Membership Application

In order to consolidate the EPoSS activities a sustainable financial basis has to be created which allows to stabilise the day-to-day business of the EPoSS Office and to provide the necessary services.
It therefore was decided at the EPoSS Launch Meeting in Brussels on July 5th 2006 - and precised at the EPoSS Steering Group meeting in Berlin - to distribute the financial burden on as many shoulders as possible by asking to the EPoSS members for a small contribution to the costs like also other technology platforms do.

Contributions are as follows:

• Large Companies (>250 employees):   4.000 €
• SMEs and public research institutions:  2.000 €
• Universities:                                           1.500 €

This contribution is not intended as a formal membership fee, but as remuneration for the services to be provided (i.e. participation at the costs for maintaining the organisational structure and for the activities of the EPoSS Office). The contribution for the year 2008 will be charged from January 1st, 2008 on.

As soon as your membership is approved you will be notified by mail. You will then also receive a login and a password for the internal area. Please note, that for organisational reasons it may take some time for your application to being processed.

Your contribution as EPoSS member will provide you a series of advantages as it will allow you amongst others to

1. access the internal area of the EPoSS web portal
2. have unlimited access to the EPoSS Working Groups and to receive information from internal sessions
3. facilitate your access to European projects and funding and to receive information on Commission decisions
4. participate at EPoSS internal meetings free of charge
5. obtain a reduced participation fee for the annual EPoSS conference
6. have privileged access to other smart systems events connected to EPoSS

If you need further assistance please do not hesitate to contact the EPoSS Office at contact@smart-systems-integration.org.

The EPoSS Chairman