The NFC Forum, a non-profit industry association that advances the use of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, has announced that Google has upgraded its NFC Forum membership from Principal to Sponsor level. Ten other organisations have joined the Forum since late November, bringing the total membership to a record of over 180 companies and non-profit groups. As the top tier of NFC Forum membership, the Sponsor level entitles each organisation to a seat on the NFC Forum Board of Directors. Sponsor members, like Principal members, may designate individuals to run for Forum leadership positions, and may appoint one voting representative to each of the NFC Forum Committees and Working Groups. Other privileges include proposing Forum initiatives and participating in the NFC Forum testing and certification programme using their own in-house test labs.
