InCommon Seeks Nominees for Steering Committee
InCommon is seeking nominees to serve three-year terms on its Steering Committee beginning January 2015. InCommon operates the U.S. identity federation for higher education and its sponsored partners, and operates successful certificate and multifactor authentication services.
The Steering Committee is responsible for overseeing and advising Internet 2 on InCommon's identity services, activities and initiatives. InCommon Steering coordinates its work within the TIER (Trust and Identity in Education and Research) and has representation on the TIER Oversight Committee. Members are selected to represent the broadest community of higher education institutions and its many partners. For a current list of members, please see http://www.incommon.org/about.
InCommon meets once a month via teleconference and twice a year during Internet 2 conferences. Members also serve on one of two subcommittees (Program Subcommittee and External Relations and Governance Subcommittee). Subcommittees meet as needed, on average once or twice a month. Steering Committee meeting notes are posted at: https://spaces.at.internet2.edu/x/SAhOAg
To nominate an individual, including yourself, please send your recommendation to nominations@incommon.org by November 15th. The Steering Committee will consider a broad roster of the highest caliber of candidates for its open seats.
Please distribute this message to your colleagues as appropriate.
Thank you for taking the time to consider the future of your InCommon.