The World Wide Web Consortium

The World Wide Web is the universe of network-accessible information. The World Wide Web Consortium exists to realize the full potential of the Web.

W3C works with the global community to produce specifications and reference code. W3C is funded by its members but its information and products are freely available to all.

• More mission
• How W3C is positioned with respect to major players
  • Commercial (Netscape, Microsoft)
  • IETF and internet standards
  • CommerceNet - JEPI

Who are the W3C members?

Who are the W3C team members?

• How to contact W3C

Why should I join?

Membership in the W3C is open to any organization which signs a membership agreement. The prospectus explains the consortium to potential members.

• Openings: come and work with the W3 team at MIT or INRIA

Activities of the W3C

• W3C Activity areas and directions

Members of the W3C team often give talks and presentations. In most cases, you can find information and presentations on this web site contained within the appropriate subject or activity area. This is a collection of slides and presentations from the past several years.

Ways to get involved

• Mailing lists
• Workshops
• How to contact the team about issues

Frequently Asked Questions about W3C

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W3C is hosted by the Laboratory for Computer Science at MIT, and in Europe by INRIA.

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