InCommon Forum To Discuss Future Directions

[Rodney Petersen <rpetersen () EDUCAUSE EDU>]

I thought that some of you from the security community would be
interested in this discussion scheduled for later today.  Note that you
can participate remotely if you are not in attendance at the Internet2
member meeting.

-Rodney


InCommon Future Group & InCommon Forum 
The first public discussion of a report from the InCommon Future group
will take place at the Spring Member Meeting during the InCommon Forum,
Monday, 27 April, 5:00-6:30 p.m. in Salon A. Jack Suess (University of
Maryland, Baltimore County) and Kevin Morooney (Penn State University),
co-chairs of InCommon Future, will present a draft report and seek
feedback and comments. The session will also be screencast for remote
participants (login as a Guest at
https://admin.acrobat.com/_a823099699/incforum/) 
The InCommon federation is becoming an integral part of the
cyberinfrastructure of the research and education community. Because of
rapid growth and increased adoption by key partners, InCommon is at a
pivotal point in its development, and the community continues to lead
its formation and strategy. The InCommon Future group was chartered by
the InCommon Steering Committee and the Internet2 Advisory Councils,
AMSAC and RAC, to look at a wide range of issues related to the future
of InCommon.
The Future group's charge is to develop a three-year plan that
recommends InCommon's scope and activities: who InCommon serves, with
what set of services, and how it will implement this next phase,
including a governance and financial model.
Community feedback from InCommon Participants and Internet2 Members is
critical. After community input, both at the Member Meeting and via the
wiki, a revised draft will be forwarded to the two Internet2 advisory
councils (AMSAC and RAC) and the InCommon Steering Committee. The goal
is to produce a set of recommendations by 15 June, which can be endorsed
by the InCommon Steering Committee, AMSAC, and RAC, and submitted
jointly by these groups to the Internet2 board on 23 June for discussion
at the Board's 7 July meeting.
For more background information, see
https://spaces.internet2.edu/display/InCCollaborate/Public+Forum+for+InC
ommon+Future


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