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<p><a href="http://www.w3.org/"><img src="http://www.w3.org/Icons/w3c_home"
alt="W3C" width="72" height="48" /></a> <span class="info">For Immediate
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<h1>W3C Invites Broad Review of HTML5</h1>

<h2>Feedback Sought on Outstanding Issues as Technology Makes Steady Progress
toward Standard</h2>
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<p><a href="http://www.w3.org/">http://www.w3.org/</a> — 25 May 2011 — W3C
today called for broad review of HTML5 and five related specifications that
constitute the foundation of W3C's <a href="/standards/">Open Web Platform</a>.
At the heart of this platform, HTML5 offers powerful tools for creating
Web-based applications that will run on any device. Due to the significant
impact of this technology on industry and society, W3C is actively seeking
feedback at this phase of the standards process.</p>

<p>"We're seeing interest in HTML5 everywhere, and I am very excited that HTML5
has reached Last Call," said Philippe Le Hégaret, the W3C manager responsible
for HTML5, CSS, SVG, WOFF, and other user interaction technologies. "The HTML
Working Group is W3C's largest group with over 50 W3C Members and more than 200
invited experts. Reaching agreements in this large a community is a tremendous
achievement."</p>

<p>The <a href="/html/wg/">W3C HTML Working Group</a> invites broad review
through 3 August, in particular on the priority open issues that are listed at
the beginning of each document. The W3C HTML Working Group also invites
contributions to the growing <a href="http://www.w3.org/wiki/HTML/Testing">HTML
test suite</a>, an important instrument for achieving interoperability.</p>

<p>W3C also reconfirmed today that, as <a
href="http://www.w3.org/2011/02/htmlwg-pr.html">announced</a>, these
specifications are on track to become stable standards in 2014.</p>

<h2>Broad Review to Help Resolve Outstanding Issues</h2>

<p>By issuing a <a
href="http://www.w3.org/2005/10/Process-20051014/tr.html#last-call">Last
Call</a> announcement, the HTML Working Group encourages people to comment on
the extent to which they believe that technical requirements have been met and
significant dependencies with groups inside and outside W3C have been
satisfied. In September 2010, the HTML Working Group Chairs <a
href="http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2010Sep/0074.html">announced</a>
a plan and schedule to reach Last Call. Their plan included mechanisms to
balance the community's desire for timely completion with the need to give all
issues due consideration. The HTML Working Group has resolved forty issues
since October 2010, but a number of decisions—including several related to
accessibility—remain to be addressed during this phase of the standards
process.</p>

<p>"We now invite new voices to let us know whether these specifications
address a broad set of needs," said Tim Berners-Lee, W3C Director. "This
process for resolving dependencies with other groups is a central part of our
mission of ensuring the Web is well-designed, including being available to all.
W3C staff will provide the HTML Working Group the support it needs to move
forward, and to ensure that the specification meets W3C's commitments in areas
such as accessibility, internationalization, security, and privacy."</p>

<p>The HTML Working Group Chairs have published a <a
href="http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2011May/0162.html">timeline
for Last Call</a> through the next transition. More information can be found in
a <a href="html5lc-faq.html">FAQ for the HTML5 Last Call</a>.</p>

<h2>Providing Feedback to the HTML Working Group</h2>

<p>To provide feedback on any of the specifications published as Last Call
Working Drafts, please see the instructions in the status section of each
document:</p>
<ol>
  <li><a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/html5/">HTML5</a></li>
  <li><a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/rdfa-in-html/">HTML+RDFa 1.1</a></li>
  <li><a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/microdata/">HTML Microdata</a></li>
  <li><a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/2dcontext/">HTML Canvas 2D Context</a></li>
  <li><a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/html-polyglot/">Polyglot Markup:
    HTML-Compatible XHTML Documents</a></li>
  <li><a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/html-alt-techniques/">HTML5: Techniques for
    providing useful text alternatives</a></li>
</ol>

<p>The HTML Working Group published three additional documents today (not as
Last Call drafts):</p>
<ol>
  <li><a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/html-markup/">HTML: The Markup Language
    Reference</a></li>
  <li><a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/html5-diff/">HTML5 diffs from HTML4</a></li>
  <li><a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/html-aapi/">HTML to Platform Accessibility
    APIs Implementation Guide</a></li>
</ol>

<h2>About the World Wide Web Consortium</h2>

<p>The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is an international consortium where
Member organizations, a full-time staff, and the public work together to
develop Web standards. W3C primarily pursues its mission through the creation
of Web standards and guidelines designed to ensure long-term growth for the
Web. Over 325 organizations are <a
href="http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Member/List">Members</a> of the Consortium.
W3C is jointly run by the <a href="http://www.csail.mit.edu/">MIT Computer
Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory</a> (MIT CSAIL) in the USA, the
<a href="http://www.ercim.eu/">European Research Consortium for Informatics and
Mathematics</a> (ERCIM) headquartered in France and <a
href="http://www.keio.ac.jp/">Keio University</a> in Japan, and has additional
<a href="http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Offices/">Offices worldwide</a>. For more
information see <a href="http://www.w3.org/">http://www.w3.org/</a></p>

<h2>Media Contacts</h2>
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  <dt><strong>Contact Americas, Australia</strong> —</dt>
    <dd>Ian Jacobs, &lt;<a href="mailto:ij@w3.org">ij@w3.org</a>&gt;,
      +1.718.260.9447</dd>
  <dt><strong>Contact Europe, Africa and the Middle East</strong> —</dt>
    <dd>Marie-Claire Forgue, &lt;<a
      href="mailto:mcf@w3.org">mcf@w3.org</a>&gt;, +33 6 76 86 33 41</dd>
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