How to become a member
You can join as a personal member (€ 100/year), as a company (from € 1,000/year, depending on turnover) or as an institutional member (€ 500/year). Members of universities are exempt from subscriptions.
A personal membership includes the function of a Foundation Coach (http://osbf.de/en/campuscoaches). Aspirants for personal membership have to attach a list of possible consulting fields they are experienced in and present it to the OSBF Board members.
The membership fees for companies include the following:
- Logo on the member page
- Rotating logo below the navigation bar
- 500-character company description on the member page
- Contact and E-mail link for quick networking
- The right to hold events in the name of the OSBF
- Participation in the quarterly university forums
- The right to establish your company in the Innovation Centre for Young Companies or to rent space at favourable conditions and to make use of the consulting offer of the Foundation Coaches
- Participation in the financial forums
Venture capitalists can sponsor the OpenSource Competition. The sponsoring amount is taken into account for the membership fee.
Heise Zeitschriften Verlag publishing house offers all members a discount on participating at the annual Heise OpenSource Meets Business conference.
The membership application form, charter and membership fee information can be called up as PDF files via the following links:
- Application to join OSBF Open Source Business Foundation e.V.
OSBF Application for Membership - Charter of OSBF Open Source Business Foundation e.V.
OSBF Articles of Association - Membership fee information of OSBF Open Source Business Foundation e.V.
OSBF Subscription Regulations
Please send your application via fax to: Fax No. +49 911 37 65 00 - 299
Should you have any further questions, please contact Mr. Seibt via E-mail or telephone
Tel. + 49 911 37 65 00 - 150
email: richard.seibt@osbf.de
