Draft Charter for vote / approval -- until JAN-11

Hello All.

We have a proposed charter ready for voting / approval. The charter is a 
document that defines the scope and extent of the DPVCG's work, as well 
as what deliverables and outputs we aim to achieve. It also describes 
the functioning of the group in terms of participation and 
administrative processes. Please find the document here: 
https://w3id.org/dpv/charter

**Please indicate your approval / comments by JAN-11**. This should be 
via Github issue https://github.com/w3c/dpv/issues/399 (e.g. using 
thumbs up or leaving a comment). Note: the github account should be 
linked to your W3C account in order for it to represent your 
participation -- you can view this here: 
https://www.w3.org/groups/cg/dpvcg/participants/ If you do not have a 
Github account, you can also post your vote on the public mailing list. 
All votes MUST be public to be included.

The counting of votes and a decision will be made in the next meeting 
after JAN-11, tentatively scheduled for JAN-14. If the outcome of the 
voting process is conclusive of approval, the charter will be in effect. 
The process for counting and approval is defined in the document. For 
clarity, at least 2/3rd or ~66% of the votes cast must indicate 
agreement/approval. While this means not everyone is required to vote, I 
encourage and request all DPVCG members to show their support and 
continued involvement by participating in this process.

We have created this document using the W3C provided template for 
Charters, and have edited it to reflect both the existing content listed 
on DPVCG homepage as well as the work as it has progressed. Approval of 
the Charter means it will become binding on us as a group. The procedure 
for future updates is defined in the document. Practically, I do not 
expect there to be substantial changes needed if we accept the Charter 
as we already have implemented it in spirit.

As Chairs,
Harsh and Beatriz

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Harshvardhan J. Pandit, Ph.D
Research Fellow @ AI Accountability Lab
Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
https://harshp.com/

Received on Thursday, 11 December 2025 12:53:14 UTC