Partners with a gold competency: plan for a membership fee increasehttp://blogs.technet.com/b/msuspartner/archive/2012/10/18/partners-with-a-gold-competency-plan-for-a-membership-fee-increase.aspxby Julie Golding, U.S. MPN Lead Starting mid-November, the U.S. gold competency membership fee will increase to $5,260. This increase will be reflected when you attain or renew your gold competency. Microsoft partners that have attained a gold competencyen-USTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)