<li><p>Contact the <a href='editor.shtml'>XMPP Extensions Editor</a> so that he knows to expect your submission.</p></li>
<li><p>Write your proposal following the guidelines described in <a href='/extensions/xep-0143.html'>XEP-0143: Guidelines for Authors of XMPP Extension Protocols</a>.</p></li>
<li><p>Make sure you read, understand, and agree to the XSF's <a href='/extensions/ipr-policy.shtml'>IPR Policy</a> before you submit your proposal!</p></li>
<li><p>Email the XML file (or a URL for the file) to the <a href='editor.shtml'>XMPP Extensions Editor</a> with a subject line of 'ProtoXEP: [your title here]'.</p></li>
<p><strong>Note:</strong> It is the author's responsibility to provide a properly-formatted source file (see the <a href='xep-template.xml'>template</a> file maintained under <a href='/xsf/sourcecontrol.shtml'>source control</a>). Proposals submitted in HTML, TXT, MS Word, Open Document Format, etc. will be returned to the proposal author for proper formatting.</p>
