Doug Schepers (@shepazu) is a developer and standards expert at W3C, and the W3C Developer Relations Lead. He's particularly interested in webapps, SVG, and education. He has spoken at well-known international conferences such as Web Directions and @Media, organizes the W3C developer conference, W3Conf, and loves to travel the world for his job, when he's not working from home.

Participation in web standards is not only a great way to have a tangible impact on browser behavior, but it often leads to visible recognition and even to employment with industry leaders. Web developers and designers just starting in their careers may be interested in getting involved in web standards.

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