The InCommon Community
InCommon now serves a community of more than 4 million end-users (students, faculty and staff; as of August 2009). For more, see the InCommon FAQ and the InCommon Participants List.
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InCommon Draft Business Plan, Fee Structure
As part of the InCommon Future plan, InCommon has released a draft business plan that includes a new fee structure for 2010 and a proposed merging of the federation and the Internet2 Middleware Initiative under the InCommon LLC. See the InCommon Future wiki page for the announcement and a copy of the draft business and financial plan.
Library Collaboration Group Develops Best Practices Documents
The InC-Library Collaboration Group has drafted two documents that are open to the community for review and comment. One is a starting point for developing best practices among resource providers and libraries (IdPs). The other is a registry of resources, documenting which service providers have federated their resources, or are in the process of doing so. Both documents are available on the InC-Library wiki.
Technical Guide
Our technical guide covers a number of areas and is particularly relevant for those considering joining, as well as new participants. The guide covers EntityID naming, registering with InCommon and supplying metadata.
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InCommon Identity Assurance (aka Bronze and Silver)
The framework and profiles for assurance profiles Bronze and Silver have moved to the InCommon website.
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InCommon Collaborative Projects
Most of these projects have associated email discussion lists and most of the archives for these lists are publicly available.Help for Projects
InCommon will assist groups working on common areas of interest.
On request, InCommon will provide:
- wiki working space (read more...)
- conference call resources for group meetings (read more about this feature)
- email lists (read more...)
- logistical help in setting up side meetings at Internet2 Member Meetings (read more...)
To find out more, email InCommon-admin AT incommonfederation DOT org
Information from InCommon
Past issues of "InCommon Update - Focus on Collaborative Activities," minutes and notes from InCommon sessions at Internet2 Member Meetings, case study archives, and other information from the federation.
Wish List of Services
- This section includes a chart with a list of sponsored partners and the universities using those services. Includes contact information. Please add your's!
Toolkits
Toolkits provide resources to help campus information technology professionals develop the case for federating. This material will help make the case with such diverse groups as chief information officers and campus stakeholders. The material in this section includes slide decks that you can use, as well as overviews and documents for your background and to use in presentations.
Campus Practices
- Attribute release
- RFP language requiring Shibboleth