InCommon News, October 1, 2009
In This Issue:
- InCommon Sessions at I2 Meeting via Netcast
- InCommon Future Session October 7
- EDUCAUSE Live Features John O'Keefe Oct. 2
- InCommon Technical Webinar October 22
- IdM and Cloud Computing
- EDUCAUSE Award Recognizes InCommon, Internet2
- New Case Studies Available
- New Participants
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InCommon Sessions at I2 Meeting via Netcast
Two key InCommon sessions at the upcoming Internet2 Fall Member Meeting will be available to all InCommon participants via the conference netcast. "Federating with Health and Science Applications" (Oct. 6; 4:30-5:30 CDT) and the "InCommon Collaboration Update" (Oct. 7, 3-4 p.m. CDT) will both be streamed live via the Web on October 6-7, from the conference in San Antonio. For details, see http://www.incommonfederation.org/FMM_09.html.
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InCommon Future Session October 7, Available via Adobe Connect
Recommendations included in a draft business plan for InCommon's future will be outlined at the InCommon Future track session at the Internet2 Fall Member Meeting, Wednesday, October 7, at 9:45 a.m. EDT. For those not attending the meeting in person, the session will be available to remote participants via Adobe Connect and a conference call bridge. For details and remote participation information, go to http://www.incommonfederation.org/FMM_09.html.
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EDUCAUSE Live Features John O'Keefe Oct. 2
John O'Keefe, director of academic technology and network services at Lafayette College, will be the guest on EDUCAUSE Live, Friday, Oct. 2 at 1 p.m. EDT. His presentation is titled "Emerging Technologies in Higher Education: Big School Solutions to Small School Problems." For more information, including how to register, see https://spaces.at.internet2.edu/x/h4Cg.
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InCommon Technical Webinar October 22
The InCommon Technical Advisory Committee has scheduled an InCommon Technical Webinar for Thursday, October 22, open to all members of the community. Topics for discussion include the launching of self-signed certs, a review of SAML 2.0 support, and other items. For more information, including how to participate, go here: https://spaces.at.internet2.edu/x/xYCg.
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IdM and Cloud Computing
Identity management, and the InCommon Federation, are key to a comprehensive approach to cloud computing, according to an article by Jack Suess and Kevin Morooney appearing in the September/October 2009 issue of EDUCAUSE Review. The article is titled "Identity Management and Trust Services: Foundations for Cloud Computing." A summary, and a link to the full article, is available at https://spaces.at.internet2.edu/x/GYCZ.
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EDUCAUSE Award Recognizes InCommon, Internet2
EDUCAUSE has announced that its 2009 Catalyst Award will be presented to "federated identity management systems." The award will be presented at the EDUCAUSE 2009 Annual Conference in Denver, November 3-6. InCommon and the Internet2 Middleware Initiative will be recognized for their contributions to federated identity management. See the details here: https://spaces.at.internet2.edu/x/EQKP.
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New Case Studies Available
Two new InCommon case studies are now available. One outlines how Lafayette and UniversityTickets worked together to federate the campus-wide ticketing system. The other looks at the University of Washington's work with StudentsOnly on a pain-free way to verify enrollment. See both at www.incommon.org.
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New Participants
Since September 1, these identity providers and services providers have joined InCommon:
Identity Provider:
• Oregon Health & Science University (www.ohsu.edu/)
Service Provider:
• NC Live (www.nclive.org/). NC Live is a statewide collaborative among the nearly 200 public and academic libraries in North Carolina.
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