Affiliates Program
The affiliate program was established to foster mutually beneficial interaction and corporation between the center and its affiliates. The center offers two levels of affiliate memberships: Primary Affiliates and Advanced Affiliates. In addition to active participation in activities, Primary and Advanced Affiliates make annual monitory contributions of $50,000 and $25,000 respectively to the center. These contributions are in the form of unrestricted charitable gifts and will be used solely for the operations of the center.
Benefits to the Affiliate Partners include:
- Membership on the center Industry Advisory Board (IAB), which will have significant influence on the strategic direction of the center and its activities
- Free access to center seminars
- Free access to Center Sponsored conferences and workshops for 1 participant from Primary Affiliates and up to 3 members from Advanced Affiliates
- Discount rates for center sponsored tutorials and short courses
- Free access to student and faculty presentations and posters on annual Center Research Days
- Free access to research publications including technical reports, white papers, conference and journal publications that are not copyright protected
- Early access to non-proprietary software, hardware and applications developed at the center
- Access to center faculty and students with potential recruitment opportunities for consulting, internships and full-time jobs
- Access to quarterly electronic newsletter from the center
- Display of affiliate company logo on the center website
Affiliates
