The IVOA is a standards organization body: what does it mean? How does it work? Who is involved? How can I contribute? The seminar will refresh how the IVOA is organized and what is working groups deal with. It will describe the standardization process and outcomes. Highlights will be given on current activities and hooking points will be stressed on how members of the astrophysical, scientific and technological, community can, and should, contribute. An overview on the existing data access solutions, the data modelling scenario and the resource consuming methods will be provided.