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10
Sep.
2020

Federation Community

Webinar: Baseline Expectations 2 Community Presentation and Discussion

September 10, 2020 Please plan to join a community presentation and discussion of the second round of Baseline Expectations for Trust in Federation, which has just entered the community consultation phase. The InCommon Community Trust and Assurance Board (CTAB) will open the webinar with information about Baseline Expectations in general…

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13
May.
2020

Federation Community

Academic Collaboration Continues to Grow

May 13, 2020 Educational and research organizations continue to improve their support for collaborations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since a March 26 call to action, 35 institutions have joined more than 160 InCommon campuses and other organizations to help their faculty, staff, and students work together.  You can see…

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11
May.
2020

Federation

Data Management Made Easier: InCommon Releases Federation Manager 5

May 11, 2020 A major new release of the InCommon Federation Manager sports a new and friendly interface, streamlining the process for adding and editing information. Site administrators use the Federation Manager to manage their organization’s information, which is then used for communication with other InCommon participants.   Version 5.0 of…

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30
Apr.
2020

Federation Community

Open Discussion Slated for New Baseline Expectations

April 30, 2020 The InCommon Community Trust and Assurance Board (CTAB) has scheduled an open office hour to discuss the proposed new Baseline Expectations for Trust in Federation. The session will take place Tuesday, May 5, 2020, at 1 pm ET (Noon CT, 11 am MT, 10 am PT). Zoom…

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29
Apr.
2020

IAM Webinars Academy Community Federation

May 13 IAM Online – Simplfying Access to Scholarly Content

April 29, 2020 Making things simpler for students, faculty, staff, and researchers has become even more important over the last several weeks. But “simplifying” can mean different things to people in different roles on campus. And it may mean something different for the publishers of scholarly content, too. A group…

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23
Apr.
2020

BaseCAMP Academy Federation Software

Registration Open for Virtual BaseCAMP 2020

April 23, 2020 Registration has opened for the Virtual BaseCAMP 2020, a five half-day workshop providing an introduction to identity and access management, the InCommon Federation, and the InCommon Trusted Access Platform suite of software and services. The BaseCAMP website includes the detailed program and registration details.

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16
Apr.
2020

Federation

Have you visited the new InCommon Federation wiki?

April 16, 2020 By Albert Wu In Fall 2019, the InCommon Federation launched a new consolidated Federation documentation wiki. This new wiki re-organizes materials developed over the years to make things easier to find and navigate. This is an integral part of our continued effort to make the InCommon…

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15
Apr.
2020

Federation Community

InCommon Metadata Signing and the Pandemic

April 15, 2020 By Nicholas Roy Everyone in the InCommon Participant community has been affected by the global COVID-19 pandemic. One of the best things about this community is how it responds to shared challenges, divides up the problem space, and offers solutions rapidly.  A recent example is quickly changing…

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15
Apr.
2020

Federation Community

The Research & Scholarship Club Wants You

April 15, 2020 Just three weeks ago, the international science community asked for help. Schools and research organizations could make it easier for researchers and scientists to join global collaborations formed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was a matter of an identity provider releasing a few pieces of…

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15
Apr.
2020

BaseCAMP Academy Events Federation Software

InCommon BaseCAMP Goes Virtual – July 20-24, 2020

April 15, 2020 Given the uncertainties over the COVID-19 outbreak and for the safety of our community and staff, InCommon will hold BaseCAMP as a virtual meeting. Originally scheduled for June in Milwaukee, BaseCAMP will now take place July 20-24 (roughly four hours each day). Details of the program and…

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