Call for Participation: Dataset Exchange Working Group Charter approved; Join the DXWG

Hello,

W3C has approved the recharter of the Dataset Exchange Working Group today:
https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-dxwg-wg/2026Apr/0000.html

Thank you,
Xueyuan Jia, Manager, Member Communications

-------- Forwarded Message --------
Subject:  Call for Participation: Dataset Exchange Working Group Charter 
approved; Join the DXWG
Date:  Fri, 24 Apr 2026 21:59:52 +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]

W3C is pleased to announce the rechartering of the Dataset Exchange 
Working Group.
https://www.w3.org/2026/04/dx-wg-charter.html

The group is chartered through 27 April 2028.

The mission of the Dataset Exchange Working Group is to:

* Develop a W3C Recommendation for the interoperable exchange on the web of
   information on datasets at the variable level (Variable Description
   Vocabulary, VVD).
* Maintain and revise the RDF Data Cube Vocabulary, QB, taking into account
   feature requests from the QB user community.
* Maintain and revise the Data Catalog Vocabulary, DCAT, taking into account
   feature requests from the DCAT user community.
* Define and publish guidance on the specification and use of application
   profiles when requesting and serving data on the web.

Please use the following form to have your organization join or rejoin 
the group. The form will also instruct you on how to nominate participants:
https://www.w3.org/groups/wg/dx/join/

Please consider diversity when proposing people to participate in W3C 
groups. Representation from a wider group of people, especially people 
from under-represented groups, is vital for creating web standards that 
meet the needs of the wider web community.

If your organization is currently in the group, please note that you 
will need to have it rejoin the group as the new charter adds a new 
deliverable with licensing obligations under the W3C Patent Policy. This 
Call for Participation triggers the start of the 45-day grace period. See:
https://www.w3.org/2020/09/15-pp-faq.html#recharter

The group Chairs are Franck Cotton (W3C Invited Expert) and Albert 
Meroño-Peñuela (King's College London). The Staff Contact is 
Pierre-Antoine Champin <pierre-antoine@w3.org> for a total of 0.05 FTE.

More information about the group can be found on the group home page:
https://www.w3.org/groups/wg/dx/

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To see all changes relative to the proposed charter, follow this link:
https://services.w3.org/htmldiff?doc1=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2026%2F02%2Fdx-wg-proposed-charter.html&doc2=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2026%2F04%2Fdx-wg-charter.html

To see all changes relative to the previous charter, follow this link:
https://services.w3.org/htmldiff?doc1=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2022%2F06%2Fdx-wg-charter.html&doc2=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2026%2F04%2Fdx-wg-charter.html

This announcement follows section 5.7.2 of the W3C Process Document:
https://www.w3.org/policies/process/20250818/#ACReviewAfter

and the Call for Participation follows section 4.5 of the W3C Process 
Document:
https://www.w3.org/policies/process/20250818/#cfp

Thank you,

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