| 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, Ecosystem 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 Ecosystem 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 Ecosystem Committee Working Group and Task Force activities and meetings |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Access Ecosystem Committee Working Group and Task Force members Web pages, documents and email lists |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Appoint non-voting representatives to Ecosystem Committee Working Groups and Task Forces |
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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 |
| Access to Forum research, technical information, certification documents and other resources |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Opportunities for peer-to-peer collaboration and networking |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| 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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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 |
| Participate in product interoperability testing and certification program |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| 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 |
| 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 |
