[MEI-L] Reminder: Voting open on Updated By-Laws Section 3.1.2

[Kijas, Anna E]

This is a gentle reminder that the voting period is open through March 6, 2026. The voting outcome will be shared via MEI-L and at the upcoming Community Forum on March 10, 2026<https://tufts.zoom.us/meeting/register/LBRi7qfzREWQnLrLUMUkCw>.

You can vote via this link (anonymous)<https://forms.gle/4e2Nb4bfTJRiBq8b7>. The text below also appears on the ballot, but is included here for quick reference.


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The MEI Board would like to revive institutional sponsorship to help sustain the work of the MEI community and has created a detailed description of sponsorship levels<https://music-encoding.org/community/institutional-sponsorship.html>. We proposed revised language for section 3.1.2 Institutional Membership in the MEI By-laws that complements the sponsorship level description.

The final language that you will vote on is presented here:

Institutional Membership in MEI is available for any form of organization, project or company. Any of the above wishing to become an Institutional Member of MEI may apply by submitting an application, in a form prescribed by the Board, to any elected member of the Board.

There are three levels of Institutional Membership: Regular, Patron, and Sustaining<https://music-encoding.org/community/institutional-sponsorship.html> with different annual monetary contribution rates and associated benefits. In-kind commitments, such as staff time or administrative support that correspond to the annual contribution rate, may substitute for monetary contributions.

The logos of sponsoring organizations will appear on publications by the MEI Board<https://music-encoding.org/community/mei-board.html> (e.g. conference proceedings, guidelines) and on a sponsors page on the MEI website<https://www.music-encoding.org/>. Logos of Patron members will additionally appear on the MEI website<https://www.music-encoding.org/> homepage, and logos of Sustaining members will have prominent placement in the footer of each page on the MEI website<https://www.music-encoding.org/>.

All Institutional members in good standing have the right to display the MEI logo on any MEI-related publications or products they create or distribute that conform to the license under which MEI is distributed.

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Thank you,
Anna

Anna E. Kijas
Assistant Director, Digital Scholarship & Lilly Music Library
Tisch Library | Tufts University
Pronouns: she, her, hers
Get help with Digital Scholarship at Tisch Library<https://tischlibrary.tufts.edu/get-help/help/digital-scholarship>
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Co-founder of Saving Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Online (SUCHO)<http://sucho.org/>
Administrative Chair, Music Encoding Initiative<https://music-encoding.org/community/mei-board.html>
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