Some history

W3C was formed in 1994 by Tim Berners-Lee
- first “host” at MIT, USA
- two more “hosts” joined later
  - INRIA, France, substituted by ERCIM, France, in 2003
  - Keio University, Japan
- there are 14 “offices” as local representations
W3C is a member organization (around 400 members)
Liaisons with more than 27 external organizations

Ivan Herman, W3C Head of Offices

Madrid, 22 October, 2003

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