View from the Outside: Real World Perspectives on the W3C

W3C TP/AC 2007 Boston FROM THE OUTSIDE, IN V iew fr om the Outside

W3C TP/AC 2007 Boston FROM THE OUTSIDE, IN W elcome & Opening Remarks

W3C TP/AC 2007 Boston FROM THE OUTSIDE, IN The Spher e of Tiphar eth and the Str ength of Foundation

W3C TP/AC 2007 Boston FROM THE OUTSIDE, IN Meet the Panelists

W3C TP/AC 2007 Boston FROM THE OUTSIDE, IN Aaron Gustafson i s the

founder of and principal consultant for Easy! Designs, LLC , a boutique web consultancy . In addition to his advocacy work through the W eb Standards Project (W aSP) and the CSS Eleven , Aaron is also an

author and educator and serves as T echnical

Editor for A List Apart . photo credit: Cindy Li

W3C TP/AC 2007 Boston FROM THE OUTSIDE, IN Patrick Haney is not a sausage. He is however

a User Interface Designer at Harvard University where he works to improve the usability , accessibility and design of course- related and department websites. photo credit: Cindy Li

W3C TP/AC 2007 Boston FROM THE OUTSIDE, IN Molly E. Holzschlag is an independent W eb standards and practices

educator and evangelist . She is the author of over 35 books on web-related topics and works with companies, organizations and individuals world wide to

define, refine, create and troubleshoot technical and process issues as they relate to front end W eb development .

W3C TP/AC 2007 Boston FROM THE OUTSIDE, IN Matthew Oliphant has been designing interfaces and interactions for the web primarily in the corporate sector , with an eye always on usability , for ten years.   He writes about usability and related topics at usabilityworks.org

W3C TP/AC 2007 Boston FROM THE OUTSIDE, IN Stephanie T roeth

heads up the studio at CloudRaker , an interactive agency in Montréal, Canada. She works alongside a talented team in the spirit of creating sites that meet best W eb practices as well as client needs . Steph has also been an active volunteer across groups

that advocate best web practices, primarily with the W eb Standards Project (W aSP) but also

with others.

W3C TP/AC 2007 Boston FROM THE OUTSIDE, IN 1.

What is the r ole of a specification, or “standar d”?

W3C TP/AC 2007 Boston FROM THE OUTSIDE, IN 2.

Wher e is it most appr opriate to compete: UI? Br owser featur es? Spec implementations? Between specifications?

W3C TP/AC 2007 Boston FROM THE OUTSIDE, IN 3. How can we impr ove the W3C pr ocess?

W3C TP/AC 2007 Boston FROM THE OUTSIDE, IN 4.

How do we cr eate common goals and consistent priorities?

W3C TP/AC 2007 Boston FROM THE OUTSIDE, IN 5.

How do we addr ess the critical challenge of outr each & education?

W3C TP/AC 2007 Boston FROM THE OUTSIDE, IN Pathways to Success

The Broken W orld: Solving the Browser Problem Once and For All Molly E. Holzschlag: July 2007 Pathways to Success Cr eate Comm on Baselin es Clarify Ambi gu ous Specificati on s U se T r an spar en t Developm en t Cycles K eep an Open Di alog with Comm unity Foster Even ts an d N etworkin g Compete On U ser In terf ace an d Br owser Featur es , n ot Stan d ar ds Cr eate an d Follow Real T est an d U se Cases

W3C TP/AC 2007 Boston FROM THE OUTSIDE, IN Q & A

W3C TP/AC 2007 Boston FROM THE OUTSIDE, IN Additional Discussion: 1. Casual chatter during br eak dir ectly after session 2. Bir ds of a Feather T ables @ Lunch