XML, XSL, RDF, HTML, HTTP, and basic specifications are the bread and butter of the Consortium. You should be. In fact, it could revolutionize it. Getting involved is simple. The mailing lists are free, as are the drafts and requests for comments.
Quarterly meetings occur in various locations around the world.
It has a group with a rich history in economics and document processing, as well as some of the best XML minds around. And it is riding the wave of XML and electronic-business standards, while remaining open and publicly driven. About the author Brett McLaughlin works as Enhydra strategist at Lutris Technologies and specializes in distributed systems architecture. Along with Jason Hunter, he recently founded the JDOM project, which provides a simple API for manipulating XML from Java applications. He is also an active developer on the Apache Cocoon project, EJBoss EJB server, and a co-founder of the Apache Turbine project.