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Expand Up @@ -872,28 +872,28 @@ Advisory Board (AB)</h4>
<h5 id=ab-role>
Role of the Advisory Board</h5>

The <dfn export lt="Advisory Board|AB">Advisory Board</dfn> provides ongoing guidance to the Team
on issues of strategy,
management,
legal matters,
process,
and conflict resolution.
The Advisory Board also serves the Members
by tracking issues raised between Advisory Committee meetings,
soliciting Member comments on such issues,
and proposing actions to resolve these issues.
The Advisory Board manages the <a href="#GAProcess">evolution of the Process Document</a>.
As part of a [=W3C Council=],
members of the [=Advisory Board=] hear and adjudicate on [=Submission Appeals=]
and [=Formal Objections=].

The [=Advisory Board=] is distinct from the [=Board of Directors=]
and has no decision-making authority within W3C;
its role is strictly advisory.
The <dfn export lt="Advisory Board|AB">Advisory Board</dfn>
is elected by the Membership to advance the effectiveness of W3C as a
standards development organization (<abbr title="standards development organization">SDO</abbr>).

The [=Advisory Board=] is distinct from the [=Board of Directors=] and has
a distinct set of responsibilities.
The [=Advisory Board=]:
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The <dfn export lt="Advisory Board|AB">Advisory Board</dfn>
is elected by the Membership to advance the effectiveness of W3C as a
standards development organization (<abbr title="standards development organization">SDO</abbr>).
The [=Advisory Board=] is distinct from the [=Board of Directors=] and has
a distinct set of responsibilities.
The [=Advisory Board=]:
The <dfn export lt="Advisory Board|AB">Advisory Board</dfn>
is elected by the Membership to advance the effectiveness of W3C as a
standards development organization (<abbr title="standards development organization">SDO</abbr>).
The [=Advisory Board=] has the following responsibilities:


Note: While the [=AB=] as such does not have decision-making authority,
its members do when sitting as part of a [=W3C Council=].
<ul>
<li>Provides ongoing guidance to the Team and the [=Board of Directors=]
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<li>Provides ongoing guidance to the Team and the [=Board of Directors=]
<li>Provides ongoing guidance to W3C

on issues of strategy, management, legal matters, process, community
engagement, and conflict resolution;
<li>Serves the Members by tracking issues raised between Advisory Committee
meetings, soliciting Member comments on such issues, and proposing actions
to resolve these issues;
<li>Owns the <a href="#GAProcess">Process Document</a>, which includes
considering proposals, approving changes, and publishing new versions.
</ul>

Members of the [=AB=] also take part in [=W3C Councils=] to hear and
adjudicate [=Submission Appeals=] and [=Formal Objections=].

Details about the Advisory Board
(e.g., the list of Advisory Board participants,
mailing list information, and summaries of Advisory Board meetings)
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