WCAG 2.1 timeline/Details

This is a more detailed timeline to help ensure necessary steps are lined up.

This timeline is oriented around a 5 June 2018 Recommendation of WCAG 2.1. The stated timeline is "June", so slippage of up to a few weeks is acceptable. The earliest publication date in June is selected to make room for that slippage, not because it is a hard target.

This version of the timeline is presented as a table to show parallel activities. Rows show dates, unfortunately with no good way in this format to show relative durations between dates. The "Milestones" column indicates key targets. "Team Activity" is behind-the-scenes work from various Team members. "WG Activity" is tasks for the AG WG. "Process Steps" are formal steps to advance, usually carried out by Team. "Messaging" includes drafting and review of messaging and at stages will involve Comm.

Date	Milestone	Team Activity	WG Activity	Process Steps	Messaging
30 January	Publication of CR		Begin collecting implementations Begin training on CR evaluation	Publish CR	Publish CR messaging
23 February		CR evaluation tool ready for WG	Begin active CR testing
6 March			WG check in on CR evaluation progress, tempo, questions
15 March		First draft of implementation report	Identify gaps in the implementation report and start scramble to fill with additional implementations
19, 20 March			WG FtF, likely focus on CR testing
21-23 March		CSUN conference interruption	CSUN conference interruption
27 March			WG check in on CR evaluation progress, steps to complete
30 March	Comment deadline for CR	Semi-final draft of implementation report ready	Finish CR testing Begin comment closing and dangling implementation issues crunch
10 April		Implementation report ready	All comments on CR closed Make decisions on at-risk items
12 April		Draft Transition Request for PR Begin draft Rec press release Update ETSI on status	Open CfC to transition to PR	Pre-check PR transition with Director	Begin gathering messaging points for Rec announcement
17 April	Deadline for commenters to accept / reject disposition of their comments	Prepare AC review form Begin draft PR AC announcement, other WAI announcements	Close CfC to transition to PR	Transition Request to advance to Proposed Recommendation	Begin review of PR AC announcement, other WAI announcements
20 April		Stage PR publication		Approval of PR Transition Request
23 April				Publication Request for PR	Approval of PR announcements
24 April	Publication of PR	Begin tracking of AC comments and proposed dispositions		Publish Proposed Recommendation Open AC review for PR	Publish PR announcements
27 April		Begin draft blog post			Approval of Rec messaging points Begin review of Rec press release
14 May		Begin FAQ updates Begin transition support package	Open CfC to ratify Understanding
22 May	AC review for PR closes	Last day to initiate discussion with any AC comments not yet addressed Begin Testimonial collection Begin translations collection	Close CfC to Ratify Understanding	Director review of AC comment responses
25 May		Begin draft WAI announcements for Rec		Pre-check Rec transition with Director	Approval of Rec press release, blog post
29 May	Deadline for AC to accept / reject disposition of their comments		WG discussion of substantive issues raised in AC review		Begin review of WAI announcements for Rec, FAQ updates, transition support package
30 May		Complete Disposition of Comments from AC review, if needed Stage Rec publication Stage translations		Transition Request to advance to Recommendation
31 May	ETSI final publication
4 June				Approval of Rec Transition Request Publication Request for Rec	Approval of FAQ updates, transition support package, testimonials
5 June	Publication of Recommendation	Publish FAQ updates		Publish Recommendation	Publish press release Publish blog post Publish WAI announcements