(Fwd) Seeking Additional Co-Chairs for the Web Applications Working Group

Dear members of the Web Applications Working Group,

For your information:

-------- Forwarded Message --------
Subject:  Seeking Additional Co-Chairs for the Web Applications Working 
Group
Date:  Wed, 22 Jan 2025 16:41:50 +0800
From:  xueyuan <xueyuan@w3.org>
To:  w3c-ac-members@w3.org


Dear Advisory Committee Representative,
[This announcement will be forwarded to W3C group chairs]

This is an advance notice that the Team is currently seeking additional 
co-chairs for the Web Applications Working Group.

The mission of the Web Applications Working Group (WebApps WG) is to 
produce specifications that facilitate the development of client-side 
web applications.

At TPAC, the WG discussed various strategies to improve the management 
of the WebApps WG. One proposal under consideration is the addition of 
co-chairs, each responsible for overseeing a thematically grouped set of 
specifications:

Rationale:

     • Distributed Ownership: Each co-chair would focus on a small 
cluster of related specifications.
     • Subject-Matter Expertise: Grouping by theme (e.g., storage, 
device/sensors, UI events, etc.) encourages deeper technical oversight 
and more coherent guidance.
     • Shared Goals & Use Cases: Thematic clusters simplify discussions, 
testing, and interoperability efforts, making the specification 
development process more streamlined.

Example Thematic Groupings (Adjustable):

     • Storage & Data: IndexedDB, Web Locks, File API
     • User Interactions & Events: Pointer Lock, Gamepad API, UI Events, 
Badging API
     • Device & Sensors: Contact Picker API, Device Orientation & 
Motion, Geolocation API, Screen Wake Lock API, Screen Orientation
     • App Lifecycle & Distribution: Web App Manifest, Push API, Web 
Share, Image Resource

Co-Chair Criteria:

     • Strong technical expertise in the given theme.
     • Demonstrated interest and contributions in the chosen theme.
     • Commitment to timely issue resolution, facilitating productive 
discussion, and building consensus.

Léonie Watson (TetraLogical), Marcos Cáceres (Apple, Inc.), and Philippe 
Le Hegaret (W3C) are joining the Team Contacts as facilitators for this 
proposal. If you are interested or would like to suggest an individual, 
please reach out to the facilitators by sending an email to 
<team-webapps@w3.org>.

More information about the group can be found on its home page, 
including information about group Chairs, Team Contacts, and 
instructions for joining the group:
https://www.w3.org/groups/wg/webapps/

This announcement follows section 3.4.1 of the Process Document
https://www.w3.org/policies/process/20231103/#ReqsAllGroups

For Philippe Le Hégaret, W3C Strategy and Project Lead;
Michael[tm] Smith and Xiaoqian Wu, Web Applications WG Team Contacts;
Xueyuan Jia, W3C Marketing & Communications