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A variety of W3C groups enable W3C to pursue its mission through the creation of Web standards, guidelines, and supporting materials.

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Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines

The Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines Working Group is chartered to maintain and support the Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 W3C Recommendation, and develop ATAG 2, a second version of these authoring tools accessibility guidelines.

Contact: Jeanne Spellman

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

The mission of the group is to develop and maintain CSS.

Contacts: Chris Lilley, Bert Bos

Compound Document Formats

The mission of the W3C Compound Document Formats (CDF) Working Group is to continue to develop specifications which combine selected existing document formats from the W3C and elsewhere, and which specify the runtime behavior of such combined documents.

Contact: Doug Schepers

Device APIs and Policy

The mission of the Device APIs and Policy Working Group is to create client-side APIs that enable the development of Web Applications and Web Widgets that interact with devices services such as Calendar, Contacts, Camera, etc. Additionally, the group will produce a framework for the expression of security policies that govern access to security-critical APIs (such as the APIs listed previously).

Contacts: Thomas Roessler, Dominique Hazaël-Massieux

Education and Outreach

The mission of the Education and Outreach Working Group (EOWG) is to develop strategies, and awareness and training resources, to educate a variety of audiences regarding the need for Web accessibility and approaches to implementing Web accessibility.

Contact: Shawn Henry

Efficient XML Interchange

The main objective of the Efficient XML Interchange (EXI) Working Group is to develop a format that allows efficient interchange of the XML Information Set.

Contact: Carine Bournez

Evaluation and Repair Tools

The mission of the Evaluation and Repair Tools Working Group (ERT WG) is to develop techniques and resources to facilitate the evaluation and repair of Web sites with regard to their conformance to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0, and to facilitate testing across all three WAI guidelines also including the Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines and User Agent Accessibility Guidelines.

Contact: Shadi Abou-Zahra

Forms

The mission of the Forms Working Group is to develop specifications to cover forms on the Web, producing a system that scales from low-end devices through to the enterprise level.

Contact: Steven Pemberton

Geolocation

The mission of the Geolocation Working Group is to define a secure and privacy-sensitive interface for using client-side location information in location-aware Web applications.

Contact: Matt Womer

HTML

The mission of the HTML Working Group is to continue the evolution of HTML (including classic HTML and XML syntaxes).

Contact: Michael(tm) Smith

Internationalization Core

The mission of the Internationalization Core Working Group is to enable universal access to the World Wide Web by proposing and coordinating the adoption by the W3C of techniques, conventions, technologies, and designs that enable and enhance the use of W3C technology and the Web worldwide, with and between the various different languages, scripts, regions, and cultures.

Contact: Richard Ishida

Math

The mission of the Math Working Group is to facilitate and promote the use of the Web for mathematical and scientific communication. The main purpose of the Working Group is to improve and extend the functionality of the MathML 2.0 (Second Edition) Recommendation (W3C Recommendation, 21 October 2003) in light of several years of experience of large-scale deployment by many individuals and organizations.

Contact: Bert Bos

Media Annotations

The mission of the Media Annotations Working Group is to provide an ontology designed to facilitate cross-community data integration of information related to media objects in the Web, such as video, audio and images.

Contact: Thierry Michel

Media Fragments

The mission of the Media Fragments Working Group is to address temporal and spatial media fragments in the Web using Uniform Resource Identifiers (URI).

Contacts: Thierry Michel, Yves Lafon

Mobile Web Best Practices

The mission of the Mobile Web Best Practices Working Group (BPWG) is to develop a set of technical best practices and associated materials in support of development of web sites that provide an appropriate user experience on mobile devices.

Contacts: Dominique Hazaël-Massieux, François Daoust

Mobile Web Initiative Test Suites

The mission of the Mobile Web Initiative Test Suites Working Group is to help create a strong foundation for the mobile Web through the development of a set of tests suited for browsers on mobile devices.

Contact: Dominique Hazaël-Massieux

Multimodal Interaction

The mission of the Multimodal Interaction Working Group is to develop open standards that enable the extension of the Web to allow multiple modes of interaction (GUI, speech, vision, pen, gestures, haptic interfaces, …) for anyone, anywhere, on any device, at any time.

Contact: Kazuyuki Ashimura

OWL

The OWL Web Ontology Language is playing an important role in an increasing number and range of applications, and is the focus of research into tools, reasoning techniques, formal foundations and language extensions. The mission of the OWL Working Group is to produce a W3C Recommendation that refines and extends OWL.

Contacts: Ivan Herman, Sandro Hawke

Protocols and Formats

The mission of the Protocols and Formats Working Group (PFWG) (Member Confidential PFWG) is to increase the support for accessibility in Web specifications. This mission flows from the W3C mission of promoting universal access and interoperability across the Web.

Contact: Michael Cooper

RDB2RDF

The mission of the RDB2RDF Working Group is to standardize a language for mapping relational data and relational database schemas into RDF and OWL.

Contact: Harry Halpin

Rule Interchange Format

The Working Group is to specify a format for rules, so they can be used across diverse systems. This format (or language) will function as an interlingua into which established and new rule languages can be mapped, allowing rules written for one application to be published, shared, and re-used in other applications and other rule engines.

Contact: Sandro Hawke

SOAP-JMS Binding

The mission of the SOAP-JMS Binding Working Group is to produce a W3C Recommendation for how SOAP should bind to a transport that supports the Java™ Message Service (JMS) api by refining the “SOAP over Java™ Message Service 1.0” Member Submission. In the case of SOAP 1.2 this binding must use the SOAP Protocol Binding Framework defined by the XML Protocol Working Group.

Contact: Yves Lafon

SPARQL

The mission of the SPARQL Working Group is to develop SPARQL, the query language for the Semantic Web. The scope of its current charter is to extend SPARQL technology to include some of the features that the community has identified as both desirable and important for interoperability based on experience with the initial version of the standard.

Contacts: Ivan Herman, Sandro Hawke

SVG

The mission of the SVG Working Group is to continue the evolution of Scalable Vector Graphics as a format and a platform, and enhance the adoption and usability of SVG in combination with other technologies.

Contacts: Doug Schepers, Chris Lilley

SYMM

The mission of the SYMM Working Group is to continue W3C’s work on synchronized multimedia that started with SMIL 1.0, SMIL 2.0. Its main contribution is extending the functionality contained in the current SMIL 2.0 Recommendation.

Contact: Thierry Michel

Semantic Web Deployment

The Semantic Web Deployment Working Group provides consensus-based guidance on issues of practical RDF development and deployment practices in the areas of publishing vocabularies, OWL usage, and integrating RDF with HTML documents (e.g. through RDFa).

Contact: Ralph Swick

Service Modeling Language

The mission of the Service Modeling Language (SML) Working Group is to produce W3C Recommendations for Service Modeling Language by refining the “Service Modeling Language” (SML) Member Submission, addressing implementation experience and feedback for the specifications. SML defines extensions to the W3C XML Schema language by adding support for inter-document references and user-defined constraints. This combination of features is very useful in building complex multi-document models that capture structure, constraints, and relationships. In the management domain, these models are typically used to automate configuration, deployment, monitoring, capacity planning, change verification, desired configuration management, root-cause analysis for faults, etc.

Contact: Henry S. Thompson

Timed Text

The mission of the Timed Text Working Group is to produce a W3C Recommendation for media online captioning by refining the W3C specification Timed Text (TT) Authoring Format 1.0 — Distribution Format Exchange Profile (DFXP) based in implementation experience and interoperability feedback.

Contact: Philippe Le Hégaret

Ubiquitous Web Applications

The Ubiquitous Web Applications Working Group seeks to simplify the creation of distributed Web applications involving a wide diversity of devices, including desktop computers, office equipment, home media appliances, mobile devices (phones), physical sensors and effectors (including RFID and barcodes). This will be achieved by building upon existing work on device independent authoring and delivery contexts by the former DIWG, together with new work on remote eventing, device coordination and intent-based events.

Contact: Matt Womer

User Agent Accessibility Guidelines

The mission of the User Agent Accessibility Guidelines Working Group is to produce guidelines for the development of accessible user agents: software that retrieves and renders Web content, including text, graphics, sounds, video, images, etc. In particular, the groups seeks to support the implementation of the User Agent Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 , and to collect requirements for a subsequent version of User Agent Accessibility Guidelines.

Contact: Jeanne Spellman

Voice Browser

The mission of the Voice Browser Working Group is to enable users to speak and listen to Web applications by creating standard languages for developing Web-based speech applications. The Voice Browser Working Group concentrates on languages for capturing and producing speech and managing the dialog between user and computer, while a related Group, the Multimodal Interaction Working Group, concentrates on additional input modes including keyboard and mouse, ink and pen, etc.

Contacts: Kazuyuki Ashimura, Matt Womer

Web Applications

The mission of the Web Applications (WebApps) Working Group is to provide specifications that enable improved client-side application development on the Web, including specifications both for application programming interfaces (APIs) for client-side development and for markup vocabularies for describing and controlling client-side application behavior.

Contacts: Doug Schepers, Michael(tm) Smith

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

The mission of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Working Group is to develop guidelines to make Web content accessible for people with disabilities. In particular, the group is responsible for the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 as a W3C Recommendation.

Contact: Michael Cooper

Web Security Context

The mission of the Web Security Context Working Group is to specify a baseline set of security context information that should be accessible to Web users, and practices for the secure and usable presentation of this information, to enable users to come to a better understanding of the context that they are operating in when making trust decisions on the Web.

Contact: Thomas Roessler

Web Services Policy

The mission of the Web Services Policy Working Group is to produce W3C Recommendations for Web Services Policy by refining the “WS-Policy” Member Submission, addressing implementation experience and interoperability feedback from the specifications, maximizing compatibility with existing policy assertions and considering composition with other components in the Web services architecture.

Contact: None

Web Services Resource Access

The mission of the Web Services Resource Access Working Group is to produce W3C Recommendations for a set of Web Services specifications by refining the WS-Transfer, WS-ResourceTransfer, WS-Enumeration, WS-MetadataExchange and WS-Eventing Member Submissions , addressing existing issues in those specifications, implementation experience and interoperability feedback from implementers and considering composition with other Web services standards. The submitted specifications define SOAP-based mechanisms for interacting with the XML representation behind a resource-oriented Web Service, accessing metadata related to that service, as well as a mechanism to subscribe to events related to that resource.

Contact: Yves Lafon

WebCGM

The WebCGM Working Group is working on integrating some of the requirements that were identified but not included in the development of WebCGM 2.0 into a WebGGM 2.1 specification.

Contact: Thierry Michel

XHTML2

The mission of the XHTML2 Working Group is to fulfill the promise of XML for applying XHTML to a wide variety of platforms with proper attention paid to internationalization, accessibility, device-independence, usability and document structuring. This mission includes providing an essential piece for supporting rich Web content that combines XHTML with other W3C work on areas such as math, scalable vector graphics, synchronized multimedia, and forms, in cooperation with other Working Groups.

Contact: Steven Pemberton

XML Core

The mission of the XML Core Working Group is to maintain and develop as needed core XML specifications.

Contact: Henry S. Thompson

XML Processing Model

The XML Processing Model Working Group is defining XProc, an XML-based language that allows the creator of any given XML document to indicate that operations on that document should be performed in a specific order for a particular result, and if so, how to apply those operations.

Contact: Henry S. Thompson

XML Query

The mission of the XML Query Working Group is to provide flexible query facilities to extract data from XML and virtual documents, such as contents of databases or other persistent storage that are viewed as XML via a mapping mechanism, on the Web.

Contact: Liam Quin

XML Schema

The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions.

Contact: Henry S. Thompson

XML Security

The mission of the XML Security Working Group is to take the next step in developing the XML security specifications.

Contact: Thomas Roessler

XSL

The mission of the XSL Working Group is to define and maintain a practical style and transformation language capable of supporting the transformation and presentation of, and interaction with, structured information (e.g., XML documents) for use on servers and clients. The language is designed to build transformations in support of browsing, printing, interactive editing, and transcoding of one XML vocabulary into another XML vocabulary. To enhance accessibility, XSL is able to present information both visually and non-visually. XSL is not intended to replace CSS, but will provide functionality beyond that defined by CSS, for example, element re-ordering.

Contacts: Liam Quin, Carine Bournez

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HTML5 Japanese

The mission of the HTML5 Japanese Interest Group, part of the HTML Activity, is to facilitate focused discussion in Japanese of the HTML5 specification and of specifications closely related to HTML5, to gather comments and questions in Japanese about those specifications, to collect information about specific use cases in Japan for technologies defined in those specifications, and to report the results of its activities as a group back to the HTML Working Group, as well as to other relevant groups and to the W3C membership and community.

Contacts: Michael(tm) Smith, Masao Isshiki, Kazuyuki Ashimura

Internationalization (I18n)

The mission of the Internationalization (I18n) Interest Group is to help the Working Groups within the Internationalization Activity and provides a forum to discuss issues related to the internationalization of the Web.

Contact: Richard Ishida

Internationalization Tag Set (ITS)

The Internationalization Tag Set Interest Group is a forum to foster a community of users of the Internationalization Tag Set (ITS), by promoting its adoption, and gathering information on its further development.

Mobile Web For Social Development (MW4D)

The mission of the Mobile Web For Social Development (MW4D) Interest Group is to explore the potential of Web technologies on Mobile phones as a solution to bridge the Digital Divide and provide Information and Communication Technology (ICT) based services to rural communities and underprivileged populations of Developing Countries.

Contact: Stéphane Boyera

Patents and Standards

The Patent and Standards Interest Group (PSIG) is a forum for W3C Members and Invited Experts to discuss policy issues regarding the implementation of the W3C Patent Policy as well as new Patent-related questions that arise which require action or attention from the W3C Membership. The PSIG has no authority to create new policy. However, input from the PSIG on the operation of the policy and areas that might require further policy development by a W3C Working Group is welcome.

Contact: Rigo Wenning

Policy Languages

The Policy Languages Interest Group is a forum for W3C Members and non-Members to discuss interoperability questions that arise when different policy languages are used in integrated use cases, along with related requirements and needs.

Contacts: Rigo Wenning, Thomas Roessler

Research and Development

The mission of the Research and Development Interest Group is to increase the incorporation of accessibility considerations into research on Web technologies, and to identify projects researching Web accessibility and suggest research questions that may contribute to new projects.

Contact: Vacant

SVG

The mission of the SVG Interest Group is to foster the widespead discussion of Scalable Vector Graphics as a format and a platform, to gather requirements, and enhance the adoption and usability of SVG in combination with other technologies.

Contact: Doug Schepers

Semantic Web Health Care and Life Sciences

The mission of the Semantic Web Health Care and Life Sciences Interest Group is to develop, advocate for, and support the use of Semantic Web technologies for health care and life science, with focus on biological science and translational medicine. These domains stand to gain tremendous benefit by adoption of Semantic Web technologies, as they depend on the interoperability of information from many domains and processes for efficient decision support.

Contact: Eric Prud'hommeaux

Semantic Web

The Semantic Web Interest Group is a forum for W3C Members and non-Members to discuss innovative Semantic Web applications. The group will focus primarily on applications of the W3C Semantic Web technologies (RDF, OWL, SPARQL, etc), on potential future work items related to technologies, and the relationship of that work to other activities of W3C and to the broader social and legal context in which the Web is situated.

Contact: Ivan Herman

WAI

The mission of the Web Accessibility Initiative Interest Group (WAI IG) is to provide a forum for review of deliverables under development by other WAI groups; for exploration of barriers to and potential solutions for accessibility of the Web; and for exchanging information about activities related to Web accessibility around the world.

Contact: Judy Brewer

XML Plenary

The XML Plenary Interest Group provides a forum for communication among the members of the Working Groups of the XML Activity, and between the XML Activity and other parts of W3C.

Contact: Liam Quin

XML Schema

The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. The mission of the XML Schema Working Group is to maintain and enhance the XML Schema Definition Language, an XML vocabulary for defining document classes by specifying structural and non-structural constraints on documents. XML Schema is similar to, but more expressive than, the notation given in XML 1.0 and SGML for document type definitions.

Contact: Henry S. Thompson

eGovernment

Contact: Sandro Hawke

Incubator GroupsPermalink

MashSSL

Model-based User Interfaces

The mission of the Model-based User Interfaces Incubator Group is to evaluate research on model-based user interface design as a framework for authoring Web applications and with a view to proposing work on related standards.

Open Web Education Alliance

The mission of the Open Web Education Alliance Incubator Group is to help enhance and standardize the architecture of the World Wide Web by facilitating the highest quality standards and best practice based education for future generations of Web professionals through such activities as

Provenance

The mission of the Provenance Incubator Group is to provide a state-of-the art understanding and develop a roadmap in the area of provenance for Semantic Web technologies, development, and possible standardization.

Semantic Sensor Network

Social Web

The mission of the Social Web Incubator Group is to understand the systems and technologies that permit the description and identification of people, groups, organizations, and user-generated content in extensible and privacy-respecting ways.

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Hypertext

The mission of the Hypertext Coordination Group is to coordinate the work of W3C Working Groups dealing with user-facing technologies, primarily from the Interaction and Ubiquitous Web Domains.

Contact: Chris Lilley

Semantic Web

The Semantic Web Coordination Group is tasked to provide a forum for managing the interrelationships and interdependencies among groups focusing on standards and technologies that relate to the Semantic Web Activity.

Contact: Ivan Herman

WAI

The mission of the WAI Coordination Group (WAI CG) is to coordinate among all WAI groups, and between WAI groups and other W3C groups as needed.

Contact: Shadi Abou-Zahra

Web Services

The Web Services Coordination Group provides a forum for coordination for Web services work at W3C, between the Working Groups of the Web Services Activity, the Semantic Web Activity, other parts of W3C, and other organizations.

Contact: Yves Lafon

XML

The XML Coordination Group provides a forum for coordination between the Working Groups of the XML Activity, and between the XML Activity and other parts of W3C, and between the XML Activity and other organizations.

Contact: Liam Quin

How to Join

Permanent

About W3C Groups

Working Groups
Working Groups typically produce deliverables (e.g., standards track technical reports, software, test suites, and reviews of the deliverables of other groups).
Interest Groups
The primary goal of an Interest Group is to bring together people who wish to evaluate potential Web technologies and policies. An Interest Group is a forum for the exchange of ideas.
Coordination Groups
A Coordination Group manages dependencies and facilitates communication with other groups, within or outside of W3C.
Incubator Groups
Incubator Groups foster rapid development, on a time scale of a year or less, of new Web-related concepts. Target concepts include innovative ideas for specifications, guidelines, and applications that are not (or not yet) clear candidates for development and more thorough scrutiny under the current W3C Recommendation Track.

In addition to these groups, W3C has chartered two permanent groups:

Technical Architecture Group (TAG)
W3C created the TAG to document and build consensus around principles of Web architecture and to interpret and clarify these principles when necessary. The TAG also helps to resolve issues involving general Web architecture brought to the TAG, and helps coordinate cross-technology architecture developments inside and outside W3C. Some TAG Participants are elected by by the W3C Members, others are appointed by the W3C Director.
Advisory Board (AB)
The Advisory Board provides ongoing guidance to the Team on issues of strategy, management, legal matters, process, and conflict resolution. The Advisory Board also serves the Members by tracking issues raised between Advisory Committee meetings, soliciting Member comments on such issues, and proposing actions to resolve these issues. The Advisory Board manages the evolution of the Process Document. AB Participants are elected by the W3C Members.

Closed Activities and Groups