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Presentation By: Lindsay McCollum Jenna Larsen Joe Soukup

Presentation By: Lindsay McCollum Jenna Larsen Joe Soukup. What is the W3C?. The W3C is an international consortium run by a full time staff of 67 people, W3C members, and the public. The people of the W3C work together to develop protocols, guidelines and standards for the World Wide Web.

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Presentation By: Lindsay McCollum Jenna Larsen Joe Soukup

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  1. Presentation By: Lindsay McCollum Jenna Larsen Joe Soukup

  2. What is the W3C? • The W3C is an international consortium run by a full time staff of 67 people, W3C members, and the public. • The people of the W3C work together to develop protocols, guidelines and standards for the World Wide Web. • W3C also is involved in education outreach, software development and is an open forum for discussion about the World Wide Web.

  3. Mission Statement • "To lead the World Wide Web to its full potential by developing protocols and guidelines that ensure long-term growth for the Web".

  4. An International Consortium • IRCIM (France) • European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics • MIT/CSAIL (USA) • Keio University (Japan) • is the Asian host for the W3C.

  5. In the beginning… • There was no such thing as the web • Computers were not globally connected • There were no set standards for how the internet would connect or work

  6. Tim Berners-Lee (founder) • Tim invented the World Wide Web while working at CERN, in Geneva, Switzerland. • He wrote the first WWW client, and the first WWW server. • He also wrote most of the communications software defining URLs, HTTP, and HTML

  7. Why Tim Created W3C • Wanted the internet to be Open • To deter companies from licensing standards • To share information • Created shared Protocols and Standards • Language– HTML • Protocol– HTTP • Software– Web Server • Tim wanted the internet to work like Apple’s HyperCard files where all the cards were linked together • By linking all internet pages together, Tim created what we today call the Web.

  8. However… • Fears surfaced that companies would start licensing their own standards and protocols creating a monopoly

  9. Why we need W3C • Creates open standard for us so we don’t have to pay or sign a license to use the internet • We gain knowledge and value by sharing information for free • The internet is a community where everyone is using the same standards and protocols making it easy to use

  10. How Many Members are in the W3C? Over 405 members Members include: Adobe systems, Cisco Systems, Google, IBM, Microsoft, Yahoo, Xerox, etc.,

  11. Why should companies become a member? 3 Main Reasons

  12. 1. Leadership - Technical influence over standards - Provide strategic direction of web - Extend your international outreach

  13. 2. Promote Innovation - Introduce new ideas - Recognition of your organization’s contributions to the web - Ensures web standards can be implemented royalty-free

  14. 3. Early insight • Implement standards ahead of the market • Help to coordinate technology development - Allows access to information on emerging technologies, markets, and priorities

  15. Who Can Join the W3C? *Anyone can join* Recommended for companies who: • Invest significant resources into Web technologies • Use Web technologies as an enabling medium for your company • Develop products based on W3C specifications

  16. How can you become a member? Three basic steps 1. Complete the application 2. W3C then reviews your application 3. If accepted, you then sign a contract agreement

  17. How much does it cost to become a member? Costs varies by Country, and organizational type For the US:

  18. Open Standards • Called open standards because they can be customized, edited and used by anyone for free (similar to Linux). • Standards are implemented to enhance the interoperability of the web and its components. • They ensure that all web technologies are compatible with one another. • Since 1994, W3C has published more than 90 open standards (e.g. HTML and HTTP).

  19. How does a company submit its idea to become a standard? • Idea from company or individual is submitted to W3C members and director for recommendation. • After idea is recommended, it gets tested for technical soundness and implement ability. • If it passes, goes to Advisory Committee for final approval and gets implemented as a working draft.

  20. How does a company submit its idea to become a standard? • Working Drafts get submitted as Request for Comments (RFCs) as well as a version number. • People can comment on it • Working drafts may be updated, replaced or obsolete at any time.

  21. Regulating the process • W3C Advisory board- governs W3C’s operations and describes the process that they follow. Also provides guidance on issues of strategy, management, legal matters, process and conflict resolution. • W3C- Patent Policy- Is designed to: • Facilitate recommendations. • Promote implementation on a royalty-free basis. • Address issues related to patents (e.g. outdated technology).

  22. 3 Points to Remember • W3C is here to protect us from monopolies • Enables web users to have set web standards and protocols to follow • W3C enables the world to act as a community and share information freely

  23. QUESTIONS?

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