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About the Core Working GroupThe Internationalization (I18N) Core Working Group is part of the W3C Internationalization Activity. Aims: Provide internationalization advice to other groups developing Web standards, and review their specifications (mostly W3C groups, but we also get involved in Unicode, IDN, IETF and other work). Develop education and outreach materials to make the internationalization aspects of W3C technology better understood and more widely and consistently used by content authors and implementers. For more details, see the Working Group Charter. Mailing ListsThe working group uses all of these mailing lists. There is also a member-only list [ArchiveMO] which is used for group administravia and any member-confidential topics. MeetingsTeleconferencesThe working group holds a weekly teleconference to discuss work items for about one hour. Day: Wednesday Agenda: is sent to the member-i18n-core list (archiveMO) . Phone: +1-617-761-6200, conference code 4186# (Zakim teleconference bridge) You can also use Zakim-SIP to dial in via VoiP. IRC: connect an IRC client via the W3C IRC server (irc.w3.org:6665, channel #i18n). To use IRC via the Web, go to http://www.w3.org/2001/01/cgi-irc (invent a nickname, use #i18n channel) Minutes: see the public-i18n-core mail archive until mid 2008, and then the Agenda builder wiki page thereafter. For minutes from the previous charter period (when this group was called simply the I18N WG), see this archiveMO. Zakim IRC bot: http://www.w3.org/2001/12/zakim-irc-bot.html Face-to-face meetings
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Work in ProgressReviews: The group formally reviews W3C and some other specifications and sends comments. They also work informally with other W3C groups to address internationalization issues. You can track discussions arising from reviews from the Review History page. Developing and disseminating information:
The pipeline points to articles and other documents that are currently in development. Japanese Layout Taskforce: The Japanese-language task force is documenting requirements for Japanese layout on the Web. There are periodic communications in English with the WGs involved: i18n, SVG, CSS, XSL-FO, and an English translation of the main deliverable. See the group home page. Miscellaneous documentsThe internationalization wiki is used for collaborative development of i18n articles and for gathering information about feature requirements. |
How to participateThe Working Group (WG) is always looking for additional participants, to work on a very varied range of topics and interests. The group needs a variety of people with different skills, from technical authoring to specialised knowledge of particular technologies. See a list of participation benefits for you and your organization. See some examples of what WG members do within the group. To apply to join the working group follow the joining instructions. Working group members are responsible for the development of the group's deliverables, so some minimum commitment is preferred, but we are flexible about this. If you are unable to make the required commitment to join the working group, you can still contribute in a number of ways. You can also simply follow the work by accessing the Internationalization Web site, the public mailing lists and archives, and all public documents. You are also encouraged to join the Internationalization Interest Group. What WG members doWorking Group members contribute in one or more of the following ways.
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Chair: Addison
Phillips (addison at amazon dot com)
Staff contact: Richard Ishida (ishida at w3 dot org)
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