If you would like to join the Team, and your employer can pay your salary while you work for W3C, please apply to become a W3C Fellow. You can make a world of difference. Fellows have access to Team communications and are full-fledged W3C Team members. They often work on specific projects, sometimes for a fixed duration. Requirements W3C Fellows must speak and write US English fluently.
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Host sites may provide airfare, and desktop or laptop computers depending on circumstances. As with the W3C paid staff, W3C Fellows must possess insight, tact, technical understanding, and the ability to follow things through. How to Proceed Check to be sure your employer is a W3C Member . Discuss your plan with your W3C Advisory Committee representative. Make a proposal to the Site Manager for the W3C Host site nearest you.