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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.
Specific sections in this area include:
- Working with Campus Stakeholders
- Working with Potential Sponsored Partners
- Case Studies
InCommon Collaborative Projects
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
Projects List
- E-Authentication Pilot (US federal government)
- InC-Student (this is wiki/development space for the InCommon Student Services group, a collaboration of IT Staff and Registrar campus teams, EDUCAUSE and Internet2.)
- InC-Atlassian
- TeraGrid Project
- Library/Shibboleth Project
- Federated access to Sharepoint
Campus Practices
- Attribute release
- RFP language requiring Shibboleth
Sponsored Partners
- This section includes a chart with a list of sponsored partners and the universities using those services. Includes contact information. Please add your's!
InCommon Information
- InCommon Update notes (PDF) -- Fall 2007 Member Meeting (October 8, 2007)
- InCommon BoF notes (PDF) -- Fall 2007 Member Meeting
- Identity Assurance (PPT) --overview of the coming levels of assurance (October 8, 2007)
- InCommon Update notes (PDF) -- Spring 2007 Member Meeting (April 23, 2007)
- InCommon BoF notes (PDF) -- Spring 2007 Member Meeting (April 25, 2007)