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title: Q1 Membership Drive
date: 2010-01-25
author: willsheward
categories: ["XSF Organisational"]
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The [XMPP Standards Foundation](/about/xmpp-standards-foundation) is currently accepting applications for new members. This application period will run until the end of January.

Why apply?

-   Help the XSF with technical reviews and communication efforts
-   Help elect the [XMPP Council](/about/xmpp-standards-foundation#council) and [XSF Board of Directors](/about/xmpp-standards-foundation#board), or run for the Council yourself (council candidates must be XSF members)
-   Help the XSF stay true to its mission of building an open, secure, feature-rich, decentralized infrastructure for real-time communication and collaboration over the Internet

Application instructions are available at [http://wiki.xmpp.org/web/Membership\_Applications\_January\_2010](http://wiki.xmpp.org/web/Membership_Applications_January_2010)

The application period ends on January 31, so take action today. :)
