New Members
To start the process of becoming a member, please complete the membership application.
Your application will be reviewed by the EEA membership team, and an email will be sent to you from DocuSign containing the relevant documents you and your company will need to review and sign.
Upon receiving a signed Membership Agreement, the EEA will process the application and send an invoice for your first year’s dues.
When the invoice is paid, you will become a member.
At any stage of the process from before starting onward, please feel free to contact us at [email protected] with any questions or concerns.
Class A members make up the EEA Board of Directors and enjoy all other rights of members. Classes B, C, and D were developed for different types of organizations:
- Class B – the general membership level, appropriate for all organizations
- Class C – legal practitioners and legal firms
- Class D – Non Profits, including Government and Regulatory Agencies, NGOs, and Academic Institutions
Class B and C members enjoy the following benefits:
- May Chair Working Groups and Interest Groups
- May Create & Participate in Working Groups and Interest Groups
- May Vote in Working Groups and Interest Groups
- Access to Open Code
- Invitation to All Member Meetings
- May Host EEA Meet Up
- Company logo on EEA Website
- Included in New Member Press Release
- Post Company Hosted Events to EEA Online Calendar
- Discount on EEA Sponsorships
Class D members enjoy the same benefits as Class B and C members, with the exception of voting rights in the Working Groups and Interest Groups.
In DocuSign please select “Assign to Someone Else” listed under “Other Actions” and input the contact details of the correct contact.
Membership Dues
Membership dues are determined based on company size or protocol FDV or market cap value. Please select the appropriate company size or protocol when completing the membership application.
Membership is active for 1 (one) year from the month you join. If an organization joins in May 31, 2019, their membership will be active for one year until May 31, 2020, at which point their membership will be eligible for renewal.
The EEA can accept payment via any of the following methods. Please see the invoice sent to your organization from the EEA membership team for more details.
- Wire (Bank Transfer)
- Check
- Credit Card for payments up to $3000 USD
- ETH (please contact [email protected])
- USDC (please contact [email protected])
- Approved protocol of member (please contact [email protected])
In the event any governmental authority imposes any sales, use or excise tax, duty, custom, levy, fee, or any other tax, charge or fee of any nature whatsoever related to the payment of the membership fees (collectively, the “Tax”), member shall be responsible to pay the Tax in full to ensure the Corporation collects the entire amount of its membership fees.