Membership is open to companies and individuals involved in video transport at all levels, including transport service providers, manufacturers of equipment used by providers, end user companies, as well as consultants, startups, and academics.

Member benefits include participation in the Activity Groups, discounts on booth rentals at the annual VidTrans Conference, and free admission to the VSF Meeting Series.

To apply for membership, select the most appropriate membership category from the list below (or download the full descriptions here), and the complete the application form by following the link at the end of the list.

The Video Services Provider Forum (VSPF) – organizations that offer video transport services to end users in the broadcast, professional, entertainment, industrial, educational, and government markets. Members provide video transport services through terrestrial and satellite networks. The VSPF is concerned with the service offering, marketing, and provisioning aspects of the video transport business and, in particular, the interconnection between cooperating carriers necessary to provide end-to-end services.

The Video Services Industry Forum (VSIF) – organizations that design and manufacture equipment to enable service providers to build networks for the delivery of video transport services to end users. It also includes technical participants from the VSPF member organizations. The VSIF is concerned with the technical requirements and standards necessary to permit the offering of services and particularly the interconnection between carriers required for delivery of end-to-end services.

The Video Services User Group (VSUG) – organizations that are end users of video transport services. They help to identify services that will be required in order to meet their business needs and the qualities of such services necessary for their acceptance by the user community.

The Associate Membership – organizations that are outside of North America and unable to attend VSF Meetings. Associate members pay to attend the VSF May and October Meetings.

The VSF Trial Membership – evaluate the benefits of membership for one year including free admission to one (1) VSF Meeting Series.

The VSF Consultant Membership – industry consultants who run a sole proprietorship.

The Startup Membership – small companies with less than 5 employees (2 year limit on this level of membership)

The VSF Academic Member – includes researchers at a university, college, or similar institution in post-secondary education.