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I'm all for keeping the student rate low. A large portion of
the commercial members could get their employers to pay for the
membership, but students usually don't have any income, let alone
someone to pay for their membership. If we end up including things
of value, like tickets to the summit, we could include them only in
the full membership. That way, students who want to be a member
can, even if their fees aren't financially supporting us. When
students do want to participate, they can still pay what it takes to
cover the costs, such as buying tickets to the summit.<br>
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— David Carrier<br>
Parallax Inc.<br>
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Dustyn Roberts wrote:
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type="cite">Sounds fair to me! Maybe $30 for student rate?<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 4:46 PM, Alicia
Gibb <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
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<div>We're working on putting our by-laws together and
introducing membership. The main reason for membership is so
that you all can vote for things like future board members!</div>
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<div>We've looked at a lot of membership
strategies. Unfortunately, the law around non-profits won't
allow public votes on issues - only the members of the
group, so we want to have the most inclusive membership
possible. Some memberships are fee based, some are merit
based. Since we didn't want to get into judging merit, we
are considering moving towards a fee-based membership. We
are hoping to cover costs from domain hosting to assisting
the Summit costs with membership fees. Please give us your
feedback on the amount we're asking and the benefits of
membership. </div>
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Annual membership: $100 per year</div>
<div>Student rate: Suggestions?</div>
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<div>Benefits:</div>
<div>+ Voting in board members (we hope to vote in 3 more
board members via membership in Sept.)</div>
<div>+ Voting on other topics that require a broader community
vote</div>
<div>+ Reduced ticket prices for the Summit</div>
<div>+ Opportunity to chair a program for OSHWA </div>
<div>+ Sticker?</div>
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<div>Thanks,</div>
<div>Alicia </div>
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