How to join the WfMC
APPLICATION FORM (will take you to the online form on the Internet)
Joining the Workflow Management Coalition gives you the opportunity to participate in the creation of the standards for the workflow industry as they are developing.
Because the Coalition has active members from all sectors of the industry, we provide a rich and exciting forum for the exchange and evolution of ideas. View recently published documents and the schedule of upcoming documents on our Standards Page.
Work in Progress documents from the various active working groups are available in the Members Only area, however.
To become a member of the Coalition and benefit from our exchange of information, networking and standards influence, please review the grid below to select your level of membership, complete the Application Form and read the Document of Understanding (DOU). The DOU explains the mission of the Coalition and the role that its members play in the industry. It is an integral part of WfMC membership.
We look forward to welcoming you as a new member and encourage your active participation. This is your chance to help influence the future of this industry and network with the leading players.
 | Full Membership is appropriate for workflow and Business Process Management (BPM) vendors, analysts and consultants. You may include up to three active members from your organization on your application and these may be replaced at any time by notifying us accordingly.
All employees worldwide are welcome to attend all meetings, and will be permitted access to the Members Only area of our web site. The password is provided to the Primary contact and may be distributed within the organization, with the understanding to exercise due caution in protecting the password and the confidentiality of the information found within.
This corporate category offers exclusive visibility in this sector at events and seminars across the world, enhancing your customers' perception of you as an industry authority, on our web site, in the Coalition Handbook and CDROM, by speaking opportunities, access to the Members Only area of our web site, attending the Coalition meetings and most importantly within the workgroups whereby through discussion and personal involvement, using your voting power, you can contribute actively to the development of standards and interfaces.  | Full member benefits include:  | · Financial incentives - 50% discount all brochure-ware (such as our annual CDROM Companion to the Workflow Handbook, advertising on our sister-site www.e-workflow.org), $500 credit toward next year’s fee for at least 60% per year meeting attendance or if you serve as an officer of the WfMC. | | · Web Visibility - a paragraph on your company services/products with links to your own company website. | | · User RFIs (Requests for Information) is an exclusive privilege to all full members. We often have queries from user organisations looking for specific workflow solutions. These valuable leads can result in real business benefits for your organization. | | · Publicity – full members may choose to have their company logos including collaterals displayed along with WfMC material at conferences / expos we attend. You may also list corporate events and press releases (relating to WfMC issues) on the relevant pages on the website, and have a company entry in the annual Coalition Workflow Handbook | | Speaking Opportunities: We frequently receive calls for speakers at industry events because many of our members are recognized experts in their fields. These opportunities are forwarded to Full Members for their direct response to the respective conference organizers.
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| Associate and Academic Membership is appropriate for those (such as IT user organizations) who need to keep abreast of workflow developments, but who are not workflow vendors. It allows voting on decision-making issues, including the publication of standards and interfaces but does not permit anything near the amount of visibility or incentives provided to a Full Member.
You may include up to three active members from your organization on your application and these may be replaced at any time by notifying us accordingly.
All employees worldwide are welcome to attend all meetings, and will be permitted access to the Members Only area of our web site. The password is provided to the Primary contact and may be distributed within the organization, with the understanding to exercise due caution in protecting the password and the confidentiality of the information found within.
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| Individual Membership is appropriate for self-employed persons or small user companies. Employees of workflow vendors, academic institutions or analyst organizations are not eligible for this category. Individual membership is held in one person's name only, is not a corporate membership, and is not transferable within the company. The password to the 'members only' area is given to the individual only and is not transferable.
If three or more people within a company wish to participate in the WfMC, it would be cost-effective to upgrade to corporate Associate Membership whereby all employees worldwide are granted membership status.
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| Fellows: The WfMC recognizes individuals from within its existing membership who have made sustained and outstanding contributions to WfMC objectives far and above that expected from normal member representation. Fellows are nominated by voting members and then elected into this category. For eligibility, see Fellows - Factors
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| Visitor: We welcome visitors at our meetings; it is an excellent opportunity for you to observe first hand the process of creating standards and to network with members of the Coalition. Your role will be as an observer only, and you are not eligible for a password, or for special offers available to WfMC members. You must pre-register and prepay your Visitor attendance fee. If you decide to join WfMC within 30 days of the meeting, your membership dues will be credited with your visitor fee. |
Share in our activities around the world
We have three physical meetings per year. Our meetings alternate between North America and Europe, with every second year the European meeting being replaced with a meeting in the Pacific Rim. When possible, we co-locate with industry conferences and other associations with similar goals.
For each meeting a member, usually local to the region, kindly hosts the costs of the meeting rooms, which could be in their corporate offices, a hotel or an educational facility such as a university or college. That is why there is no cost to WfMC members to attend a meeting, other than travel and personal accommodation expenses.
Between meetings, the Working Groups and Technical Committee collaborate online.
For the venue of our next meeting, please view our Events page.
How the meetings work - basic format of agendas:
Each F2F meeting duration is typically two and half days. Most Full members travel to all three meetings per year, but the locations are usually convenient enough that all members manage to attend at least one meeting per year, typically by sending somebody regionally local. For example, a worldwide organization with offices in the Pacific Rim, Europe and North America would be able to send different representatives to all three meetings per year.
Technical Committee (TC) Meetings are held on Day 1 and Day 2 (and sometimes the working groups break out separately to work on specific issues); the External Relations Committee (ERC) meets separately on Day 2 concurrent with the TC.
The External Relations Committee (ERC) deals with issues relating to communication, education, publicity, collateral materials, publishing and awards. You don't need to be a technical guru to contribute toward the Coalition's progress. Send your analysts, marketing and ideas people to the ERC meetings, they will be very welcome.
The TC and ERC conduct a joint meeting for the last hour of Day 2 in order to share meeting results and collaborate on matters of common interest such as promotion of standards.
Both committees report to the Steering Committee (SC) which meets on the morning of Day 3.
During the SC meeting, after hearing the relevant reports from the chairs of TC and ERC, the Treasurer's Report, the General Manager's Report etc., standards, business and membership issues are discussed, proposals made and then voted upon. Action items are assigned accordingly.
All voting members participate in all committees and vote according to their level of membership. Those members with a keen interest in both the technical and marketing aspects of the industry are advised to send an additional representative to participate in the ERC.
All meeting minutes are posted in the Members Only section of the website.
