About the Joint Development FoundationHelping Specification Development Projects ~ Use our legal agreements and our 501(c)6 corporate structure to start your specification and source code projects quickly and at no cost. The Joint Development Foundation provides you with a "consortium in a box."Joint Development FoundationJDF_772f7276-0b9a-11ec-8008-71930a83ea00Standards BodiesThere are lots of ways to collaborate with others to create technical specifications and standards. If an existing standards body meets your needs, you can sign up to that organization and take advantage of its rules and infrastructure. But while there's a clear and established path to start work via established organizations like OASIS, W3C, and ISO/IEC, starting a independent specification development project or pre-standardization incubation activities that benefit from focused memberships, lightweight processes, and the desire to work with a select group has required negotiating custom legal agreements.Pre-Standardization Incubation ProjectsNegotiating these custom agreements is time consuming and expensive. The Joint Development Foundation was formed to provide an alternative that provides projects with a path to start projects quickly while still having the advantages of a 501(c)6 corporation. Projects up and running quickly_772f7442-0b9a-11ec-8008-71930a83ea00To enable groups to quickly establish and operate lightweight collaborations to develop technical specifications, standards, and source code._772f7514-0b9a-11ec-8008-71930a83ea00SpeedYour project can be up and running quickly by taking advantage of the Joint Development Foundation's agreements.FlexibilityProjects can choose from a range of Joint Development Foundation industry-standard intellectual property policies.InfrastructureCorporate Infrastructure - Many specification development collaborations are based on multi-party contracts. This makes it difficult to do a number of things like collecting money and holding copyrights and trademarks. By operating a project under the Joint Development Foundation, projects can take advantage of the benefits of an incorporated entity without needing to incorporate themselves.Cost EffectivenessIt's Free* - There's no cost to start and run your project under the Joint Development Foundation. If you'd like additional services, like bank accounts, project management, or help with meeting logistics, we can help with you obtain those services at an additional cost. Any proceeds will go to help fund the Joint Development Foundation.InfrastructureProvide the corporate and legal infrastructure to enable groups to quickly establish and operate lightweight collaborations to develop technical specifications, standards, and source code._772f75be-0b9a-11ec-8008-71930a83ea00The Joint Development Foundation provides the corporate and legal infrastructure to enable groups to quickly establish and operate lightweight collaborations to develop technical specifications, standards, and source code. Joint Development Foundation Projects are ideal for specification development projects or as a place to do incubation projects before taking those projects to a larger standards organization.ProjectsEstablish projects quickly and with minimal legal expense_772f7672-0b9a-11ec-8008-71930a83ea00Current JDF Projects3MF ConsortiumMembers: * 3D Systems * Autodesk * Dassault Systems * EOS * FIT AG * GE * HP * Materialise * Microsoft * PTC * Shapeways * Siemens * SLM Solutions * Stratasys * Ultimaker ^ Associate Members: * 3DPrinter OS * 3DShook * Additive Industries B.V * Kabuku, Inc. * nTopology * Rapid Shape GmbH * Shapetizer * Source3 * X-Rite, Inc. * XYZ Printing * Zortrax S.A.Alliance for Open MediaMembers: * Adobe * Alibaba * Allegro DVT * Alibaba Cloud * Amazon * AMD * ARM * Amlogic * Argon Design * ATEME * BBC Research and Development * Bitmovin * Broadcom * Chips&Media * Cisco * Facebook * Google * Gfycat * Hulu * Intel * Ittiam * Microsoft * Mozilla * Netflix * NGCodec * NVIDIA * Polycom * Qiyi * Realtek * Roku * Sigma Design * Socionext * VeriSilicon * VideoLan * Visionular * Vidyo * XILINXInternet of Learning ConsortiumMembers: * Accenture * Boeing * edX * Microsoft * University of Texas, ArlingtonDIFMembers: * Accenture * Authenteq * Bayonet * BigChain * Blockstack * Civic * Consent * Danube Tech GMBH * DIID * Equinix * Evernym * Gem * Hyperledger * IBM * Ideo * IOTA * KCY-Chain * Meta * Microsoft * Mooti * Netki * NuID * Nuggets * Ockam * R3 * R_Block * RSA * Sovrin * Tierion * Trusted Key * Uport * ValidatedIDGraphQLCo-Packaged Optics CollaborationBy using established Joint Development Foundation legal agreements, groups can establish projects quickly and with minimal legal expense. By operating under the Joint Development Foundation’s legal umbrella, Projects can enjoy of the benefits of the Joint Development Foundation’s existing legal agreements, choice of intellectual property policies, non-profit status, and corporate structure. This enables Projects to more easily establish themselves, collect funds, issue press releases in the Project’s name, develop liaison relationships, and hold copyrights, all without negotiating custom agreements and new corporate organizations.FundingCollect funds_772f7726-0b9a-11ec-8008-71930a83ea001Press ReleasesIssue press releases in project names_772f77e4-0b9a-11ec-8008-71930a83ea002RelationshipsDevelop liaison relationships_772f78a2-0b9a-11ec-8008-71930a83ea003CopyrightsHold copyrights_772f7960-0b9a-11ec-8008-71930a83ea0042021-09-01https://www.jointdevelopment.org/OwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net