IAM OPF Membership Benefits
Join our global platform for collective action. As a member, you play a leading role in the development of the industry, promoting growth and innovation by ensuring that our work is aligned with the community’s priorities.
Individual Associate Membership
Access practical guidance and support
Whether you are an experienced user, software vendor, or working with digital preservation environments and systems for the first time, we are here to help.
Tech Clinic
As one of the only organisations of our kind with dedicated technical staff and in-house resources, our monthly tech clinic provides members with personalised, practical support. Twice yearly, we offer help using OPF tools, implementing new systems, and understanding open source requirements and best practice.
Use of OPF tool web demonstrators
Try out OPF products online, without the need to download and install the software.
An invitation to our OPF Advisory Group’s, and our Annual General Meetings
Join us to evaluate our work from the past year, connect with other members, and get a look into our upcoming activities.
Work and Learn Collaboratively
Knowledge sharing is an essential part of digital preservation, and we facilitate a range of services and activities which enable the dissemination of ideas, insights and best practice throughout the community.
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| Access to webinars, back catalogue, YouTube etc. | |
| Participate (non-voting) in our AGM and other OPF member events, workshops and training | |
| Access to drop-in meeting exclusively for IAM’s 4/year | |
| Access to 1 hour Tech clinic exclusively for IAM’s 2/year | |
| Tiered priority registration for OPF webinars, and access to the OPF webinar archive | |
| Participate in OPF virtual panels | |
| Participate in OPF interest and working groups* | |
| Access to OPF web demonstrators | |
| Unlimited access to the IAM members-only mailing list | |
| Share your project outcomes on our members-only communications channels and social media* | |
| Use the OPF logo on your website | |
| Display your logo on the OPF website with a link to your website |
Application forms
Please return the completed form by email with the subject ‘IAM OPF membership application’. If you have any questions please contact us at info@openpreservation.org.