As a member of the DSC, you’ll create the future of the digital pen and ink industry! Membership not only entitles your company to have a voice in setting DSC formats, practices and processes, it marks your company as a leader and innovator in the emerging digital ink market.
Join our dynamic movement today! Put yourself in the driver’s seat to establish the digital stationery market, drive the adoption of digital ink formats across industries, and promote WILL™ as a universal digital ink format enabling smart digital stationery solutions.
Who Should Join?
In the DSC, we believe in the power of open ecosystems and strong partnerships, and so we welcome all interested parties as members. From established companies to startups to academia and nonprofits, the DSC offers a place for you. You should be particularly interested if your company is engaged in one of the following sectors:
You should be particularly interested if your company is engaged in one of the following sectors:
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Smartphone and tablet manufacturers
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Digital pen and stylus vendors
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Pen, notebook and stationery providers
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Display, pen and touch system vendors
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Operating systems, ISVs and developers
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IT and Cloud services providers
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User groups and researchers in the above areas
Membership Levels
Choose from two membership levels, Contributors and Promoters, each with its own benefits and dues amounts. All members can use WILL™ to enable digital ink in your products and to exchange content across applications and platforms, and all members will be linked on the DSC website.
Contributor Members | ||
$20k/year | ||
10 Companies Maximum | ||
Promoter Members | ||
Dues are waived for the first year for qualifying Startup and Nonprofit & Academic organizations | ||
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Startup: $1k/year Qualifiers – less than 10 employees, under $500k in revenue |
Nonprofit & Academic: |
No limit on number of companies that can join at this level | ||
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| Board of Directors Seat |
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| Eligible for Officer Role |
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| Eligible for Working Group Leadership Positions |
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| Can propose new work streams & new Working Groups |
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| Voting Rights within Working Groups |
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| Can participate in Working Groups |
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| Free access to selected partner events, for example Connected Ink |
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| Can attend face-to-face member meetings |
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| Can publicly promote their involvement in DSC |
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| WILL™ SW License [For 1.x version] free for commercial usage |
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| Networking platform to industry leaders |
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The process to join is simple. Just download the membership application, complete it and send it to us as directed on the form. We’ll send you an invoice, and when it’s paid, your membership will be activated.