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Give the Advisory Board a mission statement
Tries to tie together the various roles under a mission statement and organizes the roles as bullet points, similar to the TAG. Based on discussions captured in w3c/AB-memberonly#248 https://www.w3.org/2025/03/26-ABpurpose-minutes.html https://www.w3.org/2025/Talks/AC/ab-wendy-reid/slides.pdf
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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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<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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