They do not have to have a small membership. Membership is restricted to member organisations or non-members who have been invited by the chair. Coordination Groups . Coordination Groups may be set up if a working Group feels that it would work better if the group were to be split. The membership and working practices will be defined by the Working Group which spawns them.
Projects seek to develop systems which explot the Web.
Projects may involve partenship with external organisations. This is an XML application which can be used for automated software distribution. Metadata A Metadata Coordination group has recently been set up. This Working Group is developing an XML syntax for supporting wider metadata requirements. A call for participation in a working group which will address digital signatures for RDF metadata will be sent out shortly.