Message from Ann West to the InCommon Community, sent on March 26, 2020
Dear Colleagues,
If your institution runs an InCommon Identity Provider, please read this urgent message.
The international science community has asked for your help in connecting your researchers and scientists to collaborations that are rapidly forming in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
How can you help them? Make it easier for your researchers, scientists, faculty, and staff to join a collaboration or project by doing the following:
- Adopt the global REFEDS Research & Scholarship Category to help the collaborations receive the information they need to onboard a new member. Follow the three steps outlined on the wiki.
- Once your identity provider is configured, make sure to check the appropriate box in the Federation Manager portal to signal your support.
Every day new clinical trials, grants, contracts, and research engagements are forming in the U.S. and around the world. If these attributes are NOT released, we are preventing researchers from accessing services they need to do their jobs quickly. Taking this action will remove the need for daily IT involvement to enable access and immediate collaboration.
To answer questions and provide additional information, InCommon will host an interactive discussion on Monday, March 30, at 3 pm ET (2 pm CT, 1 pm MT, Noon PT). To connect, use this URL at the proper time: https://internet2.zoom.us/j/268840705. You can also dial in (numbers available here) with the webinar ID 268 840 705.
You can also send questions to help@incommon.org
Regards,
Ann
Ann West
AVP, Trust and Identity
ED, InCommon
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