To Assist in funding the activities of the TLDA in it's mission, seeking to foster cooperation among Internet participants and advance the cause of building a stable namespace.
Meeting called to order on 05 June 2009 at: 1:00 pm EDT
In Attendance: Karl E. Peters, Bradley Thornton and Roeland Meyer.
Visitors: N/A
BR 09-003, Motion to allow Annual Membership Dues Implementation.
[BR 09-003]
Application for Membership and Membership Dues:
In order to be granted and/or maintain the status level of Full
Membership in the TLDA, annual dues in the amount of $50.00 per year
will be required.
Once an applicant or Associate Member meets the technical and legal
requirements for Full Membership level the TLDA according to the
Membership Committee, the TLDA will then invoice the member via PayPal,
(or other method deemed acceptable by the Board of Directors or the Ways
and Means Committee) for their annual membership dues.
The applicant may pay via credit card, PayPal, certified bank check or
money order in US Dollars (or other method deemed acceptable by the
Board of Directors or the Ways and Means Committee), for their annual
membership dues.
Full Membership will be granted upon receipt of their pro-rated annual
dues by the TLDA for that year, and will be invoiced each subsequent
year on 31 January.
Membership dues which are more than 60 days delinquent will result in
the member's level of membership remaining at, or converted to, the
Associate Membership level until such time as their annual mmembership
dues are paid in full for that current year.
GRANDFATHER CLAUSE: In order to minimize the impact of introducing
annual membership dues to the current TLDA membershsip, annual
membership dues for current and existing members of TLDA will become
effecitve as of the annual invoce date of 31 January 2010, at which time
they will receive their first invoice for annual membership dues.
Full Members who are delinquent with regards to their annual membership
dues will have their membership status reclassified to that of the
Associate Membership level until such time as their annual membership
dues are received by the TLDA for the current calendar year.
Sponsoring Membersship Level: Sponsoring Members receive exposure and
honorable mention in various TLDA press, media, and martketing publicity
materials released to the public and also receive prominent placement in
the "Sponsors" area of the TLDA website. The following classifications
for Sponsoring Members are as follows:
1.) Bronze Level Sponsor: $100 - $499 USD per year
2.) Silver Level Sponsor: $500 - $1499 USD per year
3.) Gold Level Sponsor: $1500 - $2499 USD per year
4.) Platinum Level Sponsor: $2500 - $4999 USD per year
5.) Benefactor: $5000.00+ USD per year
Sponsoring Members will be invoiced on the anniversary date of their
initial donation to the TLDA, and may elect to maintain their current
level of classification as a Sponsoring Member, a different level of
classification as a Sponsoring Member determined by the amount of their
donation to the TLDA Mission, or let their membership lapse.
There is currently no fee asscoiated with applications for membership
with the TLDA
[/BR 09-003]
Motion passed with 3 of 3 votes of a possible 5 (3 is a quorum) in the affirmative. Karl E. Peters is thus directed to prepare adjust the Membership Guidelines and Regulations statement to reflect this change. The policy goes into effect immediately.
Meeting Adjourned 04 June, 2009 at: 1:30 pm
Minutes submitted for approval by: Clerk on 04 June, 2009.
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