Membership presentation from the Seoul Conference shared by Gary Martz of Intel.

1. OIC Membership
Gary Martz
Intel, Director of IoT Communications Frameworks
OIC Membership Workgroup Chairman

2. Why OIC?

3. Value of becoming an OIC member
 Unique combination of Specification, Open Source, and
Certification
 Clear, stable, and transparent IPR Policy that is critical for the
growth of IoT products and services
 Architecture and technical solutions that scale across IoT
verticals, scale across majority of communication transports,
and scale down to the smallest IoT form factors
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4. OIC Membership Levels
 Gold members - $10k/yr
 Participate in all groups
 Certify products
 Receive the protection of the OIC IPR Policy
 Reduced membership fee for startups and innovators with <$5M annual revenue
 Non-profit and academic members - $1k/yr
 Same benefits as Gold, but at a reduced membership fee
 Platinum members - $75k/yr
 Opportunity to lead workgroups and task groups
 Opportunity to be elected to rotating seat on the board of directors
 Diamond - $350k/yr
 OIC board level
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Join now and receive a 50% discount on your first year membership fee

5. How to Join OIC
• OIC website - www.openinterconnect.org/join
– Membership levels and benefits
– Bylaws
– IPR Policy
– Articles of incorporation (OIC scope definition)
– Membership agreement
• Primary point of contact for help – Gary Martz
– OIC related questions – e.g. about benefits, IPR policy details, etc..
– gary.a.martz.jr@intel.com
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