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Web lead to many networking contacts and initiatives that would not
have been possible before and to a much wider exposure to dependencies
and synergies than most attendees had previously known.
Each of the 1.5–2 days workshops (held in Madrid, Pisa, Limerick and
Luxembourg; one of them co-located with a conference) attracted more
attendees and speakers as foreseen – on average 100 attendees and 30
speakers. The format aimed at presentations with accessible length with
a lot of room for interaction. Topics were clustered under headings such
as developers, creators, localizers, machines, users, and policy. Over time,
the format was slightly adapted. In particular, Open Space discussion
forums were introduced. A sponsorship program introduced by W3C
helped amongst others to run social events for additional networking.
The network made ample use of social media for disseminating news
about the workshops. Besides the multilingualweb.eu site (450,000 hits
during the first half of 2012 for home page) and mailing lists, it used
dedicated Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and RSS feeds. Furthermore, the
presenters were video recorded or even streamed live over the Web. In
addition, minutes were taken instantaneously via Internet Relay Chat
(IRC). The workshop reports have already proven to be a valuable resource.
Each report links to slides, videos and the real-time IRC log of
the event. Server logs indicate that around 180,000 page views per year
per workshop report can be expected.
Notable Aspects of the Workshops
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Importance of interoperability
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Talks from several of the major browser implementers
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Issues with multilingual Web technologies in various parts of the
world
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Need to better use emerging technologies
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Need to work with users
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Presentations from several producers and users of very large content
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Discussions about the Semantic Web and Linked Open Data
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Standards for production processes
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User experience
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User generated content
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Special environments
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Content-related initiatives and trends
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Language Technology
Tangible Results
As indicated, the individual reports of the workshops (see http://multilingualweb.eu/documents)
– summary, link to videos, slides and notes –
have been proven to be a valuable resource.
The recently started MultilingualWeb-LT (MLW-LT) project and the
affiliated W3C Working Group grew out of the network, and maintained
the policy of inclusiveness with the breadth of its stakeholder participation.
MLW-LT took over the branding, processes and dissemination
channels of the MultilingualWeb network, and has continued to run
workshops in the same format.
The project provided the opportunity for partners to discuss or become
involved with a number of practical developments at the W3C. They
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