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Tim Bell wrote:
> Sorry to have missed the call, I had a last minute clash.
> 
> I’d support the idea but it would depend on the details whether CERN 
> could join. [...]

Of course! It was just a practical example of the type of "illustrious 
institutions" that could become members under the academic criteria.

> For background, we’ve joined a number of programs such as Academic 
> member  of Ceph (https://ceph.io/foundation/ 
> <https://ceph.io/foundation/>) and the CNCF enduser membership 
> (https://www.cncf.io/announcements/2020/11/18/cloud-native-computing-foundation-adds-46-new-members/ 
> <https://www.cncf.io/announcements/2020/11/18/cloud-native-computing-foundation-adds-46-new-members/>). 
> 
> For international organisations to join requires review by the CERN 
> legal and procurement groups. The process can take up to 2 months to get 
> approval.Specifically,
> 
> - Extensive legal text with arbitration can be problematic and needs to 
> reflect CERN’s immunities as an international organisation
> - The membership must not indicate an endorsement of the foundation

Thanks for the details. If we decide to move forward with this, I'll 
make sure to float early drafts of the membership agreement by you to 
get your early feedback. I suspect similar institutions will have 
similar rules, so it's important that the language used does not become 
a blocker.

> The use of CERN’s logo is not guaranteed. Alternatives such as a picture 
> of one of the experiments could be used  instead. However, in the past, 
> open source communities may be granted permission. There can also be 
> issues if there are other members with certain activities such as 
> military. A mock up of the web page is usually required to get approval.

Noted!

-- 
Thierry