Khronos Membership
Founded in 2000, The Khronos Group is a not for profit, member-funded consortium focused on the creation of royalty-free open standards to enable applications to access the power of 3D graphics, Virtual and Augmented Reality, Parallel Computing, Machine Learning, and Vision Processing on a wide variety of platforms and devices. Many of the standards created by Khronos working groups are widely used in the industry today, such as Vulkan, OpenXR, glTF, OpenGL, OpenGL ES, WebGL, OpenCL, OpenVX, SYCL, SPIR, and more.
Khronos Membership puts your company at the forefront of the development of these standards, and lets you collaborate with over 150 industry-leading member companies across the globe.
Member Benefits and Membership Levels
Full Khronos membership members are able to contribute to the development of any Khronos standards specification, are able to accelerate the delivery of their cutting-edge devices, platforms, and applications, through early access to specification drafts and conformance tests, and are eligible for Adopter discounts. Khronos is open for any interested party to join. By following well-documented policies and procedures, Khronos allows for equal balance among stakeholders and for decisions to be made by consensus. Khronos standardization policy and procedure documents are available for review..
Full Membership with Voting Rights
| Promoter Member | Contributor Member |
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$90,000 per year |
$22,000 per year |
| Board Approval Required | Available to any entity that wishes to join |
| The right to designate a Director to the Khronos Board. | |
| Full working group participation.
Covered by Khronos IP Framework. Formal voting rights. |
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Full Membership with No Formal Voting Rights
| Non-Profit Member* | Associate Member** | Academic Member |
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$9,000 per year |
$4,000+ per year |
$1,000 per year |
| Available to registered Non-Profit entities | Available to companies with up to 100 full-time employees. $220 per employee | Available to accredited Academic Institutions |
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Full working group participation.
Covered by Khronos IP Framework. No formal voting rights. |
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3D Commerce Only Membership
The 3D Commerce Working Group is unique within Khronos in that it is not a standards setting group, but instead brings together industry-leading e-commerce companies to build consensus on the standardization activities that are most urgently required to remove the barriers to deploying 3D at scale. Their work provides essential input into the 3D Formats Working Group responsible for glTF, Khronos PBR and the Khronos PBR Tonemapper. Full Khronos Members can continue to choose to join the 3D Commerce Working Group as part of their standard membership at no additional fee.
| 3D Commerce Working Groups Only |
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$4,000 per year |
| Available to any entity that wishes to join |
| Full 3D Commerce Working Group participation.
Covered by Khronos IP Framework. Voting rights within 3D Commerce Working Group. Can recommend updates to other Khronos Standards. Attend other Khronos Working Group meetings (invitation only) to discuss 3D Commerce specific projects and proposals. |
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* Non-Profit - an entity organized for a purpose other than generating a profit and which does not distribute any of its income to shareholders or members. In the US, this includes 501(c) corporations. Other prospective Non-Profit members in the US and foreign jurisdictions shall provide supporting documentation to show how they qualify as a Non-Profit - Khronos shall have sole discretion to determine a prospective member's eligibility for this membership class.
** Associate Membership - Available to companies with a maximum of 100 employees across all divisions/locations. Fee is based on total number of employees, not just participating members. $220 per employee with minimum of $4,000.
Detailed Membership Level Benefits
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Participate in all working groups with full access to working group materials:
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Promoter Contributor Associate Not-for-profit Academic 3D Commerce |
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Marketing
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Promoter Contributor Associate Not-for-profit Academic 3D Commerce |
| Vote in Working Group level decisions | Promoter Contributor Associate Not-for-profit Academic 3D Commerce |
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Board Participation
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Promoter Contributor Associate Not-for-profit Academic Academic |
Khronos Membership Overview Flyer
Khronos Standardization Policy and Process Documents
- Working Group Guidelines
- Policy Statement for Export Control Compliance
- Record & Document Retention Policy
- Whistleblower Process
- Code of Conduct
How to Join Khronos Group
DocuSign
- Understand the Khronos IP Framework
- Review and DocuSign the Khronos Group Membership Agreement:
Includes: IP Rights, Organization Bylaws & Conformance Test Source License Agreement - Submit the DocuSign agreement. A countersigned agreement and invoice with payment instructions will be provided upon receipt
- Upon the receipt of both your Membership Agreement and annual fee payment, your company membership will be activated
- Once your membership is activated, you and your company employees may sign up for an account and start getting involved with The Khronos Group
PDF Version
If you wish to fill out the PDF version of the Khronos Group Membership Agreement (instead of DocuSign): Please complete, sign and return the agreement to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). A countersigned agreement and invoice with payment instructions will be provided upon receipt.
By submitting payment at the Non-Profit, Associate or Academic rates, you represent to Khronos Group that you qualify for this status, and agree to provide appropriate supporting documentation upon Khronos Group's request.
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