Companies: Why should you join April?
Join April to support Free Software and to participate actively in strategic decisions that affect your company!
- exert a constant monitoring to keep abreast of opportunities and threats,
- build and maintain relational networks with institutional partners;
- be made aware of the legal and policy contexts;
- contribute to the defense of free computing as it faces hostile players;
- raise awareness and promote your actions.
- to promote and defend Free Software li>
- to defend collectively a social project li>
- to be actively involved in the life of the association through its working groups and its actions li>
- to be regularly informed of Free Software related events li>
- to influence the institutions through a key partner,
- to finance or to co-finance strategic actions. li>
Specific benefits for member companies
In addition to the benefits individual members enjoy [5], you can benefit from specific advantages reserved to member companies:
- Annual face to face meeting with April on the association's yearly priorities;
- A speech at one of your events from one of April's specialized speakers
- Access to our "networking" service.
Companies: how to join?
You can use our online application form [6], or download and send us the paper application form (fees cover from the date of joining the association until the same date the following year): in PDF format [in French] [7], in OpenOffice.org format [in French] [8].
The contribution grid [9] will help you determine the minimum amount of your contribution, based on your yearly revenues.
Do not hesitate to contact us [10] to discuss your company's membership conditions or to request an adapted contribution (payment by installments ...) depending on your situation. .
You can read April's detailed position [11] regarding companies' membership