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Participating in the Mobile Web for Social Development Interest Group (MW4D)


Contributing to MW4D

Options for contributing to the work of the Mobile Web for Social Development Interest Group (MW4D) include:

This page explains the requirements and procedures for becoming a participant of the MW4D IG. It also explains how to contribute as a non-participant subscriber to the MW4D mailing list.

If you have any questions, contact the W3C Team contact for MW4D, Stephane Boyera.

Subscribing to the mailing list

The mw4d mailing list archives are publicly available and can be read by anyone. If you would like to contribute online to the work of the mw4d, you may subscribe to the mw4d mailing list.

Subscribing to the mailing list does not make you a official participant of the MW4D IG; however, it does allow you to comment and contribute through the mailing list, which is MW4D's main online forum. If you later want to become a participant in Good Standing, follow the steps in the "Becoming a participant in Good Standing" section below.

To subscribe to the MW4D mailing list, send an email to public-mw4d-request@w3.org with the word subscribe in the email subject header. To unsubscribe, send an email to the same address with the word unsubscribe in the email subject header. For additional help, consult the W3C's public email list pages. Contact the W3C Staff Contact, Stephane Boyera boyera@w3.org for any problems

The archives of MW4D mailing-list are publicly readable.

Becoming a Participant of the MW4D IG

Participating in MW4D enables you to influence the development of MW4D deliverables, and you and your organization will be listed as contributors to the deliverables of the MW4D where appropriate. Participant status requires a commitment on your behalf to support the work of the group.

Participants are expected to meet the requirements of the W3C Process document. See section 6.2.1 Working Group and Interest Group Participation Requirements

If you work for a W3C Member organization:

  1. Read the Charter.
  2. If you do not have a W3C Access Account login and password, complete the Member Access Request Form. In the "Describe the specific purpose for this public access name and password:" field, fill in: "For participation in the MW4D." You should receive your W3C login name and password within 2 business days.
  3. After you receive your W3C login name, ask your W3C Advisory Committee (AC) Representative to:

You will be notified when these forms are processed and you are added to the MW4D mailing list.

If you do not work for a W3C Member organization:

If you do not work for a W3C Member organization and you think that you have the expertise and availability to participate, you may apply to become an Invited Expert. Note that the MW4D is a public Interest Group and participation in it does not give you access to information that is W3C Member-confidential.

  1. Read the MW4D Charter.
  2. Read the invited expert and collaborators agreement.
  3. If you do not have a W3C Access Account login and password, complete the Public Access Request Form. In the "Describe the specific purpose for this public access name and password:" field, fill in: "To apply for participation in the MW4D IG as an Invited Expert." You should receive your W3C login name and password within 2 business days.
  4. After you receive your W3C login name, complete the W3C Invited Expert Application.
  5. You should receive a reply within 10 business days. If you are accepted as an Invited Expert, you will receive confirmation with additional instructions.

If you do not receive a reply within 10 days, contact the W3C Team contact for MW4D, Stephane Boyera.