Regional Members

Annual Fee (Regular):	US$10,000
Governance Structure:	Voting

ARegional Memberis a voting member of the DCMI Governing Board with the right to brand activities and outcomes as being endorsed by DCMI within a regional locale of influence. ARegional Memberis a public entity, a not-for-profit organization, a governmental agency, a quasi-governmental agency or a supra-governmental agency.Regional Membersprovide an important link between the Dublin Core™ Metadata Initiative as a worldwide activity and the local and regional activities of practitioners. They promote the adoption of Dublin Core™ specifications and best practices, thereby increasing the global network value for all. They help assure the availability of authoritative documentation and maintain translations of base DCMI standards and documentation as appropriate for the locale.

Through their ongoing efforts,Regional Members: (1) help focus a local concentration of expertise to promote deployment and development of DCMI metadata and architectures within the context of a given locale and language environment; and (2) advance the development of a healthy metadata ecology by supporting metadata best practices. As local custodians of the DCMI brand,Regional Membersare a critical link in promoting DCMI standards and best practices through educational and training offerings In addition,Regional Membersbringing local concerns to the attention of the larger metadata community, thereby improving the international coherence of the overall architecture, semantic content and practice of metadata.

Rights/Benefits

1. Regional Memberstatus provides theRegional Memberwith the right to exercise "exclusive coverage" ofDCMI-endorsedactivities and outcomes within their "Locale of Influence" in the following four areas:
2. Regional Membersactively encourage development ofInstitutional Member,Supporting MemberandIndividual Membermemberships within theRegional Member's"Locale of Influence";
3. Regional Membersengage in development, organization and delivery of metadata best practice education and training within the "Locale of Influence";
4. Where applicable,Regional Memberspromote and manage standardization processes for DCMI specifications within the "Locale of Influence"; and
5. Where applicable,Regional Memberspromote and manage translation processes for DCMI specifications and best practice documentation within the "Locale of Influence".
6. Regional Membersappoint a voting representative to the Governing Board and actively participate in deliberations and decisions;
7. Regional Membersreceive one free registration for the annual international conference for theRegional Memberrepresentative (and additional registrations at a discount). Reduced fees are available for other DCMI events (such as webinars) for theRegional Memberrepresentative;
8. Regional Memberlogos are linked from the DCMI website, DCMI annual conference website (OCS), and regional meetings websites;
9. Regional Membermemberships and renewals are announced through DCMI's social media channels, RSS feed and other news outlets;
10. Regional Membercan provide information (brochures and other media) for placement in the DCMI annual conference delegate bags and on USB memory drives containing the DCMI proceedings;
11. Early availability of DCMI 'preview content' (e.g., pre-publication of online tutorials) for theRegional Memberrepresentative;
12. Regional Memberscan organize event presentations at DCMI annual meeting;
13. Regional Memberscan initiate regional events co-organized with DCMI (to the extent DCMI resources permit); and
14. Regional Membercan use theDCMI "Regional Member" logoon its website and in otherRegional Member-related media.

Obligations

1. Regional Memberagrees to an initial membership term of 2 years with optional annual renewals upon payment thereafter;
2. Payment of a fixed annual membership fee on or before the anniversary date of membership;
3. Active participation byRegional Memberrepresentatives in DCMI governance through contribution to Governing Board deliberations and voting.
4. Regional Memberpromotes and manages standardization processes for DCMI specifications within the "locale of influence";
5. Regional Memberprovides ongoing reporting to the DCMI community on relevant metadata activity within theRegional Member's"Locale of Influence"; and
6. Ongoing and active advocacy of activities advancing the well-being of DCMI through the identification of new members in all DCMI membership categories within the "Locale of Influence" and beyond.