The TYPO3 Association
In November 2004 a group of people from the TYPO3 community including Kasper Skårhøj and other long-term contributors prepared and founded a non-profit organisation called the TYPO3 Association. The main goal is to support core development on a more steady basis and improve the transparency and efficiency of various aspects of the TYPO3 project.
Goals and Objectives
- Fostering development of TYPO3;
- Organisation of events for the purpose of information and education of its members;
- Supporting the adaption of international software standards within TYPO3;
- Education and certification to ensure quality of service;
- Communication with its members and the general public, to spread and further knowledge and proficiency for the usage of the TYPO3 software, especially by virtue of it’s project website;
Membership and Application
The TYPO3 Association has two types of members:
Active Members
Active members are people that have consistently worked for TYPO3 and are willing and able to attend general assemblies, where they have the exclusive right to vote and decide on the Associations future. Active members are appointed on a basis of merit and need to be recommended by two existing active members, or a fifth of the general assembly. Of course too many people have contributed to make them all active members while still having the possibility to meet easily and take decisions swiftly. Consequently the goal is to have a representative group with a complete array of different perspectives.
Supporting Members
Supporting Membership is open to everyone, but requires formal application. The Association will provide an online application form and payment method of membership fees. Members are either people or companies and are required to endorse the goals and objectives of the Association through their actions.
All Members will be entitled to exclusively advertise their membership and thus support for TYPO3 following admission to membership.
Bodies and practical work
The Association consists of the following bodies:
Board
The board is the executive body taking care of daily administrative work and legal matters and accounting. Click for current members after the first election and details on tasks and responsibilities.
General Assembly
The GA is the highest authority and elects the board, controls their work and generally decides on all matters of importance in its annual meeting. It is open to all members, but only active members have the right to vote. Click for details.
Committees
Committees are the groups that do the actual work when it comes to discussing the usage of funds, community communication, education, events and so forth. Legally they are appointed by the board and the GA and make recommendations, which are then executed by the board. Click for a list of Committees and current or prospective members.
Bylaws
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Questions and Participation
This Association has been founded hoping to help TYPO3 development and the overall good of the project. Many questions are still to be answered, but some already have been. Please click here for an FAQ.
If you want to help in any of the Committees and have time and knowledge to actively contribute, please contact participation@typo3.org telling us what you would like to do.