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15
Feb.
2023

Academy IAM Webinars

InCommon IAM Online Speaker Spotlight: Q&A with University of Wisconsin–Madison IAM Team

By Apryl Motley, CAE, InCommon Communications Lead

Members of the identity and access management (IAM) team at the University of Wisconsin–Madison (UW–Madison) will be our featured presenters for “From Modernizing Our Use of Grouper to Provisioning with midPoint and Developing Standard Populations” as part of IAM Online on Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 1 p.m. ET…

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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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09
Feb.
2023

Federation

Baseline Expectations 2 Implementation Reaches Important Milestone

By Albert Wu, InCommon Federation Service Manager

With 2022 behind us, the InCommon Baseline Expectations for Trust in Federation program reached its final milestone in transitioning InCommon to the second iteration of Baseline Expectations (BE2). Since InCommon officially adopted BE2 in December 2021, the Community Trust and Assurance Board (CTAB) and InCommon Federation Operations have…

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25
Jan.
2023

eduroam

More Schools, More Hotspots, More eduroam!

By Mike Zawacki - Interenet2 Program Manager

2022 eduroam Support Organization Status Report Highlights Growth At the end of every year, eduroam Support Organizations (eSOs) and Internet2 come together to develop an annual status report for the community. The report outlines the goals, challenges, successes, and lessons learned for the eSOs and Internet2. This annual exercise…

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24
Jan.
2023

Academy

InCommon Academy Welcomes New Director

By Apryl Motley, CAE - InCommon Communications Lead

InCommon Academy Welcomes New Director Jean Chorazyczewski recently joined the InCommon team at Internet2 as director of the InCommon Academy. Jean shared this perspective on her new role: “I’m excited about contributing to a forward-thinking organization that takes such care to build and serve community and is continuously advancing…

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20
Jan.
2023

Catalyst

InCommon Catalysts Kick Off 2023 IAM Online Webinar Series

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 Wednesday, Jan. 25 at 2 p.m. ET with Ann West, Internet2’s associate vice president for Trust & Identity, serving as moderator.  What…

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18
Jan.
2023

Software Shibboleth

Shibboleth Success Story: We Love a Deployment!

By Apryl Motley, InCommon Communications Lead

Tim Hansen When members of the InCommon community achieve their goals, we achieve ours. We love hearing how our training and other resources help research and education institutions overcome obstacles and turn them into opportunities. Recently, we heard from a past attendee of InCommon Academy’s Shibboleth training. He wrote…

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06
Jan.
2023

Academy Software

New Year. New Resolve. Get Your IAM in Better Shape.

By Jean Chorazyczewski, InCommon Academy Director

Jean Chorazyczewski, InCommon Academy Director According to a recent Statista Global Consumer Survey, the most common New Year’s resolutions for 2023 among adults (18 – 89 years old) are to exercise more (52%), eat healthier (50%), and lose weight (40%). In other words – living healthier by getting in better…

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19
Dec.
2022

TechEx

No Such Thing as TMI: Too Much Internet2 – What I Saw and Heard at TechEX22

By Kevin Morooney, vice president of Trust and Identity and NET+, Internet2

As I sit down to write this, even after being home for a week, I find myself still in TechEX recuperation mode. I had all of the best intentions for the plane ride home from Denver, when thoughts are fresh, to write down all of the inspirations and thoughts I…

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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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