Become a Member

Who We Are:
We are a non-profit trade association established as a coordination body for the knowledge graph community. 

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Membership in the EKG Foundation is open to all individuals and entities that support the mission of the organization.  Membership is enterprise-wide and includes all full-time employees as well as wholly-owned subsidiaries.

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The Enterprise Knowledge Graph Foundation was established to define

best practice and mature the marketplace for EKG adoption, including: 
 

• Standards - Adopt semantic standards to solve the challenges of data management

• Method - Develop best practices for accelerated EKG deployment

• ​Artifacts - A curated repository of reusable models and resources

• ​Community - Build the mechanism for engagement and shared knowledge

• Advocacy - Advance the business cases for EKG adoption
   

 

Who Should Join:
   

• Executives
  Executives who seek to realize the benefits (and minimize the risks) of semantic standards and EKG by having access to proven methods, best practices, and a community of experts. 

• Vendors
  Vendors who want to make it easier for organizations across information-intensive industry sectors to understand and successfully adopt their products and services.

• Consultants
  Consultants who are looking for access to EKG-related best practices as well as a community of potential customers and skilled practitioners.

• Architects and Modelers
  Architects and modelers who want access to reusable components, deployable models, ontologies, and interfaces that can be assembled and deployed within their environment.

• Academics
  Academics who are making a meaningful and recognized contribution that builds upon existing frameworks to address pressing business needs.
   

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Membership Types:

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Individual Members: Individuals are entitled to open access to Foundation materials provided they agree to the terms and conditions of participation. (complimentary)

End-User Members:  Institutions, companies, and other organizations that are developing or implementing semantic standards and knowledge graph technology for use within their own business.
 

• Revenue less than $10 million ($2,500)

• Revenue between $10M and $300 million ($8,500)

• Revenue greater than $300 million ($15,000)

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Service Provider Members:  Vendors/Consultants, and other enterprises including, but not limited to semantic graph database vendors, consulting services firms, infrastructure providers, ontology tooling vendors, taxonomy vendors, ETL services, and data publishers.
 

• Total revenue less than $1 million ($2,500)

• Total revenue between $1M and $20 million ($8,500)

• Total revenue greater than $20 million ($15,000)

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Affiliate Members:  Academia, government entities, non-profit organizations, media, and other entities serving in the public interest.  ($2,500)

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Term of Membership:
Membership is based on a yearly term, expiring on the calendar date in which the new member joined. EKGF will invoice Members prior to the expiration of the pending term and a Member’s payment thereof shall constitute a renewal of Membership. 

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How to Join:

Fill out this membership application and an EKGF team member will contact you.

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