There are several tangible benefits of membership in the TEI Consortium, and the TEI is in the process of developing additional benefits as well. One of the most important benefits, which is difficult to quantify, is the fact that support for the TEI helps ensure that this important community standard will continue to be available and supported for the future, and that its development keeps pace with the needs of the text encoding community. Other, more specific benefits, include the following: TEI annual Conference and Members' MeetingThe TEI Conference and Members' Meeting is a central event in the TEI community and an excellent opportunity to meet with other TEI projects and users and learn more about new developments in the TEI world. TEI members can: Attend the business meeting and all keynote presentations for free Receive a discount of 50% on registration for the conference Voting in TEI electionsAll TEI member institutions have a vote in TEI elections, which is cast by their designated elector at the TEI annual meeting. Discounts on softwareThe TEI works to negotiate discounts with vendors of software. Currently TEI members and subscribers are entitled to a 20% discount on the popular <oXygen/> XML editor, which comes bundled with TEI schemas and stylesheets. Members and subscribers may obtain a discount code by contacting the TEI at membership@tei-c.org. Discounts on training and consultationTEI members and subscribers are entitled to receive discounts from participating institutions on TEI training workshops and consultation. Free printed copy of the TEI GuidelinesAll TEI members receive a free copy of each new printed release of the TEI Guidelines.

The TEI continues to explore additional opportunities for membership benefits, such as discounts on vendor rates for digitization services. Any new benefits will be announced on TEI-L and at this site.