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Membership

Any for-profit company, non-profit organization, DAO or individual can become a member of the Association.

An entity or individual wishing to become a member should do a contribution to the Association. Contribution may include both financial contribution, as well as contributions to code, standards and design of the Association project. Financial contributions are made on the quarterly basis; other forms of contributions must be agreed and evaluated by the Chief Engineer of the Association.

There are to main forms of membership: full membership, providing access to the Association governance, and associated membership, without such access support from the Association developers on the use and integration of Association products.

Full membership

Extended	$60k quarterly	2 positions in the Board of Directors Up to 2 positions in each working group Advanced support
Standard	$30k quarterly	Position in the Board of Directors One position in each working group Standard support
Basic	$15k quarterly	A vote in defining annual research topics Position in two of the working groups Basic support

Parties providing one-time contribution in equivalent of $500k receive 5-year standard membership. Parties providing one-time contribution in equivalent of $1m receive 5-year extended membership.

Associated membership

Startup	$9k quarterly	Basic support Position in one of the working groups
Individual	$5k quarterly	Position in one of the working groups

Support options

Plan	Included hours	Issue reaction time	Additional options
Advanced	35 per month	6 hrs	Two workshops Face-to-face meetings
Standard	12 per month	24 hrs	One workshop
Basic	8 per month	48 hr