CLARIN Membership: criteria and procedures

 
Criteria for CLARIN membership

• members are legal entities located in EU or associated countries
• they should be willing and able to actively contribute to the goals of CLARIN by
  • making available language resources, tools or specific expertise
  • or by acting as users of  such resources and tools
• they should have sufficient critical mass to participate in the CLARIN related activities
• the director of the organisation should express support for the request for membership

 
Procedure

1. candidate members complete the membership application form
2. the application form is received by the Executive Board 
3. the Executive Board performs a first check on eligibility, completeness or duplication
4. the Executive Board contacts the national CLARIN contact point in the candidate member’s country and asks for advice
5. the Executive Board decides about the application and informs the candidate and the national contact point 

Rights of members

• employees (including PhDs) of member sites can
  • register at the CLARIN site and get access to the member compartment of the internal website 
  • participate in CLARIN working groups and get access to the relevant parts of the internal site
  • participate in CLARIN working group meetings
  • sign up for the mailing list for members

Appeals and exceptions

• rejected candidates can resubmit their case for discussion by the Executive Board
• the Executive Board can decide to give organisations that are not members the same status as members if it serves the interests of CLARIN

See attached the CLARIN Membership criteria and procedures in pdf format.

Attachments: 

clarin-membership-criteria.pdf