Schools Interoperability Framework Association

Type	Corporation (not-for-profit)^[1]
Founded	23 April 2003
Headquarters	Washington, D.C., USA
Website	www.sifinfo.org

The Schools Interoperability Framework Association, or SIFA, is a not-for-profit corporation.

SIFA members collaborate on a variety of technical standards sometimes collectively known as the Schools Interoperability Framework.

SIFA publishes these standards, and advocates their adoption and provides training and support services. It also offers an SIF Certification trademark licensing program, administered on its behalf by The Open Group.^[2]

Within the United States the organization includes more than 300 members as of 2007, including government agencies, school districts, public advocacy organization and vendors of Schools Interoperability Framework products.

History

Founded as a working group for "Schools Interoperability Framework" in 1997 by vendors under the auspices of the Software and Information Industry Association. In April 2003, SIFA was incorporated and activities within SIF project of the SIIA were transferred to the current corporation.^[3]

Organization

SIFA Members elect officials every year for terms on the Association's Board of Directors. The Technical Board is composed of the Lead of each SIFA Working Group and Task Forces and four members elected At-Large by the membership. The SIFA Technical Board Members serve a one-year term.^[4]

Members