Web Standards: Pushing the Web Forward with Divya Manian

About the Talk

We are at the throes of something amazing and powerful that the webmakes available, but it needs our help! Not all proposals are helpful, and not all problems are seen as challenges by those who implement web standards. Standards evolve as a dialog with its vital audience: the developers. Learn how to contribute, give feedback, and be vocal about the change you want to see on the Web.

In this talk you will learn:

What are the set of specifications that drive the Web What constitutes a specification and how to read it The process behind the evolution of a HTML specification How you can contribute to specifications The design principles that drive HTML API design How to contribute effectively Some people worth following who work on these specifications About the Speaker

Divya Manian (@divya) is part of the Adobe Web Platform Team in San Francisco. She made the jump from developing device drivers for Motorola phones to designing websites and has not looked back since. She takes her duties as an Open Web vigilante seriously which has resulted in collaborative projects such as HTML5 Please and HTML5 Boilerplate. Read her blog: http://nimbupani.com/.

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Schedule

5:30p Registration and doors open

6:30p Divya's Talk and Q&A

7:30p Break and Refreshments

7:45p Special Mini-Presentation!

8:15p Prize Giveaways* and Lightning Talks**

• You must be at the venue to qualify for prizes. Tip: Tweeting #sfhtml5 and checking in may increase your chances of winning a prize.

** If you are interested in doing a lightning talk, send the organizers your proposal.

This event will be recorded and live streamed. The live streaming link will be posted the day of the event here and on Twitter (@sfhtml5).