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Responding a little late but I thought this was a good idea during the
meeting on Monday. I can't see any negatives to this as we'd be reaching
out to folks we already collaborate with or who join our projects. I think
the fact they would be non-voting protects us and no fees for them protects
them.

Thanks,

Amy

On Wed, May 12, 2021 at 4:24 AM Thierry Carrez <thierry at openstack.org>
wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> During the informal call on Monday I introduced the idea of creating a
> new Foundation non-voting membership tier called "Associate members".
>
> Rationale:
>
> The Open Infrastructure Foundation mission is to develop, support,
> protect, and promote open infrastructure software projects (open source
> solutions to build infrastructure for further innovation). Integration
> between those projects has been identified as a key issue hindering
> further adoption of those solutions. While the Foundation directly
> supports and promotes a number of projects, its mission goes beyond the
> projects it directly hosts. We currently don’t have any program allowing
> us to formally engage with non-profit organizations sustaining open
> infrastructure projects, and help us better collaborate around events,
> promotion, and cross-community discussions.
>
> We also have a lot of connections with the academic world (through
> OpenInfra Labs and our education initiatives) and a lot of open
> infrastructure users in the public research space. Those traditionally
> do not sign up as members, despite being very engaged (CERN, for
> example, is not a member). This makes it difficult to apply
> “member-first” thinking in some cases, and we miss out on showcasing
> those illustrious institutions as Foundation members.
>
> Proposal:
>
> Create a new Foundation non-voting membership tier called "Associate
> members". That tier would be free to join, and the Executive Director of
> the Foundation would be empowered to approve any interested organization
> fitting the criteria. Two criteria would be defined:
>
> - Non-profit organizations sustaining open infrastructure projects
> - Notable academic and public research institutions making extensive use
> of open infrastructure projects.
>
> Please let me know of any question, concern, or comment on this
> proposal. My goal is to get it approved by the Board on our end of June
> meeting, and roll it out with initial candidates during Q3.
>
> Regards,
>
> --
> Thierry Carrez
>
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