Hi Philip
No, you're wrong - standards conformance is very important, and will be
addressed in a number of the parallel sessions.
Brian
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Brian Kelly
UKOLN
University of Bath
BATH
BA2 7AY
Email: [log in to unmask]
Phone: (+44) 1225 323943
----- Original Message -----
From: "Philip TAYLOR" <[log in to unmask]>
To: "Brian Kelly" <[log in to unmask]>
Cc: <[log in to unmask]>; "Karl Dubost (W3C Conformance
Manager)" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 4:57 PM
Subject: Re: Bookings for the Institutional Web Management Workshop now
being accepted
> Brian : I validated the cited web pages of each of
> the organising committee; here are the results :
>
> Three of the five failed to validate at all --
>
> http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/
> http://www.goldsmiths.ac.uk/
> http://www.qub.ac.uk/
>
> whilst Cambridge (http://www.cam.ac.uk/) were OK but still
> using HTML 4.0 Transitional and Bristol (http://www.bris.ac.uk/)
> were using HTML 3.2...
>
> Not one of the Committee were responsible for a site
> using HTML 4.01 Strict, let alone XHTML...
>
> Given this, and the fact that the programme makes no mention
> whatsoever of conformance with standards, are we to assume that
> standards conformance is not considered important for UK
> academic web sites?
>
> Philip Taylor
> Webmaster, Royal Holloway
> University of London
> --------
>
>
> Brian Kelly wrote:
> >
> > > ----------
> > > From: Brian Kelly[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 6:32:43 PM
> > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > Subject: Bookings for the Institutional Web Management Workshop
now being accepted
>
> > >
> > I'm pleased to announce that the Web site for the Fifth Institutional
Web
> > Management Workshop, to be held at Queen's University Belfast on 25-27
June
> > is, now available at the URL:
> >
> > http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/webmaster-2001/
> >
> > This year's workshop is half-a day longer than previous events, allowing
> > more time for interactive sessions.
> >
> > The cost for the 3 day event is 250 pounds, which includes *3* night's
> > accommodation, worklshop materials, a social programme, breakfasts and
> > lunchtime meals and the conference dinner.
> >
> > See you in Belfast!
> >
> > Brian
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> > Brian Kelly
> > UKOLN
> > University of Bath
> > BATH
> > BA2 7AY
> > Email: [log in to unmask]
> > Phone: (+44) 1225 323943
>
