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| FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | THE NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION FORUM WAS FORMED TO ADVANCE THE USE OF NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY BY DEVELOPING SPECIFICATIONS, ENSURING INTEROPERABILITY AMONG DEVICES AND SERVICES, AND EDUCATING THE MARKET ABOUT NFC TECHNOLOGY. FORMED IN 2004, THE FORUM NOW HAS 117 MEMBERS. MANUFACTURERS, APPLICATIONS DEVELOPERS,FINANCIAL SERVICES INSTITUTIONS, AND MORE ALL WORK TOGETHER TO PROMOTE THE USE OF NFC TECHNOLOGY IN CONSUMER ELECTRONICS, MOBILE DEVICES, AND PCS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 3 | NFC FORUM DELEGATED ALL MANAGMENT, ADMINISTRATIVE, MEMBERSHIP, EVENTS AND MEETING, FINANCIAL, AND PUBLIC RELATIONS DUTIES TO VIRTUAL, INC. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 | NFC FORUM HAS SIX LEVELS OF MEMBERSHIP: SPONSOR, PRINCIPAL, ASSOCIATE,IMPLEMENTER, START-UP IMPLEMENTER, AND NONPROFIT. ALL MEMBERS RECEIVE THESE BENEFITS: ACCESS TO NFC FORUM MEMBERS COMMUNITY WEBSITE. ACCESS TO ALL PUBLISHED FORUM SPECIFICATIONS AT NO CHARGE. ATTENDANCE AT PLENARY MEETING OF THE FORUM. ABILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN PRODUCT INTEROPERABILITY TESTING/PLUGFEST. ABILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NFC FORUM CERTIFICATION PROGRAM. ACCESS TO FORUM RESEARCH, TECHNICAL INFORMATION, AND OTHER RESOURCES. OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEER-TO-PEER COLLABERATION. YOUR COMPANY NAME, LOGO, AND PRESS RELEASES DISPLAYED ON THE FORUM WEBSITE. USE OF THE NFC FORUM LOGO ON YOUR WEBSITE TO INDICATE MEMBERSHIP. ONLY SPONSOR MEMBERS ARE ALLOWED TO ELECT A REPRESENTATIVE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A | SPONSOR MEMBERS ARE ALLOWED TO ELECT A REPRSENTATIVE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY AND SELECT OFFICERS REVIEW THE 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REQUIRES EACH DIRECTOR TO FILL OUT A FORM TO DISCLOSE ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICTS AT THE BEGINNING OF THEIR TERM AND THE DIRECTOR MUST UPDATE THE FORM ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | NFC FORUM, INC. MAKES THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNANCE DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE ON THEIR WEBSITE (CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION, BYLAWS, IPR POLICY, AND RULES OF PROCEDURE). OTHER DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24E | FINANCIAL SERVICES 70,200 0 0 SOFTWARE SUBSCRIPTION 50,400 0 0 TELECOM/DATACOM 49,596 0 0 WEB SERVICES 23,565 0 0 TECHNICAL COMMITTEE 19,950 0 0 BOARD INITIATIVES 19,423 0 0 FORUM COMMUNICATIONS 12,254 0 0 BANK CHARGES 4,822 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS 4,215 0 0 EXEC DISCRETIONARY SPEND 3,902 0 0 SUPPLIES 449 0 0 TOTAL 258,776 0 0 |
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