Flexible Membership Options
Joining and engaging in the SA Forum has significant benefits that can enhance a company's stature and competitiveness in the industry. Individuals from member companies enjoy exposure to peers, leaders and best-in-class technology.
The SA Forum provides four levels of membership:
Promoter Members
Promoter Members can participate on the Service Availability Forum Board of Directors and can help guide SA Forum policies. Promoter Members can vote on by-law changes, vote on and hold officer positions, participate in specification work groups and vote on the ratification of final specifications. Promoter Members are responsible for providing significant contributions of intellectual property, technical and marketing resources.
Contributor Members
Contributor Members participate in specification work groups, attend meetings, receive early access to specifications, and may use Service Availability Forum trademarks. Responsibilities include providing intellectual property to the Service Availability Forum, review and comment on specifications, and providing either technical or marketing resources.
Companies interested in joining as a contributor should be prepared to attend face-to-face meetings which are held approximately once a quarter. Additionally, members should be prepared to participate on the various technical and marketing committees engaged in the work of the Forum.
Associate Members
Academic researchers interested in participating in the Service Availability Forum can do so by joining as an Associate Member. Associate Members participate in specification workgroups, attend meetings and review and comment on preliminary drafts of specifications. Responsibilities include providing technical resources and review and comment on specifications.
Academics interested in joining as an associate should be prepared to submit annual reviews and participate in the various technical committees engaged in the work of the Forum.
Adopter Member
Subject to the terms of the Service Availability Adopter Agreement, adopters may register their products that comply with the Service Availability Forum product registration requirements and may also use their association with the Service Availability Forum to promote those products.
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