| Benefits |
Membership Level and Benefits |
Sponsor
$50K |
Principal
$25K |
Associate
$10K |
Non-Profit
$1.5K |
Implementer
$5K |
| A Board of Directors seat |
X |
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| Designate individuals to run for position as officer of the
corporation |
X |
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Appoint a voting representative to the Technical, Marketing
and Compliance Committees |
X |
X |
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Appoint a voting representative to each Working
Group |
X |
X |
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Propose initiatives and contribute to the development of
Forum deliverables |
X |
X |
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Designate individuals to run for position leading
Committees |
X |
X |
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Participate in Technical, Compliance and Marketing Committee
meetings |
X |
X |
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Participate in NFC Forum testing and certification program
via own in-house test labs |
X |
X |
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| Designate individuals to run for
position leading all Working Groups and Task Forces |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Notification of and comments on proposed new Working
Groups |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Participate in Technical and Compliance Committee Working
Group and Task Force activities and meetings |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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| Access Technical and Compliance
Committee Working Group and Task Force members Web pages,
documents and email lists |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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| Appoint non-voting
representatives to Technical and Compliance Committee Working
Groups and Task Forces |
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|
X |
X |
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Participate in Marketing Committee Working Group and Task
Force activities and meetings |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Access Marketing Committee
Working Group and Task Force members Web pages, documents and
email lists |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Appoint non-voting
representatives to Marketing Committee Working Groups and
Task Forces |
|
|
X |
X |
X |
|
Number of discounted participants at face-to-face meetings
(additional participants at higher fee) |
no limit |
no limit |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
Access to the NFC Forum Members Community Web site |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Access to Forum research, technical information,
certification documents and other resources |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Opportunities for peer-to-peer collaboration and
networking |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Attendance at plenary meetings of the Forum |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Access draft specifications at
all stages of development |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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| Access draft specifications upon
completion of Working Group development and handover
to Technical Committee |
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|
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|
X |
| Free
listing of company and product information on NFC Forum
Website |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
Listed in NFC Forum "new members" release; may issue news
release announcing your participation |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Participate in NFC Forum group
marketing events and trade shows,
roundtables, special promotions, program discounts |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Participate in product interoperability testing and
certification program |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Participate in NFC Forum
Plugfests |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Use
Forum logo and trademarks in marketing and with certified
products |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Join
industry-specific special interest groups, ecosystem
development special sessions |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Your
company name, logo and press releases cited on the Forum Web
site |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Use
of the NFC Forum logo on your Website to indicate
membership |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Opportunity to present your organization's offerings and
experiences at NFC Forum member meetings |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
Attend and participate in product demonstrations at NFC Forum
events |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Free
NFC Forum newsletters, plus regular Forum newsfeeds |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Free
attendance at Forum-only Webcasts |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Discounted attendance at Forum
face-to-face "Spotlight" events |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
