The International World Wide Web Conferences Steering Committee (abbreviated as IW3C2 also written as IW3C2) is a professional non-profit organization registered in Switzerland which promotes Web research and development. The IW3C2 organizes and hosts the annual World Wide Web Conference in conjunction with the W3C.
The IW3C2 was founded by Joseph Hardin and Robert Cailliau at a meeting held in Boston, United States, on August 14, 1994 to prepare for the upcoming Second International World Wide Web Conference in Chicago. The IW3C2 formally became an incorporated entity in May 1996 at the fifth conference in Paris, France.
The organization is governed by laws of the Swiss Confederation and the By-laws.
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