OWASP Chair Update

### Overview In this OWASP Chair Update, Sherif Mansour announces significant revisions to the OWASP Foundation's corporate membership program, presenting new packaging, tier structures, and regional pricing models. Speaking in connection with OWASP's Black Hat virtual booth presence, Mansour explains how the organization is aligning corporate benefits and pricing with geographic equity and organizational maturity, mirroring principles previously applied to individual memberships.

### Key Topics - **Restructured Corporate Membership Tiers**: Introduction of Silver, Gold, and Platinum membership levels with standardized benefit matrices. - **Geographic and Startup Pricing Adjustments**: Implementation of adjusted pricing tiers based on company location and startup status to broaden accessibility. - **Trademark and Brand Licensing**: Tiered rights to use the OWASP logo and trademark across products and services beyond standard fair use. - **Conference and Marketing Benefits**: Global AppSec discounts, early access to sponsorships, website branding rotation, and social media recognition. - **Governance Participation**: Voting rights representation in global board elections for member organizations.

### Technical Details - **Pricing Structure & Definitions**: - Standard pricing for organizations in developed nations is set at $25,000 for Platinum, $15,000 for Gold, and $5,000 for Silver. - Startup eligibility is specifically defined as companies within 24 months of their inception, with pricing set at $10,000 (or $4,000 for regional startups). - Regional eligibility applies to organizations headquartered in emerging markets or developing countries as defined by the IMF World Economic Outlook Table E, explicitly excluding designated low-tax jurisdictions and tax havens (such as the Bahamas or British Virgin Islands). - **Benefit Allocations across Tiers**: - *OWASP Trademark License*: Silver tier allows licensing across 1 product or service; Gold permits up to 5 products or services; Platinum provides unlimited product/service trademark licensing. - *Event & Promotion Perks*: Includes corporate member support logos, discounts for staff registering for Global AppSec, early access to Global AppSec sponsorships, and participation in AppSec Days. - *Promotional Exposure*: Placement of corporate branding on owasp.org with rotation opportunities, news articles upon signing corporate sponsorships, and coordinated social media recognition. - *Governance*: Corporate members can designate an ambassador representative to cast a vote in the OWASP Global Board of Directors elections.

### Takeaways The OWASP Foundation's updated corporate membership model aims to remove financial barriers for emerging companies and organizations in developing economies while maintaining structured, high-value tiers for larger enterprises. Prospective members can review tiers and submit requests directly through the corporate membership section on owasp.org.