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This page explains the requirements and procedures for becoming a participant in the UAWG. It also explains how non-participants may contribute to the Working Group by subscribing to the group's mailing list, monitoring the group's progress, and contributing on that list.
Subscribing to the mailing list
If you would like to monitor the work of the User Agent Working Group and contribute on-line, you may subscribe to the mailing list. You will not be considered a participant in Good Standing (W3C term indicating that a participant is satisfying the participation requirements of the W3C Process and the Working Group's charter) but that does not limit your ability to comment and contribute. At a future date, if you wish to become a participant in Good Standing you will need to follow the steps outlined in "Becoming a participant in Good Standing."
To subscribe to the mailing list:
- If you work for a W3C Member organization, read the mailing list use policy and indicate your agreement by completing the Member Access Request Form.
- If you do NOT work for W3C Member organization, read the mailing list use policy and indicate your agreement by completing the Public Access Request Form.
After these forms are processed, you will be subscribed to the w3c-wai-ua mailing list. The archives of this list are publicly available and can be read by anyone.
Becoming a participant in Good Standing
The following is an excerpt from the W3C Process document section 6.2.1.7 Good Standing in a Working Group
Participation in a Working Group on an ongoing basis implies a serious commitment to the charter, including all of the following:
- attending most meetings of the Working Group.
- providing deliverables or drafts of deliverables in a timely fashion.
- being familiar with the relevant documents of the Working Group, including minutes of past meetings.
- following discussions on relevant mailing list(s).
Participation enables you to influence the development of the deliverables, and you and your organization will be listed as contributors to the deliverables of the UAWG where appropriate. Participant status, however, requires a commitment on your behalf to support the work of the group.
Participants are expected to observe the requirements of Section 6.2.1.7 of the Process Document ("Good Standing in a Working Group").
If you work for a W3C Member organization...
- Read the UAWG Charter. Contact Matt May with questions.
- Complete the Member Access Request Form if you do not already have a Member account.
- Fill out the Nomination Form requesting membership of the Working Group. If you have any problems identifying your Advisory Committee Representative please contact Matt May.
- Your AC Representative needs to confirm your participation and complete an IPR declaration on your behalf.
If you do not work for a W3C Member organization...
If you do not work for a W3C Member organization, but you feel you have the expertise and availability to participate, you may apply to become an Invited Expert.
- Read the UAWG Charter. Contact Matt May with questions.
- Ensure that you can comply with the terms in the invited expert and collaborators agreement
- Send a request by email to Matt May.
Note: The UAWG is a public working group and by participating you will not receive access to information that is W3C Member-confidential unless you have been given privileges through participation in another W3C Working Group.