Premier level membership is the highest tier of membership and for those organizations that contribute heavily to open source projects housed at the foundation. Premier level organizations have internal resources dedicated to working with TARS Foundation + LF team members. These companies want to take the most active role in microservices to be ubiquitous.

Premier members are eligible to:

1. Enjoy all benefits included at the General level.
2. Appoint one (1) representative to the TARS Foundation Board. Appoint one (1) representative as a voting member in any subcommittees or activities of the Board.
3. Enjoy the most prominent placement including on the website and in marketing materials of membership.
4. Increased access to Linux Foundation’s invitation-only Open Source Leadership Summit.
5. Create an individualized release upon membership announcement with the TARS Foundation PR team.
6. Receive ongoing, individual engagement and guidance from TARS Foundation staff.

General level membership is for those organizations that want to demonstrate their support for TARS and help grow the ecosystem. We encourage organizations just getting started in contributing to our communities to begin their partnership with TARS at the General level.

General members are eligible to:

1. Participate in all Marketing, Community, Thought Leadership opportunities above.
2. Participate in elections to appoint one (1) representative to the TARS Board per every five (5) General members, up to five (5) maximum General representatives.
3. Receive discounts on MicroservicesCon + TARSCon sponsorship.
4. Demonstrate your organization's support for the Foundation by displaying your logo on the TARS Foundation website and in marketing materials.
5. Access to Linux Foundation’s invitation-only Open Source Leadership Summit.
6. Feature your organization in the quarterly TARS Foundation General New Member announcement.

The Associate Member welcomes but not limited all academic and non-profit institutions open source projects and government entities respectively.

Associate members are eligible to:

1. Participate in all Marketing, Community, and Thought Leadership opportunities above.
2. Receive discounts on MicroservicesCon + TARSCon sponsorship.
3. Identify your organization as a member and display your logo on the TARS Foundation website and in marketing materials.
4. Feature your organization in the quarterly TARS Foundation General New Member announcement.