Dear Members,

Following on the success of the surveys of the W3C Community over the last few years, we are conducting the W3C 2026 Survey to get to know our community better, investigate needs, and understand how we can improve.

Based on feedback from the 2025 survey, W3C has

* Improved the method of communicating the survey to all W3C account holders
* Created quarterly onboarding calls for new AC Reps to provide regular guidance on how member organizations can make the most of W3C
* Published a regular newsletter to report on W3C activities
* Held active discussion about membership fees and tiers

This survey is being run through SurveyMonkey and should take about 8 minutes to complete. This survey is available to Members with a similar version available to those who are part of the larger W3C community, and answers are anonymous. Please be sure to share the information with your working groups and colleagues in member organizations.

The survey closes on 30 September 2026. We look forward to hearing from you.

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1. How satisfied are you with your W3C membership so far? (Required.)

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2. Why did your organization join W3C? Select all that apply.

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3. What is the PRIMARY reason your organization continues to participate in W3C?

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4. How well does W3C deliver on that reason?

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5. Can you briefly explain why you gave the rating you did?

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6. Do you experience any barriers to participation in W3C activities?

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7. From your experience as a member, where should W3C focus more effort in the next 12 months?

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8. During the last 12 months, how has W3C’s interaction with members changed in the following areas? (For each area, please select one option)

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Participation & inclusion – regional involvement, raising awareness in younger generations, diversity, language support
Decision-making & governance processes – agility and speed of standardization
Communication & transparency – information sharing methods, real-time visibility
Tools & formats for updates – dashboards, podcasts, interactive events
Onboarding & support – clearer guidance for new participants

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9. Which other institutions, consortia, or technical communities does your organization participate in? Select all that apply.

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10. W3C’s core work is developing web standards. Should W3C expand its efforts beyond standards development?

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11. In which additional areas should W3C expand its efforts? Select all that apply.

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12. Are there any other comments or suggestions you would like to provide regarding W3C engagement, activities, or the value of membership?

DEMOGRAPHICS

To understand and continue to improve representation in W3C, we need a way to measure it. W3C does not track the demographic data of our participants, so we are using the annual survey to ask questions in a privacy-preserving way. Providing this information will help us understand our population and ensure all voices are heard.

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14. Your age (meaningful age groups that most likely have different expectations/needs from W3C):

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15. Gender that you feel best describes yourself:

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16. Primary region of activity/work:

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17. What industry do you or your company work in?

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18. How many people are employed by your organization?

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