From 0d4f185b70516f874cbf5f6c18c805f37fc85f9b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2026 19:58:14 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 01/17] Add pasfaq to guide repo --- process/living-cr-rec.md | 2 +- process/pas-faq.md | 59 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 60 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) create mode 100644 process/pas-faq.md diff --git a/process/living-cr-rec.md b/process/living-cr-rec.md index 08bdb2fc..698e6385 100644 --- a/process/living-cr-rec.md +++ b/process/living-cr-rec.md @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Some Working Groups choose to publish the latest state of their work as a Candid Recommendations are endorsed by W3C as standards for the Web. Candidate Recommendation Snapshots are not endorsed by W3C as standards. -Endorsement by W3C as a standard may be a requirement for others to adopt or otherwise refer to a specification. Regulations, industries such as those that produce consumer electronic products, etc., may require organization-level endorsement, guarantees provided by the standards development process, and commitments to the stability of a technical specification. For example, a W3C specification needs to be a Recommendation to be referred to by an ISO standard, or to become an ISO/IEC standard itself through the [PAS Submission mechanism](https://www.w3.org/2010/04/pasfaq). +Endorsement by W3C as a standard may be a requirement for others to adopt or otherwise refer to a specification. Regulations, industries such as those that produce consumer electronic products, etc., may require organization-level endorsement, guarantees provided by the standards development process, and commitments to the stability of a technical specification. For example, a W3C specification needs to be a Recommendation to be referred to by an ISO standard, or to become an ISO/IEC standard itself through the [PAS Submission mechanism](pas-faq.html). On the other hand, some groups may find that the Candidate Recommendation stage aligns more naturally with implementation work that informs the specification development, and with the prioritization mechanisms in multiple codebases. Keep in mind that organizations will still want to refer to these specifications. diff --git a/process/pas-faq.md b/process/pas-faq.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..fda37070 --- /dev/null +++ b/process/pas-faq.md @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@ +--- +title: W3C PAS FAQ +toc: yes +--- + +## What is the PAS Submission process (for ISO/IEC JTC 1) ? + +"PAS" refers to "Publicly Available Specification" and is an **ISO/IEC JTC 1 transposition** procedure whereby organizations accredited as valid [PAS Submitters](https://www.iso.org/committee/45020.html?t=&view=documents#section-isodocuments-top) can send their specifications directly for country voting, to become ISO/IEC standards. + +At the end of October 2010, after a 3-month ballot completed by national members of ISO/IEC JTC 1, W3C was approved as a JTC 1 [Recognized](https://www.w3.org/2010/03/w3c-pas-submission.html) PAS Submitter for an overall scope defined as "**any stable core Web technologies produced by W3C that are also in scope of JTC 1**". + +## How does the community benefit from this process ? + +There are contexts where having the de-jure standard imprimatur is likely to **increase adoption** of W3C specifications. For instance, beyond the W3C brand, a larger audience may be familiar with the ISO and IEC brands. Furthermore, there are also contexts where it is mandatory to use ISO/IEC standards or their national transposition by legislation, for instance in some government procurement. + +W3C also has experience where lack of coordination among standards bodies results in **fragmentation**. The PAS process can be seen as a mechanism for better coordination between different standardization cultures, all of which seek global interoperability for ICT technologies, but through different means. This coordination can result in **lower entry costs** on the Web platform for the community at large. + +As other [peer organizations](https://jtc1info.org/about/partners/) have done W3C has therefore decided to apply for JTC 1 PAS Status over the summer 2010 and was granted PAS submitter status subsequently, with 21 yes votes, 13 abstain, and 0 no vote. + +Together with our ARO (Approved RS Originator Organization) status (allowing ISO specs to reference W3C Recommendations), W3C believes that de jure recognition of W3C specifications will add trust to the entire international standard system, so that end-users benefit from **better interoperability**. + +## How are the specifications selected? + +The scope of our application is "**Core Web Technologies**", defined in our proposal as "any stable core Web technologies produced by W3C that are also in scope of ISO/IEC JTC 1". That establishes a baseline of what we may submit. For instance, some of Recommedations are tutorials, tests, primers, and those would not belong in the PAS potential set. + +A [Selection Process](https://www.w3.org/2010/07/potential-pas.html) for handling future PAS is being developed and reviewed within W3C, the goal being to submit specifications that help avoid market fragmentation, improve deployment and facilitate government procurement, and at the same time are stable and widely accepted. + +## What specifications have been submitted ? + +Our first package [PAS on Web Services](https://www.w3.org/2010/08/ws-pas.html) (SOAP 1.2, MTOM, WS Addr and WS Policy) was sent to ISO on Jan 21th 2011 and approved on July 25th 2011. + +The second package, [Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0](https://www.w3.org/tr/wcag20) was [announced as approved](https://www.w3.org/news/2012/web-content-accessibility-guidelines-wcag-20-approved-as-isoiec-international-standard/) on 15 October 2012. + +Our third PAS, on [MathML 3.0](https://www.w3.org/news/2015/mathml-3-0-becomes-isoiec-international-standard/) has been approved beginning of 2015. + +[EPUB](https://www.w3.org/TR/epub/) was [updated in 2025](https://www.iso.org/standard/53255.html). + +[WCAG 2.2](https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG22/) was [published in 2025](https://www.iso.org/standard/91029.html). + +## What specifications are being considered for future PAS ? + +Nothing has been decided for 2015 and beyond for now. + +## What is the relationship between the W3C Royalty-Free patent policy and the ISO/IEC patent policy? + +W3C Recommendations benefit from Royalty-Free licensing commitments, while JTC 1 has a RAND patent policy. Since RF is a special case of RAND where the only applicable Reasonable fee is zero, we do not foresee any issue here. W3C specifications will continue to be subject to the [W3C Patent Policy](https://www.w3.org/policies/patent-policy/). + +Beyond patents, W3C's [PAS submitter application](https://www.w3.org/2010/03/w3c-pas-submission.html) also addresses how we expect to manage copyright, maintenance, dissemination, testing, translations, co-branding, and so on. + +## What can be done to make the ISO/W3C collaboration even more productive ? + +There may be ways to make it even easier for a W3C Specification to move to the PAS process. For instance, both W3C and ISO have specific timelines for review as part of their respective processes, often done by overlaping sets of experts, e.g. W3C members being active in their national ISO organization. We may wish to synchronize those reviews (which, under current processes, take place at different times). This sort of optimization might require some changes to the W3C process, but more experience and discussion would be required before any changes are proposed. + +On a practical side, W3C already engages in lots of [liaisons](/liaisons/) between ISO committees and W3C Working Groups. + +--- + +Philippe Le Hegaret, W3C. [Contact W3C](/liaisons/#contact) about a liaison +Last updated: $Date: 2025/10/12 20:21:10 $ From 0359f17e6adc047644e4d4584c21f2f10b80d99f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2026 20:30:37 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 02/17] First pass at PAS --- process/pas-faq.md | 81 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------- 1 file changed, 58 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-) diff --git a/process/pas-faq.md b/process/pas-faq.md index fda37070..2b917b42 100644 --- a/process/pas-faq.md +++ b/process/pas-faq.md @@ -3,53 +3,88 @@ title: W3C PAS FAQ toc: yes --- -## What is the PAS Submission process (for ISO/IEC JTC 1) ? +## PAS transposition process -"PAS" refers to "Publicly Available Specification" and is an **ISO/IEC JTC 1 transposition** procedure whereby organizations accredited as valid [PAS Submitters](https://www.iso.org/committee/45020.html?t=&view=documents#section-isodocuments-top) can send their specifications directly for country voting, to become ISO/IEC standards. +The "Publicly Available Specification" (PAS) transposition process allows for standards developed outside ISO/JTC1 to become ISO standards. Organizations accredited as valid [PAS Submitters](https://www.iso.org/committee/45020.html?t=&view=documents#section-isodocuments-top) can send their specifications directly for country voting. -At the end of October 2010, after a 3-month ballot completed by national members of ISO/IEC JTC 1, W3C was approved as a JTC 1 [Recognized](https://www.w3.org/2010/03/w3c-pas-submission.html) PAS Submitter for an overall scope defined as "**any stable core Web technologies produced by W3C that are also in scope of JTC 1**". +W3C was approved as a JTC 1 [Recognized](https://www.w3.org/2010/03/w3c-pas-submission.html) PAS Submitter in October 2010, after a 3-month ballot completed by national members of ISO/IEC JTC 1. The overall scope was defined as "**any stable core Web technologies produced by W3C that are also in scope of JTC 1**". -## How does the community benefit from this process ? +## Benefits for the W3C community -There are contexts where having the de-jure standard imprimatur is likely to **increase adoption** of W3C specifications. For instance, beyond the W3C brand, a larger audience may be familiar with the ISO and IEC brands. Furthermore, there are also contexts where it is mandatory to use ISO/IEC standards or their national transposition by legislation, for instance in some government procurement. +* **Enhanced reputation** -- As an internationally recognized standards organization, becoming part of the ISO catalog may help W3C technical specifications be more recognized. -W3C also has experience where lack of coordination among standards bodies results in **fragmentation**. The PAS process can be seen as a mechanism for better coordination between different standardization cultures, all of which seek global interoperability for ICT technologies, but through different means. This coordination can result in **lower entry costs** on the Web platform for the community at large. +* **Increased adoption** -- Incorporating W3C specifications that become ISO standards is the only method for some regions to refer to W3C specifications in their policies and regulations. -As other [peer organizations](https://jtc1info.org/about/partners/) have done W3C has therefore decided to apply for JTC 1 PAS Status over the summer 2010 and was granted PAS submitter status subsequently, with 21 yes votes, 13 abstain, and 0 no vote. +* **Improved coordination** -- Sometimes it's difficult to include all relevant stakeholders in W3C's review processes. The PAS gives us the opportunity to get review from other experts in ISO/JTC1 sub committees. -Together with our ARO (Approved RS Originator Organization) status (allowing ISO specs to reference W3C Recommendations), W3C believes that de jure recognition of W3C specifications will add trust to the entire international standard system, so that end-users benefit from **better interoperability**. +* **Robustness and interoperability** -- Having W3C specifications go through thorough review by national bodies and other experts helps drive our specs (and potentially other international standards organizations') be more operable and robust. -## How are the specifications selected? +## Spec selection -The scope of our application is "**Core Web Technologies**", defined in our proposal as "any stable core Web technologies produced by W3C that are also in scope of ISO/IEC JTC 1". That establishes a baseline of what we may submit. For instance, some of Recommedations are tutorials, tests, primers, and those would not belong in the PAS potential set. +The scope of our application is "**Core Web Technologies**", defined in our proposal as "any stable core Web technologies produced by W3C that are also in scope of ISO/IEC JTC 1". That establishes a baseline of what we may submit. For instance, some of our Recommendations are tutorials, tests, primers, and those would not belong in the PAS potential set. -A [Selection Process](https://www.w3.org/2010/07/potential-pas.html) for handling future PAS is being developed and reviewed within W3C, the goal being to submit specifications that help avoid market fragmentation, improve deployment and facilitate government procurement, and at the same time are stable and widely accepted. +A [Selection Process](https://www.w3.org/2010/07/potential-pas.html) for handling PAS was developed and reviewed within W3C, the goal being to submit specifications that help avoid market fragmentation, improve deployment and facilitate government procurement, and at the same time are stable and widely accepted. -## What specifications have been submitted ? +## Submitted specifications -Our first package [PAS on Web Services](https://www.w3.org/2010/08/ws-pas.html) (SOAP 1.2, MTOM, WS Addr and WS Policy) was sent to ISO on Jan 21th 2011 and approved on July 25th 2011. +* [PAS on Web Services](https://www.w3.org/2010/08/ws-pas.html) (SOAP 1.2, MTOM, WS Addr and WS Policy) -- Sent 21 Jan 2011, approved 25 July 2011. -The second package, [Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0](https://www.w3.org/tr/wcag20) was [announced as approved](https://www.w3.org/news/2012/web-content-accessibility-guidelines-wcag-20-approved-as-isoiec-international-standard/) on 15 October 2012. +* [Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0](https://www.w3.org/tr/wcag20) -- [announced as approved](https://www.w3.org/news/2012/web-content-accessibility-guidelines-wcag-20-approved-as-isoiec-international-standard/)15 October 2012. -Our third PAS, on [MathML 3.0](https://www.w3.org/news/2015/mathml-3-0-becomes-isoiec-international-standard/) has been approved beginning of 2015. +* [MathML 3.0](https://www.w3.org/TR/MathML3/) -- [approved early 2015](https://www.w3.org/news/2015/mathml-3-0-becomes-isoiec-international-standard/). -[EPUB](https://www.w3.org/TR/epub/) was [updated in 2025](https://www.iso.org/standard/53255.html). +* [EPUB](https://www.w3.org/TR/epub/) -- [updated in 2025](https://www.iso.org/standard/53255.html). -[WCAG 2.2](https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG22/) was [published in 2025](https://www.iso.org/standard/91029.html). +* [WCAG 2.2](https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG22/)-- was [Updated in 2025](https://www.iso.org/standard/91029.html). -## What specifications are being considered for future PAS ? - -Nothing has been decided for 2015 and beyond for now. - -## What is the relationship between the W3C Royalty-Free patent policy and the ISO/IEC patent policy? +## W3C Royalty-Free patent policy and ISO/IEC patent policy W3C Recommendations benefit from Royalty-Free licensing commitments, while JTC 1 has a RAND patent policy. Since RF is a special case of RAND where the only applicable Reasonable fee is zero, we do not foresee any issue here. W3C specifications will continue to be subject to the [W3C Patent Policy](https://www.w3.org/policies/patent-policy/). Beyond patents, W3C's [PAS submitter application](https://www.w3.org/2010/03/w3c-pas-submission.html) also addresses how we expect to manage copyright, maintenance, dissemination, testing, translations, co-branding, and so on. +## PAS transposition process steps + +* W3C agrees on submitting a specification to ISO + +* W3C lets our PAS Mentor (currently Norbert Bensalem) know about the intent to submit the specification. He may ask us to provide rationale for the following: + + * [Pointing to W3C Overview pages/ explainers](https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Team/team-liaisons/2024Oct/0020.html) from other ISO/JTC1 materials + + * [How W3C Editorial guidelines align with ISO Directives (editorial guidelines) expressed in SD9](https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Team/team-liaisons/2025Jun/0003.html) + +* W3C prepares the submission package according to instructions of SD9 and other considerations discussed with the PAS Mentor. The submission package includes: + + * An A4 Microsoft Word copy of our HTML-based, with: + + * Consistent formatting, + + * Internal links pointing to the Word document itself instead of the W3C spec (including ToC, definitions, URI fragments etc) + + * An explanatory report + + * An A4 PDF copy of the specification that was previously converted to Microsoft Word + + For more details about a submission package, W3C Staff can review [2025/12/ISO-submission-package-wcag-22-20241212/](https://cvsweb.w3.org/Team/WWW/2025/12/ISO-submission-package-wcag-22-20241212/). + +* W3C sends the submission package to the relevant ISO/JTC1 contact point as expressed by our PAS mentor + +* ISO/JTC1 initiates the translation phase for all national bodies to make the proposed specification available in their language (8-week period) + +* ISO/JTC1 initiates the balloting phase (12-week period) + +* ISO/JTC1 distributes the balloting comments to W3C + +* W3C addresses these comments, ideally with no changes to the specification + +* W3C and ISO/JTC1 coordinate on publication and announcements, including: + + * Wording that W3C would like to propose for better alignment between both orgs + + * Availability of the specification (free from W3C TR space and likely free from ISO catalog as per [ISO/IEC 40500:2025](https://www.iso.org/standard/91029.html) ## What can be done to make the ISO/W3C collaboration even more productive ? -There may be ways to make it even easier for a W3C Specification to move to the PAS process. For instance, both W3C and ISO have specific timelines for review as part of their respective processes, often done by overlaping sets of experts, e.g. W3C members being active in their national ISO organization. We may wish to synchronize those reviews (which, under current processes, take place at different times). This sort of optimization might require some changes to the W3C process, but more experience and discussion would be required before any changes are proposed. +There may be ways to make it even easier for a W3C Specification to move to the PAS process. For instance, both W3C and ISO have specific timelines for review as part of their respective processes, often done by overlapping sets of experts, e.g. W3C members being active in their national ISO organization. We may wish to synchronize those reviews (which, under current processes, take place at different times). This sort of optimization might require some changes to the W3C process, but more experience and discussion would be required before any changes are proposed. On a practical side, W3C already engages in lots of [liaisons](/liaisons/) between ISO committees and W3C Working Groups. From 7bf425ae1d177a6a479d4dbf2fbc85740d637324 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2026 13:05:13 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 03/17] Deleting -- new file and title --- process/pas-faq.md | 94 ---------------------------------------------- 1 file changed, 94 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 process/pas-faq.md diff --git a/process/pas-faq.md b/process/pas-faq.md deleted file mode 100644 index 2b917b42..00000000 --- a/process/pas-faq.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,94 +0,0 @@ ---- -title: W3C PAS FAQ -toc: yes ---- - -## PAS transposition process - -The "Publicly Available Specification" (PAS) transposition process allows for standards developed outside ISO/JTC1 to become ISO standards. Organizations accredited as valid [PAS Submitters](https://www.iso.org/committee/45020.html?t=&view=documents#section-isodocuments-top) can send their specifications directly for country voting. - -W3C was approved as a JTC 1 [Recognized](https://www.w3.org/2010/03/w3c-pas-submission.html) PAS Submitter in October 2010, after a 3-month ballot completed by national members of ISO/IEC JTC 1. The overall scope was defined as "**any stable core Web technologies produced by W3C that are also in scope of JTC 1**". - -## Benefits for the W3C community - -* **Enhanced reputation** -- As an internationally recognized standards organization, becoming part of the ISO catalog may help W3C technical specifications be more recognized. - -* **Increased adoption** -- Incorporating W3C specifications that become ISO standards is the only method for some regions to refer to W3C specifications in their policies and regulations. - -* **Improved coordination** -- Sometimes it's difficult to include all relevant stakeholders in W3C's review processes. The PAS gives us the opportunity to get review from other experts in ISO/JTC1 sub committees. - -* **Robustness and interoperability** -- Having W3C specifications go through thorough review by national bodies and other experts helps drive our specs (and potentially other international standards organizations') be more operable and robust. - -## Spec selection - -The scope of our application is "**Core Web Technologies**", defined in our proposal as "any stable core Web technologies produced by W3C that are also in scope of ISO/IEC JTC 1". That establishes a baseline of what we may submit. For instance, some of our Recommendations are tutorials, tests, primers, and those would not belong in the PAS potential set. - -A [Selection Process](https://www.w3.org/2010/07/potential-pas.html) for handling PAS was developed and reviewed within W3C, the goal being to submit specifications that help avoid market fragmentation, improve deployment and facilitate government procurement, and at the same time are stable and widely accepted. - -## Submitted specifications - -* [PAS on Web Services](https://www.w3.org/2010/08/ws-pas.html) (SOAP 1.2, MTOM, WS Addr and WS Policy) -- Sent 21 Jan 2011, approved 25 July 2011. - -* [Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0](https://www.w3.org/tr/wcag20) -- [announced as approved](https://www.w3.org/news/2012/web-content-accessibility-guidelines-wcag-20-approved-as-isoiec-international-standard/)15 October 2012. - -* [MathML 3.0](https://www.w3.org/TR/MathML3/) -- [approved early 2015](https://www.w3.org/news/2015/mathml-3-0-becomes-isoiec-international-standard/). - -* [EPUB](https://www.w3.org/TR/epub/) -- [updated in 2025](https://www.iso.org/standard/53255.html). - -* [WCAG 2.2](https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG22/)-- was [Updated in 2025](https://www.iso.org/standard/91029.html). - -## W3C Royalty-Free patent policy and ISO/IEC patent policy - -W3C Recommendations benefit from Royalty-Free licensing commitments, while JTC 1 has a RAND patent policy. Since RF is a special case of RAND where the only applicable Reasonable fee is zero, we do not foresee any issue here. W3C specifications will continue to be subject to the [W3C Patent Policy](https://www.w3.org/policies/patent-policy/). - -Beyond patents, W3C's [PAS submitter application](https://www.w3.org/2010/03/w3c-pas-submission.html) also addresses how we expect to manage copyright, maintenance, dissemination, testing, translations, co-branding, and so on. - -## PAS transposition process steps - -* W3C agrees on submitting a specification to ISO - -* W3C lets our PAS Mentor (currently Norbert Bensalem) know about the intent to submit the specification. He may ask us to provide rationale for the following: - - * [Pointing to W3C Overview pages/ explainers](https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Team/team-liaisons/2024Oct/0020.html) from other ISO/JTC1 materials - - * [How W3C Editorial guidelines align with ISO Directives (editorial guidelines) expressed in SD9](https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Team/team-liaisons/2025Jun/0003.html) - -* W3C prepares the submission package according to instructions of SD9 and other considerations discussed with the PAS Mentor. The submission package includes: - - * An A4 Microsoft Word copy of our HTML-based, with: - - * Consistent formatting, - - * Internal links pointing to the Word document itself instead of the W3C spec (including ToC, definitions, URI fragments etc) - - * An explanatory report - - * An A4 PDF copy of the specification that was previously converted to Microsoft Word - - For more details about a submission package, W3C Staff can review [2025/12/ISO-submission-package-wcag-22-20241212/](https://cvsweb.w3.org/Team/WWW/2025/12/ISO-submission-package-wcag-22-20241212/). - -* W3C sends the submission package to the relevant ISO/JTC1 contact point as expressed by our PAS mentor - -* ISO/JTC1 initiates the translation phase for all national bodies to make the proposed specification available in their language (8-week period) - -* ISO/JTC1 initiates the balloting phase (12-week period) - -* ISO/JTC1 distributes the balloting comments to W3C - -* W3C addresses these comments, ideally with no changes to the specification - -* W3C and ISO/JTC1 coordinate on publication and announcements, including: - - * Wording that W3C would like to propose for better alignment between both orgs - - * Availability of the specification (free from W3C TR space and likely free from ISO catalog as per [ISO/IEC 40500:2025](https://www.iso.org/standard/91029.html) -## What can be done to make the ISO/W3C collaboration even more productive ? - -There may be ways to make it even easier for a W3C Specification to move to the PAS process. For instance, both W3C and ISO have specific timelines for review as part of their respective processes, often done by overlapping sets of experts, e.g. W3C members being active in their national ISO organization. We may wish to synchronize those reviews (which, under current processes, take place at different times). This sort of optimization might require some changes to the W3C process, but more experience and discussion would be required before any changes are proposed. - -On a practical side, W3C already engages in lots of [liaisons](/liaisons/) between ISO committees and W3C Working Groups. - ---- - -Philippe Le Hegaret, W3C. [Contact W3C](/liaisons/#contact) about a liaison -Last updated: $Date: 2025/10/12 20:21:10 $ From e60ee94119c10f091353d066879b8f461a74e921 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2026 13:05:25 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 04/17] Updates with new file and title --- process/living-cr-rec.md | 2 +- process/pas-transposition-process.md | 106 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 107 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) create mode 100644 process/pas-transposition-process.md diff --git a/process/living-cr-rec.md b/process/living-cr-rec.md index 698e6385..ea68c9ae 100644 --- a/process/living-cr-rec.md +++ b/process/living-cr-rec.md @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Some Working Groups choose to publish the latest state of their work as a Candid Recommendations are endorsed by W3C as standards for the Web. Candidate Recommendation Snapshots are not endorsed by W3C as standards. -Endorsement by W3C as a standard may be a requirement for others to adopt or otherwise refer to a specification. Regulations, industries such as those that produce consumer electronic products, etc., may require organization-level endorsement, guarantees provided by the standards development process, and commitments to the stability of a technical specification. For example, a W3C specification needs to be a Recommendation to be referred to by an ISO standard, or to become an ISO/IEC standard itself through the [PAS Submission mechanism](pas-faq.html). +Endorsement by W3C as a standard may be a requirement for others to adopt or otherwise refer to a specification. Regulations, industries such as those that produce consumer electronic products, etc., may require organization-level endorsement, guarantees provided by the standards development process, and commitments to the stability of a technical specification. For example, a W3C specification needs to be a Recommendation to be referred to by an ISO standard, or to become an ISO/IEC standard itself through the [PAS transposition process](./pas-transposition-process.md). On the other hand, some groups may find that the Candidate Recommendation stage aligns more naturally with implementation work that informs the specification development, and with the prioritization mechanisms in multiple codebases. Keep in mind that organizations will still want to refer to these specifications. diff --git a/process/pas-transposition-process.md b/process/pas-transposition-process.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..6fb00e0b --- /dev/null +++ b/process/pas-transposition-process.md @@ -0,0 +1,106 @@ +--- +title: PAS transposition process +toc: yes +--- + +## PAS transposition process + +The "Publicly Available Specification" (PAS) transposition process allows for standards developed outside ISO/JTC1 to become ISO standards. Organizations accredited as valid [PAS Submitters](https://www.iso.org/committee/45020.html?t=&view=documents#section-isodocuments-top) can send their specifications directly for country voting. + +W3C was approved as a JTC 1 [Recognized PAS Submitter](https://www.w3.org/2010/03/w3c-pas-submission.html) in October 2010, after a 3-month ballot completed by national members of ISO/IEC JTC 1. + +## Scope and spec selection + +The scope of our application is "**Core Web Technologies**", defined in our proposal as "any stable core Web technologies produced by W3C that are also in scope of ISO/IEC JTC 1". That establishes the baseline of what we may submit. tutorials, tests, primers, and other Recommendations of similar types would be out of scope. + +A [Selection Process](https://www.w3.org/2010/07/potential-pas.html) for handling PAS was developed and reviewed within W3C. The goal was to submit specifications that help avoid market fragmentation, improve deployment and facilitate government procurement, and at the same time are stable and widely accepted. + +## Benefits for the W3C community + +* **Enhanced reputation** -- As an internationally recognized standards organization, having our specifications become part of the ISO catalog may help them be more recognized. + +* **Increased adoption** -- Incorporating W3C specifications that become ISO standards is the only method for some regions to refer to W3C specifications in their policies and regulations. + +* **Improved coordination** -- Sometimes it's difficult to include all relevant stakeholders in W3C's review processes. The PAS gives us the opportunity to get review from other experts in ISO/JTC1 sub committees. + +* **Robustness and interoperability** -- Having W3C specifications go through thorough review by national bodies and other experts contributes to more global interoperability. + +## Submitted specifications + +* [PAS on Web Services](https://www.w3.org/2010/08/ws-pas.html) (SOAP 1.2, MTOM, WS Addr and WS Policy) -- Sent 21 Jan 2011, approved 25 July 2011. + +* [Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0](https://www.w3.org/tr/WCAG20/) -- [announced as approved](https://www.w3.org/news/2012/web-content-accessibility-guidelines-wcag-20-approved-as-isoiec-international-standard/)15 October 2012. + +* [MathML 3.0](https://www.w3.org/TR/MathML3/) -- [approved early 2015](https://www.w3.org/news/2015/mathml-3-0-becomes-isoiec-international-standard/). + +* [EPUB](https://www.w3.org/TR/epub/) -- [updated in 2025](https://www.iso.org/standard/53255.html). + +* [WCAG 2.2](https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG22/)-- was [Updated in 2025](https://www.iso.org/standard/91029.html). + +## W3C Royalty-Free patent policy and ISO/IEC patent policy + +W3C Recommendations benefit from Royalty-Free licensing commitments, while JTC 1 has a RAND patent policy. Since RF is a special case of RAND where the only applicable Reasonable fee is zero, we do not foresee any issue here. W3C specifications will continue to be subject to the [W3C Patent Policy](https://www.w3.org/policies/patent-policy/). + +Beyond patents, W3C's [PAS submitter application](https://www.w3.org/2010/03/w3c-pas-submission.html) also addresses how we expect to manage copyright, maintenance, dissemination, testing, translations, co-branding, and so on. + +## To-dos before submitting a W3C spec to ISO + +* **Determine committee** -- specifications can be submitted directly to ISO/JTC1 or to any of their sub committees, mainly depending on scope. + +* **Spec maintainer** -- W3C would likely want to retain maintainer rights for all the specification we submit, so we need to make it clear in the explanatory report. + +* **Ensure wide review** -- IF the ISO/JTC1 national balloting ends up with comments that lead to changes to our specification (even if they are editorial) we may be forced to start the whole process again. This is why ensuring appropriate wide review and support for our specifications to become ISO standards is crucial before submitting. + +## PAS transposition process steps + +The complete guide for this process is in the [ISO/JTC1 Standing Document (PDF)](https://jtc1info.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/SD-9-Guide-to-the-Transposition-of-PAS-2021.pdf) + +The below is a quick overview of what happens and who is in charge, as well as rough time estimates that we know of. This is based on the experience submitting [Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2](https://www.w3.org/WAI/news/2025-10-21/wcag22-iso/) + +* W3C agrees on submitting a specification to ISO + +* W3C lets our PAS Mentor (currently Norbert Bensalem) know about the intent to submit the specification. He may ask us to provide rationale for the following: + + * [Pointing to W3C Overview pages/ explainers](https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Team/team-liaisons/2024Oct/0020.html) from other ISO/JTC1 materials + + * [How W3C Editorial guidelines align with ISO Directives (part 2) expressed in SD9](https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Team/team-liaisons/2025Jun/0003.html) + +* W3C prepares the submission package according to instructions of SD9 and other considerations discussed with the PAS Mentor. The submission package includes: + + * An A4 Microsoft Word copy of our HTML-based, with: + + * Consistent formatting, + + * Internal links pointing to the Word document itself instead of the W3C spec (including ToC, definitions, URI fragments, etc) + + * An explanatory report + + * An A4 PDF copy of the specification that was previously converted to Microsoft Word + + * If the specification contains any graphics, each of them should be provided as a separate asset + + For more details about a submission package, W3C Staff can review [2025/12/ISO-submission-package-wcag-22-20241212/](https://cvsweb.w3.org/Team/WWW/2025/12/ISO-submission-package-wcag-22-20241212/). + +* W3C sends the submission package to the JTC1 Secretariat (Lisa Rajchel) as expressed by our PAS Mentor + +* ISO/JTC1 initiates the translation phase for all national bodies to make the proposed specification available in their language (8-week period) + +* ISO/JTC1 initiates the DIS ballot (12-week period) + +* ISO/JTC1 distributes the balloting comments to W3C + +* W3C addresses these comments, ideally with no changes to the specification, and sends them back to ISO/JTC1 Secretariat (Lisaa Rajchel) + +* W3C and ISO/JTC1 coordinate on publication and announcements, including: + + * Proposed wording from W3C to strengthen alignment between the newly adopted ISO standard and W3C mission, principles and values + + * Availability of the specification -- Free from W3C TR space and likely free From ISO catalog as per [ISO/IEC 40500:2025](https://www.iso.org/standard/91029.html) + +## What can be done to make the ISO/W3C collaboration even more productive ? + +There may be ways to make it even easier for a W3C Specification to move to the PAS process. For instance, both W3C and ISO have specific timelines for review as part of their respective processes, often done by overlapping sets of experts, e.g. W3C members being active in their national ISO organization. We may wish to synchronize those reviews (which, under current processes, take place at different times). This sort of optimization might require some changes to the W3C process, but more experience and discussion would be required before any changes are proposed. + +On a practical side, W3C already engages in lots of [liaisons](../../liaisons/) between ISO committees and W3C Working Groups. + +Automating the conversion process so that we can go directly from our HTML format to the PDF ISO wants would be desirable to facilitate the editorial work around manual conversion. There is conversation about offering more automation on the ISO part, but there's no definitive conclusions as to how this would look like or when this would be available. \ No newline at end of file From 82899150855a8ac383d758a9ddf2d324c46b1e60 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Philippe Le Hegaret Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2026 08:25:40 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 05/17] /tr -> /TR --- process/pas-transposition-process.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/process/pas-transposition-process.md b/process/pas-transposition-process.md index 6fb00e0b..c7e54426 100644 --- a/process/pas-transposition-process.md +++ b/process/pas-transposition-process.md @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ A [Selection Process](https://www.w3.org/2010/07/potential-pas.html) for handlin * [PAS on Web Services](https://www.w3.org/2010/08/ws-pas.html) (SOAP 1.2, MTOM, WS Addr and WS Policy) -- Sent 21 Jan 2011, approved 25 July 2011. -* [Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0](https://www.w3.org/tr/WCAG20/) -- [announced as approved](https://www.w3.org/news/2012/web-content-accessibility-guidelines-wcag-20-approved-as-isoiec-international-standard/)15 October 2012. +* [Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0](https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20/) -- [announced as approved](https://www.w3.org/news/2012/web-content-accessibility-guidelines-wcag-20-approved-as-isoiec-international-standard/)15 October 2012. * [MathML 3.0](https://www.w3.org/TR/MathML3/) -- [approved early 2015](https://www.w3.org/news/2015/mathml-3-0-becomes-isoiec-international-standard/). From a221f5da83f2f812efa86cf588bb8b6e82635ac1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Philippe Le Hegaret Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2026 05:43:58 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 06/17] Update process/pas-transposition-process.md Co-authored-by: Ted Thibodeau Jr --- process/pas-transposition-process.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/process/pas-transposition-process.md b/process/pas-transposition-process.md index c7e54426..55620574 100644 --- a/process/pas-transposition-process.md +++ b/process/pas-transposition-process.md @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ W3C was approved as a JTC 1 [Recognized PAS Submitter](https://www.w3.org/2010/0 ## Scope and spec selection -The scope of our application is "**Core Web Technologies**", defined in our proposal as "any stable core Web technologies produced by W3C that are also in scope of ISO/IEC JTC 1". That establishes the baseline of what we may submit. tutorials, tests, primers, and other Recommendations of similar types would be out of scope. +The scope of our application is "**Core Web Technologies**", defined in our proposal as "any stable core Web technologies produced by W3C that are also in scope of ISO/IEC JTC 1". That establishes the baseline of what we may submit. Tutorials, tests, primers, and other Recommendations of similar types would be out of scope. A [Selection Process](https://www.w3.org/2010/07/potential-pas.html) for handling PAS was developed and reviewed within W3C. The goal was to submit specifications that help avoid market fragmentation, improve deployment and facilitate government procurement, and at the same time are stable and widely accepted. From 56e3d238d3785c410def999a78fd305b3da94624 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Philippe Le Hegaret Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2026 05:44:18 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 07/17] Update process/pas-transposition-process.md Co-authored-by: Ted Thibodeau Jr --- process/pas-transposition-process.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/process/pas-transposition-process.md b/process/pas-transposition-process.md index 55620574..566f4d0f 100644 --- a/process/pas-transposition-process.md +++ b/process/pas-transposition-process.md @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ W3C was approved as a JTC 1 [Recognized PAS Submitter](https://www.w3.org/2010/0 The scope of our application is "**Core Web Technologies**", defined in our proposal as "any stable core Web technologies produced by W3C that are also in scope of ISO/IEC JTC 1". That establishes the baseline of what we may submit. Tutorials, tests, primers, and other Recommendations of similar types would be out of scope. -A [Selection Process](https://www.w3.org/2010/07/potential-pas.html) for handling PAS was developed and reviewed within W3C. The goal was to submit specifications that help avoid market fragmentation, improve deployment and facilitate government procurement, and at the same time are stable and widely accepted. +A [Selection Process](https://www.w3.org/2010/07/potential-pas.html) for handling PAS was developed and reviewed within W3C. W3C's goal is to submit specifications that help avoid market fragmentation, improve deployment, and facilitate government procurement, and at the same time are stable and widely accepted. ## Benefits for the W3C community From 39f2704e3416896825fb295a35fc88087b4754f8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Philippe Le Hegaret Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2026 05:44:53 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 08/17] Update process/pas-transposition-process.md Co-authored-by: Ted Thibodeau Jr --- process/pas-transposition-process.md | 18 +++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/process/pas-transposition-process.md b/process/pas-transposition-process.md index 566f4d0f..3c995204 100644 --- a/process/pas-transposition-process.md +++ b/process/pas-transposition-process.md @@ -17,25 +17,25 @@ A [Selection Process](https://www.w3.org/2010/07/potential-pas.html) for handlin ## Benefits for the W3C community -* **Enhanced reputation** -- As an internationally recognized standards organization, having our specifications become part of the ISO catalog may help them be more recognized. +* **Enhanced reputation** — As an internationally recognized standards organization, having W3C specifications become part of the ISO catalog may help them be more recognized. -* **Increased adoption** -- Incorporating W3C specifications that become ISO standards is the only method for some regions to refer to W3C specifications in their policies and regulations. +* **Increased adoption** — Incorporating W3C specifications into ISO standards is the only method for some regions to refer to W3C specifications in their policies and regulations. -* **Improved coordination** -- Sometimes it's difficult to include all relevant stakeholders in W3C's review processes. The PAS gives us the opportunity to get review from other experts in ISO/JTC1 sub committees. +* **Improved coordination** — Sometimes it's difficult to include all relevant stakeholders in W3C review processes. The PAS gives the W3C the opportunity to get reviews from other experts in ISO/JTC1 sub committees. -* **Robustness and interoperability** -- Having W3C specifications go through thorough review by national bodies and other experts contributes to more global interoperability. +* **Robustness and interoperability** — Having W3C specifications go through thorough review by international bodies and other experts contributes to more global interoperability. ## Submitted specifications -* [PAS on Web Services](https://www.w3.org/2010/08/ws-pas.html) (SOAP 1.2, MTOM, WS Addr and WS Policy) -- Sent 21 Jan 2011, approved 25 July 2011. +* [PAS on Web Services](https://www.w3.org/2010/08/ws-pas.html) (SOAP 1.2, MTOM, WS Addr and WS Policy) — Sent 21 Jan 2011, approved 25 July 2011. -* [Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0](https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20/) -- [announced as approved](https://www.w3.org/news/2012/web-content-accessibility-guidelines-wcag-20-approved-as-isoiec-international-standard/)15 October 2012. +* [Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0](https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20/) — [announced as approved](https://www.w3.org/news/2012/web-content-accessibility-guidelines-wcag-20-approved-as-isoiec-international-standard/) 15 October 2012. -* [MathML 3.0](https://www.w3.org/TR/MathML3/) -- [approved early 2015](https://www.w3.org/news/2015/mathml-3-0-becomes-isoiec-international-standard/). +* [MathML 3.0](https://www.w3.org/TR/MathML3/) — [approved early 2015](https://www.w3.org/news/2015/mathml-3-0-becomes-isoiec-international-standard/). -* [EPUB](https://www.w3.org/TR/epub/) -- [updated in 2025](https://www.iso.org/standard/53255.html). +* [EPUB](https://www.w3.org/TR/epub/) — [updated in 2025](https://www.iso.org/standard/53255.html). -* [WCAG 2.2](https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG22/)-- was [Updated in 2025](https://www.iso.org/standard/91029.html). +* [WCAG 2.2](https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG22/) — [updated in 2025](https://www.iso.org/standard/91029.html). ## W3C Royalty-Free patent policy and ISO/IEC patent policy From 5371d5f837642138eb7f6822c5cf3323f9ec8397 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Philippe Le Hegaret Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2026 05:45:14 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 09/17] Update process/pas-transposition-process.md Co-authored-by: Ted Thibodeau Jr --- process/pas-transposition-process.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/process/pas-transposition-process.md b/process/pas-transposition-process.md index 3c995204..dac4ca12 100644 --- a/process/pas-transposition-process.md +++ b/process/pas-transposition-process.md @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ A [Selection Process](https://www.w3.org/2010/07/potential-pas.html) for handlin ## W3C Royalty-Free patent policy and ISO/IEC patent policy -W3C Recommendations benefit from Royalty-Free licensing commitments, while JTC 1 has a RAND patent policy. Since RF is a special case of RAND where the only applicable Reasonable fee is zero, we do not foresee any issue here. W3C specifications will continue to be subject to the [W3C Patent Policy](https://www.w3.org/policies/patent-policy/). +W3C Recommendations benefit from Royalty-Free (RF) licensing commitments, while JTC 1 has a Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (RAND) patent policy. Since RF is a special case of RAND, where the only applicable reasonable fee is zero, we do not foresee any conflict here. W3C specifications will continue to be subject to the [W3C Patent Policy](https://www.w3.org/policies/patent-policy/). Beyond patents, W3C's [PAS submitter application](https://www.w3.org/2010/03/w3c-pas-submission.html) also addresses how we expect to manage copyright, maintenance, dissemination, testing, translations, co-branding, and so on. From f0a1920894635e40eea2c4871e01b6117a7ac5e6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Philippe Le Hegaret Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2026 05:45:24 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 10/17] Update process/pas-transposition-process.md Co-authored-by: Ted Thibodeau Jr --- process/pas-transposition-process.md | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/process/pas-transposition-process.md b/process/pas-transposition-process.md index dac4ca12..860dbf49 100644 --- a/process/pas-transposition-process.md +++ b/process/pas-transposition-process.md @@ -43,13 +43,13 @@ W3C Recommendations benefit from Royalty-Free (RF) licensing commitments, while Beyond patents, W3C's [PAS submitter application](https://www.w3.org/2010/03/w3c-pas-submission.html) also addresses how we expect to manage copyright, maintenance, dissemination, testing, translations, co-branding, and so on. -## To-dos before submitting a W3C spec to ISO +## Preparation to submit a W3C spec to ISO -* **Determine committee** -- specifications can be submitted directly to ISO/JTC1 or to any of their sub committees, mainly depending on scope. +* **Determine committee** — Specifications can be submitted directly to ISO/JTC1 or to any of their sub-committees, mainly depending on scope. -* **Spec maintainer** -- W3C would likely want to retain maintainer rights for all the specification we submit, so we need to make it clear in the explanatory report. +* **Spec maintainer** — W3C would likely want to retain maintainer rights for all the specifications we submit, which we would need to make clear in the explanatory report. -* **Ensure wide review** -- IF the ISO/JTC1 national balloting ends up with comments that lead to changes to our specification (even if they are editorial) we may be forced to start the whole process again. This is why ensuring appropriate wide review and support for our specifications to become ISO standards is crucial before submitting. +* **Ensure wide review** — If the ISO/JTC1 national balloting produces comments that lead to changes in W3C specifications (even if they are editorial), the whole process may need to be restarted. This is why it is crucial to ensure appropriately wide review and support for W3C specifications to become ISO standards before submission. ## PAS transposition process steps From 51a769fe700f82d195dccf1c4a9c36d24f2ba24b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Philippe Le Hegaret Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2026 05:45:33 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 11/17] Update process/pas-transposition-process.md Co-authored-by: Ted Thibodeau Jr --- process/pas-transposition-process.md | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/process/pas-transposition-process.md b/process/pas-transposition-process.md index 860dbf49..98b71265 100644 --- a/process/pas-transposition-process.md +++ b/process/pas-transposition-process.md @@ -53,11 +53,11 @@ Beyond patents, W3C's [PAS submitter application](https://www.w3.org/2010/03/w3c ## PAS transposition process steps -The complete guide for this process is in the [ISO/JTC1 Standing Document (PDF)](https://jtc1info.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/SD-9-Guide-to-the-Transposition-of-PAS-2021.pdf) +The complete guide for this process is in the [ISO/JTC1 Standing Document (PDF)](https://jtc1info.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/SD-9-Guide-to-the-Transposition-of-PAS-2021.pdf). -The below is a quick overview of what happens and who is in charge, as well as rough time estimates that we know of. This is based on the experience submitting [Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2](https://www.w3.org/WAI/news/2025-10-21/wcag22-iso/) +The following is a quick overview of what happens and who is in charge, as well as known rough time estimates. This is based on our experience in submitting [Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2](https://www.w3.org/WAI/news/2025-10-21/wcag22-iso/). -* W3C agrees on submitting a specification to ISO +* W3C agrees to submit a specification to ISO. * W3C lets our PAS Mentor (currently Norbert Bensalem) know about the intent to submit the specification. He may ask us to provide rationale for the following: From 14bcae5242bb49cb92deaef8ba362b417989b07a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Philippe Le Hegaret Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2026 05:45:42 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 12/17] Update process/pas-transposition-process.md Co-authored-by: Ted Thibodeau Jr --- process/pas-transposition-process.md | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/process/pas-transposition-process.md b/process/pas-transposition-process.md index 98b71265..99ad1201 100644 --- a/process/pas-transposition-process.md +++ b/process/pas-transposition-process.md @@ -59,11 +59,11 @@ The following is a quick overview of what happens and who is in charge, as well * W3C agrees to submit a specification to ISO. -* W3C lets our PAS Mentor (currently Norbert Bensalem) know about the intent to submit the specification. He may ask us to provide rationale for the following: +* W3C lets our PAS Mentor (currently Norbert Bensalem) know about our intent to submit the specification. He may ask us to provide rationale for the following: - * [Pointing to W3C Overview pages/ explainers](https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Team/team-liaisons/2024Oct/0020.html) from other ISO/JTC1 materials + * [Pointers to W3C Overview pages/explainers](https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Team/team-liaisons/2024Oct/0020.html) from other ISO/JTC1 materials. - * [How W3C Editorial guidelines align with ISO Directives (part 2) expressed in SD9](https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Team/team-liaisons/2025Jun/0003.html) + * [Alignment of W3C Editorial guidelines with ISO Directives (part 2) expressed in SD9](https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Team/team-liaisons/2025Jun/0003.html) * W3C prepares the submission package according to instructions of SD9 and other considerations discussed with the PAS Mentor. The submission package includes: From cb34d2f67386008afd2af50edb750f26c243a5b9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Philippe Le Hegaret Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2026 05:45:50 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 13/17] Update process/pas-transposition-process.md Co-authored-by: Ted Thibodeau Jr --- process/pas-transposition-process.md | 14 +++++++------- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/process/pas-transposition-process.md b/process/pas-transposition-process.md index 99ad1201..7cbdd523 100644 --- a/process/pas-transposition-process.md +++ b/process/pas-transposition-process.md @@ -65,21 +65,21 @@ The following is a quick overview of what happens and who is in charge, as well * [Alignment of W3C Editorial guidelines with ISO Directives (part 2) expressed in SD9](https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Team/team-liaisons/2025Jun/0003.html) -* W3C prepares the submission package according to instructions of SD9 and other considerations discussed with the PAS Mentor. The submission package includes: +* W3C prepares the submission package according to the instructions of SD9 and other considerations discussed with the PAS Mentor. The submission package includes: - * An A4 Microsoft Word copy of our HTML-based, with: + * An A4 Microsoft Word copy of our HTML-based document, with: * Consistent formatting, - * Internal links pointing to the Word document itself instead of the W3C spec (including ToC, definitions, URI fragments, etc) + * Internal links pointing to the Word document itself instead of the online W3C specification (including ToC, definitions, URI fragments, etc.). - * An explanatory report + * An explanatory report. - * An A4 PDF copy of the specification that was previously converted to Microsoft Word + * An A4 PDF copy of the specification that was previously converted to Microsoft Word. - * If the specification contains any graphics, each of them should be provided as a separate asset + * If the specification contains any graphics, each of them should be provided as a separate asset. - For more details about a submission package, W3C Staff can review [2025/12/ISO-submission-package-wcag-22-20241212/](https://cvsweb.w3.org/Team/WWW/2025/12/ISO-submission-package-wcag-22-20241212/). + For more details about a submission package, W3C Staff can review [`2025/12/ISO-submission-package-wcag-22-20241212/`](https://cvsweb.w3.org/Team/WWW/2025/12/ISO-submission-package-wcag-22-20241212/). * W3C sends the submission package to the JTC1 Secretariat (Lisa Rajchel) as expressed by our PAS Mentor From 460e7b9854d818eb4259447e7518f97bef249078 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Philippe Le Hegaret Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2026 05:45:57 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 14/17] Update process/pas-transposition-process.md Co-authored-by: Ted Thibodeau Jr --- process/pas-transposition-process.md | 10 +++++----- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/process/pas-transposition-process.md b/process/pas-transposition-process.md index 7cbdd523..b723e504 100644 --- a/process/pas-transposition-process.md +++ b/process/pas-transposition-process.md @@ -81,15 +81,15 @@ The following is a quick overview of what happens and who is in charge, as well For more details about a submission package, W3C Staff can review [`2025/12/ISO-submission-package-wcag-22-20241212/`](https://cvsweb.w3.org/Team/WWW/2025/12/ISO-submission-package-wcag-22-20241212/). -* W3C sends the submission package to the JTC1 Secretariat (Lisa Rajchel) as expressed by our PAS Mentor +* W3C sends the submission package to the JTC1 Secretariat (Lisa Rajchel) as expressed by our PAS Mentor. -* ISO/JTC1 initiates the translation phase for all national bodies to make the proposed specification available in their language (8-week period) +* ISO/JTC1 initiates the translation phase for all national bodies to make the proposed specification available in their language (8-week period). -* ISO/JTC1 initiates the DIS ballot (12-week period) +* ISO/JTC1 initiates the DIS ballot (12-week period). -* ISO/JTC1 distributes the balloting comments to W3C +* ISO/JTC1 distributes the balloting comments to W3C. -* W3C addresses these comments, ideally with no changes to the specification, and sends them back to ISO/JTC1 Secretariat (Lisaa Rajchel) +* W3C addresses these comments, ideally with no changes to the specification, and sends them back to ISO/JTC1 Secretariat (Lisa Rajchel). * W3C and ISO/JTC1 coordinate on publication and announcements, including: From 8c0c9938fb5dca69cd3d4c304e4f64b86869e9c9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Philippe Le Hegaret Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2026 05:46:08 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 15/17] Update process/pas-transposition-process.md Co-authored-by: Ted Thibodeau Jr --- process/pas-transposition-process.md | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/process/pas-transposition-process.md b/process/pas-transposition-process.md index b723e504..f74f1507 100644 --- a/process/pas-transposition-process.md +++ b/process/pas-transposition-process.md @@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ The following is a quick overview of what happens and who is in charge, as well ## What can be done to make the ISO/W3C collaboration even more productive ? -There may be ways to make it even easier for a W3C Specification to move to the PAS process. For instance, both W3C and ISO have specific timelines for review as part of their respective processes, often done by overlapping sets of experts, e.g. W3C members being active in their national ISO organization. We may wish to synchronize those reviews (which, under current processes, take place at different times). This sort of optimization might require some changes to the W3C process, but more experience and discussion would be required before any changes are proposed. +There may be ways to make it even easier for a W3C Specification to move to the PAS process. For instance, both W3C and ISO have specific timelines for review as part of their respective processes, often performed by overlapping sets of experts, e.g., W3C members who are also active in their national ISO organization. We may wish to synchronize those reviews (which take place at different times, under current processes). This sort of optimization might require some changes to the W3C process, but more experience and discussion would be required before any changes are proposed. -On a practical side, W3C already engages in lots of [liaisons](../../liaisons/) between ISO committees and W3C Working Groups. +On a practical side, W3C already engages in a number of [liaisons](../../liaisons/) between ISO committees and W3C Working Groups. -Automating the conversion process so that we can go directly from our HTML format to the PDF ISO wants would be desirable to facilitate the editorial work around manual conversion. There is conversation about offering more automation on the ISO part, but there's no definitive conclusions as to how this would look like or when this would be available. \ No newline at end of file +It would be desirable automate the conversion process from our HTML format to the PDF ISO wants, to ease the editorial work around manual conversion. We are in conversation about adding more automation to the ISO part, but we've reached no conclusion as to what this would look like nor when this would be available. \ No newline at end of file From 1b81668af3a3c9e4be6bedd42c3862c82a874255 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Philippe Le Hegaret Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2026 05:46:15 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 16/17] Update process/pas-transposition-process.md Co-authored-by: Ted Thibodeau Jr --- process/pas-transposition-process.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/process/pas-transposition-process.md b/process/pas-transposition-process.md index f74f1507..00b77895 100644 --- a/process/pas-transposition-process.md +++ b/process/pas-transposition-process.md @@ -93,9 +93,9 @@ The following is a quick overview of what happens and who is in charge, as well * W3C and ISO/JTC1 coordinate on publication and announcements, including: - * Proposed wording from W3C to strengthen alignment between the newly adopted ISO standard and W3C mission, principles and values + * Proposed wording from W3C to strengthen alignment between the newly adopted ISO standard and W3C mission, principles and values. - * Availability of the specification -- Free from W3C TR space and likely free From ISO catalog as per [ISO/IEC 40500:2025](https://www.iso.org/standard/91029.html) + * Availability of the specification -- Free from W3C TR space and likely free from ISO catalog as per [ISO/IEC 40500:2025](https://www.iso.org/standard/91029.html). ## What can be done to make the ISO/W3C collaboration even more productive ? From a55320cf26ae53e9be5c0ec3defdb73f4e374073 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2026 10:01:00 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 17/17] Systematic review --- process/pas-transposition-process.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/process/pas-transposition-process.md b/process/pas-transposition-process.md index 00b77895..d9477d6a 100644 --- a/process/pas-transposition-process.md +++ b/process/pas-transposition-process.md @@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ The following is a quick overview of what happens and who is in charge, as well * Availability of the specification -- Free from W3C TR space and likely free from ISO catalog as per [ISO/IEC 40500:2025](https://www.iso.org/standard/91029.html). +* ISO/JTC1 initiates systematic review, five years after the publication of the standard. + ## What can be done to make the ISO/W3C collaboration even more productive ? There may be ways to make it even easier for a W3C Specification to move to the PAS process. For instance, both W3C and ISO have specific timelines for review as part of their respective processes, often performed by overlapping sets of experts, e.g., W3C members who are also active in their national ISO organization. We may wish to synchronize those reviews (which take place at different times, under current processes). This sort of optimization might require some changes to the W3C process, but more experience and discussion would be required before any changes are proposed.