By subscribing to the Forum, companies or public authorities benefit from receiving important inside information about the deployment of contactless technologies. They can contribute and have an influence on the economic and legal conditions in which NFC services are introduced to the French market.
Three reasons to subscribe
1. To have access to inside information
Since the Forum has close ties with both public authorities and businesses in the industry, it is among the first to receive strategic information concerning contactless mobile services. Each year, the Forum carries out research into the market and the way NFC is used, and this information is reserved to its members.
2. To be part of a cross-functional network:
The Forum is the sole framework which coordinates NFC services and brings together all of the players in the “contactless” industry: mobile operators, service providers, public authorities... The meetings organized by the Forum provide the opportunity for discussion and building partnerships between the players.
3. To play a pro-active role:
The value-based ecosystem is currently taking form and the Forum can provide creative propositions to players, public authorities and regulatory bodies. By subscribing to the Forum, you can play an active role and have an influence on matters of interest to your business.
Associate members
Associate members are corporate bodies such as:
The associate members wish to contribute, for example, in developing contactless mobile services applications for payment, transport, loyalty marketing, advertising and access control to name only a few. They also provide help in developing, distributing or encouraging the use of contactless mobile services by their customers, users or fellow-citizens.
Each associate member chooses a physical representative who is responsible for representing their corporation before the boards (article 7).
Associate members are :
• All corporate bodies which have participated in the Association’s constitution, signed the Memorandum and Articles of Association and paid the annual subscription fee
• All corporate bodies, which have the necessary characteristics mentioned in the Articles of Association, and which join the association after its creation.
These companies and individuals are ex-officio members of this association as “ASSOCIATE MEMBERS”.
The contributing partners
- Non-profit associations and professional organizations ;
- Commercial companies, which are not associate members ;
- Regional Authorities, which are not associate members ;
- Private individuals who have retired or not and self-employed people.
Contributing partners wish to provide intellectual or technical support to the association, with the aim of encouraging the development of contactless mobile services or sharing their experience in relation to certain subjects that are discussed. The contributing partners do not belong to the boards detailed in article 7 and have no authority or right to vote as far as the association is concerned. They are mentioned for reference purposes by the association, but access to certain types of information concerning the association may be reserved to associate members.
The permission for contributing partners to participate in certain projects led by the association is not acquired by right: a justified request must be sent to the Executive Committee of the Association.
The contributing partners are :
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All corporate bodies and individuals, who have been co-opted by at least one member of the association, and whose subscription has been accepted by the association.