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The InCommon Technical Advisory Committee seeks your participation in the Per-Entity Metadata Pilot Study. This six-month pilot is intended to "explore the utility of signed, per-entity metadata as an alternative to metadata aggregates."
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The goal of this pilot study is to examine and experiment with these new techniques while mapping a strategy for metadata distribution that will carry us well into the future.
More information is available in the wiki. All discussion will take place on the email list. Please join us!