Internationalization (i18n) Interest Group Charter
+PROPOSED Internationalization (i18n) Interest Group Charter
The mission of the Internationalization Interest Group is to support a community that discusses issues and gathers requirements related to the internationalization of the Web.
-This proposed charter is available + on GitHub. + + Feel free to raise issues. +
+ +| + Charter Status + | ++ See the group status page and detailed change history. + | +|
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| Start date | -1 October 2021 | +1 October 2024 |
| End date | -30 September 2024 | +30 September 2027 |
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- Richard Ishida (0.03 FTE)
+ Richard Ishida (0.03 FTE) +Fuqiao Xue (0.02 FTE) |
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Participation
Membership of the Internationalization Interest Group is open to the public; W3C Membership is not a prerequisite.
-Membership of the IG is signified by subscribing to one of the mailing lists managed by the IG. These include www-international@w3.org, and any of the specialist lists used by task forces or other special interest groups. To subscribe to a mailing list, send an email to < list>-request@w3.org, with 'subscribe' in the Subject. There is no time commitment for participation in the Interest Group.
+Membership of the IG is signified by subscribing to one of the mailing lists managed by the IG. These include www-international@w3.org, and any of the specialist lists used by task forces or other special interest groups. To subscribe to a mailing list, send an email to <list>-request@w3.org, with 'subscribe' in the Subject. There is no time commitment for participation in the Interest Group.
There may be more specific recommendations for participation in any task forces of the IG. These criteria are defined by the informative charter for that task force.
Decision Policy
- Task forces within this group will seek to make decisions through consensus and due process, per the W3C Process Document (section 3.3). Typically, an editor or other participant makes an initial proposal, which is then refined in discussion with members of the group and other reviewers, and consensus emerges with little formal voting being required.
+ Task forces within this group will seek to make decisions through consensus and due process, per the W3C Process Document (section 5.2.1, Consensus). Typically, an editor or other participant makes an initial proposal, which is then refined in discussion with members of the group and other reviewers, and consensus emerges with little formal voting being required.However, if a decision is necessary for timely progress and consensus is not achieved after careful consideration of the range of views presented, the Chairs may call for a group vote and record a decision along with any objections.
- All decisions made by the group should be considered resolved unless and until new information becomes available or unless reopened at the discretion of the Chairs or the Director. + All decisions made by the group should be considered resolved unless and until new information becomes available or unless reopened at the discretion of the Chairs.
- This charter is written in accordance with the W3C Process Document (Section 3.4, Votes) and includes no voting procedures beyond what the Process Document requires. + This charter is written in accordance with the W3C Process Document (Section 4.3, Advisory Committee Review of a Charter) and includes no voting procedures beyond what the Process Document requires.
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Licensing
-This Interest Group will use the W3C Software and Document license for all its deliverables.
+This Interest Group will use the W3C Software and Document license for all its deliverables.
About this Charter
- This charter has been created according to section 5.2 of the Process Document. In the event of a conflict between this document or the provisions of any charter and the W3C Process, the W3C Process shall take precedence. + This charter has been created according to section 3.4 of the Process Document. In the event of a conflict between this document or the provisions of any charter and the W3C Process, the W3C Process shall take precedence.
Charter History
-The following table lists details of all changes from the initial charter, per the W3C Process Document (section 5.2.3):
+The following table lists details of all changes from the initial charter, per the W3C Process Document (section 4.3, Advisory Committee Review of a Charter):
| Rechartered | +Rechartered | 1 October 2021 | 30 September 2024 | - |
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| Rechartered | +1 October 2024 | +30 September 2027 | +- | +