Participating in GSMP is easy!
First, you need to make sure that your company is a member in good standing of an MO, you are registered in Community Room and your company has signed the GS1 IP Policy or Acknowledgement form. Then you can apply for GSMP membership and sign up for participation in one or more of our Working Groups.
Please use the instructions and links below to start participating!
Step 1: GS1 Member Organization (MO) Membership Status
| Question: | Is my company a member in good standing of a GS1 MO |
| Answers: | Yes - Go to the next step No - Contact your local Member Organization for membership here |
Step 2: GS1 Community Room Account (c-Room)
| Question: | Is my company registered in the GS1 Community Room? If you don't know Click here for a list of participating companie |
| Answers: | Yes - Go to the next step No - Go to the GS1 Community Room company registration page |
| Question: | Do I have an account in the GS1 Community Room? If you don't know Click here to find out |
| Answers: | Yes - Go to Step 3 No - Go to the GS1 Community Room registration page to register and receive your username and password |
| What to expect? | As a member of the GS1 Community Room, you • Receive GSMP Communications • Can request to join a Business Needs Group (BNG) |
Step 3: GS1 Intellectual Property Policy (IPP)
| Question: | Has my company signed an IP with GS1, EPCglobal or MobileCom? If you don't know Log into C-Room, Click on My Company, view the IPP status |
| Answers: | If Yes, which policy did your company sign: GS1 IP - go to next step EPCglobal - sign here GS1 MobileCom - sign here No - click here to sign the GS1 IP Policy |
Step 4: GSMP Membership c-Room
| Question: | Am I a member of the GSMP c-Room |
| Answers: | Yes - You are a member of GSMP, to join a specific working group, go to Step 5 No - go to the GSMP Group Community Room click on Join Group, to join a specific working group, go to Step 5. |
| What to expect? |
You will receive a welcome email from the GSMP membership administrator welcoming you to the GSMP with instructions on how to participate in the GSMP. As a member of the GSMP Group, you
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Step 5: GSMP Working Group Member (all GSMP working groups including SMGs )
| Action : |
Go to the All Groups section of the GS1 Community Room and Join the GSMP Working Group: |
| Question: | Has my company signed the group Opt-in agreement or the Automatic Opt-In? |
| Answers: | Yes - Your request will be accepted No - You will receive an email with a link to the Opt-In agreement to be signed or click here to view a list of all working groups with links to Opt-Ins |
| What to expect? |
As a member of a GSMP Working Group, you
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