Martin Ford and I are working on a CEN project to do with DC metadata  
and accessibility, multilingualism, and multiculturalism. As part of  
this work, we are organising a workshop and would particularly like  
lots of DC experts to come along.

I hope you can attend this workshop and/or forward this invitation to  
any accessibility experts who might be able to attend.

Liddy

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An invitation to participate in the:
Metadata for Accessibility Workshop

Date: 9:30-4:30 Friday 30th April 2004

Location: CEN Rue de Stassart 36, B-1050 Brussels
Organized by: CEN/ISSS WS/MMI-DC

In conjunction with:
CEN/ISSS WS/LT APLR (Accessibility Properties for Learning Resources)  
project
DC Accessibility Working Group

You are invited to participate in a special one day open workshop  
session of
the next meeting of the CEN/ISSS MMI-DC Workshop. This open workshop  
will be
held in the CEN/CENELEC Meeting Centre, Rue de Stassart, B-1050  
Brussels on 30
April 2004. The aim of the workshop is to identify and investigate the  
way
that metadata can help achieve efficient and future-proof solutions to
accessibility. It is assumed that this encompasses the provision of  
adequate
access to information for people with disabilities and for everyone in a
multilingual and multicultural environment. The environments include:
1. e-government,
2. e-business,
3. e-education and more.
A wide range of participants is expected to find this workshop of  
interest,
including those who wish to present their case for:
4. what is needed,
5. what is available and should be respected,
6. what is not available but is necessary, and
7. what they want people to know about.

All participants will be expected to submit a short summary of their
particular interests in this context (maximum of 2 pages). As a group,  
the
workshop will consider a number of perspectives and scenarios and  
develop a
report that WS-MMI-DC will make publicly available online after the  
workshop.
Those who cannot attend but would like to contribute papers are welcome  
to do
so.
The number of participants will be limited so you are urged to register  
(at no
charge) as soon as possible (or to submit short papers).

Please register your provisional acceptance to this invite by 14 March  
2004 .
Papers should be submitted by 14 April 2004.

To:
MMI-DC Workshop Secretariat
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
MMI-DC homepage: http://www.cenorm.be/sh/mmi-dc

Information on the venue, maps, list of hotels etc. is at :
http://www.cenorm.be/cenorm/aboutus/information/visiting+us/index.asp





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