W3C MWI Sponsorship Program
“Mobile Web Initiative” Sponsor Benefits
Participate in MWI Leadership through MWI Steering Council
The Mobile Web Initiative is established and maintained through the financial support of Sponsors.
The W3C MWI Sponsors are involved directly in the leadership of the initiative through their seat on the MWI Steering Council.
Each Sponsor obtains one seat on the MWI Steering Council.
The Steering Council has the following responsibilities:
- Develop MWI-supported W3C Activity Proposals
- Receive reports on the progress of MWI activities by W3C Team members
- Prioritize future work items
- Advise Team regarding marketing and outreach activities
- Set direction of the MWI
- Manage liaisons
Participate in Marketing and Outreach
The W3C MWI Sponsors participate in MWI marketing and outreach in the following ways:
- Press release on joining: W3C reviews a press release announcing that your organization has joined the “Mobile Web Initiative”
- Testimonials: MWI Sponsors have the right to provide testimonials for MWI-related press releases
MWI
Sponsor logo: Special
logos have been developed for MWI, and Sponsors have the right to use
those on their Web sites, and with other marketing material.
- MWI seminars: Specific, regional outreach events to present MWI to a particular community. MWI Sponsors can provide speakers for these events.
- MWI talks: Talks presenting the “Mobile Web Initiative” at industry events. MWI Sponsors have the right to give MWI talks.
- MWI publications: The “Mobile Web Initiative” will issue publications such as brochures or training material. MWI Sponsors will be mentioned in these publications.
- MWI Tradeshow appearances: The “Mobile Web Initiative” may organize tradeshow appearances (e.g. at the 3GSM World Congress) in order to inform the mobile community about its goals and achievements. MWI Sponsors can participate at these events, e.g. by occupying booth space or sending representatives.
How To Become an MWI Sponsor
Here are five simple steps to follow:
- Let us know that you are interested by sending mail to dom@w3.org, mcf@w3.org and ph@w3.org.
- If your organization is not yet a W3C member, you need to become a W3C Member first. To find out whether your organization is a W3C member, please refer to the list of current W3C members.
- Sign four copies of the MWI sponsorship agreement. The amount of your MWI Sponsorship fee per year is identical to the amount of your W3C Membership fee per year.
- Check out the W3C Contact page to determine which W3C host contact is responsible for you. The host contact depends on where the headquarter of your organization is located.
- Send the four copies of the sponsorship agreement to the W3C host contact.