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= Table of Contents =
== PURPOSE ==
This Governance document serves to provide clarity to the OCP Membership, the Tiered Membership requirements and the Tiered Membership Volunteer Leadership that serves the OCP Community.
In the case of any conflict between the Bylaws and this Governance document or any supporting documents, the Bylaws will govern. In the event of a conflict among any of the other OCP Governance Documents, including but not limited to the Membership Agreement, the Tiered Membership Requirements and Benefits Policy, the Membership Logo Terms and Conditions, the Solution Provider /Component Provider Agreement, or the Certification Mark License Agreements, the other agreement will govern, not this Governance document.
Only the OCP Foundation Staff can modify or amend this Governance document. All other suggestions for change must be brought forward to the OCP Staff and the OCP Foundation Staff will apply those changes upon their discretion.
This Governance document is subject to change without notice.


= Purpose =
== VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP ==
 
=== 1. Purpose of the Volunteer Leadership ===
The Open Compute Foundation’s [[http://www.opencompute.org/about/organization-and-board/ Board of Directors]] approves the formation of the Open Compute Projects, reviews the charters for each project and can appoint the initial Project Leads and the initial Incubation Committee (IC) Representative.
The OCP’s Board of Directors (http://www.opencompute.org/about/board/) approves the formation of the Open Compute Projects, reviews the charters for each project and appoints the initial Project Committee chairs (PCC) also known as Project Lead(s) and the initial Incubation Committee Representative (ICR).
 
The OCP Community requires a standard by which the project communities can govern themselves with oversight from the OCP Foundation and its employees.
The OCP Community requires a standard by which the project communities can govern themselves with oversight from the OCP Foundation and its employees.
Leadership Positions are defined as the following:
● Board Director Seat,
● Incubation Committee Representative (ICR),
● Project Lead (PL), and
● Leader of an approved OCP Regional Community
Leadership Positions are not appointed or given to individuals or organizations based on their membership level, but must go through the nomination and election process. The limitations for the number of leaders per organization is based on membership levels.


Project Leads and the Incubation Committee Representatives are elected by the community for a period of 2 years.
=== 2. Election Terms ===
 
PL(s) and the ICR are elected by the community for a period of 2 years. Restrictions:
 
• No one organization can have more than three people in a Leadership Position at any one given
== Terms ==
time.
 
● No one person can hold more than one Leadership Position at a time.
=== Project Leads ===
● The number of Leadership Position seats that can be held by an organization is dependent on
 
membership level, and other requirements as set forth in the Tiered Membership requirements and Benefits Policy.
Project Leads will be elected for a term of two years.
=== a. Project Lead (PL) ===
 
Each project will have at least one PL. Under special circumstances, the project community may elect 2 co-leads to serve jointly for the project. PL(s) will be elected for a term of 2 years. The current term is June 1st of Year 1 through to June 1st Year 2.
Current Term is August 2016 to August 2018.
b. Incubation Committee (IC)
 
The Chair and Vice Chair positions on the IC will continue to be appointed positions. The OCP Foundation Board will appoint these positions, which are excluded from leadership limits.
=== Incubation Committee ===
The ICR will be an elected position for a two (2) year term. The current term is June 1st of Year 2 through to June 1st Year 4. These elections and subsequent terms alternate annually with the PL terms. Each project will have one IC Representative (ICR).
 
3. Current Election Timelines a. Project Lead Elections
The Chair and Vice Chair positions on the IC are appointed positions.
The OCP Foundation Board will appoint these positions and are excluded from leadership limits.
2018 Regular election start - nomination process to begin June 2018. Voting process to begin July, 2018.
 
Project Leads to be announced August, 2018.
IC Representatives will be elected for a term of two years.
b. IC Elections
 
Regular Election for IC was just concluded in Aug 2017. Next IC Election is slated for June 2019.
Current Term is August 2017 to August 2019.
4. Eligibility
 
To be eligible to serve as a PL or ICR the following must apply:
== Who is eligible? ==
a. Project Lead (PL)
 
All OCP Corporate Members at the Silver, Gold, or Platinum level are eligible to nominate someone from their organization to become a PL.
To be eligible to serve as a project lead or IC representative the following must apply:
Community Level Corporate Members are eligible to nominate someone from their organization only if their organization has made a valid Contribution to OCP.
 
b. Incubation Committee Representative (ICR)
=== Project Leads ===
An individual nominated to become an ICR must belong to a Silver, Gold or Platinum Level Member. Community Level Corporate Members are not eligible to nominate or serve on the IC.
 
c. Limitations
All OCP Corporate Members are eligible to nominate someone from their organization to become an OCP Project Lead.
No one person can hold more than one Leadership Position at any given point in time regardless of membership level. Organizations can only hold one seat at a time on each individual governing body at a time. For Organizations who can hold more than one Leadership Positions, these positions need to be split across the governing bodies.
 
5. Nominations
Community Level Corporate Members are eligible to nominate someone from their organization if their organization has made a contribution to OCP.
Typically the nomination phase opens 6 weeks prior to the expiration of term. A blog post will be published on the OCP website when the nomination phase opens. In that post, a web form link will be included. The web form will not be available until that phase of the election is open.
 
6. Voting
=== Incubation Committee Representative ===
a. PL
 
To vote for a PL, individuals must be an OCP Corporate Member at the Community, Silver, Gold, or Platinum level. Foundation employees and OCP Board of Directors are also eligible to vote for the PLs.
An individual nominated to become an IC Representative must belong to a Silver, Gold or Platinum Level Member.
b. ICR
 
To vote in an IC election an organization must be an OCP Corporate Member at the Silver, Gold or Platinum Member.
===Limitations===
Based on the organization's Corporate membership level, number of voting keys will be distributed. The Member’s organization will determine which individuals the keys will be sent to. Keys are given out as such:
 
Silver Members will receive 1 key;
* No one person can hold more than one leadership position at any given point in time regardless of membership level.
Gold Members will receive 2 keys;
* Organizations can only hold one seat at a time on each individual governing body.
Platinum Members will receive 3 keys.
 
==Nominations ==
7. Special Circumstances
 
a. If a PL resigns from Current Corporate Member Organization:
Typically the nomination phase opens 6 weeks prior to the expiration of term.
If an OCP project lead (PL) resigns from their position prior to the end of the term or if they can no longer fulfill their duties, then the organization that the PL belongs to can put a name or names forward to replace the person who is stepping down. The IC will then vote to accept this replacement. If the vote is accepted, the replacement will hold the seat until the PL next election. If the IC rejects the replacement, then the Foundation staff will send a “Call for Nominations” to the existing OCP Corporate Members to nominate a PL for the interim. A vote will be held by the IC Committee and the winner of the vote will be appointed as the new PL for the interim term.
 
If the OCP Project is running with two co-leads and one of the co-leads leaves his Corporate Member Organization, the remaining co-lead will become the new PL until the next PL election.
A blog post will be published on the OCP Website when the nomination phase opens. In that post a webform link will be included.  To nominate someone for a position, open the link and answer the questions. The webform will not be available until that phase of the election is open.
b. If a PL resigns from Corporate Member Organization and the organization
 
is no longer an OCP Member:
== Voting ==
If one or both OCP Project Leads (PL) leave his current organization and the organization is no longer an OCP Member, the organization has the option to renew their membership and then nominate an alternative staff member to fill that interim PL role until the next PL election. If the organization opts not to renew their membership to OCP, a special election will be required. The Foundation staff will send a “Call for Nominations” to the existing OCP Corporate Members to nominate a PL for the interim. A vote will be held by the IC Committee and the winner of the vote will be appointed as the new PL for the interim term.
 
If one or both OCP project leads (PL) leave his current organization and the organization has decided not to renew their membership, the PL has the option to approach their new organization for a Corporate Membership opportunity at the Silver, Gold, or Platinum Level. If their new organization becomes an OCP Corporate Member at the Silver, Gold, or Platinum level, the PL can continue to serve until the next PL election.
=== Project Lead Elections ===
c. If a ICR resigns from Current Corporate Member Organization:
 
If an OCP ICR resigns from their position prior to the end of the term or if they can no longer fulfill their duties then current Corporate Member organization can put a name or names forward as replacements. The Incubation Committee will then vote to accept this replacement. If the vote is accepted, there will be no special election and the replacement will hold the seat for no more than one (1) year or until the next IC election whichever is shorter. If the IC rejects the replacement then a special election will be called. Whomever wins the special election will hold the position until the next election.
To vote for a project lead individuals must belong to an OCP Corporate Tiered Member company. Foundation Employees and OCP Board of Directors are also eligible to vote for the Project Leads.
d. If a ICR resigns from Corporate Member Organization and the
 
organization is no longer an OCP Member:
=== Incubation Committee Elections  ===
If the ICR leave his current organization and the organization is no longer an OCP Corporate Member, the organization has the option to renew their membership at a Silver, Gold, or Platinum level and then nominate an alternative staff member to fill that interim IC role until the next IC election. If the organization opts not to renew their membership to OCP, a special election will be required. The Foundation staff will send a “Call for Nominations” to the existing OCP Corporate Members to
 
nominate a IC for the interim. A vote will be held and the winner of the vote will be appointed as the new IC for the interim term.
To vote in an IC election an organization must be a Silver, Gold or Platinum Member.
e. If a Corporate Member opts not to renew or downgrades their
 
membership level:
Based on the organization's corporate membership level it will be given a set number of voting keys. The members organization will determine which individuals the keys will be sent to. The Foundation will reach out to the point of contact listed on its membership agreement to confirm who will be sent the voting keys.  Silver members will receive 1 key; Gold members will receive 2 keys; Platinum members will receive 3 keys.  
If a Corporate Member opts not to renew their membership to OCP and holds a PL or IC Leadership Position, they will be required to immediately step down from this leadership position. The Corporation will be informed of this requirement and will have 30 days to renew their membership at the same or higher level.
 
If a Corporate Member opts to downgrade their membership to a Community Level and holds an IC or PL Leadership Position, the IC will be required to step down from that position. The Corporation will be informed of this requirement and will have 30 days to get their organization to renew their membership at the Silver, Gold, or Platinum level. If renewal has not occurred, OCP will inform the Member of this requirement and they will have 3 months or the next election, whichever is shorter to step down. If there are more than 3 months to the next election, the Foundation will call for a “Special Election” to fill that position in the interim, until the next election.
More information on the voting process for the IC can be found at: http://www.opencompute.org/wiki/Governance/ICVoting
 
 
Amended Policies and Procedures Effective March 1, 2018
== Special Circumstances ==
Effective March 2, 2018, OCP has amended its Tiered Membership Requirements and Benefits Policy (“OCP Tiered Membership Policy”) Under the terms of the OCP Tiered Membership Policy as amended, any changes to membership requirements involving increased annual membership dues or other added/increased membership requirements (discussed more below) will not be effective for existing Members (Members prior to March 1, 2018) until after your next annual payment. However, all other revised terms are effective March 1, 2018. Please make a note of these changes for your records.
 
Contributions
If a ICR resigns from Current Corporate Member Organization:
OCP will be accepting all types of Contributions in 2018 to participate in OCP and fulfill membership requirements. We realize that our Members are utilizing OCP solutions in many different ways and we would like to hear more about their experiences and their expertise. Here are the various different types of Contributions and associated credit allocation.
If an OCP ICR resigns from their position prior to the end of the term or if they can no longer fulfill their duties then current Corporate Member organization can put a name or names forward as replacements. The Incubation Committee (IC) will then vote to accept this replacement. If the vote is accepted, there will be no special election and the replacement will hold the seat for no more than one (1) year or until the next IC election whichever is shorter. If the IC rejects the replacement and/or if the Current Corporate Member Organization does not put forth another replacement candidate, the IC can nominate another candidate from the pool of other Silver/Gold/Platinum Corporate members. If no nominations are put forth, the Foundation will call for a special election. Whomever wins the special election will hold the position until the next election.
1. Contribution Credit Structure
 
    Type
== Upcoming Election Timelines ==
    Pre-Requisites
 
    Contribution Credit
=== Project Leads ===
      Specification or Design Package
 
One Specification or one Design Package
Regular Election - Summer 2018
• Each Spec and/or Design Package must meet 3
 
out of 4 OCP Tenets
Nomination Process to begin June, 2018
• Each Spec must have one 1 identified supplier
 
with readily available product within a
Voting Process to begin July, 2018
reasonable amount of time (120 days).
 
• Each Design package must have one 1
Project Leads to be announced August, 2018
identified supplier with readily available product within a reasonable amount of time (120 days) and the supplier must apply for the OCP Product Recognition Program (OCP AcceptedTM Logo).
 
    1 Credit
=== Incubation Committee Representatives ===
    OCP AcceptedTM Product
 
5 OCP AcceptedTM Product SKUs.
Regular Election - Summer 2019
• Must be based on an approved OCP Spec.
 
• Must meet 3 out of 4 OCP Tenets
Nomination Process to begin June, 2019
• Each SKU must carry the OCP AcceptedTM logo.
 
• Each SKU must be readily available within 120
Voting Process to begin July, 2019
days and be visible on Supplier’s website for purchase.
    5 SKUs = 1 Credit
    OCP InspiredTM Product
    5 OCP InspiredTM Product SKUs.
• Must be based on an approved OCP Spec. • Must meet 3 out of 4 OCP Tenets
    5 SKUs = 1 Credit
 
      • Each SKU must carry the OCP InspiredTM logo. • Each SKU must be readily available within 120
days and be visible on Supplier’s website for purchase.
          Reference Architectures
A documented and tested solution comprising:
- Two or more unique tested configurations (see
below)
- Two or more unique OCP AcceptedTM Product
SKUs.
- > 50% content use of Orderable SKUs. - Contributor must provide product test
documentation, certification info, and configuration details about the reference architecture and warrants that the reference architecture works as documented.
- OCP may promote the Contribution of reference architectures via the OCP Marketplace.
    Case Dependent (0.5-1 Credit per item)
    Tested Configurations
A documented and tested configuration using an OCP InspiredTM or OCP AcceptedTM Product and configured with additional hardware and operating system software and application software (specific use)
- Testing plan/results, configuration details must be provided.
- Contributor warrants tested configuration will work in the defined use case and can provide support service.
- Contributor responsible for accuracy of info. - OCP may promote the Contribution of tested
configurations via the OCP Marketplace.
    10 tested configurations = 1 Credit
    White Papers & Case Studies
A white paper or case study explaining details of your use of OCP AcceptedTM or OCP InspiredTM Products within your infrastructure. The white paper or case study must demonstrate 2 or more OCP Tenets and be accepted by the Foundation and IC Committee along with the appropriate agreements. OCP shall be allowed to promote this on the OCP website or promotional materials.
    Case Dependent (0.25-1 Credit per item)
  Educational Videos or Quotable References or OCP-centric Technology Seminars
      OCP may approve the following items with proper authorization and technical validation. The below items must utilize of at least 2 OCP Tenets.
    Case Dependent (0.5-1 Credit per item)
 
    Organized Plug-fests Engineering Workshops
    - Educational Videos for use of OCP Products or Reference Architectures
- Testimonials and quotable customer references for relevant OCP Products, Test Configurations and Reference Architecture
- Technology Seminars, when promoting the use of OCP Products, Test Configurations and Reference Architecture
- OCP shall be allowed to promote this on the OCP website or promotional materials.
      2. Contribution Requirements for Silver/Gold/Platinum Members
With many different ways to get credit for Contributions, it is easier to participate and make submissions. Contributions will be tracked on a regular basis with check-ins at 3-month intervals. This will allow plenty of touchpoint reminders and assistance to ensure Contribution requirements are going to be met.
Annual Requirement:
Silver – 0 Contribution
Gold – 1 Contribution per year Platinum – 2 Contributions per year
3. Criteria for Contribution Submission
All Submissions must have the following before it is presented to the Project Community:
• Signed Membership Agreement
• Signed Logo Usage Agreement (as needed)
• Signed CLA (OCP or OWF)
• Signed Copyright License Agreement
• Checklist Initiated
4. Process for Contribution Approval by OCP
All Contribution submissions will follow the same process:
1. Presentation of preliminary submission to the Project Community via Project Leader(s).
a. Presentationatmonthlymeetings,engineeringworkshops,OCPSummit,etc..
b. Format can be .ppt proposal or a preliminary specification (see OCP Specification Template).
c. All submissions must include the licensing language. (see License section in OCP Specification Template).
2. Feedback and collaboration
a. Community will provide their feedback on relevance and impact from/by the Community b. Feedback may be incorporated in subsequent version of the document or spec.
3. Checklist
a. WiththehelpofthePL/IC/Foundation,thechecklistneedstobecompleted. b. Checklist ensures contracts are completed.
c. Checklist ensures submissions meet the requirements.
4. Review with Project Leads and Incubation Committee a. PresentationtotheIC(seeOCPICReviewTemplate)
b. Completed Checklist
c. Final documents are complete d. OCP Tenet review
5. Vote into the OCP Ecosystem
a. Votingwillbeforapprovalofsubmissions b. Votingwillbeforcreditallocation.
6. Publish to the Marketplace
a. AllapprovedspecsanddesignswillbepublishedtotheMarketplace.
b. All recognized products will be published to the Marketplace only if the Supplier is an OCP Solution
Provider. Supplier must provide pictures, SKU# and a landing page for the OCP recognized product.
5. Contribution Annual Opt - Out Option for Gold/Platinum
Although the Community and the Foundation would really benefit from the plethora of Contributions detailed in the new Contribution Structure, we do understand that not all our Members will be able to meet their Contribution requirements every year. Both Gold and Platinum Members can opt-out of their annual Contribution requirements for a non-refundable financial donation. The Opt-out Option can be initiated at the start of membership cycle or at renewal. The Contribution Opt-Out fee is $30,000 USD per Contribution. It is non-refundable and will be invoiced in conjunction with the membership dues.
Contribution Opt-Out Fees:
Gold - $30,000 USD per Contribution Platinum - $30,000 USD per Contribution
6. Non- Compliance of Contribution Requirements
Non-compliance of the requirements will result in the lowering of the existing Tiered Membership level to the next lower tier. If Contribution requirements are not met by a Gold or Platinum Level Members within a year of the annual membership payment, they will not be allowed to remain at the Gold or Platinum level until the Opt-Out fee(s) are paid. Once the Opt-Out fee is made, the appropriate tier will be reinstated. Consistent non-compliance will result in renewal at only the Silver level. Members can only achieve upgrades to higher tiers upon meeting the appropriate Contribution requirements and no refund will be issued for membership fees already paid.
Sponsorship of OCP Events
a. Sponsorship of OCP Events for Silver, Gold, and Platinum Members
OCP will no longer be tracking hours for Gold and Platinum Members. As participation from our Corporate Members extends globally across multiple divisions and our membership grows, this is becoming increasingly more difficult to track. Instead, OCP is asking for Silver, Gold and Platinum Members to sponsor collaboration events that we host throughout the year. OCP Summit and corresponding events are not included. Events include engineering workshops, plug-fests, seminars, technology days, etc. that OCP conducts independently or in conjunction with a conference or partner. The value of the sponsorship is estimated to be $5,000 USD per event. Tiered Members can provide support for these events, including:
● Venue
● Services such as food, beverage or audio/video
● Promotional giveaways
● Hardware donations for OCP InspiredTM or OCP AcceptedTM Products if applicable.
b. Annual Non-Summit Event Sponsorship Requirement for Silver, Gold, and Platinum Members
Silver - Gold - Platinum -
Required to support a minimum of 1 Non-Summit event Required to support a minimum of 2 Non-Summit events Required to support a minimum of 3 Non-Summit events
c. Non-Compliance of Sponsorship Requirements
Non-compliance of the requirements may result in the lowering of the existing Tiered Membership level to the next lower tier, until the requirements are met. Once the requirements are met, the appropriate tier will be reinstated. Consistent non-compliance will result in renewal at only the Silver level. Members can only achieve upgrades to higher tiers upon meeting the appropriate requirements although no refund will be issued for membership fees already paid.
Opt-Out for Sponsorship: Although OCP would prefer our Tiered Members sponsor these events in some way, we do understand that not all our Members will be able to meet some or all of these requirements every year. In lieu of sponsoring an event, an Opt-Out fee of $5,000 USD can be made per event, and will satisfy the event sponsorship requirement.


IC Representatives to be announced August, 2019
ELECTION TERMS
PROJECT LEAD (PL)
INCUBATION COMMITTEE (IC)
CURRENT ELECTION TIMELINES
PROJECT LEAD ELECTIONS 
IC ELECTIONS
ELIGIBILITY
PROJECT LEADS 
INCUBATION COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE (ICR)
LIMITATIONS
NOMINATIONS
VOTING
PL
ICR
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
IF A PL RESIGNS FROM CURRENT CORPORATE MEMBER ORGANIZATION
IF A PL RESIGNS FROM CORPORATE MEMBER ORGANIZATION AND THE ORGANIZATION IS NO LONGER AN OCP MEMBER
IF A ICR RESIGNS FROM CURRENT CORPORATE MEMBER ORGANIZATION
IF A ICR RESIGNS FROM CORPORATE MEMBER ORGANIZATION AND THE ORGANIZATION IS NO LONGER AN OCP MEMBER
IF A CORPORATE MEMBER OPTS NOT TO RENEW OR DOWNGRADES THEIR MEMBERSHIP LEVEL
CONTRIBUTIONS
CONTRIBUTION CREDIT STRUCTURE
EACH DESIGN PACKAGE MUST HAVE ONE 1 IDENTIFIED SUPPLIER WITH READILY AVAILABLE PRODUCT WITHIN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME (120 DAYS) AND THE SUPPLIER MUST APPLY FOR THE OCP PRODUCT RECOGNITION PROGRAM (OCP ACCEPTED™ LOGO)
• MUST MEET 3 OUT OF 4 OCP TENETS
• MUST BE BASED ON AN APPROVED OCP SPEC
• MUST MEET 3 OUT OF 4 OCP TENETS
2. CONTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS FOR SILVER/GOLD/PLATINUM MEMBERS
3. CRITERIA FOR CONTRIBUTION SUBMISSION
ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING BEFORE IT IS PRESENTED TO THE PROJECT COMMUNITY
• SIGNED MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENT
• SIGNED LOGO USAGE AGREEMENT
• SIGNED CLA (OCP OR OWF)
• SIGNED COPYRIGHT LICENSE AGREEMENT
• CHECKLIST INITIATED
5. CONTRIBUTION ANNUAL OPT - OUT OPTION FOR GOLD/PLATINUM
6. NON- COMPLIANCE OF CONTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS
SPONSORSHIP OF OCP EVENTS
SPONSORSHIP OF OCP EVENTS FOR SILVER/GOLD/PLATINUM MEMBERS
ANNUAL NON-SUMMIT EVENT SPONSORSHIP REQUIREMENT FOR SILVER/GOLD/PLATINUM MEMBERS
NON-COMPLIANCE OF SPONSORSHIP REQUIREMENTS

Revision as of 19:49, 29 January 2018

Table of Contents

PURPOSE

This Governance document serves to provide clarity to the OCP Membership, the Tiered Membership requirements and the Tiered Membership Volunteer Leadership that serves the OCP Community. In the case of any conflict between the Bylaws and this Governance document or any supporting documents, the Bylaws will govern. In the event of a conflict among any of the other OCP Governance Documents, including but not limited to the Membership Agreement, the Tiered Membership Requirements and Benefits Policy, the Membership Logo Terms and Conditions, the Solution Provider /Component Provider Agreement, or the Certification Mark License Agreements, the other agreement will govern, not this Governance document. Only the OCP Foundation Staff can modify or amend this Governance document. All other suggestions for change must be brought forward to the OCP Staff and the OCP Foundation Staff will apply those changes upon their discretion. This Governance document is subject to change without notice.

VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP

1. Purpose of the Volunteer Leadership

The OCP’s Board of Directors (http://www.opencompute.org/about/board/) approves the formation of the Open Compute Projects, reviews the charters for each project and appoints the initial Project Committee chairs (PCC) also known as Project Lead(s) and the initial Incubation Committee Representative (ICR). The OCP Community requires a standard by which the project communities can govern themselves with oversight from the OCP Foundation and its employees. Leadership Positions are defined as the following: ● Board Director Seat, ● Incubation Committee Representative (ICR), ● Project Lead (PL), and ● Leader of an approved OCP Regional Community Leadership Positions are not appointed or given to individuals or organizations based on their membership level, but must go through the nomination and election process. The limitations for the number of leaders per organization is based on membership levels.

2. Election Terms

PL(s) and the ICR are elected by the community for a period of 2 years. Restrictions: • No one organization can have more than three people in a Leadership Position at any one given time. ● No one person can hold more than one Leadership Position at a time. ● The number of Leadership Position seats that can be held by an organization is dependent on membership level, and other requirements as set forth in the Tiered Membership requirements and Benefits Policy.

a. Project Lead (PL)

Each project will have at least one PL. Under special circumstances, the project community may elect 2 co-leads to serve jointly for the project. PL(s) will be elected for a term of 2 years. The current term is June 1st of Year 1 through to June 1st Year 2. b. Incubation Committee (IC) The Chair and Vice Chair positions on the IC will continue to be appointed positions. The OCP Foundation Board will appoint these positions, which are excluded from leadership limits. The ICR will be an elected position for a two (2) year term. The current term is June 1st of Year 2 through to June 1st Year 4. These elections and subsequent terms alternate annually with the PL terms. Each project will have one IC Representative (ICR). 3. Current Election Timelines a. Project Lead Elections

2018 Regular election start - nomination process to begin June 2018. Voting process to begin July, 2018. Project Leads to be announced August, 2018. b. IC Elections Regular Election for IC was just concluded in Aug 2017. Next IC Election is slated for June 2019. 4. Eligibility To be eligible to serve as a PL or ICR the following must apply: a. Project Lead (PL) All OCP Corporate Members at the Silver, Gold, or Platinum level are eligible to nominate someone from their organization to become a PL. Community Level Corporate Members are eligible to nominate someone from their organization only if their organization has made a valid Contribution to OCP. b. Incubation Committee Representative (ICR) An individual nominated to become an ICR must belong to a Silver, Gold or Platinum Level Member. Community Level Corporate Members are not eligible to nominate or serve on the IC. c. Limitations No one person can hold more than one Leadership Position at any given point in time regardless of membership level. Organizations can only hold one seat at a time on each individual governing body at a time. For Organizations who can hold more than one Leadership Positions, these positions need to be split across the governing bodies. 5. Nominations Typically the nomination phase opens 6 weeks prior to the expiration of term. A blog post will be published on the OCP website when the nomination phase opens. In that post, a web form link will be included. The web form will not be available until that phase of the election is open. 6. Voting a. PL To vote for a PL, individuals must be an OCP Corporate Member at the Community, Silver, Gold, or Platinum level. Foundation employees and OCP Board of Directors are also eligible to vote for the PLs. b. ICR To vote in an IC election an organization must be an OCP Corporate Member at the Silver, Gold or Platinum Member. Based on the organization's Corporate membership level, number of voting keys will be distributed. The Member’s organization will determine which individuals the keys will be sent to. Keys are given out as such: ● Silver Members will receive 1 key; ● Gold Members will receive 2 keys; ● Platinum Members will receive 3 keys.

7. Special Circumstances a. If a PL resigns from Current Corporate Member Organization: If an OCP project lead (PL) resigns from their position prior to the end of the term or if they can no longer fulfill their duties, then the organization that the PL belongs to can put a name or names forward to replace the person who is stepping down. The IC will then vote to accept this replacement. If the vote is accepted, the replacement will hold the seat until the PL next election. If the IC rejects the replacement, then the Foundation staff will send a “Call for Nominations” to the existing OCP Corporate Members to nominate a PL for the interim. A vote will be held by the IC Committee and the winner of the vote will be appointed as the new PL for the interim term. If the OCP Project is running with two co-leads and one of the co-leads leaves his Corporate Member Organization, the remaining co-lead will become the new PL until the next PL election. b. If a PL resigns from Corporate Member Organization and the organization is no longer an OCP Member: If one or both OCP Project Leads (PL) leave his current organization and the organization is no longer an OCP Member, the organization has the option to renew their membership and then nominate an alternative staff member to fill that interim PL role until the next PL election. If the organization opts not to renew their membership to OCP, a special election will be required. The Foundation staff will send a “Call for Nominations” to the existing OCP Corporate Members to nominate a PL for the interim. A vote will be held by the IC Committee and the winner of the vote will be appointed as the new PL for the interim term. If one or both OCP project leads (PL) leave his current organization and the organization has decided not to renew their membership, the PL has the option to approach their new organization for a Corporate Membership opportunity at the Silver, Gold, or Platinum Level. If their new organization becomes an OCP Corporate Member at the Silver, Gold, or Platinum level, the PL can continue to serve until the next PL election. c. If a ICR resigns from Current Corporate Member Organization: If an OCP ICR resigns from their position prior to the end of the term or if they can no longer fulfill their duties then current Corporate Member organization can put a name or names forward as replacements. The Incubation Committee will then vote to accept this replacement. If the vote is accepted, there will be no special election and the replacement will hold the seat for no more than one (1) year or until the next IC election whichever is shorter. If the IC rejects the replacement then a special election will be called. Whomever wins the special election will hold the position until the next election. d. If a ICR resigns from Corporate Member Organization and the organization is no longer an OCP Member: If the ICR leave his current organization and the organization is no longer an OCP Corporate Member, the organization has the option to renew their membership at a Silver, Gold, or Platinum level and then nominate an alternative staff member to fill that interim IC role until the next IC election. If the organization opts not to renew their membership to OCP, a special election will be required. The Foundation staff will send a “Call for Nominations” to the existing OCP Corporate Members to nominate a IC for the interim. A vote will be held and the winner of the vote will be appointed as the new IC for the interim term. e. If a Corporate Member opts not to renew or downgrades their membership level: If a Corporate Member opts not to renew their membership to OCP and holds a PL or IC Leadership Position, they will be required to immediately step down from this leadership position. The Corporation will be informed of this requirement and will have 30 days to renew their membership at the same or higher level. If a Corporate Member opts to downgrade their membership to a Community Level and holds an IC or PL Leadership Position, the IC will be required to step down from that position. The Corporation will be informed of this requirement and will have 30 days to get their organization to renew their membership at the Silver, Gold, or Platinum level. If renewal has not occurred, OCP will inform the Member of this requirement and they will have 3 months or the next election, whichever is shorter to step down. If there are more than 3 months to the next election, the Foundation will call for a “Special Election” to fill that position in the interim, until the next election.

Amended Policies and Procedures Effective March 1, 2018 Effective March 2, 2018, OCP has amended its Tiered Membership Requirements and Benefits Policy (“OCP Tiered Membership Policy”) Under the terms of the OCP Tiered Membership Policy as amended, any changes to membership requirements involving increased annual membership dues or other added/increased membership requirements (discussed more below) will not be effective for existing Members (Members prior to March 1, 2018) until after your next annual payment. However, all other revised terms are effective March 1, 2018. Please make a note of these changes for your records. Contributions OCP will be accepting all types of Contributions in 2018 to participate in OCP and fulfill membership requirements. We realize that our Members are utilizing OCP solutions in many different ways and we would like to hear more about their experiences and their expertise. Here are the various different types of Contributions and associated credit allocation. 1. Contribution Credit Structure

   Type
   Pre-Requisites
   Contribution Credit
      Specification or Design Package

One Specification or one Design Package • Each Spec and/or Design Package must meet 3 out of 4 OCP Tenets • Each Spec must have one 1 identified supplier with readily available product within a reasonable amount of time (120 days). • Each Design package must have one 1 identified supplier with readily available product within a reasonable amount of time (120 days) and the supplier must apply for the OCP Product Recognition Program (OCP AcceptedTM Logo).

   1 Credit
    OCP AcceptedTM Product
5 OCP AcceptedTM Product SKUs.

• Must be based on an approved OCP Spec. • Must meet 3 out of 4 OCP Tenets • Each SKU must carry the OCP AcceptedTM logo. • Each SKU must be readily available within 120 days and be visible on Supplier’s website for purchase.

   5 SKUs = 1 Credit
    OCP InspiredTM Product
   5 OCP InspiredTM Product SKUs.

• Must be based on an approved OCP Spec. • Must meet 3 out of 4 OCP Tenets

    5 SKUs = 1 Credit
 
      • Each SKU must carry the OCP InspiredTM logo. • Each SKU must be readily available within 120

days and be visible on Supplier’s website for purchase.

         Reference Architectures

A documented and tested solution comprising: - Two or more unique tested configurations (see below) - Two or more unique OCP AcceptedTM Product SKUs. - > 50% content use of Orderable SKUs. - Contributor must provide product test documentation, certification info, and configuration details about the reference architecture and warrants that the reference architecture works as documented. - OCP may promote the Contribution of reference architectures via the OCP Marketplace.

   Case Dependent (0.5-1 Credit per item)
    Tested Configurations
A documented and tested configuration using an OCP InspiredTM or OCP AcceptedTM Product and configured with additional hardware and operating system software and application software (specific use)

- Testing plan/results, configuration details must be provided. - Contributor warrants tested configuration will work in the defined use case and can provide support service. - Contributor responsible for accuracy of info. - OCP may promote the Contribution of tested configurations via the OCP Marketplace.

   10 tested configurations = 1 Credit
    White Papers & Case Studies
A white paper or case study explaining details of your use of OCP AcceptedTM or OCP InspiredTM Products within your infrastructure. The white paper or case study must demonstrate 2 or more OCP Tenets and be accepted by the Foundation and IC Committee along with the appropriate agreements. OCP shall be allowed to promote this on the OCP website or promotional materials.
   Case Dependent (0.25-1 Credit per item)
  Educational Videos or Quotable References or OCP-centric Technology Seminars
     OCP may approve the following items with proper authorization and technical validation. The below items must utilize of at least 2 OCP Tenets.
    Case Dependent (0.5-1 Credit per item)
 
    Organized Plug-fests Engineering Workshops
   - Educational Videos for use of OCP Products or Reference Architectures

- Testimonials and quotable customer references for relevant OCP Products, Test Configurations and Reference Architecture - Technology Seminars, when promoting the use of OCP Products, Test Configurations and Reference Architecture - OCP shall be allowed to promote this on the OCP website or promotional materials.

      2. Contribution Requirements for Silver/Gold/Platinum Members

With many different ways to get credit for Contributions, it is easier to participate and make submissions. Contributions will be tracked on a regular basis with check-ins at 3-month intervals. This will allow plenty of touchpoint reminders and assistance to ensure Contribution requirements are going to be met. Annual Requirement: Silver – 0 Contribution Gold – 1 Contribution per year Platinum – 2 Contributions per year 3. Criteria for Contribution Submission All Submissions must have the following before it is presented to the Project Community: • Signed Membership Agreement • Signed Logo Usage Agreement (as needed) • Signed CLA (OCP or OWF) • Signed Copyright License Agreement • Checklist Initiated 4. Process for Contribution Approval by OCP All Contribution submissions will follow the same process: 1. Presentation of preliminary submission to the Project Community via Project Leader(s). a. Presentationatmonthlymeetings,engineeringworkshops,OCPSummit,etc.. b. Format can be .ppt proposal or a preliminary specification (see OCP Specification Template). c. All submissions must include the licensing language. (see License section in OCP Specification Template). 2. Feedback and collaboration a. Community will provide their feedback on relevance and impact from/by the Community b. Feedback may be incorporated in subsequent version of the document or spec. 3. Checklist a. WiththehelpofthePL/IC/Foundation,thechecklistneedstobecompleted. b. Checklist ensures contracts are completed. c. Checklist ensures submissions meet the requirements. 4. Review with Project Leads and Incubation Committee a. PresentationtotheIC(seeOCPICReviewTemplate) b. Completed Checklist c. Final documents are complete d. OCP Tenet review 5. Vote into the OCP Ecosystem a. Votingwillbeforapprovalofsubmissions b. Votingwillbeforcreditallocation. 6. Publish to the Marketplace a. AllapprovedspecsanddesignswillbepublishedtotheMarketplace. b. All recognized products will be published to the Marketplace only if the Supplier is an OCP Solution Provider. Supplier must provide pictures, SKU# and a landing page for the OCP recognized product. 5. Contribution Annual Opt - Out Option for Gold/Platinum Although the Community and the Foundation would really benefit from the plethora of Contributions detailed in the new Contribution Structure, we do understand that not all our Members will be able to meet their Contribution requirements every year. Both Gold and Platinum Members can opt-out of their annual Contribution requirements for a non-refundable financial donation. The Opt-out Option can be initiated at the start of membership cycle or at renewal. The Contribution Opt-Out fee is $30,000 USD per Contribution. It is non-refundable and will be invoiced in conjunction with the membership dues. Contribution Opt-Out Fees: Gold - $30,000 USD per Contribution Platinum - $30,000 USD per Contribution 6. Non- Compliance of Contribution Requirements Non-compliance of the requirements will result in the lowering of the existing Tiered Membership level to the next lower tier. If Contribution requirements are not met by a Gold or Platinum Level Members within a year of the annual membership payment, they will not be allowed to remain at the Gold or Platinum level until the Opt-Out fee(s) are paid. Once the Opt-Out fee is made, the appropriate tier will be reinstated. Consistent non-compliance will result in renewal at only the Silver level. Members can only achieve upgrades to higher tiers upon meeting the appropriate Contribution requirements and no refund will be issued for membership fees already paid. Sponsorship of OCP Events a. Sponsorship of OCP Events for Silver, Gold, and Platinum Members OCP will no longer be tracking hours for Gold and Platinum Members. As participation from our Corporate Members extends globally across multiple divisions and our membership grows, this is becoming increasingly more difficult to track. Instead, OCP is asking for Silver, Gold and Platinum Members to sponsor collaboration events that we host throughout the year. OCP Summit and corresponding events are not included. Events include engineering workshops, plug-fests, seminars, technology days, etc. that OCP conducts independently or in conjunction with a conference or partner. The value of the sponsorship is estimated to be $5,000 USD per event. Tiered Members can provide support for these events, including: ● Venue ● Services such as food, beverage or audio/video ● Promotional giveaways ● Hardware donations for OCP InspiredTM or OCP AcceptedTM Products if applicable. b. Annual Non-Summit Event Sponsorship Requirement for Silver, Gold, and Platinum Members Silver - Gold - Platinum - Required to support a minimum of 1 Non-Summit event Required to support a minimum of 2 Non-Summit events Required to support a minimum of 3 Non-Summit events c. Non-Compliance of Sponsorship Requirements Non-compliance of the requirements may result in the lowering of the existing Tiered Membership level to the next lower tier, until the requirements are met. Once the requirements are met, the appropriate tier will be reinstated. Consistent non-compliance will result in renewal at only the Silver level. Members can only achieve upgrades to higher tiers upon meeting the appropriate requirements although no refund will be issued for membership fees already paid. Opt-Out for Sponsorship: Although OCP would prefer our Tiered Members sponsor these events in some way, we do understand that not all our Members will be able to meet some or all of these requirements every year. In lieu of sponsoring an event, an Opt-Out fee of $5,000 USD can be made per event, and will satisfy the event sponsorship requirement.

ELECTION TERMS PROJECT LEAD (PL) INCUBATION COMMITTEE (IC) CURRENT ELECTION TIMELINES PROJECT LEAD ELECTIONS IC ELECTIONS ELIGIBILITY PROJECT LEADS INCUBATION COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE (ICR) LIMITATIONS NOMINATIONS VOTING PL ICR SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES IF A PL RESIGNS FROM CURRENT CORPORATE MEMBER ORGANIZATION IF A PL RESIGNS FROM CORPORATE MEMBER ORGANIZATION AND THE ORGANIZATION IS NO LONGER AN OCP MEMBER IF A ICR RESIGNS FROM CURRENT CORPORATE MEMBER ORGANIZATION IF A ICR RESIGNS FROM CORPORATE MEMBER ORGANIZATION AND THE ORGANIZATION IS NO LONGER AN OCP MEMBER IF A CORPORATE MEMBER OPTS NOT TO RENEW OR DOWNGRADES THEIR MEMBERSHIP LEVEL CONTRIBUTIONS CONTRIBUTION CREDIT STRUCTURE EACH DESIGN PACKAGE MUST HAVE ONE 1 IDENTIFIED SUPPLIER WITH READILY AVAILABLE PRODUCT WITHIN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME (120 DAYS) AND THE SUPPLIER MUST APPLY FOR THE OCP PRODUCT RECOGNITION PROGRAM (OCP ACCEPTED™ LOGO) • MUST MEET 3 OUT OF 4 OCP TENETS • MUST BE BASED ON AN APPROVED OCP SPEC • MUST MEET 3 OUT OF 4 OCP TENETS 2. CONTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS FOR SILVER/GOLD/PLATINUM MEMBERS 3. CRITERIA FOR CONTRIBUTION SUBMISSION ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING BEFORE IT IS PRESENTED TO THE PROJECT COMMUNITY • SIGNED MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENT • SIGNED LOGO USAGE AGREEMENT • SIGNED CLA (OCP OR OWF) • SIGNED COPYRIGHT LICENSE AGREEMENT • CHECKLIST INITIATED 5. CONTRIBUTION ANNUAL OPT - OUT OPTION FOR GOLD/PLATINUM 6. NON- COMPLIANCE OF CONTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS SPONSORSHIP OF OCP EVENTS SPONSORSHIP OF OCP EVENTS FOR SILVER/GOLD/PLATINUM MEMBERS ANNUAL NON-SUMMIT EVENT SPONSORSHIP REQUIREMENT FOR SILVER/GOLD/PLATINUM MEMBERS NON-COMPLIANCE OF SPONSORSHIP REQUIREMENTS