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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;
* 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.
{| border=1 cellpadding=3
!size of organization
!fee calculator
!membership fee (US$)
|- align=center
|colspan=3|'''headquartered in developed countries'''
|-
| Large company||Base fee||align=right|
|-
| Medium company||20% of base fee||align=right|
|-
| Small company or non-profit||10% of base fee||align=right|
|- align=center
|colspan=3|'''headquartered in least-developed countries'''
|-
| Large company||50% of base fee||align=right|
|-
| Medium company||5% of base fee||align=right|
|-
| Small company or non-profit||No fee||align=right|0
|}
A large company has annual gross revenues exceeding US $50M per year; a medium company has annual gross revenues exceding US $5M per year. Please refer to [http://www.un.org/special-rep/ohrlls/ldc/list.htm UN LDC list] for a list of the least-developed countries.
Sugar Labs Advisory Board members enjoy a number of specific benefits including:
* The opportunity to interact and work directly with the leading companies, organizations, and individuals;
* A seat on the Advisory Board, including an invitation to semi-annual Advisory Board meetings;
* The ability to provide strategic direction to Sugar Labs through review of Sugar Labs proposals and operational policies;
* Participation in Sugar Labs committees, where specifications and guidelines are developed and where discussions are conducted;
* Access to a community of experts in Sugar and Sugar deployment;
* Access to the Member Web site (Member-only link) containing early information on emerging Web technologies, software, events, forums, news and announcements;
* The right to use the Sugar Labs logo on your Web site and to participate in press releases.
== Fees ==
In order to promote a diverse membership that represents the interests of organizations around the world, Sugar Labs fees vary depending on the annual revenues, type, and location of headquarters of an organization.
A base fee (initially ?) will be determined by the finance committee annually.
{| border=1 cellpadding=3
!size of organization
!fee calculator
!membership fee (US$)
|- align=center
|colspan=3|'''headquartered in developed countries'''
|-
| Large company||Base fee||align=right|
|-
| Medium company||20% of base fee||align=right|
|-
| Small company or non-profit||10% of base fee||align=right|
|- align=center
|colspan=3|'''headquartered in least-developed countries'''
|-
| Large company||50% of base fee||align=right|
|-
| Medium company||5% of base fee||align=right|
|-
| Small company or non-profit||No fee||align=right|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 [http://www.un.org/special-rep/ohrlls/ldc/list.htm UN LDC list] for a list of the least-developed countries.