Invited Expert Agreement - 2023 version

1. Introduction

W3C, as an organization, only accepts membership from organizations. To be able to work with individual experts in W3C Groups, W3C has a system called "Invited Experts".

It is common that the Chair or the Team Contact of a given W3C Group invites individual experts to participate in the W3C Group in order to improve the resulting Specification and in order to allow individuals with expertise in specific areas, who are not otherwise available in these Groups, to participate in W3C work. As W3C is a Member organization, there are limits to the number and the type of people being invited in order to avoid discouraging W3C Membership of organizations.

Invited Experts are accepted by W3C to work in a specific Working Group or Interest Group. Most Groups operate in public, but sometimes Groups operate in Member-confidential space.

This document establishes the rules and legal conditions for invited experts accepted by W3C. It governs their relationship to W3C and their participation in W3C Groups.

2. How to apply

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