Keeping Standards Sustainable
Talkat Open Source Summit Europe 2025 · on Tuesday, 2025-08-26· at 15:05· Elicium 2B (Elicium Level 1)·
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Standards orgs adopt agile retrospectives, rotating leadership and regular elections; W3C creates tag associates as an on‑ramp that converts associates into full TAG members and runs a W3C inclusion fund to subsidize travel for face‑to‑face meetings. Codes of conduct name specific harms and require enforceable procedures; C2PA spins up a threats‑and‑harms task force to model abuse cases. Recruitment treats DEI as a skill, counts standards work in performance reviews, and changes tooling (WebRTC vs Zoom) to meet accessibility needs.
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chapters (19)
- 0:00Engaging next-gen standards leaders
- 3:08Gray beard problem in standards
- 5:40Diversity in standards development
- 8:29Human rights in standards
- 11:23UN report on standards
- 13:33Attracting younger people
- 16:04Geographical inclusivity in standards
- 17:51W3C code of conduct case study
- 19:17C2PA threats task force
- 20:45W3C TAG inclusivity efforts
- 23:56W3C inclusion fund
- 25:22Agile processes in standards
- 26:26Diversity in recruitment
- 27:51Standards in career growth
- 28:34Early career engagement
- 29:40Leadership representation matters
- 30:46Mentorship for gray beards
- 32:14Challenge to bring new people
- 33:19Closing remarks & Q&A
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