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Participation in <a href=/community/> W3C Community and Business Groups </a> is open to all. Participation in <a href=/groups/> W3C Working Groups </a> (and other types) is open to W3C Members and other invited parties. W3C groups work with the public through specification reviews as well as contributions of use cases, tests, and implementation feedback.</div><ul class="theme_ext hierarchy"><li class="participate_groups theme_ext_item"><h2 class=w3c_topic><a href=/groups/> <span class=icon>  </span> Groups <img alt="Header link"class=header-link height=13 src=/2008/site/images/header-link width=13> </a></h2> <div class="expand_block closed"><h3 class=h4><span class=expand_section> Community and Business Groups, Working Groups and More, instructions for joining, … </span></h3><ul class="expand_description padding"><li><a href=/community/> community and business groups </a> : fora for innovation that are open to all!<li><a href=/groups/wg/> working groups, interest groups, etc. </a><li><a href=/Guide/> participant guidebook </a><li><a href=https://w3c.github.io/spec-releases/milestones/> Specification milestones </a> (tool to compute the number of days until W3C Recommendation)</ul></div><li class="participate_calendar theme_ext_item"><h2 class=w3c_topic><a href=/participate/eventscal.html> <span class=icon>  </span> Calendar <img alt="Header link"class=header-link height=13 src=/2008/site/images/header-link width=13> </a></h2> <div class="expand_block closed"><h3 class=h4><span class=expand_section> Talks, workshops, membership meetings, endorsed confs, … </span></h3><ul class="expand_description padding"><li><a href=/blog/talks/events/> talks </a> - presentations of W3C work by the community<li><a href=/2003/08/Workshops/> workshops </a> - W3C meetings to discuss new ideas for work<li><a href=/participate/meetings> meetings of W3C members </a> - working group, advisory committee, technical plenary (TPAC)<li><a href=/participate/otherevents/> conferences endorsed by W3C </a> - support for standards in the broader community</ul></div><li class="participate_news theme_ext_item"><h2 class=w3c_topic><a href=/participate/discussion.html> <span class=icon>  </span> Discussion Forums <img alt="Header link"class=header-link height=13 src=/2008/site/images/header-link width=13> </a></h2> <div class="expand_block closed"><h3 class=h4><span class=expand_section> Mailing lists, blogs and microblogs, news and newsletter, tutorials, video, … </span></h3><ul class="expand_description padding"><li><a href=/Mail/> mailing lists </a> - discussion fora for W3C groups<li><a href=/blog/> blogs </a> - group and W3C staff blogs, status updates via <a href=https://www.twitter.com/W3C> twitter </a><li><a href=/News/> news </a> - archived home page news<li><a href=/News/Public/> newsletter </a> - weekly news summary and upcoming events and talks<li><a href=/2002/03/tutorials> tutorials and courses </a> - introductions to W3C technology<li><a href=podcastsvideo> podcasts and video </a></ul></div><li class="participate_specifications theme_ext_item"><h2 class=w3c_topic><a href=/participate/review.html> <span class=icon>  </span> Technical Feedback <img alt="Header link"class=header-link height=13 src=/2008/site/images/header-link width=13> </a></h2> <div class="expand_block closed"><h3 class=h4><span class=expand_section> Reviews of specifications, charters, strategy … </span></h3><ul class="expand_description padding"><li><a href=review#specs> specification reviews </a> - help improve technology through feedback on specs<li><a href=review#charters> charter reviews </a> - share your thoughts about proposed work<li><a href=https://www.w3.org/Strategy/Funnel> Strategy Funnel </a> - review and contribute to the Strategy Funnel of ideas in-development</ul></div><li class="participate_implementation theme_ext_item"><h2 class=w3c_topic><a href=/participate/implementation.html> <span class=icon>  </span> Code <img alt="Header link"class=header-link height=13 src=/2008/site/images/header-link width=13> </a></h2> <div class="expand_block closed"><h3 class=h4><span class=expand_section> Implementations, test suites, open source software, … </span></h3><ul class="expand_description padding"><li><a href=implementation#implement> implementation of W3C specifications </a> - share news of your implementation<li><a href=implementation#testsuite> test suite contributions </a> - test cases can significantly improve interoperability<li><a href=implementation#evaluate> evaluations of implementations </a> - help W3C link to useful implementations<li><a href=implementation#opensource> contributions </a> to <a href=/Status.html> W3C open source software </a> - help develop the validator and other tools</ul></div><li class="participate_promotion theme_ext_item"><h2 class=w3c_topic><a href=/participate/promote.html> <span class=icon>  </span> Standards Promotion <img alt="Header link"class=header-link height=13 src=/2008/site/images/header-link width=13> </a></h2> <div class="expand_block closed"><h3 class=h4><span class=expand_section> W3C Developer Avenue, Translations, tools, logos, education and outreach, … </span></h3><ul class="expand_description padding"><li><a href=https://www.w3.org/developers/> W3C Developers avenue </a> features W3C offerings and tools Web developers need for their work; validators & checkers, training, etc.<li><a href=/Consortium/Translation/> translations of specifications </a> - community translations ensure global impact<li><a href=/QA/Tools/> tools to help use standards </a> - validation services and more to help standards-based design<li><a href=/Consortium/Legal/logo-usage-20000308> logos and icons </a> - badges for W3C, validators, and more<li><a href=promote#education> education and outreach efforts </a> - help others learn about standards<li><a href=promote#orgs> other organizations that promote Web standards </a> - organizations known for their standards support</ul></div><li class="participate_liaisons theme_ext_item"><h2 class=w3c_topic><a href=/2001/11/StdLiaison.html> <span class=icon>  </span> Liaisons <img alt="Header link"class=header-link height=13 src=/2008/site/images/header-link width=13> </a></h2> <div class="expand_block closed"><h3 class=h4><span class=expand_section> List of liaisons, requesting a liaison, EU-funded projects, … </span></h3><ul class="expand_description padding"><li><a href=/2001/11/StdLiaison.html#main> list of international liaisons </a> - contact information and scope<li><a href=/2001/11/StdLiaison#mission> mission of WC liaisons </a><li><a href=/2001/11/StdLiaison#contact> requesting a liaison </a><li><a href=/2001/11/StdLiaison#considerations> considerations when establishing a liaison </a><li><a href=http://www.w3.org/participate/eu-research> participation in W3C by EU-funded projects </a></ul></div></ul><h2>Questions About Participation?</h2><p>Please consult the <a href=faq.html> W3C Participation FAQ </a> for answers to questions such as:<ul><li><a href=faq#individual> Can I participate "as an individual" in a W3C Group? </a><li><a href=faq#htmlwg> Can I participate in the Web Platform Working Group? </a><li><a href=faq#international> How does W3C promote international participation? </a><li><a href=faq.html#pwet> Does W3C have guidance for maintaining a positive work environment? </a></ul></div><div class="unit size1on4 lastUnit w3c_rhs"><h2 class="h4 category">W3C Developer Avenue</h2><p><a href=/developers/> <img alt="W3C Developers"src=/2015/10/W3C-Developers_Assets/W3C-Developers-Dark.png width=150> </a><p><a href=https://www.w3.org/developers/> W3C Developer Avenue </a> features W3C offerings and tools Web developers need for their work; validators & checkers, training, etc..<h2 class="h4 category"><span> How to join </span></h2><ul class="theme right-list"><li><a href=/participate/members> Member Employees </a><li><a href=/2004/08/invexp> Invited Experts </a></ul><h2 class="h4 category">Quick Links</h2><ul class="theme right-list"><li><a href=/community/> Community and Business Groups </a><li><a href=/groups/> Working Groups and More </a><li><a href=/blog/> Blogs </a><li><a href=/participate/faq.html> Participation FAQ </a><li><a title="Member-only Participant Guidebook"href=/Guide/> Participant Guidebook </a><li><a href=http://www.w3.org/Consortium/cepc/> Code of Conduct </a></ul><h2 class="h4 category">Public Accounts</h2><ul class="theme right-list"><li><a href=/Systems/db/userInfo> My Account </a><li><a href=/accounts/request> Request an Account </a><li><a href=/Help/Account/ChangePassword/> Change Password </a><li><a href=/accounts/recover> Recover Password </a></ul></div></div></div></div></div></div><div id=w3c_footer><div id=w3c_footer-inner><h2 class=offscreen>Footer Navigation</h2><div class=w3c_footer-nav><h3>Navigation</h3><ul class=footer_top_nav><li><a href=/> Home </a><li><a href=/standards/> Standards </a><li><a href=/participate/> Participate </a><li><a href=/Consortium/membership> Membership </a><li class=last-item><a href=/Consortium/> About W3C </a></ul></div><div class=w3c_footer-nav><h3>Contact W3C</h3><ul class=footer_bottom_nav><li><a href=/Consortium/contact> Contact </a><li><a accesskey=0 href=/Help/> Help and FAQ </a><li><a href=/Consortium/sponsor/> Sponsor / Donate </a><li><a href=/Consortium/siteindex> Site Map </a><li><address id=w3c_signature><a href=https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/site-comments/> Feedback </a></address></ul></div><div class=w3c_footer-nav><h3>W3C Updates</h3><ul class=footer_follow_nav><li><a title="Follow W3C on Twitter"href=https://twitter.com/W3C> <img alt=Twitter class=social-icon height=40 src=/2008/site/images/Twitter_bird_logo_2012.svg> </a></ul></div><p class=copyright>Copyright © 2021 W3C <sup> ® </sup> ( <a href=https://www.csail.mit.edu/> <acronym title="Massachusetts Institute of Technology"> MIT </acronym> </a> , <a href=https://www.ercim.org/> <acronym title="European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics"> ERCIM </acronym> </a> , <a href=http://www.keio.ac.jp/> Keio </a> , <a href=https://ev.buaa.edu.cn/> Beihang </a> ) <a href=/Consortium/Legal/ipr-notice> Usage policies apply </a> .</div></div><div id=w3c_scripts><script src=/2008/site/js/main xml:space=preserve><!-- --></script></div>