"21 November:2024
webinar: "Safeguarding GitHub Data to Fuel Web Innovation" by Vivien Lacourba, Head of Systems Team, W3C; Denis Ah-Kang, Systems Engineer, W3C; and James Ciesielski, CTO, Rewind. They will discuss data security, the Shared Responsibility Model and use of GitHub at W3C.
https://www.w3.org/events/webinar/2024/safeguarding-github-data-to-fuel-web-innovation-webinar/

@tag elections are now open to W3C membership.

The TAG is a special working group within the W3C, chartered with stewardship of the Web architecture.

There are 7 nominees for 4 seats: @hadleybeeman, Xiaocheng Hu, @christianliebel, @marcosc, Daniel Clark, @lolaodelola and @csarven

You can read about the candidates on their background and the work of the TAG at:
https://www.w3.org/2024/10/tag-nominations

The Media Working Group has published the First Public Working Draft of Audio Session. This API defines an API surface for controlling how audio is rendered and interacts with other audio playing applications, allowing for better audio mixing or exclusive playback, depending on the context, to provide a more consistent and integrated media experience across devices.
https://www.w3.org/news/2024/first-public-working-draft-audio-session/

The Audio Working Group has published a First Public Working Draft of Web Audio API 1.1. This specification describes a high-level Web API for processing and synthesizing audio in web applications.
https://www.w3.org/news/2024/first-public-working-draft-web-audio-api-1-1/

The newly launched Sustainable Web IG will publish the Web Sustainability Guidelines (WSG). The guidelines are in line with the Sustainable Web Manifesto and aligned with GRI Standards and the UN Sustainable Development Goals to help organizations incorporate digital products and services into broader sustainability reporting initiatives. These guidelines will enable people to better understand the Internet’s impact on sustainability reporting.
Learn more at:
https://www.w3.org/blog/2024/sustainable-web-interest-group-is-formed/

Get involved! There are many ways individuals and organizations can participate in the Web Consortium to advance web standardization either as Members or individuals.

Participation by individuals is welcome through review of specifications, discussions, translations and more.
https://www.w3.org/get-involved/

@adele As an update, the RSS feed is now populated. Thanks again.

21 November 2024
Rewind will host a webinar "Safeguarding GitHub Data to Fuel Web Innovation" with W3C's Head of Systems Team @vivien, Systems Engineer @denis, and Rewind's James Ciesielski, on the Shared Responsibility Model and the importance of having a robust data backup and recovery solution in place
https://dr-resources.darkreading.com/free/w_defa7270/

W3C tech in the news: "Why Platform Engineers Are Embracing WebAssembly for Serverless"
"Enthusiasm for WebAssembly (Wasm) has been building for the last few years. And while some Wasm energy remains in the browser world, more excitement is concentrated on Wasm on the server side of the equation." #WASM
https://thenewstack.io/why-platform-engineers-are-embracing-webassembly-for-serverless/

"Sustainable Web Interest Group is Formed" by @tzviya
"The mission of the Sustainable Web Interest Group is to improve digital sustainability so that the Web works better for all people and the planet.... [The group] will publish the Web Sustainability Guidelines (WSG)... The WSG explains how to design and implement digital products and services that put people and the planet first."
See more at:
https://www.w3.org/blog/2024/sustainable-web-interest-group-is-formed/

@adele Thank you! We're looking into this.

W3C has launched the Sustainable Web Interest Group. The mission of the Group is to improve digital sustainability so that the Web works better for all people and the planet.

The group develops and documents guidelines, patterns, processes, and best practices (along with supporting materials) for addressing sustainability issues within digital technology affecting both people and the planet.

See more at:
https://www.w3.org/groups/ig/sustainableweb/

Last week @tidoust and Ian Jacobs wrote their "Reflections on TPAC 2024 Breakouts"
"Beyond scheduling considerations, we have also received... suggestions for other enhancements, including making time for follow-up discussions for some of the breakouts later in the week, making it easier to organize one's breakouts day experience, and providing more guidance to session chairs. We look forward to hearing other suggestions (via GitHub issues) to improve breakouts"
https://www.w3.org/blog/2024/reflections-on-tpac-2024-breakouts/

Last week @seth posted some of his thoughts on #w3cTPAC

"I had a lot of conversations with members via zoom and in person, in the hallways, during breaks and meals. While some concerns about our future and the future of the web were voiced, there is a clear expression of optimism across our community, and genuine commitment to making the web work for everyone."

https://www.w3.org/blog/2024/w3c-30th-anniversary-impressions-on-my-first-tpac/

Last Call for Review of Proposed Amendments: WebRTC: Real-Time Communication in Browsers.

This document defines a set of ECMAScript APIs in WebIDL to allow media and generic application data to be sent to and received from another browser or device implementing the appropriate set of real-time protocols.

Comments, including implementation experience, are welcome via GitHub through 8 December 2024.
https://www.w3.org/news/2024/last-call-for-review-of-proposed-amendments-webrtc-real-time-communication-in-browsers/

@Feneric thanks, yes! "Location: anywhere in the world"

https://www.w3.org/careers/2024-manager-of-the-office-of-the-ceo-job-posting/

We are hiring! W3C has an open position for a Manager of the Office of the CEO, for full-time remote work, to ensure that the W3C CEO can focus on strategic priorities and deliver on their responsibilities effectively and efficiently.

Read more at:
https://www.w3.org/news/2024/hiring-manager-of-the-office-of-the-ceo/

At W3C@30 @tink spoke on "W3C and me" including her first experiences with the web, HTML, CSS, writing to (and hearing back from) @timbl about making a pre-Web document more accessible, and the ways she has become part of the W3C community and contributed to our shared vision for a web for all humanity.
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https://www.w3.org/2024/09/TPAC/talk/w3c30-leonie-watson#talk

At W3C@30 @npdoty spoke on "Supporting human rights in web standards"

"...human rights must not be an afterthought to the work that we're doing.

In today's world, there cannot be human rights offline if they aren't protected online.

And they can't be protected online without the careful work of the people here today, the people online, among many others"
See more at:
https://www.w3.org/2024/09/TPAC/talk/w3c30-nick-doty#talk

At W3C@30 @tidoust spoke on infrastructure and how the maintenance of web standards ensures it can be resilient.

"That loose coordination is possible today because W3C has managed to remain a centripetal force for the web community at large over the years...

That W3C is able to play that role is a fantastic thing.I also believe that it is core to its mission."
https://www.w3.org/2024/09/TPAC/talk/w3c30-francois-daoust#talk