April 1, 2024
By Albert Wu, InCommon Federation Manager I am pleased to announce an InCommon Federation community consultation of the Deployment Guidance for REFEDS Access Entity Categories. This consultation is open through April 30, 2024 at 5 p.m. PDT. (You’ll need to sign into the Internet2 wiki to post your feedback, and we hope you will.) Facilitating…
March 25, 2024
By Saira Hasnain – Associate Vice President & Deputy CIO, University of Florida FROM THE DESK OF THE eAC Note from the eAC Chair: This article is the first of a series from members of the eduroam-US Advisory Committee (eAC). The eAC discusses a wide range of topics within the wireless and mobility space, and…
March 22, 2024
Last month’s release of the InCommon Futures2 Report, “Promoting Digital Collaboration,” marked an especially exciting and important time for IAM in the research and education community. And we can’t stop talking about it! Kevin Morooney, vice president of Trust and Identity and NET+ Programs, Internet 2, and Marc Wallman, vice president, Information Technology Division, North…
March 18, 2024
Edited by Apryl Motley, CAE – Communications & Technical Writing Consultant, InCommon As part of our ongoing commitment to providing you with additional opportunities to benefit from the insights and expertise of InCommon Catalysts, we are continuing their quarterly Q&A column, Catalyst to Catalyst, which we feature in our e-newsletter InCommon News. Think of Catalyst…
March 13, 2024
Edited By Apryl Motley – InCommon Communications Lead Andy Morgan and Jason Peak, both IAM analyst programmers from Oregon State University (OSU), will be our featured speakers for the next IAM Online webinar, Zero Trust: Identity’s Critical Role, on March 20 at 1 p.m. ET. Tom Barton, InCommon Research Consultant, Internet2, will serve as moderator. Andy…
March 12, 2024
Elevate Your IAM Journey at InCommon BaseCAMP 2024 Are you ready to take your identity and access management (IAM) knowledge to the next level? Join us online for InCommon BaseCAMP 2024, June 3-7 – the virtual event to propel your IAM journey in research and education (R&E) forward. So, join us under our virtual tent;…
February 20, 2024
By Kevin Morooney, vice president of Trust and Identity and NET+, Internet2 For most of us, our perspective on birthdays changes over time and with life experiences. When I was a boy, say 10 years old or so, my friends and I loved birthdays and their parties. These were very focused events. Will I like…
February 14, 2024
By Margaret Cullen, Chair, Community Architecture Committee for Trust and Identity Estimated reading time: 4 minutes The Community Architecture Committee for Trust and Identity (CACTI) Next-Generation Credentials Working Group (NGCWG) has completed its final report. The community consultation for this document is open through the end of the day on Friday, March 8. It’s vital…
February 13, 2024
By Albert Wu, InCommon Federation Service Manager The InCommon Federation, Internet2’s Community Access Framework for higher education and research, is working with key partners to make it easier for campuses to connect to valuable services, such as Canvas, the National Institutes of Health grants management system, library content providers, administrative collaborations, and more. InCommon, in…
February 12, 2024
By Apryl Motley, CAE, InCommon Communications Lead The InCommon Catalysts will be our featured presenters for “The Year Ahead in IAM: Ideas & Insights from InCommon Catalysts” as part of IAM Online on Thursday, February 15 at 1 p.m. ET with Ann West, Internet2’s associate vice president for Trust & Identity, serving as moderator. What…
