The Public Laboratory for Open Technology and Science (Public Lab) is open for anyone to join and will always be free.

##What does it mean to join Public Lab?##

A **community member**:

* is registered on this website: [sign-up here](http://publiclab.org/signup)
* participates in at least one mailing list to learn from, contribute to, and gain recognition within the community: [find a list here](/lists)
* uses Public Lab tools outside
* Read more [on the contribute page](/contribute)

There are also **sustaining members** who support the Public Lab 501(c)3 not-for-profit mission of democratizing inexpensive and accessible Do-It-Yourself techniques to create a collaborative network of practitioners who actively re-imagine the human relationship with the environment.
Read more: http://www.publiclab.org/donate

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