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title: "Join the OpenPOWER Foundation"
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date: 2021-07-17
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calltoaction:
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  title: "Join Now"
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  text: "Become a OPF Member"
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  button: "Register for OPF Membership"
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  link: "https://enrollment.lfx.linuxfoundation.org/?project=openpowerfoundation"
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# Welcome to the era of Open Computing! #
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The OpenPOWER Foundation is a non-profit organization supporting the free and open RISC instruction set architecture and extensions.
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We enable open community collaboration, technology advancements in the OpenPOWER ecosystem, and visibility of OpenPOWER successes.  
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Join us and see how open technical collaboration along with the support of many OpenPOWER programs can help drive your business forward.
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##  Foundation Membership ##
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The OpenPOWER Foundation is a 501c6 not-for-profit entity with a Board of Directors and a Technical Steering Committee.  
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Membership levels provide either a default Board of Director position (Platinum) or
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an opportunity to be elected to the Board (Gold, Silver, and Associate/Academic members). 
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The Bylaws detail additional governance by the Board including maximum seats, terms, etc.  
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The Technical Steering Committee is formed from the Work Group Leads from the core projects and one representative designated by each Platinum member.  
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OpenPOWER offers a tiered membership of Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Associate/Academic memberships.  
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Associate/Academic level is not available to corporations  
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## Membership Levels ##
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| Membership Level     | Annual Fee | Technical Steering Committee    | Board of Directors                                               |
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|----------------------|------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| Platinum             | $100k      | 1 voting participant per member | 1 voting participant per member                                  |
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| Gold                 | $60k       | If a WG lead                    | 1 elected voting participant per three gold member level         |
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| Silver               | $20k       | If a WG lead                    | 1 elected voting participant for all silver members              |
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| Associate / Academic | $0         | If a WG lead                    | 1 elected non-voting observer for all associate/acedemic members |
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