InCommon Community
InCommon seeks enthusiastic volunteers to serve on its advisory committees. We invite your nominations for membership, including self-nominations. The window for nominations closes on Friday, October 10, 2025, and new terms start in January 2026. Serving on InCommon committees is an excellent way to contribute to the community, broaden your professional network, and hone leadership skills. It’s easy to submit a nomination for yourself or a colleague.
For more information about these groups, refer to these descriptions or visit https://incommon.org/community/leadership.
Terms of service range from 1–3 years.
The time commitment for serving on InCommon Advisory Committees varies, but in general, you can plan on 24 hours per year.
InCommon Advisory Committees typically meet on weekdays during normal business hours. The specific day and time varies by group. All meetings are held virtually via Zoom. When possible, committees also meet in-person during conferences like the Internet2 Technology Exchange.
Take it from your peers. InCommon Advisory Committees embody our community-driven approach to innovation:
“Volunteering with InCommon working and advisory groups has really helped me to grow, both personally and professionally. If you’d told me 12 years ago that I’d be chairing the TAC, I’d have said you were crazy. I’ve learned so much about myself and about participating and leading. I’ve also had a chance to give back to something so much bigger than any individual or even any participating organization.”
—Keith Wessel, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
“I volunteered for the InCommon Technical Advisory Committee because of its mission-critical tasks in developing new paradigms in federated identity management. I want to be a part of the committee to assist in this effort and bring this information back to my institution.”
—Kathy E. Wright, Clemson University
“My engineer who serves on the Community Trust and Assurance Board has been my biggest benefit. When there are problems implementing tools, he has a network he can rely upon. They talk about issues in the community, so problems end up on our radar screen a lot earlier than if he wasn’t involved with InCommon.”
—Marc Wallman, North Dakota State Universit
We hope that you will consider joining one of our advisory groups to help us drive forward the progress that shapes our collective future. Submit a nomination.
If you have any questions about the nomination process, please contact the committee contacts listed or Romy Bolton, Acting AVP, Trust & Identity, Internet2.
