <http://www.cwi.nl/~steven/Talks/2016/09-24-euroia>
       EuroIA 2016
       <http://www.euroia.org>
       Amsterdam, The Netherlands

W3C Membership

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