TPAC 2025 Registration now open

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

We are pleased to announce the TPAC 2025 details and that registration is now open:

TPAC 2025
https://www.w3.org/2025/11/TPAC/

Hybrid Meeting
10 - 14 November 2025

Main in-person hub:
Kobe International Conference Center
6-9-1, Minatojima-nakamachi
Chuo-ku
Kobe-shi
Hyogo, 650-0046
Japan

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Schedule
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Join us for a full week of group meetings, breakout sessions, and other events. New this year:

* Breakout sessions are scheduled on multiple days to help reduce the number of sessions in parallel.
* On Wednesday after lunch, there will be a one hour community session open to all TPAC attendees.
* We are also planning a virtual-only Advisory Committee session on Tuesday 28 October for an highlight of Member work as well as governance and
corporate updates. This approach allows us to reduce scheduling conflicts.
   
See the full schedule at a glance at:
https://www.w3.org/2025/11/TPAC/Overview.html#schedule

The detailed schedule is at:
https://www.w3.org/2025/11/TPAC/schedule.html

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/calendar) by clicking on their "Subscribe to this event" buttons.

More information about the Breakout sessions 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/tpac2025

The fees will help W3C offset some of the costs.
The below rates include participation for the whole week events.

Details about registration, registration fees and fee waivers are available at:
https://www.w3.org/2025/11/TPAC/registration.html

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Accommodation
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W3C has arranged discount guestroom rates for TPAC attendees at the Kobe Portopia Hotel, next to the Kobe International Conference Center:

Kobe Portopia Hotel
6-10-1, Minatojima-nakamachi
Chuo Ward
Kobe
Hyogo, 650-0046
Japan

See booking method and more information at:
https://www.w3.org/2025/11/TPAC/venue.html

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Health rules
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We encourage the TPAC 2025 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: 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/2025/11/TPAC/health.html

For any questions please contactw3t-tpregister@w3.org <mailto: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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W3C will provide childcare on-site free of charge to all TPAC participants who require it to be able to participate effectively.
The request should be sent no later than 10 October 2025. Please see:
https://www.w3.org/2025/11/TPAC/venue.html#childcare

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Apply for funding
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The TPAC Inclusion Fund and the W3C Invited Experts Support Fund aim to help reduce barriers for W3C participants or for W3C Invited
Experts who have shown commitment through their positive contributions to the work of W3C group(s), but who require support to contribute
in a more meaningful way at TPAC.

Applications will open shortly.

These funds contribute to the W3C stakeholder strategic initiative.
The amounts available for the funds are based on W3C member dues, funding from the Community Engagement Champions sponsorship plus donations.
We encourage you to contribute generously.

More details are available at:
https://www.w3.org/2025/11/TPAC/registration.html#funds

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TPAC 2025 Sponsorship
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If you wish to support TPAC 2025, consult our Sponsorship packages:
https://www.w3.org/2025/11/TPAC/TPAC2025-Sponsorship.pdf
and contactsponsorship@w3.org.

We thank our contributors:
- Kobe Convention Bureau
- Tsutomu Nakauchi Foundation
- Igalia, Silver Sponspor

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

Alexandra Lacourba
W3C Global Events Coordinator