Principal membership is the second-highest level of membership in the NFC Forum, with each Principal member entitled to appoint a voting representative to each of the Technical, Marketing, and Compliance Committees and Working Groups. Principal members may designate individuals to run for positions leading Committees or Working Groups, and they may propose initiatives and contribute to the development of Forum deliverables. As Principal members, organizations may also participate in the NFCForum testing and certification program using their own in-house test labs. The NFC Forum has also welcomed 31 new Associate, Implementer, and Non-Profit members from across the NFC ecosystem. New Associate members include: A&D Company, Limited; AQ Corporation; China Telecommunication Technology Labs; Communications Global Certification Inc.; Daimler AG; FIME; Hitachi, Ltd.; ICT Korea, Inc.; Kovio, Inc.; KTC (Korea Testing Certification); National IT Industry Promotion Agency RFID/USN Center; Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG; SK C&C USA; SOLIATIS; Sporton International, Inc.; TA Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.; TTA; and VI Service Network Co., Ltd. Joining recently as Implementer members were: 3A Logics Co., Ltd.; DeviceFidelity, Inc.; HOTech; i-Free; MagTek, Inc.; MStar Semiconductor, Inc.; MtekVision Co., Ltd.; Poken S.A.; Sysnet Group; TUOMI IT S.A.; Via Licensing Corporation; and Waldemar Winckel GmbH & Co. KG. LOGyCA joined as a Non-Profit member. „“The NFC Forum thrives on the active participation of global industry leaders and innovators such as CSR, Google, and Intel,““ said Koichi Tagawa, chairman of the NFC Forum. „“Their energy, ideas, and influence will greatly enhance the work of the Forum, as will the support of our new Associate, Implementer, and Non-Profit members from around the world.““ www.nfc-forum.org