MPEG Industry Forum

By joining the MPEG Industry Forum, you show your support for open standards and in particular for MPEG-4, MPEG-7 and MPEG-21. You join a growing, worldwide community of over 50 members who work on MPEGIF's goal: getting emerging MPEG standard widely adopted. You have access to MPEGIF's resources and other members. You can join MPEGIF's workgroups that address interoperability, certification, marketing, trade shows, conferences, white papers, licensing, etc.

In particular, you are able to:

Signal to the market your company's commitment to open standards in general, and the MPEG standards in particular
Be recognized as member of the MPEG community and as an MPEG technology/content supplier
Meet other companies supplying emerging MPEG technologies, and learn about the new MPEG standards from people with common interests, facing common challenges
Meet potential business partners, suppliers - and see what competitors are doing
Test your products for interoperability in the world's largest MPEG-4 Interop program, with over 30 other companies. If you are interested in MPEG-7 - a similar program is being planned
Engage in cross-forum testing with other interop programs, e.g. at ISMA (http://www.isma.tv), IMTC (http://www.imtc.org)
Engage in opinion-leading discussions about important issues like licensing
Join member-only email lists and reflector discussions
Land high-profile speaking engagements at major trade shows and conferences
Benefit from member discounts at trade shows and conferences
Carry the member logo on your website and – through our MPEG-4 interop program – your MPEG-4 products
Publish your company's profile and products on our very popular products page
Publish your MPEG-releated news and press releases on MPEGIF's well-visited home page and in MPEGIF’s popular weekly news digests - the industry sources for news and information on MPEG-4, MPEG-7 and MPEG-21
Advertise on MPEGIF's home page at very reasonable rates (only members can advertise on our site)

Why Should I Join Another Forum?

Like many other companies and institutions, you may be balancing the considerable benefits of using open, international standards against the risks associated with backing technology which has no single owner and could be many things to many people.

By joining the forum you send a message of confidence to the marketplace, that you (and we) are not alone, that you are adding your support to that of the existing members of MPEGIF who, every day, are doing what they can to build the market.

MPEGIF does all the things that cannot be addressed in a standards group, but are needed to make the new MPEG standards successful. The time is now to invest in our vital work to build a marketplace for your products and services.

How much does it cost?

MPEGIF keeps its fees as low as possible. Currently, the membership fee is US$ 3,000 annually. MPEGIF's fiscal year is from 1 July through 30 June. Companies joining after 1 October pay a pro-rated fee for the remainder of the fiscal year. Associate members (a category open for not-for-profit entities) can join for $300 (there is no pro-rated discount for Associate Membership). If you sign-up now, you can start participating right away.

Join Now!

It is simple to join, just visit: http://www.MPEGIF.org/join.php. Or contact the MPEGIF office (see below) or one of the Board Members to discuss the details or any further questions you might have.

Nicola Wissler, Coordinator
MPEG Industry Forum

48377 Fremont Blvd., Suite 11 7
Fremont, CA 94538
USA

+1 510-492-4028 phone
+1 510-492-4001 fax

nicola.wissler_at_mpegif_dot_org

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