Subject: [icnrg] Update on NIST NDN Consortium

From: "Burke, Jeff" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2020 15:17:53 +0000

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Hello,
 
After some delays, both related and unrelated to the pandemic, we are finalizing the NIST NDN Consortium and should be able to announce it formally before July 1.
 
To make it easier for organizations to join, we are planning to revise annual membership fees to “$10,000 dollars per year or in-kind contributions of equivalent value as determined by NIST”, with a one-year term. Also, we will remove the for-/non-profit and voting/non-voting distinctions, assuming that most non-profits can opt for exploring an in-kind contribution with NIST.  
 
See [1] for new briefing slides with this and a few other updates.  If you have any thoughts—in particular on the new fee structure—please let me, Lotfi, and/or Lixia (cc’d here) know.   It would be helpful to get a feel for who is interested in participating.  Please feel free to encourage others that want to participate to reach out to us for more information or to express interest.
 
best,
Jeff
 
 [1] - https://www.dropbox.com/s/rt0lh220rrq1oo7/NDN%20Consortium%20Relaunch%20April%2025%20%28dist%29.pdf?dl=0 

Jeff Burke
Associate Dean, Technology and Innovation
UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television