Australian W3C Office
Australian W3C Office Hello and welcome to the newsletter from the Australian W3C Office. This edition includes news about regional activities, XML, SMIL and Quality Assurance. A copy of this newsletter will also be available on the Australian W3C Office site at: http://w3c.dstc.edu.au/
# W3C Industry Update seminar: Auckland
A free seminar will be conducted in Auckland on Monday, 27th of August from
6:00pm-8:00pm. The seminar will provide an overview of the W3C, XHTML, XML
Schema, and SVG. The seminar will be presented by the Australian W3C Office,
in conjunction with DSTC Pty Ltd and the University of Auckland. For registration
details, see http://w3c.dstc.edu.au/IndustryUpdate.html
# W3C Industry Update seminar: Perth
A free seminar will be conducted in Perth on Thursday, 6th of September from 2:00pm-4:30pm. The seminar will provide an overview of the W3C, XHTML, XML Schema, and SVG. The seminar will be presented by the Australian W3C Office, in conjunction with DSTC Pty Ltd and the Western Australia Department of Industry and Technology. For registration details, see http://w3c.dstc.edu.au/IndustryUpdate.html
# Accessibility Seminar: Perth - bookings closed
Charles McCathieNevile's seminar on accessibility sponsored by the Western
Australian Department of Industry and Technology is now booked out. A second
seminar will be organised later in the year. Information on that seminar
will be available in the next newsletter.
# Web Accessibility Workshops - Melbourne and Canberra
Vision Australia Foundation and VICNET are running a series of half-day Workshops in Melbourne (21/9) and Canberra (27/9 & 28/9) providing an overview of accessibility issues in terms of Australian policy contexts and internationally recognised requirements, including the Online Council adoption of the W3C's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. The morning workshops provide the broad overview while the afternoon workshops provide an in-depth look at particular accessibility issues, with an emphasis on techniques and assessment tools. Details: call Andrew Arch on 03 9864 9282 or visit http://www.vicnet.net.au/disability/training/ for cost and registration information.
# Semantic Web Seminar - Melbourne
Monday 3 September - Charles McCathie-Neville (W3C) will present a seminar on The Semantic Web. The seminar will be held on Monash University's Clayton campus at E7, building 72, from 1pm to 2pm. Registration is not required. A Location Map can be found online at http://www.monash.edu.au/campuses/clayton/map1.html - the building is in the upper left section of the map, south east of the carpark marked N1. Paid parking is available in the carparks marked Eng 2 and Educ.
Western Australian Department of Industry and Technology: http://www.commerce.indtech.wa.gov.au/dct/oic/index.htm
University of Auckland: http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/
XML Activity: http://www.w3.org/XML/
WAI: http://www.w3.org/WAI/
SMIL: http://www.w3.org/AudioVideo/
The Patent Policy Working Group has released the W3C Patent Policy Framework as a Last Call Working Draft. The draft proposes changes to the W3C process and Member Agreements, including licensing modes for W3C Working Groups, disclosure obligations, licensing commitments, and a procedure for variances. Comments are welcome through 30 September. Learn more in the backgrounder and Patent Policy FAQ.
W3C Patent Policy Framework: http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/WD-patent-policy-20010816/
Backgrounder: http://www.w3.org/2001/08/patentnews
Patent Policy FAQ: http://www.w3.org/2001/08/16-PP-FAQ
W3C is pleased to announce the advancement of XML-Signature Syntax and Processing to Proposed Recommendation. XML digital signatures provide integrity, message authentication, and signer authentication services. The specification is the work of the joint IETF/W3C XML Signature Working Group. Comments are welcome through 17 September.
XML-Signature Syntax and Processing: http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/PR-xmldsig-core-20010820/
Proposed Recommendation: http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Process-20010719/tr
XML Signature Working Group: http://www.w3.org/Signature/
Comments: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/xml-encryption/
XML Digital Signature Activity: http://www.w3.org/Signature/Activity
W3C is pleased to announce the creation of the Quality Assurance (QA) Activity. Launched with a Working Group and Interest Group, the primary mission of the QA Activity is to improve the quality of W3C specification implementation in the field. QA will work on the quality of W3C specifications, promote the development of good validators, test tools, and harnesses for implementers, and think ahead to additional steps. Learn more in the QA Activity statement.
As part of the Semantic Web Activity, W3C is pleased to announce the launch of the W3C RDF Validation Service. Created and maintained by Art Barstow, visiting W3C Fellow from Hewlett-Packard, the validator is based on the Another RDF Parser (ARP) by Jeremy Carroll. Enter a URI or RDF/XML document, and the RDF Validator will display a 3-tuple (triple) representation and a graphical visualization of the data model. Feedback on the new service is welcome at www-rdf-validator@w3.org.
Semantic Web Activity: http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/
W3C RDF Validation Service: http://www.w3.org/RDF/Validator/
Art Barstow: http://www.w3.org/People/Barstow/
W3C is pleased to announce the advancement of XML Information Set (Infoset) to Proposed Recommendation. The Infoset defines a set of eleven types of information items in XML documents. Comments are invited through 10 September at www-xml-infoset-comments@w3.org (archive).
XML Information Set: http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/PR-xml-infoset-20010810/
Proposed Recommendation: http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Process-20010719/tr
XML Activity: http://www.w3.org/XML/
World Wide Web Consortium today released the Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL) 2.0 as a W3C Recommendation. The specification has been reviewed by the W3C Membership, who favour its adoption by industry. SMIL (pronounced "smile") defines an XML-based language that authors can use to write interactive multimedia presentations. Version 2.0 includes approximately one hundred predefined transition effects, and support for hierarchical layout and animation.
Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL) 2.0: http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/REC-smil20-20010807/
As part of the Synchronized Multimedia Activity, the SYMM Working Group has published a Working Draft of XHTML+SMIL Profile. The draft integrates a subset of the SMIL 2.0 specification with XHTML. It includes modules for animation, content control, media objects, timing and synchronization, and transition effects. Comments are welcome.
XHTML+SMIL Profile: http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/WD-XHTMLplusSMIL-20010807/
Comments: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-smil/
Documentum, Inc., Pleasanton, CA, USA
Identitech, Melbourne, FL, USA
Intalio, Inc., San Mateo, CA, USA
Interoperability Technology Association for Information Processing, Japan
Syntellect, Inc., Phoenix, AZ, USA
Ubiquity Software Corporation, Newport, UK
Voxpilot, Ltd., Blackrock, County Dublin, Ireland
W3C List of all members: http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Member/List
How to Join: http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Prospectus/Joining
Many thanks to Charles McCathieNevile (WAI, W3C) for his contribution.
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