The How & Why of Web Standards

• Who We Are
  • Jeffrey Zeldman
  • Molly Holzchlag
  • Alan K'necht
  • Eric Meyer
  • Nick Finck
• Overview of Benefits
  • NYPL: Benefits of XHTML
  • WaSP: What are Web standards and why should I use them?
• Overview of Standards
  • Which web "standards" are you using in the work you do now, which are you avoiding, and why?
  • In those standards you are implementing, what specific problems have you run into? Browser issues? Client complaints? Visitor complaints?
  • How about problems with back-end systems and publishing tools? How "standards-friendly" have you found them to be?
• Areas for improvement
  • Where, if anywhere, has W3C dropped the ball?
  • Where could standards be improved?
• Projections
  • How do you see your work changing in the next 12 months or beyond?
  • Have you noticed a shift in the way editors respond to proposals for articles about web standards?
  • Have you noticed an improvement in reader awareness of these issues?
  • Have any of these topics become "hot?"
• Controversy
  • RAND/patents
  • MSN.com and standards