Why are there different membership levels in OGC?
OGC is a membership organization supported solely by membership fees and fees paid by sponsors of Interoperability Initiatives. Membership levels are designed to accommodate different organizations’ range of commitment, ability to pay, benefits of membership and reasons for joining. These considerations are balanced against the longstanding policy to make membership affordable for every organization that wants to be involved and the need to pay staff and consultants to organize meetings, promote the consortium and its activities, and maintain the Web site and specification documents.
