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This is a draft proposal to adjust the work mode of the Web Commerce IG, starting in 2018. Questions? ij@w3.org.

Goals

• Make the Web Commerce Interest Group a welcoming forum for discussion of commerce and payments topics and their relation to the Web.
• Increase participation (and reset expectations about participation and deliverables).

Design Considerations

• Adjust the agenda to match participant interests instead of focusing specifically on identification of standardization opportunities at W3C.
• Reduce meeting frequency.
• Clarify Chair role in agenda building

Deliverables

• The primary deliverable is to hold informative discussions of interest to participants.
  • Some conversations may be driven by participants (e.g., topics of interest to them personally, or their company, or important topics they are keen to learn more about).
  • Some conversations may be driven by invited speakers (e.g., from associations, SDOs, and key implementors).
  • Some conversations may be driven by staff (e.g., to raise awareness about a new activity within W3C).

Scope

• The IG charter defines the scope of discussion.

Meetings

Teleconferences

• The Chairs will endeavor to call one meeting per month.
  • Participants are encouraged to suggest agenda items to the Chairs and staff contact.
• The Chairs may cancel if there are insufficient agenda items.
• The Chairs may call a meeting sooner than the next monthly meeting, for example if there is perceived urgency for a topic raised by a participant.

Face-to-face meetings

• The Chairs anticipate the group will meet face-to-face as part of W3C's annual TPAC week.
• In addition, the Chairs may suggest a second face-to-face meeting based on perceived value to participants.

Topics of Interest

• Web Commerce IG charter topics of interest