Interoperability Clearinghouse

The Interoperability Clearinghouse (ICH) network has made significant progress in its COTS validation methodologies, solutions documentation, and standards harmonization, and is able to accommodate additional stakeholders in its collaborative domain architecture efforts.

Gain an edge against IT failure by leveraging the only true "honest broker" in the IT industry. Stay up on on-going IT standards activities and increase your knowledge of emerging developments and best practices. Leverage buying power of other ICH members to gain better knowledge of "what works" and "what works with what."

	Charter Member
	Contributing Member
	Influencing Member
	Affiliate Member

Member Categories Benefits/Responsibilities	Charter/Sustaining Member	Contributing Member	Influencing Member	Affiliate
Voting Seat on Board of Directors (BOD)	Yes
Voting Seat on Technical Advisory Board (TAB)	Yes	Yes	Yes
Representation on TAB	Yes	With BOD Approval	With BOD Approval	Voting by special selection only
Participation in ICH Working Groups	Yes—participation expected	Yes	Yes—Voting limited	Yes—Voting limited
Input/Access to ICH Knowledge Base	Unlimited	Yes	Yes, with limitations	For research and analysis only
Access to ICH Research Reports, Research Hotline	Unlimited	Domain Specific	Domain Specific
Use of ICH Methods in Solutions Modeling	Yes
Validation (architecture & COTS components)	Some included; access to more	Discounts on validation services	Discounts on validation services
Architecture Mentoring/ Research Hotline	Included	Additional fee	Access for a fee
Use of ICH Seal	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Discounts on ICH-sponsored Events	Yes	Yes	Yes

ICH Charter Membership:

Chart direction of ICH research and validation efforts through seats on Technical Advisory and Corporate Boards
Specialized on-site architecture mentoring and training
Research Hotline Support
Unlimited Access to Research Reports

ICH Contributing Membership:

Use of Architecture Methodology and Validation Results
Access to select Domain Research Reports
Leverage ICH in technology acquisition

ICH Influencing Membership:

Vote on all technical issues
Entitled to ICH Knowledge Base for one domain of market research and validation

Affiliate Membership (For standards, research, and testing organizations):

Agree to share results of organizational based on common lexicon.
Gain access to full breadth of technology domains in topic areas contributed to (must add value).

ICH Membership Agreement Form (pdf file)