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W3C Membership is not required to join a Community or Business Group.<br /> There is no fee to join a Community Group but there<br /> are <a href="/community/about/fees/">fees</a>for non-Members to join a Business Group.</li> </ol> <p><a href="/community/groups/propose_cg/" title="Start a community group" class="button action dark-green">Create a Community Group</a><br /><a href="/community/groups/propose_bg/" title="Start a business group" class="button action green">Create a Business Group</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="publish-modal" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="publish-modal-header"> <div class="modal"> <header id="publish-modal-header"> <p>Learn how to publish a report</p> </header> <p><a href="#" class="modal_close" aria-label="close">x</a></p> <div class="modal_content"> <h3>Chairs can publish group reports</h3> <p>Some Community and Business Groups publish reports. Each group must have a Chair, and the Chair is empowered to publish the group’s reports. 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