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Subject: OASIS Revised Membership Categories and Dues
OASIS Members: In the last four years, OASIS has experienced many exciting changes. We've grown from 49 to 64 committees, from seven to 36 approved standards, from 2,000 to 5,500 participants. We've expanded our outreach, enhanced our services, and added support staff in Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America. To keep pace with this growth, the Board of Directors has approved a set of revised membership categories and dues, effective 1 September 2006 for new memberships and 1 January 2007 for renewals. The changes address a variety of concerns and reflect much member input. We listened to those of you calling for a more equitable dues model. We considered investments needed to maintain a productive environment for standards work. While the existing levels of OASIS membership (Foundational, Sponsor, Contributor, and Individual/Associate) remain the same, the following changes will be made: * Both Foundational- and Sponsor-level membership will be offered in four dues categories to provide greater parity and accommodate organizations of different sizes and types. * The categories of Contributor-level membership will be increased from three to five in order to better distinguish between large- and medium-sized organizations. Our current category for non-profits will be more clearly defined as "academic/government/associations." * The Contributor-level "government" category will be offered to government agencies from non-OECD countries. OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) currently comprises 30 self-selected member countries. In addition to these category changes, annual membership dues (which have remained stable since 2002) will be adjusted in order to maintain the financial health and capability of our consortium, to fund needed services, and to more equitably distribute the cost of supporting OASIS. Details are provided at http://www.oasis-open.org/join/categories.php. OASIS staff (member-services@oasis-open.org) are available to assist in ensuring your organization participates at the appropriate level and that you are taking advantage of all the benefits available to you. Note that the expanded breakdown of categories may represent an opportunity for current Contributors to receive greater visibility through the full promotional benefits enjoyed by Sponsors. We trust all members will find these changes reasonable, acceptable, and fair. After reviewing the information, if you have any questions or ideas about how we can better serve you in the future, please let me know. As always, your support is greatly appreciated. Best regards, Patrick Gannon President & CEO OASIS +1.978.667.5115 x201 - office +1.978.761.3546 - mobile Skype: pgannon www.oasis-open.org
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