[Blindtlk] Maintenance Activities on EPUB Standards

[David Andrews]

 >>> Varju Luceno <varju.luceno at gmail.com> 8/18/2009 2:40 PM >>>

Dear Members, Friends and Supporters:

The International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF), the standards and 
trade association for digital publishing, announced that the 
maintenance activities
associated with the EPUB standards will start this month. The DAISY 
Consortium has stepped forward to provide leadership and resources to 
assist in the
maintenance for the EPUB standards. The working group charter was 
unanimously approved by the IDPF membership.

"It is essential that everybody in the eBook ecology work together to 
maintain and evolve the EPUB Standards," said George Kerscher (who is 
blind) Chair
of the maintenance working group.

The EPUB standards are open and living specifications. The members of 
the working group are committed to assisting with corrections and 
improvements to
the EPUB standards that will lead to wider adoption and greater 
accessibility. Details are available in the IDPF Press release at
http://www.idpf.org/pressroom/pressreleases/EPUBMaintWGLaunch.htm.

Sincerely,

Varju Luceno

Communications and Marketing Specialist
DAISY Consortium