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DHWG Membership

The Digital Home Working Group (DHWG) is a non-profit collaborative trade organization chartered with delivering an interoperability framework of design guidelines based on open industry standards to complete the cross-industry digital convergence. The value proposition to manufacturers and content providers will be to ensure that all devices designed around DHWG guidelines communicate, which opens up new ways to differentiate and expands existing product categories. The value of the digital home vision is in its ability to provide consumers with a wide range of compelling uses and experiences. This requires the availability of a broad spectrum of products across many categories. Learn more about the DHWG

Join the DHWG

Membership gives you the opportunity to contribute to the advancement of the DHWG design guidelines as well as participate in DHWG compliance workshops and PlugFests. Current Membership List

How to Join:

Complete the online form
Download and review the Contributor Membership documents
Print and fill out the Contributor Membership agreement
Return agreement along with annual fee

Upon the receipt of both your membership agreement and membership fee payment, your company membership will be activated and you will be given access to the members only area of the DHWG web site.

DHWG Contributor Membership Rights and Obligations

Rights

Participate in DHWG Committees and Subcommittees
Company presentations/participation in DHWG events and compliance workshops
Company recognition on the DHWG web site with a hyperlink to your company's web site
Access to the Member-only discussion groups & the mailing lists
Access to pre-publication drafts of the design guidelines & internal working documents
Review & comment on new design guidelines prior to their adoption
Network with other DHWG members

Obligations

Initial Membership Fee of $5,000 due upon joining
Annual Membership Renewal Fee of $5,000 due upon each anniversary
Must nominate one primary contact person

For more information, view the DHWG Bylaws (pdf, 211k)

If you have questions about membership with the DHWG,

If your company is already a member of DHWG, you can sign up for a username and password today. This will grant you access to Members Only areas of the site, including online working groups and email lists.

If your company is not a member of DHWG, this is your chance to apply for Company Membership and contribute to the advancement of the DHWG standard.

Not sure if your company is a member? See the roster.

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