Why standards matter!
This page is about the how standards work on the web/internet and the people that make them:What is the W3C?
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is the main international standards organization for the World Wide Web (W3). It is arranged as a consortium where member organizations maintain full-time staff for the purpose of working together in the development of standards for the W3. As of March 2007, the W3C had 441 members. It is always open for new organizations to join.W3C also engages in education and outreach, develops software and serves as an open forum for discussion about the Web.