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<h5 id=ab-role>
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Role of the Advisory Board</h5>
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- The <dfn export lt="Advisory Board|AB">Advisory Board</dfn> provides ongoing guidance to the Team
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+ The <dfn export lt="Advisory Board|AB">Advisory Board</dfn>
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+ is elected by the Membership to advance the effectiveness of W3C as a community by:
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+
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+ <ul>
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+ <li> Providing ongoing guidance to the Team
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on issues of strategy,
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management,
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legal matters,
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process,
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+ community engagement,
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and conflict resolution.
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- The Advisory Board also serves the Members
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+ <li> Serving the Members
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by tracking issues raised between Advisory Committee meetings,
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soliciting Member comments on such issues,
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and proposing actions to resolve these issues.
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- The Advisory Board manages the <a href="#GAProcess">evolution of the Process Document</a> .
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- As part of a [=W3C Council=] ,
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- members of the [=Advisory Board=] hear and adjudicate on [=Submission Appeals=]
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- and [=Formal Objections=] .
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+ <li> Managing the <a href="#GAProcess">evolution of the Process Document</a> .
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+ </ul>
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The [=Advisory Board=] is distinct from the [=Board of Directors=]
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- and has no decision-making authority within W3C;
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+ and has no decision-making authority over W3C;
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its role is strictly advisory.
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- Note: While the [=AB =] as such does not have decision-making authority,
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- its members do when sitting as part of a [=W3C Council =] .
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+ However, as part of a [=W3C Council=] ,
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+ members of the [=Advisory Board =] hear and adjudicate on [=Submission Appeals=]
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+ and [=Formal Objections =] .
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Details about the Advisory Board
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(e.g., the list of Advisory Board participants,
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