Facilitate high-signal spaces for focused discussions - contributors who opt into notifications, expertise sharing, and regular meetings can engage with topics that are highly relevant to them, enabling meaningful contributions and opportunities to learn from others.
Establish clear expectations and leadership roles - guide collaborative efforts and ensure steady progress toward concrete deliverables that advance ACP evolution and adoption.
All Interest Group and Working Group meetings are published on the public ACP community calendar (work in progress).Facilitators are responsible for posting their meeting schedules to this calendar in advance to ensure discoverability and enable broader community participation.
Goal: Facilitate discussion and knowledge-sharing among ACP contributors who share interests in a specific ACP sub-topic or context. The primary focus is on identifying and gathering problems that may be worth addressing through RFDs or other community artifacts, while encouraging open exploration of protocol issues and opportunities.Expectations:
Regular conversations in the Interest Group Zulip channel
AND/OR a recurring live meeting regularly attended by Interest Group members
Meeting dates and times published in advance on the ACP community calendar when applicable, and tagged with their primary topic and interest group Zulip channel name
Notes publicly shared after meetings, and submitted to the meetings repository
Lifecycle:
Creation begins by proposing a new Interest Group to the core/lead maintainers with the template below
Majority positive vote by core maintainers over a 72h period approves creation of the group.
The creation of the group can be reversed at any time (e.g., after new information surfaces). Core and lead maintainers can veto.
Facilitator(s) and Maintainer(s) responsible for organizing IG into meeting expectations
Facilitator is an informal role responsible for shepherding or speaking for a group
Maintainer is an official representative from the ACP steering group. A maintainer is not required for every group, but can help advocate for specific changes or initiatives.
IG is retired only when Core or Lead Maintainers determine it’s no longer active and/or needed
Successful IGs do not have a time limit or expiration date - as long as they are active and maintained, they will remain available
Creation Template:
Facilitator(s)
Maintainer(s) (optional)
IGs with potentially similar goals/discussions
How this IG differentiates itself from the related IGs
First topic you to discuss within the IG
Participation in an Interest Group (IG) is not required to start a Working Group (WG) or to create a RFD. However, building consensus within IGs can be valuable when justifying the formation of a WG. Likewise, referencing support from IGs or WGs can strengthen a RFD and its chances of success.
Goal: Facilitate collaboration within the ACP community on a RFD, a themed series of RFDs, or an otherwise officially endorsed project.Expectations:
Meaningful progress towards at least one RFD or spec-related implementation OR hold maintenance responsibilities for a project (e.g., SDKs)
Facilitators are responsible for keeping track of progress and communicating status when appropriate
Meeting dates and times published in advance on the ACP community calendar when applicable, and tagged with their primary topic and working group Zulip channel name
Notes publicly shared after meetings, and submitted to the meetings repository
Lifecycle:
Creation begins by proposing a new Interest Group to the core/lead maintainers with the template below
Majority positive vote by core maintainers over a 72h period approves creation of the group.
The creation of the group can be reversed at any time (e.g., after new information surfaces). Core and lead maintainers can veto.
Facilitator(s) and Maintainer(s) responsible for organizing WG into meeting expectations
Facilitator is an informal role responsible for shepherding or speaking for a group
Maintainer is an official representative from the ACP steering group. A maintainer is not required for every group, but can help advocate for specific changes or initiatives
WG is retired when either:
Community moderators or Core and Lead Maintainers decide it is no longer active and/or needed
The WG no longer has an active Issue/PR for a month or more, or has completed all Issues/PRs it intended to pursue.
Creation Template:
Facilitator(s)
Maintainer(s) (optional)
Explanation of interest/use cases, ideally originating from an IG discussion; however that is not a requirement
A Facilitator role in a WG or IG does not result in a maintainership role across the ACP organization. It is an informal role into which anyone can self-nominate.A Facilitator is responsible for helping shepherd discussions and collaboration within an Interest or Working Group.Lead and Core Maintainers reserve the right to modify the list of Facilitators and Maintainers for any WG/IG at any time.
