InCommon needs enthusiastic volunteers to bring their unique expertise to the InCommon Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), an advisory body to the InCommon Steering Committee. We invite you to nominate such people for membership on the InCommon TAC, including self nomination.

TAC works best when its members span a variety of perspectives, including (but not limited to):

• universities and colleges of all sorts and sizes

• research organizations, traditional and virtual

• regional R&E network providers

• sponsored partners

• trust and identity solution providers
• international partners


TAC supports InCommon’s mission "to create and support a common framework for trustworthy shared management of access to online resources." Specific duties include:

• review and advise on InCommon's operations, technology choices, and the impact of policies on technical concerns
• review and advise on InCommon service offerings, and make recommendations for new service development and service retirement
• work with InCommon staff to ensure secure, robust, and reliable operation of InCommon services
• engage with the trust and identity community to ensure that InCommon technology meets the needs of the participants
• attend biweekly conference calls and the face-to-face meeting at the annual Internet2 Technology Exchange

The InCommon Steering Committee appoints TAC members to three-year terms. Individuals should have the necessary technical expertise, experience in the education and research community, and a track record of participation in that community.

Please send TAC member nominations to nominations@incommon.org by Wednesday, January 20, 2016. Self-nominations are welcome. Please include some information describing the strengths and experience the individual would bring to the TAC, and the constituencies they are familiar with. Please distribute this invitation to all interested parties.

See http://www.incommon.org/docs/policies/TACcharter.html for the TAC charter (revised December 2015) and TAC membership. New members would assume their membership in early February. Send questions and comments to Steven Carmody (steven_carmody AT brown.edu), InCommon TAC Chair.

Sometimes a little bit of cloud is all you need!

InCommon Affiliate Webinar
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
3 pm ET | 2 pm CT | 1 pm MT | Noon PT
http://internet2.adobeconnect.com/affiliate (slides and audio)

How campuses are using hosted solutions to fill gaps in their identity management suite

Campuses are increasingly turning to cloud-hosted identity solutions to replace components of existing services, or as a supplement to local identity management systems. From guest access via social identity to proxy services that enable federation, Cirrus Identity SaaS solutions are filling the bill for many campuses.

In this webinar, staff from the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago, Carnegie Mellon, and Oregon State will share use cases for incorporating new, hosted identity services with highly effective local identity tools. Specifically, you’ll learn about:

• Hosted Identity Provider Proxy integration to provide federation with Jive Software
• Linking campus IDMS attributes with social attributes for alumni login
• Using APIs to trigger email invitations for students inviting parents’ social identities
• Cirrus Gateway integration with Canvas

Designing managed solutions that integrate well with campus services requires thoughtful planning. Cirrus Identity will use part of the webinar to poll the community for input on some current product design questions. And you'll get to see how the community opines on some interesting topics. We hope you'll join us!

Presenters:

• Dedra Chamberlin, CEO, Cirrus Identity
• Darren Young, Systems and Security Architect, Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago
• Helen Feder, Principal Systems Software Engineer, Carnegie Mellon University
• Erica Lomax, Director - Identity and Access, Oregon State University

Phone Back-up

Audio will be available via Adobe Connect. There is a dial-in back-up:

734-615-7474, or 866-411-0013

PIN: 0105266#

About Cirrus Identity

Cirrus Identity is a team of experts in identity management for higher ed and research; we build cool, cloud-hosted identity management solutions for higher ed and research. Our products can help you whether you need a guest account system that leverages social identities like Google and LinkedIn (with invitation and account linking options), or a proxy service for those vendor apps that talk to only one SAML IdP endpoint, or a hosted SAML Identity Provider. Learn more about our team and our services at http://cirrusidentity.com

About the Internet2 Trust & Identity Solution Providers (formerly InCommon Affiliates)

Internet2 Trust & Identity Solution Providers, formerly known as InCommon Affiliates, are part of the Internet2 Industry Program. These providers offer software, support, integration, and consulting related to identity and access management, and other trust services. You can learn more about this program at www.incommon.org/affiliates.