Intel joins NFC Forum board

Intel joined the board of directors of NFC Forum, a non-profit industry association that advances the use of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, as it has upgraded from Principal to Sponsor level. Sponsor membership is the highest category, and its privileges include a seat on the NFC Forum board of directors, which manages the organisation. Sponsor members may designate individuals to run for Forum leadership positions, and each Sponsor member may appoint one voting representative to all NFC Forum Committees and Working Groups. Other privileges include proposing Forum initiatives and participating in the NFC Forum testing and certification programme using Sponsors' own in-house test labs. In addition, the NFC Forum has recently welcomed 10 new Associate, Implementer, and Non-Profit members from across the NFC ecosystem.