Fwd: TPAC 2024 Registration now open

Hey folks!

TPAC registration is now open! Beyond that, you can now book the conference
hotel at relatively reasonable rates (a bit over half of what I'm seeing
elsewhere) at https://www.w3.org/2024/09/TPAC/venue.html

See y'all there!! :)
Yoav

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From: Alexandra Lacourba <alex@w3.org>
Date: Fri, Jun 14, 2024 at 8:22 PM
Subject: TPAC 2024 Registration now open
To: <chairs@w3.org>


Dear Chairs,
(we will also share with:
Advisory Committee Representatives,
W3C Board of Directors, AB, TAG,
Group participants (bcc'ed),
Invited experts,
Evangelists and W3C Chapters),

We are pleased to announce the TPAC 2024 details and that registration
is now open:

TPAC 2024https://www.w3.org/2024/09/TPAC/
Hybrid Meeting
23-27 September 2024

Main in-person hub:
Hilton Anaheim
777 W. Convention Way
Anaheim, California, 92802
USA

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Schedule
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Join us for a full week of events!
In addition to the group meetings, W3C Advisory Committee meeting, W3C
breakout sessions, we will hold W3C@30
on Wednesday 25 September, taking the opportunity that the web
standards community will be gathered in Anaheim,
CA, USA. We will celebrate three decades of W3C and of advances in the
Web, demonstrate the incredible impact
of w3C standards on the world, imagine the possibilities for the next
30 years of the web and enjoy ourselves
during an authentic evening of talks and gala.
See the full schedule at a glance
at:https://www.w3.org/2024/09/TPAC/Overview.html#schedule

The detailed schedule is at:https://www.w3.org/2024/09/TPAC/schedule

Although this schedule is stable, there may be minor changes over the
next couple of weeks. Changes will appear in the TPAC calendar
and on the TPAC website.
Meeting details (content, room numbers, meeting links, etc.) will be
added as soon as they're available on each
meeting entry. Participants will be able to add these meetings to
their personal calendar (available at
https://www.w3.org/users/myprofile/
<https://www.w3.org/users/myprofile/calendar>) by clicking on their
"Subscribe to this event" buttons.

More information about the Breakout sessions on Wednesday will be sent shortly.

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Registration and registration fees
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Registration and payment will be made using this
form:https://www.w3.org/register/tpac2024

The fees will help W3C offset some of the costs.
The below rates include participation for the whole week events, including the
W3C@30 anniversary gala for in-person participation (no fee for remote
participation).

The fees for participant, observer and guest are as follows:

In-person participation
  * Early Bird rate – until 15 July (23:59 UTC): *USD 360* ***
  * Standard rate – until 31 August (23:59 UTC): *USD 660*
  * Late/on-site rate – starting 1 September: *USD 850*
  * Fee Waiver: No Fee (see below for more details)

***Early bird limited to the first 4 persons of a given company

Remote participation

  * Standard rate – until 15 September: *USD 90* ***
  * Fee Waiver: No Fee (see below for more details)

Participation fee waiver

For W3C Invited Experts:
The TPAC 2024 participation fees will be waived for all W3C Invited Experts.
You will not be asked to pay for the fees once you completed the TPAC
registration form.

For all other TPAC attendees:
We understand that not everyone can afford the TPAC registration fee
for a variety of reasons
and we do not want any of these to be a barrier to participation. For
that reason, we make
available an unlimited number of fee waivers to remote and onsite
participants. The fee waiver
operates on a trust basis, without checks on eligibility.
If you are planning to participate in person or remotely and cannot
afford the registration
fee, please contact w3t-tpregister@w.org to benefit from the fee
waiver before filling in
the registration form.

You will find below information about in-person
participation:https://www.w3.org/2024/09/TPAC/registration.html

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Accommodation
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W3C has arranged discount guestroom rates for TPAC attendees at the
Hilton. We advise you to book
your room as soon as possible to benefit from these rates.
The rates include wifi. Breakfast is not included.

*Guest room rates:

$209 per night, standard king bed or standard 2 queen beds + 15% room
tax, 2% tourism improvement district tax
and $1.70 tax per night assessment fee.

*Deadline*:
Please book your room as soon as possible as there will be other
conventions in town.
The group rate will be available through Saturday *31 August 2024*.
After 31 August
August 2023, reservations will be accepted on a space-available basis.

See booking method and more information
at:https://www.w3.org/2024/09/TPAC/venue.html

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Health rules
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We encourage the TPAC 2024 attendees to take the necessary precautions
to protect themselves and
other participants who will come from around the world where the
impact of illness may vary greatly.

Regarding the rules: After careful consideration and after reviewing
the community feedback and the health situation, masks and daily
testing will be left to individual choice.
At the same time, the W3C Code of Conduct requires respecting the
personal boundaries of all fellow participants,
and forbids exposing others to contagious disease.

The full health rules can be found at:
https://www.w3.org/2024/09/TPAC/health.html

For any questions please contact w3t-tpregister@w3.org
<w3t-tpregister@w3.org?Subject=Re%3A%20TPAC%202022%20registration%20now%20open&In-Reply-To=%3C13f20016-0849-8e15-e4cf-cd98c079fa1e%40w3.org%3E&References=%3C13f20016-0849-8e15-e4cf-cd98c079fa1e%40w3.org%3E>

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Childcare
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Childcare will be offered to make events accessible to parents.
The request should be sent no later than 23 August 2024. Please
see:https://www.w3.org/2024/09/TPAC/venue.html#childcare.

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TPAC Inclusion Fund
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The TPAC inclusion fund aims to help remove barriers for people from
groups that are under-represented in the web community
who want to contribute to TPAC in a meaningful way and who otherwise
be unable without financial help.

Applications will open shortly.

More details are available at:
https://www.w3.org/2024/09/TPAC/registration.html#inclusion-fund

If you have any questions, or if your organization or yourself wishes to
become a sponsor, please write to diversity@w3.org.

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TPAC 2024 and W3C@30 Sponsorship
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If you wish to support TPAC 2024 and/or W3C@30, consult our
Sponsorship packages:
- https://www.w3.org/2024/09/TPAC/TPAC2024-Sponsorship.pdf
- https://www.w3.org/2024/09/TPAC/W3C30-Sponsorship.pdf
and contact sponsorship@w3.org.

Looking forward to seeing you, in person or virtually, soon!

Alexandra Lacourba
W3C Global Events Coordinator