World Wide Web ConsortiumIntroductionHistory of W3CTim Burners-LeeFactsAchievements Over TimeAchievements (Continued)W3C Process DocumentProcess OverviewNotesWorking DraftCandidate RecommendationProposed RecommendationRecommendationStructureWorking GroupsCSSPNGRDFXMLWhy Should We Listen to the W3C Recommendations?Here are just a few reasons:But why do they listen to the W3C?But why do they want to members?Why not the IETF?World Wide Web ConsortiumWorld Wide Web ConsortiumRecommendations for the WebBy Charlie Thompson, Jeff Schroeder, and Romney BakeRecommendations for the WebBy Charlie Thompson, Jeff Schroeder, and Romney BakeIntroductionIntroduction•W3C: who is it, where did it come from and what does it do?•How does it develop its recommendations?•Why do people listen to them?•W3C: who is it, where did it come from and what does it do?•How does it develop its recommendations?•Why do people listen to them?History of W3CHistory of W3CTim Burners-LeeTim Burners-Lee•Oxford University, England, 1976•Two years with Plessey Telecommunications Ltd. (transaction systems, message relays, and bar code technology)•1989, World Wide Web •3Com Founders chair @ Laboratory for Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab @ MIT•Directs W3C•Author of “Weaving the Web”FactsFacts•1994, Tim Berners-Lee founded the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) at MIT•April 1995, INRIA became the first European W3C host •Followed by Keio University of Japan, in Asia in 1996 •2003, ERCIM took over the role of European W3C Host from INRIA •December 2004, in Boston, MA, and in June 2005, in France, W3C celebrated its 10th anniversary with symposia about the history and future of the Web and W3C •1994, Tim Berners-Lee founded the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) at MIT•April 1995, INRIA became the first European W3C host •Followed by Keio University of Japan, in Asia in 1996 •2003, ERCIM took over the role of European W3C Host from INRIA •December 2004, in Boston, MA, and in June 2005, in France, W3C celebrated its 10th anniversary with symposia about the history and future of the Web and W3CAchievements Over TimeAchievements Over Time•Oct 1996 - First W3C Recommendation published is Portable Network Graphics•Dec 1996 - Separating content from structure, CSS Level 1 is published•Dec 1997 - HTML 4.0 adds tables, scripting, style sheets, internationalization, and accessibility features to Web publishing•Aug 2000 - Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.0 enriches Web graphics•May 2003 - W3C adopts royalty-free Patent PolicyAchievements (Continued)Achievements (Continued)•March 2004 - W3C gives voice to the Web with VoiceXML 2.0•Feb 2005 - Character Model brings unified approach to using characters on the Web•May 2005 - Mobile Web Initiative launched to facilitate mobile Web access •March 2004 - W3C gives voice to the Web with VoiceXML 2.0•Feb 2005 - Character Model brings unified approach to using characters on the Web•May 2005 - Mobile Web Initiative launched to facilitate mobile Web accessW3C Process DocumentW3C Process DocumentDescribes:•Organizational Structure•How W3C FunctionsDoes not describe:•Public interactivity•W3C Team internal workingsDescribes:•Organizational Structure•How W3C FunctionsDoes not describe:•Public interactivity•W3C Team internal workingsProcess OverviewProcess Overview•Working Draft (WD)•Last Call Working Draft•Candidate Recommendation (CR)•Proposed Recommendation (PR)•W3C Recommendation•Working Draft (WD)•Last Call Working Draft•Candidate Recommendation (CR)•Proposed Recommendation (PR)•W3C RecommendationNotesNotesReceive the attention of W3C personnel, yet have no official standingNotes from a number of sources:•Working Groups in Trial Phase•W3C Member Organizations•W3C StaffReceive the attention of W3C personnel, yet have no official standingNotes from a number of sources:•Working Groups in Trial Phase•W3C Member Organizations•W3C StaffWorking DraftWorking Draft•Published every 3 months•Attains “Last Call” status when near completion•Published every 3 months•Attains “Last Call” status when near completionCandidate RecommendationCandidate Recommendation•“Final Draft”•Submitted to developers for Testing/Implementation•Special Circumstances•“Final Draft”•Submitted to developers for Testing/Implementation•Special CircumstancesProposed RecommendationProposed Recommendation•“Revised Final Draft”•Working Group Members cast ballots on their acceptance or revision.•“Revised Final Draft”•Working Group Members cast ballots on their acceptance or revision.RecommendationRecommendation•Voted in•Considered stable•Voted in•Considered stableStructureStructure•Director•Members•Advisory Committee•Team•Advisory Board•Technical Architecture Group•Working Groups•Director•Members•Advisory Committee•Team•Advisory Board•Technical Architecture Group•Working GroupsWorking GroupsWorking Groups•Do most of standards’ development•Document development process•Focus•Degree of membership disclosure•Consensus•Do most of standards’ development•Document development process•Focus•Degree of membership disclosure•ConsensusCSSCSS•Short for Cascading Style Sheets, a feature added to HTML that gives both Web site developers and users more control over how pages are displayed. With CSS, designers and users can create style sheets that define how different elements, such as headers and links, appear. These Style Sheets can then be applied to any Web page. •Short for Cascading Style Sheets, a feature added to HTML that gives both Web site developers and users more control over how pages are displayed. With CSS, designers and users can create style sheets that define how different elements, such as headers and links, appear. These Style Sheets can then be applied to any Web page.PNGPNG•Portable Network Graphics - A file format for bitmapped graphic images approved by the World Wide Web Consortium as a replacement for GIF files. GIF files use a patented data compression algorithm; PNG is patent- and license-free. •Portable Network Graphics - A file format for bitmapped graphic images approved by the World Wide Web Consortium as a replacement for GIF files. GIF files use a patented data compression algorithm; PNG is patent- and license-free.RDFRDF•A set of rules (a sort of language) for creating