14:06:29 RRSAgent has joined #member-support 14:06:29 logging to https://www.w3.org/2022/09/14-member-support-irc 14:06:31 Zakim has joined #member-support 14:11:18 Meeting: W3C Member Support - TPAC 2022 breakout 14:11:20 Chair: Naomi_Yoshizawa, Giorgio_Mazzucchelli, Amanda_Mace, Rachel_Yager, Wonsuk_Lee, Xiaoqian_Wu 14:11:22 Agenda: https://www.w3.org/events/meetings/75e41010-dfc6-4509-94f3-8df6ecd71b5e#agenda 14:11:24 RRSAgent, make log public 14:11:26 RRSAgent, this meeting spans midnight 14:17:38 RRSAgent, stay 14:17:40 Zakim, stay 14:17:40 I don't understand 'stay', dom 15:14:58 dom has joined #member-support 15:38:25 naomi_ has joined #member-support 16:12:41 agenda+ breakout 16:15:30 agenda+ Introduction 16:15:46 agenda+ Member support at each country 16:16:07 agenda+ Open and Panel discussion 16:32:17 naomi_ has joined #member-support 16:55:52 naomi_ has joined #member-support 18:06:33 Amanda has joined #member-support 18:06:42 jptownley has joined #member-support 18:06:44 present+ 18:06:48 wonsuk has joined #member-support 18:07:04 present+ Amanda, wonsuk, naomi_ 18:09:23 present+ giorgio 18:09:49 Rachel has joined #member-support 18:11:11 naomi has joined #member-support 18:13:20 giorgio has joined #member-support 18:13:37 can you share the zoom link here? 18:14:02 https://www.w3.org/events/meetings/75e41010-dfc6-4509-94f3-8df6ecd71b5e 18:14:19 @naomi waiting to enter zoom meeting 18:15:40 Zoom says that the organizer is taking part to another meeting 18:15:49 dom has joined #member-support 18:16:06 @dom OK, Thanks! 18:16:57 Ege_ has joined #member-support 18:19:19 Rachel_ has joined #member-support 18:22:08 igarashi has joined #member-support 18:24:54 Karen has joined #member-support 18:25:02 Jay has joined #member-support 18:25:04 hjrchung has joined #member-support 18:25:08 Topic: Member Relations Support 18:25:14 Chair: Naomi Yoshizawa 18:25:16 igarashi has joined #member-support 18:25:29 present+ 18:25:35 marie has joined #member-support 18:25:35 phila has joined #member-support 18:25:42 cwilso has joined #member-support 18:25:49 present+ 18:25:51 florian has joined #member-support 18:25:58 Eric has joined #member-support 18:26:15 hyojin has joined #member-support 18:26:16 Panelists: Wonsuk Lee, Korea Chapter; Amanda Mace, Western Australia Chapter; Rachel Yager, NY Metro Chapter; Giorgio Mazzuchelli; Xiaoqian, W3C 18:26:26 Naomi: We have members across many countries and time zones 18:26:33 ...we want to support all of the members across the world 18:26:39 [showing slides] 18:27:00 ...We are introducing member support today in some of the regions, and we want to hear from the members about your needs for member support 18:27:11 dsinger has joined #member-support 18:27:14 Naomi: Let me talk about member support for members in Japan from W3C/Keio 18:27:25 ...we provide a local member meeting twice a year, followed by a networking reception 18:27:29 ...we offer translations 18:27:37 ...if they want to propose their ideas to W3C groups 18:28:35 ...This is a matter only possible because Team of Keio is dedicated to member relations 18:28:45 tzviya has joined #member-support 18:28:46 ...that is the member support program for Keio in Japan 18:28:58 tink has joined #member-support 18:29:02 ...Let's move on to introductions by each Chapter 18:29:07 ...first is Georgio, Italy 18:29:07 naomi_ has joined #member-support 18:29:13 present+ LĂ©onie (tink) 18:29:20 Georgia: issues with Zoom 18:29:25 s/Georgio 18:29:27 present+ 18:30:14 present 18:30:22 present+ 18:30:28 [pause for more people coming into room] 18:30:30 phila_ has joined #member-support 18:30:35 dsinger_ has joined #member-support 18:30:39 [Others need to join by Zoom as room is at capacity] 18:30:46 Georgio: I have just joined in 2022 18:30:57 ...there was a Chapter before but stopped in 2018 18:31:07 ...so our local members were without contacts for four years 18:31:20 ...When we started with Alan and Marie-Claire, our goal was to get in contact with as many members as possibles 18:31:29 ...understand why they joined, get some feedback 18:31:39 ...It took a few months but at the end we began contact 18:31:46 ...We have two active members in Italy so far 18:31:56 ...and they are active in their focused areas, Accessibility and Publishing 18:32:08 jyasskin has joined #member-support 18:32:12 present+ 18:32:12 jay3 has joined #member-support 18:32:14 ...One of them came in when IDPF group merged into W3C 18:32:26 Georgio: go back one slide 18:32:27 cel has joined #member-support 18:32:40 ...all of them say that English for group sis not an issue; they do not need interpretation 18:32:46 ...Major drawback is time zones 18:32:59 ...Very often the WG meetings are beyond the actual working time, beyond 6pm local time 18:33:18 ...so 8pm or 10pm is a major drawback to get new colleagues or new members to join the WGs 18:33:29 ...the number of emails and messages for the AC Reps can be overwhelming 18:33:37 ...some are quick to pass over communications 18:33:49 ...So how to improve? 18:33:58 ...would like your feedbacks from this group 18:34:02 [next slide] 18:34:09 ...I am not aware of all the mechanisms 18:34:22 ...perhaps provide a dual track for AC office hours 18:34:30 ...if we could do dual tracks for WGs 18:34:49 ...or if not possible, then alternate one week for APAC and other week for Europe/America track 18:34:55 ...Looking at slides from Japan and China 18:35:01 ...they have an internal email address 18:35:15 ...where they can reach all the members in that country with a W3C account, which are not just the AC Reps 18:35:27 ...Would it be possible to achieve something similar 18:35:31 ...One good suggestion 18:35:43 ...2023 is launch of W3C Ince 18:35:49 s/Inc 18:35:59 ...why not present this to the tech press, do a road show 18:36:08 ...invite local members, feature them, and explain the value 18:36:16 ...of why to do standards efforts 18:36:22 ...the proposal may be interesting for everybody 18:36:24 ...thank you 18:36:28 Naomi: Thank you, Georgio 18:36:43 ...Next is Australia 18:36:51 ...Amanda, please 18:37:00 [Audio check?] 18:37:17 Amanda: I am office manager for W3C Western Australia, based in Perth 18:37:31 ...there are two other offices, Eastern AU in Sydney and one in Canberra 18:37:42 ...we have nine members but all in Accessibility 18:37:55 ...So I have an advantage as a subject matter expert 18:38:04 ...We have been open in WA and have organized events 18:38:19 ...and partner with Web Accessibility Camp and OzeWAI 18:38:24 ...we help to connect members 18:38:30 ...we have same challenges with time zones 18:38:47 ...engagement with members is helped by all the members being in Accessibility 18:38:59 ...but we need help communicating with other members, new members in new areas of the web 18:39:02 ...to collaborate 18:39:12 ...We are keen for more types of events, not just Accessibility 18:39:24 ...Time zones is a problem 18:39:35 ...AC meetings are good, but difficult to participate in Working Group meetings 18:39:52 ...Myself, without the Chapter office and having the connections in Accessibility community, it would be hard for me to participate 18:40:01 ...Many groups meet at 11pm local time 18:40:07 ...I have three children and it's difficult 18:40:14 ...For AU to participate more 18:40:32 ...there are similarities, but there are many differences in culture between North America and AU 18:40:42 ...and I'm excited to have Dr. Scott Hollier from AU in the room today 18:40:51 ...looking for input from the community on how to better connec t 18:40:58 Naomi: For NY Metro Area 18:41:02 ...Rachel Yager 18:41:12 Rachel: it is great to see such a big presence here 18:41:22 ...in NYC we launched a series of symposiums 18:41:30 ...I tried to brand it with key members of W3C 18:41:38 ...to look into innovation specific areas 18:41:42 ...what we are trying to do 18:41:47 ...It started in 2018 18:42:52 ...a series of Symposiums with a focus on innovation, business and technology 18:42:52 ...everyone can come 18:42:52 ...outreach and response has been tremendous 18:43:01 ...The thematic topics have been about leadership , startups, workforce development, emerging technologies 18:43:08 Jay has joined #member-support 18:43:19 ...we offer expert panel discussions, networking 18:43:35 ....In 2018, you can see a few people who participated 18:43:40 ...Jeff, Karen and Alan 18:43:44 ...and faces of a lot of our members 18:43:49 ...representing different companies 18:44:06 ...We started to focus on Monetization models 18:44:52 ...you can see all the faces 18:44:52 ...In 2020 we launched the W3C NY Chapter 18:44:52 ...and we launched it virtually 18:44:52 ...in July/August 18:44:52 ...we did in with the "NY State of Mind" which is global business 18:45:08 ...in NY a hidden secret, we are the global philanthropic capital center of the world 18:45:24 ...but all about business and innovation 18:45:31 q+ 18:45:35 ...you don't have to be members; we promote thought leadership and we promote new membership 18:45:43 ...focus is really open: open forums, open access 18:45:50 ...access publications is direction we are going 18:45:59 ...open source goals, open strategies and open competitions 18:55:18 scribe+ 18:55:44 Jay: Its' a good session - exciting to share that each chapter is doing activities. 18:55:51 ... this is the first time I've seen this 18:56:17 Jay: I think the NY and MIT are very close. 18:56:43 Rachel_: We think New York is the centre of the world. I don't distinguish between US and the rest of the world. That s the mentality of most people 18:57:06 ... I can't speak for all New Yorkers. I will be working on... if I want to broadcast a message, I leverage the current members 18:57:14 ... There are lots of success examples 18:57:23 ... This is the founding message of Web for all 18:57:40 ... So I reach out to the members. A lot of what I want to tell you - lots of people are not willing to speak 18:57:46 ... I reach out to international members 18:57:57 ... Right now I'm reaching out to hundreds of people over social media 18:58:09 ... The msg is that W3C is about innovation.Please join us 18:58:16 ... Every day I can reach at least 100 people 18:58:22 q+ to ask about reaching existing 18:58:24 ... That is a very powerful message 18:58:34 Karen has joined #member-support 18:58:41 ... Even in Boston, even non-members, lots of people don't know about W3C 18:58:59 Rachel_: My cookie cutter message ... that's where the power is. In the outreach 18:59:01 scribenick: Karen 18:59:06 Naomi: we have a few more minutes 18:59:10 Jay: brief question 18:59:19 Naomi: We will have more time later 18:59:28 Xiaoqian: hi 18:59:34 ...can you hear? 18:59:41 [audio ok] 18:59:56 ota_ has joined #member-support 18:59:59 Xiaoqian: We at W3C Beihang is the host, since 2013 19:00:04 ...we should celebrate next year 19:00:26 ...Almost all of staff has 10% of time to do local support 19:00:33 ...we are facing challenge of language, cultural barriers and time zone differences 19:00:39 ...we are trying to reduce the negatives of this 19:00:51 ...first by writing the Chinese versions of all the announcements to members 19:00:56 ...We also maintain a Chinese web site 19:01:01 ...with Chinese version of W3C news 19:01:13 ...all this was done by Xueyuan who is a member of the Marcomm team 19:01:19 ...to reduce barrier of cultural differences 19:01:31 ...we have created social network accounts in Weibo 19:01:33 ...and in @ 19:01:40 ....like Facebook 19:01:46 ...we have 30K in Weibo account 19:01:54 ...and we have 300 members for WeChat groups 19:02:02 ...it's a good way to communicate with members every day 19:02:04 ...For this year 19:02:12 ...in the region we want to make the most of W3C videos 19:02:16 ...we have a social media channel 19:02:25 ...Xueyuan will provide videos for 19:02:31 scott_h has joined #member-support 19:02:35 ...5-15 minutes every week to introduce the technical work of a certain area 19:02:43 ...and those videos have gotten a lot of attention 19:02:47 ...and they are helpful to us 19:02:51 ...what is more important 19:02:55 ...from Chinese Web IG 19:03:05 ...we have Chinese organized technical workshops since 2019 19:03:18 present+ 19:03:23 ...one of the most successful is the Mini-App Standards, including WG working on four specs 19:03:31 ...and a CG incubating a lot of proposals in this area 19:03:39 ...Although it has been challenging to organize meetings 19:03:53 ...we have managed to have a least two industry workshops every year 19:03:56 ...We have a China Hub 19:04:03 ...for TPAC 19:04:08 ...since we could not travel to Canada 19:04:17 ...A week ago we organized a two-day meeting 19:04:22 present+ 19:04:24 present+ 19:04:39 ...with topics like Metaverse, Accessiibility 19:04:50 ...we had positive feedback and members encouraged us to organize more next year 19:04:55 ...That is what I wanted to share with you today 19:04:59 Naomi: All of you know 19:05:11 ...Chapters and host are trying to make members participate in W3C activities 19:05:17 ...Let's go back to W3C activities 19:05:23 ...what type of support do you need? 19:05:28 ...We need to hear from the members 19:05:40 Tzviya: I heard a combination of member support and recruitment 19:05:47 ...I don't recall hearing focus on retention 19:05:54 q+ 19:05:56 ...We hear about what Keio does for retention 19:06:00 q+ 19:06:06 ...in US some members why we don't get that 19:06:11 ...might be difficult to organize 19:06:25 ..but having that kind of home base and have somebody to check in with 19:06:26 ...to see how this affects me regionally 19:06:29 ...or have a core group 19:06:33 ...We often rely on the MIT staff 19:06:36 ack Jay 19:06:41 ack tzviya 19:06:41 tzviya, you wanted to ask about reaching existing 19:06:54 ...but if you are new to W3C, you might be hesitant to go to the COO, Ralph with your question 19:06:58 Naomi: Good question 19:07:10 ...and for distinguishing member support country by country 19:07:16 ...I am going to support two programs 19:07:21 ...I am planning to have a road show 19:07:47 ...For example, W3C strategy and project leads visits different areas 19:07:51 ...and have a direct dialogue 19:08:00 ...and also the people who get together can make ties among the countries 19:08:06 ...so it provides networking opportunities 19:08:27 Erik: I would like to hear from those on the ground 19:08:34 ...what are the challenges you are facing of recruiting and retention efforrts 19:08:48 ...in context of question that Dan Druta.asked 19:08:53 ...is cost of membership a big hurdle? 19:09:05 ...throwing this out to get imputs from those of you on the ground 19:09:16 Amanda: Membership costs in Australia are a hurdle 19:09:26 ...we have not done a good enough job to say what the benefit of W3C is 19:09:38 ...Our members are Accessibility related, but they tend to be small, startups 19:09:47 ...Getting big players to the table and describe those benefits 19:09:59 ...the real connections, the innovation and being part of the groups 19:10:06 ...data, security, are big items 19:10:26 ...but if it's at 1:00am, it is too difficult to participate 19:10:27 ...and who has time to read the minutes? 19:10:32 ...When you tie that back to the cost 19:10:46 ...give staff time, read minutes, and pay money, that is a big hurdle 19:11:02 Rachel: it is more of the marketing messaging and connecting how W3C will benefit you as an organization 19:11:06 ...I am reaching so many people 19:11:25 ...but then the next step is to hone in that message and that requires more help and support from W3C staff 19:11:27 q? 19:11:33 Erik: Are you selling features or benefits? 19:11:43 Jeff: no question that the cost is a huge barrier 19:12:06 ...about 4-5 years we created the new Medium level, for companies between $50million-$500million 19:12:26 ...previously they paid the $68,000 19:12:29 q+ to ask how we help members contribute to standards 19:12:43 ...but cutting price by factor of two, we increased number of people in that category by a factor of seven 19:12:54 ...they are paying less, we gained many more members 19:13:04 ...it is absolutely appropriate for the new board to look at this 19:13:08 ...it is a really tough question 19:13:17 ...but this is an illustration of why we should look at this 19:13:27 Erik: We need to have to get our financial house in order 19:13:31 ...and then ask that question 19:13:38 ...I would like to provide a provocative question 19:13:43 ...have not made a determination 19:13:59 ...some people have suggested other organizations with different levels of membership 19:14:05 ...people who can afford it provide the funding 19:14:16 ...to motivate them to write the big checks, they want to know the benefits 19:14:39 q? 19:14:41 ...a lot of organizations with those who provide funding get more voting rights and other benefits 19:14:49 ...those who do not pay, do not get the same level of benefits 19:15:01 Alan Bird: We looked at that exact model about four years ago 19:15:14 q- 19:15:17 ...our membership came back resoundingly and they said we do not want to be pay to play 19:15:24 ...we can look at a structure for new fee levels 19:15:28 ...but it is complex 19:15:41 ...I am more than willing to work with the board to be more innovative 19:15:50 q+ to respond to Alan. 19:15:51 dsinger has joined #member-support 19:15:57 ...unless the membership changes its mind, the membership doesn't want to be pay to play 19:16:08 ...one smaller member said that they would feel held hostage 19:16:31 q+ to ask about a balance 19:16:58 q+ 19:17:02 ...after start of year, we should have conversation about overall membership structure 19:17:02 ...how to be financially viable and expand membership 19:17:02 Koichi: I am chairing some things 19:17:02 ...looking at time zone, language, etc. 19:17:02 ...the fairness and transparency are very important 19:17:08 ...transparency helps to identify problems 19:17:21 Daihei Shiohama: I am AC Rep for MediaDo 19:17:27 ...and also an Evangelist 19:17:32 ...I have two sides of positions here 19:17:37 ...Set aside the prices or whatever 19:17:42 ...the value of W3C 19:17:51 ...the assets of all the technology that has been developed 19:17:56 ...that is what people are looking for 19:18:05 ...I totally appreciate the member support of the Keio team 19:18:09 ...it is very continuous 19:18:14 ...even if you don't want to see the message 19:18:18 ...I see Naomi's message 19:19:03 ...and then people can join or not; the conference 19:19:03 ...the regular activities are updated regularly 19:19:03 ...and the study group started this year 19:19:03 ...Some of people who are not updated 19:19:03 ...on all the W3C activities, you can learn from it 19:19:09 ...very keen attention given to the members, I think this will be appreciated 19:19:18 ....Hopefully take the Keio team as a role model, I would suggest that 19:19:23 q? 19:19:28 Naomi: We are four minutes over tie 19:19:39 ...we have to make sure we deliver a member benefit to every member 19:19:41 s/tie/time/ 19:19:46 ...I ask the Board of Directors to get a budget for us 19:19:51 [adjourned] 19:20:07 rrsagent, make minutes 19:20:07 I have made the request to generate https://www.w3.org/2022/09/14-member-support-minutes.html Karen 19:20:55 Thank you. Japanese members and Keio have very close relationship. It's because of Keio's member centric attitude. It makes us feel we are included in W3C. 19:26:30 rrsagent, please draft minutes 19:26:30 I have made the request to generate https://www.w3.org/2022/09/14-member-support-minutes.html naomi_ 19:45:28 naomi has joined #member-support 19:46:51 naomi_ has joined #member-support 19:47:14 naomi has joined #member-support 19:52:41 naomi has joined #member-support 20:15:05 dom has joined #member-support 20:30:10 dom has joined #member-support 20:31:41 phila_ has joined #member-support 20:34:34 Karen has joined #member-support 20:38:17 dsinger_ has joined #member-support 20:39:42 phila_ has joined #member-support 20:42:59 jyasskin has left #member-support 20:53:13 Jay has joined #member-support 21:07:02 dom__ has joined #member-support 21:17:02 dsinger has joined #member-support 21:52:59 dom has joined #member-support 21:58:49 tzviya has left #member-support 21:59:20 dsinger has joined #member-support 22:05:56 Karen has joined #member-support 22:09:55 cel has left #member-support 22:13:01 Jay has joined #member-support 23:14:03 Jay has joined #member-support 23:19:24 Karen has joined #member-support 23:22:25 dom has joined #member-support 23:34:11 dsinger has joined #member-support 00:24:11 Karen has joined #member-support 01:18:02 Jay has joined #member-support 02:34:00 naomi has joined #member-support 02:45:18 naomi_ has joined #member-support 03:17:22 naomi has joined #member-support 03:20:47 naomi_ has joined #member-support 03:34:39 naomi has joined #member-support 03:42:51 naomi_ has joined #member-support 04:12:57 naomi has joined #member-support 15:13:45 naomi has joined #member-support 15:46:45 Karen has joined #member-support 17:32:35 Karen has joined #member-support 17:52:19 naomi has joined #member-support 18:12:56 dsinger has joined #member-support 18:50:47 dsinger has joined #member-support 20:21:12 dsinger has joined #member-support 20:24:41 Karen has joined #member-support 20:28:37 Karen has joined #member-support 20:33:48 dsinger has left #member-support 21:14:55 dom has joined #member-support 21:58:18 Karen has joined #member-support 22:01:50 RRSAgent, bye 22:01:50 I see no action items