The 52°North Partner Network consists of 52°North GmbH shareholders and an open number of cooperation partners. According to the various intentions and contributions of potential partners, there are four partnership levels

1. Shareholders
2. Principal Partners
3. Associate Partners
4. Developers

Shareholders

The shareholders are both the founding institutions of the 52°North partnership network and the legal entities, which form the shareholders assembly of the 52°North GmbH. They are responsible for the overall setup of the 52°North GmbH. At the same time, the shareholders have all the rights and duties of principal cooperation partners.

Principal Cooperation Partners

Principal Cooperation Partners are strongly committed to the 52°North Open Innovation process. They are represented in the Scientific and Technical Advisory Board and thus drive the overall strategies and roadmap of the 52°North Cooperation Partner Network. Only public or private bodies can become Principal Partners.

Principal Cooperation Partners...

• are the strategic members of the 52°North Cooperation Partner Network. They drive the overall strategy and roadmap of the 52°North Cooperation Partner Network,
• are authorized to use the 52°North Cooperation Partnership Logo,
• contribute to the collaborative software development process of several 52°North Communities,
• propose further members of the Scientific and Technical Advisory Board,
• provide a fixed annual contribution to the overheads at 52°North GmbH, which arise from non-billable administration, IT and marketing efforts for supporting the 52°North Partner Network (Principal Partnership Fee).

Both the Executive Board and the Scientific and Technical Advisory Board can propose new Principal Cooperation Partners to the shareholders, who decide on accepting a new Principal Cooperation Partner.

Contact: Dr. Albert Remke, or Dr. Andreas Wytzisk

Associate Cooperation Partners

Associate Cooperation Partners actively support the overall open innovation approach of 52°North. They actively contribute to and benefit from at least one 52°North Community.
Only public or private bodies can become Associate Cooperation Partners.

Associate Cooperation Partners...

• are active members of the 52°North Cooperation Partner Network and as such authorized to use the 52°North Cooperation Partnership Logo,
• contribute to the collaborative software development process of at least one 52°North Community,
• provide a fixed annual contribution to the overheads at 52°North GmbH, which arise from non-billable administration, IT and marketing efforts for supporting the 52°North Partner Network (Associate Partnership Fee).

New Associate Cooperation Partners are determined by the Executive Board.

Contact: community leader of choice or Dr. Albert Remke, or Dr. Andreas Wytzisk

Developers

Developers are individuals taking part in 52°North’s collaborative open source software development process.

Each Developer

• contributes to 52°North’s collaborative software development process and is an active member of at least one Community,
• has the right to use the 52°North Cooperation Partnership Logo,
• receives an official certificate attesting his/her status as a 52°North Developer.

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