The W3C Technical Architecture Group (TAG)
Introduction to the TAG
The TAG is a special working group within the W3C, chartered (under the W3C Process Document) with stewardship
of the Web architecture.
As outlined in its charter, there
are three aspects to this mission:
- to document and build consensus around principles of Web architecture and
to interpret and clarify these principles when necessary;
- to resolve issues involving general Web architecture brought to the
TAG;
- to help coordinate cross-technology architecture developments inside and
outside W3C.
See the TAG current work page for details of how to work with it, upcoming events, and its publications.
Who are the TAG?
Photo Credit: Daniel Appelquist
The TAG in London, July 2022
Left to right: Sangwhan Moon, Rossen Atanassov, Theresa O'Connor, Hadley Beeman, Tim Berners-Lee, Lea Verou, Yves Lafon, Daniel Appelquist, Amy Guy
The TAG has 12 participants (8 elected, 3
appointed, and 1 life member) plus a staff contact:
- Daniel Appelquist (Chair) 1
- Matthew Atkinson 1
- Hadley Beeman 3
- Tim Berners-Lee (Emeritus Chair) 6
- Amy Guy 2
- Yves Lafon (staff contact)
- Peter Linss (Chair) 4
- Dapeng (Max) Liu 1
- Tristan Nitot 5
- Theresa O'Connor 2
- Martin Thomson 1
- Lea Verou 2
- Jeffrey Yasskin 5
See more information about TAG participants.
The TAG is partly elected by the Advisory Committee and partly appointed by the W3C Team.
Each year the nomination period typically starts 1 November the election typically starts 1 December.
The TAG follows the guidelines for communicating as a member of a W3C elected body.