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It is with great sadness that we learned yesterday of the peaceful passing of Gregg Kellogg last Saturday. In the last 14 years, as a W3C Invited Expert, Gregg co-edited 9 standards and a dozen other specs. He also implemented them all and contributed test suites that #w3c groups are still using. His implication in the JSON-LD Working Group, that he co-chaired, was instrumental to the success of JSON-LD. For all this, but also his friendliness and good nature, he will be dearly missed. https://lnkd.in/exNKWBSf

On the W3C blog Seth Dobbs gave an update on our TPAC Inclusion and Invited Expert Support funds. For the 8th year in a row W3C has coordinated an Inclusion Fund for our TPAC meeting to reduce barriers for participants who are contributing positively to the work of W3C groups, but who require financial support to be more actively involved, This year we also added a fund to help support Invited Experts in particular editors, chairs and those in elected bodies. Many thanks to our Sponsors: W3C, GoDaddy, Igalia, Microsoft. We were able to allocate funding in a 50/50 split (13 awardees in the TPAC Inclusion Fund, 13 awardees in the Invited Expert Support Fund). This year we were able to fund almost 4 times as many awards than all previous 7 years combined! Sheila Moussavi, Darya Projects (PWE CG), Hidde de Vries, Logius (AB), Matthew Tylee Atkinson, Samsung Electronics(TAG), and Tamsin Ewing, CPACC,(W3C Team) served in the selection committee, and W3C thanks them for their support. The initial screening was conducted by Team members, Coralie Mercier, Christine Gefaell and Sylvia Cadena. We want to encourage donations and sponsors to boost their financial contributions for the continuation of these efforts, so that we are able to open our work to more people, aiming ultimately to address the representation and participation gaps that prevent the diversity of the whole world to be reflected in web standards. We invite you to contribute generously. https://lnkd.in/eVkZFqcP

W3C's Richard Ishida has been named as a member of the new Universal Acceptance Expert Working group at ICANN. "Universal Acceptance ensures that all valid domain names and related email addresses, regardless of length, language, or script, can be used in all Internet-enabled applications, devices, and systems.” See more at: https://lnkd.in/eKVvDJZj

W3C updated its Process Document today. The W3C Process Document is the specification to follow when making specifications at W3C. Among other changes, the 2025 version optimizes the Recommendation track by removing the Proposed Recommendation phase, thus allowing member review earlier and reducing administrative steps. It also adds a formal Charter Refinement phase prior to member review to make chartering more understandable and easier to participate in. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dgQb92Hp

"Standards, Inc: Inside the new, old organization with Seth Dobbs" Last week Brian Kardell and Eric Meyer spoke with Seth Dobbs on the Igalia podcast. They discussed W3C, how Seth became CEO and the Vision for W3C: Seth: "So the principles help emphasize what's important in operating and running and making the day to day. But the core vision, there's four key pieces that are the core vision of the World Wide Web. First is that the web is for all humanity. Second is that the web is designed for the good of all people. Third is that the web must be safe to use. And fourth, there is one interoperable, World Wide Web..." Eric Meyer: "...even if it's the first vision statement that W3C has ever had. It's almost saying, 'Well, this is what we've been doing. This has been the vision. We've just written it down now" https://lnkd.in/gSiC8VPu

Web accessibility standards are evolving, are you part of the conversation? Join us at the 2025 M-Enabling Summit for a powerful W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)) Town Hall, led by renowned accessibility advocate Shawn Henry. This session offers a unique opportunity to connect with the WAI team and help shape the next generation of international web accessibility standards. Whether you’re: 1. A developer building inclusive digital tools 2. A designer centering equity in UX 3. A policymaker advancing accessibility This Town Hall is for you. This session is your chance to: 1. Learn what’s next for WCAG 2, the roadmap to WCAG 3, and resources to focus on user experiences 2. Ask questions about global accessibility standards 3. Share your experience implementing WAI guidance Learn more about the M-Enabling Summit & register: https://shorturl.at/CeX0d #mEnabling25 #DigitalAccessibility #W3C #WebAccessibility

The folks at Igalia Chats were kind enough to have me on their podcast where we discussed a few of W3C’s changes over time, how I got here, and what it’s like to be the CEO of W3C. We also discussed W3C’s new vision, some of our strategy going forward, and more. Thanks Brian Kardell and Eric Meyer for a great conversation! Listen here: https://lnkd.in/g2KQtRsT

W3C has published our Vision as a W3C Statement! This is the culmination of a major effort on the part of our Consortium to reach a common understanding of who we are, what we do, where we’re headed, and why it matters. I share a few thoughts in this blog about the impact of a strong vision, key elements of ours, and how it drives sustainable success: https://lnkd.in/gHfV8FMp    #W3CVision

W3C Inclusion Fund and Invited Expert Fund for TPAC 2025 Last week we opened, at the same time as registrations for our TPAC 2025 meeting, the applications to two funds available as part of the W3C Community Engagement Support Program: The TPAC Inclusion Fund and the W3C Invited Experts Support Fund. This is designed to support people from under-represented groups who wouldn’t be able to attend or meaningfully contribute to TPAC without financial support. TPAC 2025 will be on 10-14 November, in Kobe (Japan) and online. Applications for the fund are open until 8 August 2025. https://lnkd.in/efXUprkV Can your organization help sponsor these funds? We encourage you to contribute generously. For further details, see: https://lnkd.in/eF9HRB3Q or contact sponsorship@w3.org

I’m delighted to share that we have published the 2025 W3C Strategic Objectives and Initiatives! W3C has played an essential role in driving to trustworthy global solutions by creating trustworthy international standards that rigorously consider accessibility, internationalization, privacy, and security. From our continued work on web standards stems a single, open, interoperable platform that interconnects humanity. The objectives and initiatives work towards ensuring the durability of this work and our impact on the world through the fulfillment of our mission. Read more on our plans for the future here: https://lnkd.in/gQfQvEaX