FW: Fall 2020 TPAC Event announcement

For information:


On 07/07/2020, 17:45, "Alexandra Lacourba" <alex@w3.org> wrote:

    Advisory Committee Representatives, Advisory Board, Chairs, TAG,
    
    For the Virtual TPAC 2020 to be a success, the format we propose focuses 
    on collaborative meetings that bring together the community
    and create momentum and brainstorming.
    
    You will find below the details of the Fall 2020 TPAC event:
    https://www.w3.org/2020/10/TPAC/Overview.html

    
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    Format
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    * WG/IG/BG/CG meetings: self-organized; NOT overlapping TPAC breakout 
    week (26 to 30 October) (*)
    * Joint Group meetings week: self-organized; 12-16 October (*)
    * TPAC Breakout week: 26-30 October (**)
    
    Notes:
    * Observers are allowed in all distributed meetings so that members of 
    our community have the opportunity to see the work of the W3C groups.
    * WG/IG/BG/CG chairs will opt-in to appear on the global meeting 
    schedule we will publish.
    * Groups appearing on the global meeting schedule agree to create 
    interaction with more of the community.
    
    (*) We are asking Chairs to work out their distributed meetings via a 
    wiki until mid-August.
    (*) If Chairs need any assistance with planning the group meetings, the 
    W3C Events Team <w3t-tpregister@w3.org> is here to help you.
    
    (**) In order to gather a maximum of attendees all around the globe, the 
    breakout sessions will be generally held at 14:00-15:00 UTC.
    It will be possible, on an exceptional basis, to suggest another time 
    slot if the suggested one is not possible for some sessions.
    The call for breakout sessions will open end of August.
    
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    More Diverse Set of Representatives
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    This year we would like to challenge W3C members to send more diverse 
    candidates to virtual TPAC. Please encourage your experienced colleagues 
    to mentor them.
    
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    Diversity fund
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    We are extending until *14 August* the call for Sponsors [1] in the TPAC 
    2020 diversity fund.
    
    Given our commitment to attracting a diverse community, the fund could 
    be used to help support services or software that can help people 
    participate in TPAC and W3C groups in general, higher bandwidth, 
    hardware (e.g. webcams, microphones, graphic tablets), child + elder 
    care costs, or bursary (e.g. paying for freelancers' time while they’re 
    not taking on work to participate in TPAC).
    
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    Registration & Fees
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    The official registration for the sessions will open on Monday 17 August.
    
    We are waiving the registration fees for this entire event. W3C Members 
    and Invited Experts may attend any part of the schedule and there are no 
    fees.
    Registered participants in W3C Community Groups may participate in their 
    CG meeting and there are no fees.
    
    
    If you have any questions or comments, contact the W3C Events Team 
    <w3t-tpregister@w3.org>.
    
    Best regards,
    Alexandra Lacourba
    W3C Global Events Coordinator
    
    [1] https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Member/chairs/2020AprJun/0082.html

Received on Tuesday, 7 July 2020 16:47:18 UTC