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29
Mar.
2023

Diversity & Inclusion Community

IAM-HER Profile: Heather Flanagan, Principal, Spherical Cow Consulting

By Heather Berry, Writer, InCommon

Editor’s note: For National Women’s History Month, we are recognizing the women of IAM-HER, a community of women working in identity and access management (IAM) in research and education. Many of the women interviewed were pioneers in the field and carved out new roles for themselves…

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20
Mar.
2023

Diversity & Inclusion Community

IAM-HER: Supporting Women in the R&E Identity and Access Management Field

By John McCormack, Writer, InCommon

Editor’s Note: As part of our recognition of National Women’s History Month, we’re highlighting women in the identity and access management field. What better place to start than by featuring IAM-HER, the organization created expressly for that purpose? Also, keep an eye out for upcoming blog posts that we’re contributing…

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23
Feb.
2023

Community

The Best IAM Advice Ever: The 2022 Edition

Edited by Apryl Motley, CAE - InCommon Communications Lead, Internet2 Trust and Identity

Throughout 2022, we asked members of the InCommon community to share the best identity and access management (IAM) advice they had ever received and from whom. Without further ado, here are 10 pieces of the best IAM advice ever. One of my big takeaways has been how single sign-on (SSO)…

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15
Feb.
2023

Community

18 New Members Join InCommon Steering and Advisory Committees in 2023

By Amber Rasche, Internet2 Senior Communications Specialist

Internet2 and InCommon are pleased to welcome 18 new members to the InCommon Steering Committee and InCommon Advisory Committees. By volunteering with these committees, community members contribute their insights, expertise, and talents within identity and access management (IAM) to advance the research and education (R&E) community. “InCommon’s steering and…

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14
Dec.
2022

Community Events

Updates from the Internet Identity Workshop and OpenID Foundation Meeting

By Nicole Roy, InCommon director of Technology and Strategy

Editor’s Note: The Internet Identity Workshop was held Nov. 15–17 at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif. Nicole Roy (center) is pictured here with colleagues Paul Caskey (right) and Debbie Bucci (left). The Identity and Access Management landscape is rapidly evolving with the adoption of…

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18
Nov.
2022

Community

Brought to You by Community: InCommon Advisory Committee Nominations Under Review for 2023

By Ann West, Associate Vice President for Trust and Identity, Internet2, and Executive Director, InCommon

Engagement with the community is the foundation of how we operate at InCommon. We appreciate the variety of ways our community comes together to develop best practices, guide the adoption of new technologies, and identify and resolve common challenges in research and education.  InCommon’s Advisory Committees are essential to…

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15
Nov.
2022

Community

Get IAM Done. Better. Faster. Together.

By Apryl Motley, Technical Writer & Communications Lead, Internet2 Trust and Identity/NET+ Service

2022-23 InCommon Collaboration Success Program Cohort Currently Under Way Collaboration around access and identity lifecycle management continues. The 2022-23 Cohort of the InCommon Collaboration Success Program (CSP) kicked off in September. There are nine institutions participating in this year’s cohort: Tufts UniversityUniversity of New BrunswickUniversity of California, Santa…

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19
Oct.
2022

Community

Our Valued Volunteers: Q&A with Keith Wessel, Principal Identity and Access Management Specialist – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

 By Apryl Motley, CAE - InCommon Communications Lead

With this year’s Call for InCommon Advisory Committee Nominations in full swing, we are  highlighting some of our current and past volunteers from the community. (You can volunteer too! Submit your nomination by October 21.) Five years ago, Keith Wessel began serving on the…

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