Decentralized Identifier (DID) Working Group Charter extended until 28 October 2026

Dear members of the Decentralized Identifier (DID) Working Group,

I am relaying this announcement to the group's main public mailing list 
to inform you of the group's charter extension.

Best regards,
Xueyuan Jia, Manager, Member Communications

-------- Forwarded Message --------
Subject:  Decentralized Identifier (DID) Working Group Charter extended 
until 28 October 2026
Date:  Fri, 24 Apr 2026 21:15:37 +0800
From:  Xueyuan Jia <xueyuan@w3.org>
To:  w3c-ac-members@w3.org


Dear Advisory Committee Representative,
[This announcement will be forwarded to W3C group chairs]

The Decentralized Identifier Working Group charter [1] is hereby 
extended until 28 October 2026.

The Working Group will focus on finalizing the publication of its two 
REC-track deliverables (DID 1.1 [2] and DID Resolution [3]), and 
preparing its transition to maintenance mode.

More information about the group can be found on its summary page [4], 
including information about group Chairs, Staff Contact and instructions 
for joining the group.

If you have any questions or need further information, please contact 
Pierre-Antoine Champin <pierre-antoine@w3.org>, Staff Contact for the 
Decentralized Identifier Working Group.

This extension follows section 4.6 of the W3C Process Document:
https://www.w3.org/policies/process/20250818/#charter-extension

Thank you,

For Philippe le Hegaret, VP, Technical Strategy,
Pierre-Antoine Champin, DID Working Group Staff Contact;
Xueyuan Jia, Manager, Member Communications

[1] https://www.w3.org/2024/04/did-wg-charter.html
[2] https://www.w3.org/TR/did-1.1/
[3] https://www.w3.org/TR/did-resolution/
[4] https://www.w3.org/groups/wg/did/