In the 61st joint meeting of the CIDOC CRM and ISO/TC46/SC4/WG9 & 54th FRBR/LRMoo SIG, the group resolved to start a new issue, where to monitor membersip with the SIG.
The membership list (see here for details) needs updating. Some of the organizations listed have not been active in this community for years. The SIG needs to reach out to member-insitutions via their listed representatives and maintain consistent communications. Asking these institutions to designate a representative at the SIG and present their line of work and how it is relevant to the development of the CIDOC CRM and the SIG’s activities is a way to do that.
The process needs to be monitored closely.
New membership should be encouraged.
Heraklion, October 2025
At the 62nd oint meeting of the CIDOC CRM and ISO/TC46/SC4/WG9 & 55th FRBR/LRMoo SIG, the interim steering committee informed the group about their actions to update the SIG membership. All listed members were contacted. For the most part, said institutions were happy to continue engaging with the SIG. Out of “current” membership, only seven (7) institutions have not reacted to our inquiries, and there are still another three (2) that we’re waiting to confirm.
In the meantime, there has been a call for membership shared on the listserv, which has resulted in 5 new membership applications, which were reviewed and approved at the meeting. Additional applications are expected.
Additionally, communication with the Steering Committee has improved through the designated email account contact[at]cidoc-crm.org.
In terms of where one can find these things on the site:
- Call for membership: Under “News”, so it can be shared with one’s network easier (https://cidoc-crm.org/Event/call-for-membership-in-the-cidoc-crm-sig ).
- Contact information: a designated tab in the root menu (https://cidoc-crm.org/contact )
Proposal:
- Create a new subsite where we list past members (i.e., currently inactive members)
- Issue a standardized membership form to allow partially automating the application process (also better for record-keeping) –see appendix for details. Shared with the SIG for feedback, not to be voted on during the meeting.
The SIG approved the proposal.
Oxford, March 2026