Michael(tm) Smith

W3C

Michael™ Smith works for W3C as part the W3C’s Mobile Web Initiative. Mike has been based in Tokyo since 2001, and prior to joining the W3C, worked for Opera Software and Openwave Systems (and was for most of that time involved with design, development, testing, and deployment of software for mobile operators in Japan). He’s also a member of the DocBook Project, and a contributor to the DocBook XSL Stylesheets.

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Sessions

14:00 Tuesday, 2007-05-15

Web-app access to "sensors" on mobile devices

Ubiquitous web Amphitheatre C

Michael(tm) Smith (W3C)

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Making Web apps interact with common "sensor" hardware on mobile devices requires scripting APIs to that hardware -- APIs that haven't been standardized yet. This session looks at what's needed. Read more.

17:30 Tuesday, 2007-05-15

Geolocation BOF

BOF, Ubiquitous web Amphitheatre C

Michael(tm) Smith (W3C), Ryan Sarver (Skyhook Wireless)

This BOF session focuses on discussion of mechanisms for enabling Web developers to create "location aware" Web applications, through access to user geolocation information exposed to browsers. Read more.

11:00 Wednesday, 2007-05-16

The future of HTML

Browser technologies Amphitheatre B

Michael(tm) Smith (W3C)

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This is a panel discussion with key people involved in the charting the future of HTML standards -- not just at the W3C, but also within the WHATWG and the microformats community. Read more.

19:00 Thursday, 2007-05-17

20:20 Lightning Talks

BOF Concorde-Invalides

Michael(tm) Smith (W3C), Deb Bassett (Urbanwide), Rob Lee (Rattle Research)

A fast and fun session of talks of 20 slides, each presented for 20 seconds. Read more.