Few Words on W3C

• W3C was formed in 1994 by Tim Berners-Lee
  • first "host" at MIT, Cambridge, USA
  • two more "hosts" joined later
    • INRIA, France
    • Keio University, Japan
  • there are 13 "offices" as local representations
• W3C is a member organization (around 500 members)
• W3C develops Web recommendations ("Web Standards")
  • work is done by working groups
  • working groups are staffed by members