{"id":3,"date":"2025-04-26T02:31:43","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T02:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/community\/boost-01\/2025\/04\/26\/call-for-participation-in-biomass-open-origin-standard-for-tracking-boost-community-group\/"},"modified":"2025-05-01T22:48:54","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T22:48:54","slug":"call-for-participation-in-biomass-open-origin-standard-for-tracking-boost-community-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/community\/boost-01\/2025\/04\/26\/call-for-participation-in-biomass-open-origin-standard-for-tracking-boost-community-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Participation in Biomass Open Origin Standard for Tracking (BOOST) Community Group"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/community\/boost-01\/\">Biomass Open Origin Standard for Tracking (BOOST) Community Group<\/a> has been launched:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>The BOOST Community Group brings together stakeholders from across the biomass value chain to develop interoperable data formats and protocols for tracking biomass materials from source to end-use. Our mission is to improve transparency, verification, and trust in biomass supply chains through standardized digital systems.<\/p>\n\n<p> Purpose and Scope<\/p>\n\n<p>This Community Group aims to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Define common data models, vocabularies, and exchange formats for biomass chain of custody information<\/li>\n<li>Improve interoperability between existing traceability systems<\/li>\n<li>Create specifications supporting sustainable biomass verification across international supply chains<\/li>\n<li>Enable digital integration between forestry, agriculture, processing, and energy production systems<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Who Should Participate<\/p>\n\n<p>We welcome participation from:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Forestry and agricultural organizations<\/li>\n<li>Bioenergy and biomaterial producers<\/li>\n<li>Sustainability certification bodies<\/li>\n<li>Supply chain technology providers<\/li>\n<li>Policymakers and regulators<\/li>\n<li>Academic and research institutions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Join us in shaping open technologies that enhance transparency, reduce administrative burden, and support verified sustainability claims throughout the biomass supply chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to <a href=\"\/community\/boost-01\/join\">join the group<\/a>, you will need\n    a <a href=\"\/account\/request\/\">W3C account<\/a>. Please note, however, that <a href=\"\/community\/about\/faq\/#is-w3c-membership-required-to-participate-in-a-community-or-business-group\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">W3C\n        Membership<\/a> is not required to join a Community Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a community initiative. This group was originally proposed on 2025-04-17 by\n    Peter Tittmann. The following people supported its creation: Peter Tittmann, Daniel Sanchez, Joao Ferreira, Elizabeth Betan and Liam Kilroy.\n    W3C&#8217;s hosting of this group does not imply endorsement of the activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The group must now <a href=\"\/community\/about\/faq\/#how-do-we-choose-a-chair\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">choose a chair<\/a>. Read more about <a href=\"\/community\/about\/faq\/#how-do-we-get-started-in-a-new-group\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">how to get started in a new group<\/a> and\n    <a href=\"\/community\/about\/good-practice-for-running-a-group\/\">good practice for running a group<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We invite you to share news of this new group on social media and other channels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you believe that there is an issue with this group that requires the attention of the W3C staff, please email us\n    at <a href=\"mailto:site-comments@w3.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">site-comments@w3.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you,<br \/>\nW3C Community Development Team<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Biomass Open Origin Standard for Tracking (BOOST) Community Group has been launched: The BOOST Community Group brings together stakeholders from across the biomass value chain to develop interoperable data formats and protocols for tracking biomass materials from source to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/community\/boost-01\/2025\/04\/26\/call-for-participation-in-biomass-open-origin-standard-for-tracking-boost-community-group\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24181,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcements"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/community\/boost-01\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/community\/boost-01\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/community\/boost-01\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/community\/boost-01\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24181"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/community\/boost-01\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/community\/boost-01\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/community\/boost-01\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3\/revisions\/5"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/community\/boost-01\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/community\/boost-01\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/community\/boost-01\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}