W3C seeking community input for TAG appointments

W3C is seeking input from the wider community for appointment to the W3C Technical Architecture Group (TAG), having released the election results. Please, do share this post within your organization or with friends and colleagues who might be interested. 

Call to action

Following the W3C Process Document's rules for the TAG appointees, the W3C Team is responsible for complementing the TAG election by actively seeking candidates for appointment to the TAG in order to support a diverse and well-balanced TAG, including diversity of technical background, knowledge, and skill sets.

This time, the W3C Team will appoint two individuals. The term follows this election cycle and starts at appointment until 31 January 2028.

We have opened a mail address for an internal list that you can use to make suggestions for us to consider. 

Please write by January 5, 2026 to our internal mailing list at [email protected] to make suggestions, and tell us why. You may self-nominate or suggest other people. Please, be as specific but also as brief as you can.

Please, note two important aspects:

• The Process limits participation in the TAG to one individual with a primary affiliation to a given organization. Affiliations of the individuals on the TAG for this round are: Ant Group, Google, Huawei, Samsung, Thinktecture.
• Appointees secure their own funding for TAG work, including travel.

Timeline

During the window spanning 10 December 2025 - 1 February 2026, the W3C Team will assess the suggestions (including seeking willingness and financial ability to serve for the suggested individuals), and the W3C Team's choice is subject to ratification by secret ballots by both the W3C Advisory Board and the TAG itself.

Roles of the W3C TAG

The TAG was created in 2001 as a special W3C working group, chartered to steward the web architecture. To do so, it fulfills 3 missions: