This year is the 30th anniversary of W3C. On Wednesday 25 September, at W3C@30, we will explore the impact of W3C standards on the world, imagine the possibilities for the next 30 years and celebrate our community with talks and a gala at our annual #w3cTPAC conference in Anaheim, CA. Thank you to our sponsors @Igalia and mesur.io. Organizations and individuals can sponsor the event (your sponsorship may be tax deductible if you pay US taxes) See more:
In "Web Security: shaping the secure Web" W3C CEO @npub1m662...w4ec explains why and how Web Security as a requirement for humanity is central to W3C’s mission, mentions digital identities and credentials as a high-stake current focus, and invites all to participate. #WebSecurity
It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing of Michael Sperberg-McQueen. Michael, a pioneer in Extensible Markup Language (XML), was part of the W3C Team for a time. He was intellectually generous, personally kind and generally wonderful. Remembrances of him are being gathered at:
W3C Invites Implementations of Payment Request API. The Web Payments Working Group has republished Payment Request API as a W3C Candidate Recommendation. This specification standardizes an API to allow merchants (i.e. web sites selling physical or digital goods) to utilize one or more payment methods with minimal integration. User agents (e.g., browsers) facilitate the payment flow between merchant and user. Comments are welcome via GitHub by 1 October 2024.
For the first time, W3C is conducting a community-wide survey. We want to get to know our community better.This survey is open to W3C Members and people who participate in W3C group activities. It is anonymous and takes 6 minutes or more to complete. If you are a Member or participate in W3C would you help us by filling out the survey?