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The Foundation has completed its Annual General Meeting and has elected its Officers and Committee for the 2009-2010 year. The Agenda is still available, for those who missed all the fun. ;-)

Our Objectives

To support and advance the development of the open source Firebird relational database engine.
To provide the non-commercial infrastructure and mechanisms required to accept and manage funds raised; and disburse such funds to promote and advance the development effort.
To encourage cooperation and affiliation with individuals, other non-profit organisations and commercial companies involved in, or planning to become involved in the development, support and promotion of Firebird software projects and associated products and activities.

Who are we...

The Firebird database engine has a strong following amongst the developer and user communities. Firebird Foundation is an organisation of these individuals and companies of various sizes, working together as parts of a non-profit organisation that aims to ensure the continued development of the open source Firebird relational database and related products.

The dues paid by members play an important part in directly funding development of the Firebird engine. A list of the current membership is available here. As a foundation, we are serious about maintaining a financial backbone for the database development and so our members regard it as a privilege to pay subscriptions for membership.

What does membership cost?

Membership dues are payable annually in advance, as follows.-

Voting members pay a full subscription of $300 USD per year, which can be paid monthly if you have an Australian bank account or a PayPal account.
Those who wish to show their support as Associate members pay an annual subscription of $50 USD.

Renewals are due in the anniversary month of the joining date, which appears in the right-hand column of the Member List.

	New members are always welcome: in fact, our capacity to assist Firebird's progress depends on a growing membership. If you would like to become a member, details on how to do so are available here.
	Sponsorships In addition to the dues paid by members, sponsorship arrangements with individuals and companies form an important of the revenue raised by the Foundation to allow it to carry out its objectives. Sponsors get a "slot" on our Sponsors page, which is an opportunity for corporate sponsors to show their image to the public.
	Other Contributions If you are interested in donating funds or equipment to the Firebird Foundation, please see our information on contributing to the project.

Legally

Legally Firebird Foundation (Inc.) is a non-profit Association incorporated and registered in the state of New South Wales, Australia (certificate INC9878828).

The Foundation takes care of the legal interests of the Firebird Project as a whole and is the owner of the "Firebird" trademark.

Management

The affairs of the Foundation are managed by a Management Committee which is elected annually during the Annual General Meeting, by voting members of the Foundation.
The management committee governs in accordance with the rules of the association and is also mandated to create and delegate tasks to sub-committees as needs arise.

Meetings of the Foundation are generally conducted in an online forum.

The officers and members of the Management Committee elected at the seventh AGM, October-November 2009, as required by the rules of the association are:

Philippe Makowski President (France)	Steve Summers Vice-President (U.S.A.)	Alan McDonald Treasurer (Australia)	Helen Borrie Secretary/Public Officer (Australia)
Paul Beach Committee (France)	Pavel Cisar Committee (Czech Republic)	Fabio Codebue Committee (Italy)	Stefan Heymann Committee (Germany)
Frank Ingermann Committee (Germany)	Mauricio Longo Committee (Brazil)	Olivier Mascia Committee (Belgium)	Roman Rokytskyy Committee (Germany)