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•         eduGAINConstitution:

Wiki Markup           •Resolution of disputes between the Participant Federations is defined in the eduGAINDeclaration.           •Dispute resolution between a Participant Federation and theeduGAINservice, the OT \[eduGAINOperational Team\] is the first point of contact. If the Participant Federation is not satisfied with the OT and its resolution, a Participant Federation should bring the issue to the attention of the body that nominates the OT, as defined in section 2.3.               •I          InCommon’s Dispute Resolution Process In the event of any dispute or disagreement between two or moreInCommonParticipants("Disputing Participants") arising out of or pertaining to their participation intheFederation, the parties agree to make every reasonable attempt to resolve the disputebetweenor among themselves. In the case that such a dispute cannot be so resolved, theDisputingParticipants may choose to submit the dispute to theInCommonSteeringCommittee. If the dispute is between anInCommonParticipant andInCommonandarisesout of or pertains to the participation in the Federation, or the dispute is between oramongInCommonParticipants and affects the Federation, theInCommonParticipant(s)shallsubmit the dispute to theInCommonSteering Committee following proceduresdefinedin the FOPP. TheInCommonSteering Committee shall resolve the dispute in thebestinterests of the Federation. Participant agrees that all decisions by theInCommonSteeringCommittee concerning disputes betweenInCommonand Participant shall befinal, provided that Participant may terminate its participation in the Federation (persection5b) if it disagrees with a decision of the Steering Committee and shall not beboundby such decision. • Q   Q: Do I have to go through the federation operator if I have an issue with another org? No, only if there’s a problem that’s not resolved by the usual process of one party leveraging the metadata contacts to connect with another.            •Resolution of disputes between the Participant Federations is defined in the eduGAINDeclaration.
          •Dispute resolution between a Participant Federation and theeduGAINservice, the OT [eduGAINOperational Team] is the first point of contact. If the Participant Federation is not satisfied with the OT and its resolution, a Participant Federation should bring the issue to the attention of the body that nominates the OT, as defined in section 2.3.
             
•I          InCommon’s Dispute Resolution Process
In the event of any dispute or disagreement between two or moreInCommonParticipants("Disputing Participants") arising out of or pertaining to their participation intheFederation, the parties agree to make every reasonable attempt to resolve the disputebetweenor among themselves. In the case that such a dispute cannot be so resolved, theDisputingParticipants may choose to submit the dispute to theInCommonSteeringCommittee. If the dispute is between anInCommonParticipant andInCommonandarisesout of or pertains to the participation in the Federation, or the dispute is between oramongInCommonParticipants and affects the Federation, theInCommonParticipant(s)shallsubmit the dispute to theInCommonSteering Committee following proceduresdefinedin the FOPP. TheInCommonSteering Committee shall resolve the dispute in thebestinterests of the Federation. Participant agrees that all decisions by theInCommonSteeringCommittee concerning disputes betweenInCommonand Participant shall befinal, provided that Participant may terminate its participation in the Federation (persection5b) if it disagrees with a decision of the Steering Committee and shall not beboundby such decision.
• Q   Q: Do I have to go through the federation operator if I have an issue with another org? No, only if there’s a problem that’s not resolved by the usual process of one party leveraging the metadata contacts to connect with another. 

Q: What history do we have with disputes? There haven’t been any disputes at the federation level i.e. no one has followed the process and submitted an issue to InCommon Steering. In the future, the disputes will more likely be around attribute release. How much would InC be interested in helping from a non-legal standpoint?

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