1. 1 Transforming the Web Together 11

2. 2 World Wide Web The Founded in 1994 with vision of “One Web,” open to all Consortium Sir Tim Berners-Lee Web Inventor and W3C Director

3. 3 How does W3C work? Accepts inputs and provides outputs to all – no charge! Focus is to create standards which lead to commercial benefit Web has a good track record 60+ Working Groups Working Groups have engineers from Member companies with staff support Each company brings their expertise, perspective 4 Domains: Interaction, UbiWeb, Accessibility, Technology and Society RF patent policy Liaisons with many organizations: IETF, OMA,… ISO PAS submitter

4. 4 WORLD IN TRANSITION The Web continues to change commerce, governance, leisure, education, relationships... The Web is changing the world

5. 5 Web is Everywhere The Accessed by billions In many languages Vital for information sharing, entertainment, education, commerce Barrier Free Common, pervasive, and interoperable Internationalized Widely used by developers Linked sites and linked data USAGE TECHNOLOGY

6. 6 A NEW WAVE TRANSFORMATIONS of Just as the Web has transformed everything… …It will transform everything again

7. 7 Open Web Platform is… A platform for innovation, consolidation and cost efficiencies W3C is shaping the future of global business transformation

8. 8 Open Web Platform Means… Web pages are more beautiful, interactive, intelligent HTML5 provides cross-browser interoperability and all major browser vendors plan to support it Video a first-class citizen Simplified data integration Numerous devices Tools for social networking (privacy, security, identity) The most interoperable platform in the industry

9. 9 Open Web Platform Technology for your value Mobile Applications CSS SVG Web fonts HTML5 OWL JavaScript API Widgets WAI-ARIA DOM SMIL Semantic Web Geolocation API’s YOU GET Value creation Economic revolution Industry transformation A platform for innovation

10. 10 HTML5 Common across devices: desktop, mobile, tablet, TV Powerful and modular: documents, multimedia, interactivity Multi-application: e-books, user interfaces, games 10 W3C Open Web Platform

11. 11 Benefits Better Web application adaptation to multiple devices Reduce the size of Web applications Reduce the need to install third-party plug-ins Enable cross-site information sharing 11 W3C Open Web Platform

12. 12 Benefits (cont.) Allow rapid prototyping of user apps using Web technologies instead of more traditional heavy weight framework Facilitate deployment of apps across platforms: one dev. platform for all Allow more complex apps. to be pushed and deployed through the Web Cloud 12 W3C Open Web Platform

13. 13 Royalty-free technologies 13 W3C Open Web Platform More than a 100 technologies within the same environment Incremental evolution of the platform HTML5, CSS3, SVG, Web Sockets, Web Workers, Indexed Database, File APIs, Geolocation, etc. Real-Time Web Communications, Audio, User Timing, etc.

14. 14 Standard Technologies 14 W3C Open Web Platform

15. 15 Value Proposition International organization Strong Web community Track record of success Neutral forum for collaboration across industries, ecosystems and communities Broad industry and academic participation (e.g. browser, mobile, internet and corporate) Active, expert staff participating in work

16. 16 W3C Offers Global Staff International first class Web experts team role is to: Drive W3C missions Coordinate activities of W3C Facilitate active member participation Communicate results of W3C work Engage with the worldwide Web Community

17. 17 Broad Reach Translations of standards to 55+ languages Liaisons w/ 40+ global standards organizations (UN, ISO, ITU, IETF, OGF, Unicode, ICANN, ETSI, Isoc…) 55,000+ people subscribed to 800+ mailing lists Millions of Hits/day on W3C Website 220+ Web standards: (HTML, XML, PNG/SVG,RDF/OWL/SPARQL, Accessibility….) 1,800+ participants in 60+ Groups

18. 18 Global Participation 3 Host Locations 20 Offices Nearly 350 Members from 30 Countries; and Many Industries From all Industries

19. 19 Diverse Membership

20. 20 W3C Member Testimonials "...Deutsche Telekom...is an active participant in W3C activities. Deutsche Telekom's Internet Media Technology - using open standards - allows for flexibility and speed in adapting new technologies." "Ericsson is committed to the use and development of W3C Recommendations to continue mobilizing the World Wide Web." "Fujitsu supports many W3C specifications in its products and services.“ "Nokia sees that contribution to, and adoption of, W3C specifications are essential for widespread use of the Web, with any user device." "We believe the W3C's open, consensus-driven process and associated rigorous public reviews make it uniquely positioned to guide the Web's technical evolution." Telco, Games, Devices, Storage, Broadcasting, Social Networking, On-line Marketplace, Consumer Electronics……

21. 21 LG NEC Sony KDDI Mstar Zynga Netflix Rakuten SanDisk Comcast Facebook China Unicom Motorola Mobility New Major players in last 18 months Telco Games Mobile Devices Storage Semiconductors Broadcasting Social Networking On-line Marketplace Consumer Electronics

22. 22 How can you participate? Many ways to make an impact and contribute: Membership in W3C Sponsorship of W3C programs Business Groups Community Groups Participation in public Workshops/Working groups Many other Events, Training

23. 23 W3C Membership Brings… Opportunity to advance your organization’s strategic goals such as: Increasing technical expertise for rapid deployment of Web-based technologies Accelerating adoption of open standards Access to community of key players on the Web Develop your organization visibility Demonstrating technical LEADERSHIP

24. 24 Sponsorships To be associated with W3C activities, visibility Organization Sponsors Event Sponsors Web For All Sponsors Developer Sponsors Validator Sponsorship Donation program

25. 25 Business Groups Vendor-neutral forum for collaborating with industry leaders, on business challenges Expertise & Collaboration: W3C experts help ensure that Business Groups reach other groups of interest and deploy high-quality Web technology in a timely fashion. Open to all, quick to start, self-determined, without time limit, IPR balanced, and tuned for transition to standards-track.

26. 26 Community Groups Open forum, where Web developers and other stakeholders develop specifications, hold discussions, develop test suites, and connect with W3C's international community of Web experts. Community Groups are designed to promote innovation and encourage individual participation

27. 27 Member Benefits 1/2 Take a leadership role Exercise technical influence over standards Provide strategic direction for the Web’s future Extend your international visibility (W3C: Millions hits/day) Promote your image as innovator Introduce new ideas Gain public recognition of your organization’s contributions

28. 28 The opportunity to work directly with the leading companies, organizations, and individuals in the Web world The ability to provide strategic direction to the Consortium Accelerate & Reduce cost of your development Ensure that Web standards can be implemented royalty-free Benefit from massive deployment based on royalty free global standards Networking with worldwide technology leaders Member Benefits 2/2

29. 29 To Lead the Web to its full potential To Anticipate the Trends To Increase your company value Join W3C http://www.w3.org/Consortium/join

30. 30 We Look Forward to Your Participation!