Sugar Labs/Governance/Advisory Board
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Benefits
Sugar Labs Advisory Board members enjoy a number of specific benefits including:
- The opportunity to interact and work directly with the leading companies, organizations, and individuals;
- A seat on the Advisory Board, including an invitation to semi-annual Advisory Board meetings;
- The ability to provide strategic direction to Sugar Labs through review of Sugar Labs proposals and operational policies;
- Participation in Sugar Labs committees, where specifications and guidelines are developed and where discussions are conducted;
- Access to a community of experts in Sugar and Sugar deployment;
Access to the Member Web site (Member-only link) containing early information on emerging Web technologies, software, events, forums, news and announcements;(we have no non-public information)- The right to use the Sugar Labs logo on your Web site and to participate in press releases.
Fees
In order to promote a diverse membership that represents the interests of organizations around the world, Sugar Labs fees vary depending on the annual revenues, type, and location of headquarters of an organization.
A base fee (initially ?) will be determined by the finance committee annually.
| size of organization | fee calculator | membership fee (US$) |
|---|---|---|
| headquartered in developed countries | ||
| Large company | Base fee | |
| Medium company | 20% of base fee | |
| Small company or non-profit | 10% of base fee | |
| headquartered in least-developed countries | ||
| Large company | 50% of base fee | |
| Medium company | 5% of base fee | |
| Small company or non-profit | No fee | 0 |
A large company has annual gross revenues exceeding US $50M per year; a medium company has annual gross revenues exceding US $5M per year. Please refer to UN LDC list for a list of the least-developed countries.