Membership Levels and Benefits

Consortium membership is available to institutions at three levels:

• Core Member:

  The institution is at the level of R1 or equivalent (as determined by the LON-CAPA Academic Consortium Board) and commits at least $200,000 per year for five years toward furthering the consortium goals. The institution maintains at minimum one full-time (100%) code developer exclusively dedicated to the LON-CAPA project working as an active member of the Core Development Group. Additional commitments can include but are not limited to programmer time, support staff, and documentation efforts. Membership renewal shall be re-negotiated by the Board one year before expiration of the current membership term.

  Core members have four votes on the board and receive three full registration waivers at conferences and workshops.

• Sustaining Member:

  The institution commits at least $125,000 per year for five years toward furthering the consortium goals. Commitments can include but are not limited to code development staff, support staff, and documentation efforts. Membership renewal shall be re-negotiated by the Board one year before expiration of the current term.

  Sustaining members have two votes on the board and receive two full registration waivers at conferences and workshops.

• Associate Member:

  The institution commits at least $50,000 per year for three years in on-campus staff and resources toward furthering the consortium goals. Membership renewal shall be re-negotiated by the Board six months before expiration of the current term.

  Sustaining members have two votes on the board and receive two full registration waivers at conferences and workshops.