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| | ===Advisory Board=== | | ===Advisory Board=== |
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| − | The Advisory Board is made up of organizations and companies that support Sugar Labs. The Advisory Board has no decision-making authority but provides a vehicle for its members to communicate with the Oversight Board and help the Directors guide the overall direction of Sugar and the Sugar Labs Project. | + | The [[SugarLabs:Governance/Advisory Board|Advisory Board]] is made up of organizations and companies that support Sugar Labs. The Advisory Board has no decision-making authority but provides a vehicle for its members to communicate with the Oversight Board and help the Directors guide the overall direction of Sugar and the Sugar Labs Project. |
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| − | The Advisory Board consists of representatives from the following Sugar Labs Foundation member corporations and projects: | + | The Advisory Board consists of representatives from the following Sugar Labs Foundation member corporations and projects. |
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| + | Advisory board member companies pay an annual fee which helps finance the operations of the Sugar Labs Project. |
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| − | Advisory board member companies pay an annual fee which helps finance the operations of the Sugar Labs Project. 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. | |
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| − | !membership fee (US$)
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| − | |colspan=3|'''headquartered in developed countries'''
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| − | | Large company||Base fee||align=right|
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| − | | Medium company||20% of base fee||align=right|
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| − | | Small company or non-profit||10% of base fee||align=right|
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| − | |colspan=3|'''headquartered in least-developed countries'''
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| − | | Large company||50% of base fee||align=right|
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| − | | Medium company||5% of base fee||align=right|
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| − | | Small company or non-profit||No fee||align=right|0
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| − | 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 [http://www.un.org/special-rep/ohrlls/ldc/list.htm UN LDC list] for a list of the least-developed countries.
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| − | Sugar Labs Advisory Board members enjoy a number of specific benefits including:
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| − | * The opportunity to interact and work directly with the leading companies, organizations, and individuals;
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| − | * A seat on the Advisory Board, including an invitation to semi-annual Advisory Board meetings;
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| − | * The ability to provide strategic direction to Sugar Labs through review of Sugar Labs proposals and operational policies;
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| − | * Participation in Sugar Labs committees, where specifications and guidelines are developed and where discussions are conducted;
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| − | * Access to a community of experts in Sugar and Sugar deployment;
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| − | * Access to the Member Web site (Member-only link) containing early information on emerging Web technologies, software, events, forums, news and announcements;
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| − | * The right to use the Sugar Labs logo on your Web site and to participate in press releases.
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| | ===Committees=== | | ===Committees=== |