WebML WG F2F at TPAC 2024 - 23 September 2024

Hi WebML WG participants,

Details for the W3C community’s major event TPAC have been announced:

W3C TPAC 2024 takes place in Anaheim, CA, USA at the Hilton Anaheim on 23–27 September 2024.

The WebML WG will meet F2F on Monday, 23 September 2024, 09:00–18:00 PDT to kick off the exciting TPAC week. A detailed WG meeting agenda will be announced closer to the event.

I'll schedule time from our next telcon to hear from you all on how you’d like to use our F2F time together and start work on our F2F agenda. If this is your first TPAC I want to also share some tips to make sure you make the most of your TPAC experience. The event hotel sells out fast, so please check the Accommodation instructions below as the first thing.

Below is an announcement from the event organizers, including instruction on how to register and book accommodation with a special rate. For the latest information, see: https://www.w3.org/2024/09/TPAC/


I look forward to meeting you all in September! Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions.

Thanks,

-Anssi (WebML WG chair)


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

TPAC 2024
https://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

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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

Received on Monday, 17 June 2024 18:15:14 UTC