- W3C was formed in 1994 by Tim Berners-Lee
- first “host” at MIT, Cambridge, USA
- two more “hosts” joined later
- INRIA, France; transferred to ERCIM in 2003
- Keio University, Japan
- there are 14 “offices” as local representations
- including a Korean Office, at ETRI, in Daejeon!
- W3C is a member organization (nearly 400 members)
- Liaisons with more than 27 external organizations