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<title>Update: W3C XML ActivityL</title>
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<h1>XML in Context: W3C</h1>
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<p>Dan Connolly<br>
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<a href="http://www.w3.org/">W3C</a>
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<p>XML Europe '99<br>
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April 1999<br>
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Granada, Spain
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<h1>Overview</h1>
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<ul>
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<li>About W3C
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<li>How We Work
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<li>What We Do
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<li>Where XML Fits
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</ul>
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<h1>About W3C</h1>
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<ul>
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<li>Founded Fall '94
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<li>300+ Members
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<li>Director, staff
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<li>One International Consortium, 3 Hosts:
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<ul>
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<li>MIT in USA
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<li>INRIA in France
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<li>Keio in Japan
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</ul>
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</ul>
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<h1>W3C Process: How We Work</h1>
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<li>Advisory Committee: 1 rep. per Member
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<li>Notes, Software<br>
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from Members: Submissions
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<li>Workshops, Symposia
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<li>Activity Proposal
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<li>Working Groups and Specification Development:<br>
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Working Draft, Proposed Recommendation, Recommendation<br>
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</ul>
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<p>See also: <a href="http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Process/">W3C Process</a>
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<h1>W3C Results in Review</h1>
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<ul>
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<li>HTML 3.2, HTML 4.0
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<li>XML 1.0, Namespaces
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<li>CSS1, CSS2
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</ul>
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<h1>W3C Results in Review</h1>
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<li>Portable Network Graphics (PNG)
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<li>Platform for Internet Content Selection (PICS)
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<li>Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL)
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<li>contributed to IETF specs: HTTP 1.1, URIs
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</ul>
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<h1>W3C Open Source Software</h1>
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<li>libwww - C implmentation in continuous development since 1994
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<li>Amaya - browser/editor with stylesheets
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<li>Jigsaw - Java HTTP server collaborative authoring support
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</ul>
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<h1>A Perspective on W3C</h1>
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<li>Rough Consensus and Running Code
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<li>Evolution by downhill steps<br>
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change must be locally <em>and</em> globally cost-effective
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<li>Decentralization: designing ourselves out of business
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<li>Challenge: getting the brightest developers to participate
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</ul>
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<h1>W3C Activities: What We Do</h1>
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<ul>
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<li>User Interface Domain<br>
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HTML, Stylesheets, SMIL, Internationalization, ...
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<li>Technology and Society<br>
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Metadata for Security, E-Commerce, ...
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<li>Architecture<br>
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HTTP, XML, Web Characterization, ...
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<li>Web Accessability Initiative (WAI)
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Guidelines, Outreach, Technical review, ...
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</ul>
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<h1>XML Activity in Review</h1>
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<ul>
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<li>Fall 1996: 1st Draft at SGML '96 in Boston
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<li>Nov 1997: Proposed Recommendation at SGML '97 in Washington D.C.
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<li>Feb 1998: XML 1.0 Recommendation
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<li>Mar 1998: revised XLink working drafts
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<li>June 1998: XML Activity Rechartered
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<li>Jan 1999: Namespaces Recommendation
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</ul>
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<h1>XML Applications</h1>
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<ul>
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<li>HTML Math (MathML)
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<li>HTML as XML: XHTML
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<li>Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL)
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<li>Resource Description Framework (RDF)
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<li>Platform for Privacy Preferences (P3P)
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<li>Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG)
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</ul>
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<h1>XML Exploration</h1>
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<ul>
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<li>Dec '98: W3C Query Language Workshop
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<li>Apr '99: W3C Signed XML Workshop
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</ul>
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