The academic level is now available for individuals at academic or research institutes who have an interest in the consortium's charter. This will provide an opportunity for researchers to influence the development of the Salutation Architecture and allow the Salutation Consortium to become better known in a broader research environment.
Membership is free.
However, academic members are not allowed to vote on consortium business or hold a board seat. The honorary membership level may be exchanged with other standards organizations or consortium. Cost of membership is an equal membership level from the interested organization. Honorary members do not hold voting rights nor can they hold a board seat. The consortium also announced the availability of a membership grant.