Pursuant to the decision of the Interim Board based on the recommendations of the Membership committee on 7 Sep 2003, the following membership categories are now open for application.
Non profit organizations with financial difficulties can write to the MINC Chairman requesting an exemption from the joining fees while offering their support and services to assist MINC in its efforts and programs.
Membership Categorisation Guideline
|
Category |
Annual Membership Fee |
Criterion |
| Organisation |
USD500 |
Under $1 Million of Annual Sales |
| Organisation |
USD1,000 |
Above $1 Million but Under $5 Million of Annual Sales |
| Organisation |
USD2,000 |
Above $5 Million but Under $15 Million of Annual Sales |
|
Organization |
USD5,000 |
Above $15 Million but Under $25 Million of Annual Sales |
|
Organisation |
USD7,500 |
Above $25 Million but Under $50 Million of Annual Sales |
|
Organization |
USD10,000 |
Above $50 Million of Annual Sales |
| CCTLD |
by chairman's invitation or waiver |
|
| NIC |
by chairman's invitation or waiver |
|
| Individual Member |
USD100 or by chairman's invitation or waiver |
Any individual interested in MINC |
| Liaison Member |
by chairman's invitation or waiver |
Official representative of an international organisation of a similar stature as MINC
seeking liaison status with MINC, eg IETF, ICANN usually by Invitation only, and on a case by case basis. |
NOTES:
- Liaison and Individual membership are non-voting
- Individual membership has no membership fee payable at least for FY 2000.
This fee structure will be reviewed by the membership committee.
- No membership fee is applicable to Liaison Members and Individual Members. Government or government-affiliated organisations and their departments, non-profit organisations, etc are entitled to join as small or associate membership if they do not wish to come under the above categorisation system. Alternatively, they can use the above guidelines based on their annual budget or select the appropriate category they wish.
If you wish to join as an individual member, please fill this online form
If you wish to join as an CCTLD or NIC, please fill this online form
If you wish to join as an organisational member, please fill this organisational membership online form
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT CATEGORIES OF MEMBERSHIP
Adopted by the Membership Committee 7 Sep 2003
In addition to the Board of MINC and the Executive, MINC has a General Body of Members. The nature of the membership is as follows.
Membership of General Body
Full Membership in our organisation gives your company or organization the most direct access to information and decision making process on our organisation. As a Full Member, decisions affecting implementation and news about our organisation are at your disposal. You are an active participant in shaping future enhancements to our work and you financially support the existence and maintenance of the Web and FTP sites, where updates and changes are posted.
You become a member of and support the e-mail distribution lists, where preliminary discussions are held between internationalization leaders throughout the world. You will be able to participate in our range of Working Groups and contribute your suggestions and participate in the decision making process.
Full membership is divided into six categories upon annual sales.
Associate Membership is an invitation to corporations and other organizations that want to support our organisation publicly, but that do not wish nor need to participate as voting members. The Associate member representatives have full access to information and allow an organization to contribute to the ongoing work. Individuals can also attain Associate membership status if their involvement is substantial over and above those of in the Individual Membership category.
Individual Membership by unaffiliated individuals who are interested in the work of our organisation is also open. Individual Members include implementers, end-users, researchers, scholars, and students.
Our organisation has liaison relationships with certain other standards organizations and governments. This is the Liaison category of membership. Liaison membership is generally by invitation only.
Fee Schedule (subject to change):
Full Membership upon annual sales.
Individual Membership Free.
Liaison Member Free.
All membership comes with mailing list subscription and regular newsletter from our organisation and the ability to participation in the events and activities organised from time to time.
Approved by the Membership Committee 7 Sep 2003
