> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.therisk.global/organization/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.therisk.global/organization/cooperation/nexus-guilds/membership.md). # Membership Membership overview for Nexus Guilds, Future Innovation Labs, councils, and cross-sector collaboration across the ecosystem. **Where this fits:** all six sectors ([The Model](/organization/model.md)) · [Labs](/organization/programme/labs.md), [Risk Academy](/organization/programme/academy.md) · communities of practice by sector, supplying the questions of the Labs pillar; National Working Groups ([NWG](/organization/governance-in-operation/nwg.md)) · community of practice. **In brief.** Membership connects people and institutions to Nexus Guilds, Future Innovation Labs, and council governance. Read against the international frameworks it serves ([UN General Assembly 2015](https://www.undrr.org/publication/sendai-framework-disaster-risk-reduction-2015-2030); [FAO 2014](https://www.fao.org/4/bl496e/bl496e.pdf); [One Health High-Level Expert Panel (OHHLEP) et al. 2022](https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1010537)) and the [Nexus Standards](/organization/institutions/nexus-standards.md) that govern its records ([NS-0](https://nexustandards.com/standards/ns-0/), [NS-13](https://nexustandards.com/standards/ns-13/)). "An experiment is exploratory: its results are labelled as such and become evidence only after the Foundry rebuilds and the Universe tests them." (Labs pillar boundary). Ordinary participation has no fee. Paid work, internships and fellowships are separate arrangements, and unqualified contributors never take safety-critical tasks. {% hint style="info" %} **Read with the current model (2026-10-21).** * Everything this page describes is a design in formation. No national, regional or global consortium is recorded as constituted or active; the current service level is R0, information and enquiries ([Status and service levels](/organization/governance-in-operation/status-and-service-levels.md)). Where the text below reads as operation, read it as design. {% endhint %} ### Nexus Guilds membership Membership connects people and institutions to Nexus Guilds, Future Innovation Labs, and council governance. It gives the ecosystem a clear participation layer across research, resilience, governance, and cross-sector collaboration. This page frames membership in the context of guilds, councils, and ecosystem coordination. * **Guild membership** connects participants to sector-specific work and outputs. * **Council participation** supports governance, co-governance, and review. * **Ecosystem membership** links labs, methods, safeguards, and collaboration. Membership matters where resilience work needs trusted coordination, governed participation, and repeatable outputs. It is especially relevant across work, energy, media, health, finance, education, water, food, society, space, sports, and web domains. See [Overview](/organization/cooperation/nexus-guilds/overview.md) for lab, guild, and council governance. See [Ecosystem](/organization/cooperation/nexus-guilds/ecosystem.md) for the full ecosystem structure. ## Sources 1. UN General Assembly (2015). Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030. A/RES/69/283, 3 June 2015. 2. FAO (2014). The Water-Energy-Food Nexus: A new approach in support of food security and sustainable agriculture. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 3. One Health High-Level Expert Panel (OHHLEP), Adisasmito, W. B. et al. (2022). One Health: A new definition for a sustainable and healthy future. PLoS Pathogens 18(6): e1010537. doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1010537. 4. Nexus Standards. NS-0: Constitution and principles. Status: PROPOSED; UNI `NXS-STD-ST-000004`. 5. Nexus Standards. NS-13: Open standards development process. Status: PROPOSED; UNI `NXS-STD-ST-000008`. 6. GCRI. The Labs pillar home. 7. GCRI. Working groups (NWG). 8. This documentation: [Governance in operation](/organization/governance-in-operation.md); [The Model](/organization/model.md); [historical labels](/organization/reference.md). --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. Learn more at gitbook.com. ## Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation by asking a question. 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