New offices: general procedures
A W3C office must be hosted locally
The hosting institution must be:
vendor-neutral, non-profit
(active) member of W3C
well connected to local industry
There is a formal procedure:
a bid should be submitted to W3C
bid should include a business plan
there is a "site visit" from W3C
final decision resides in W3C Management
New offices receive approx. €20,000.- start-up fund
In practice: active sollicitation might be necessary by W3C
Ivan Herman, W3C Head of Offices
Sophia Antipolis, 20th September, 2002
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