InCommon News - October 4, 2010
In This Issue:
- Going to EDUCAUSE? InCommon and Identity Management Sessions
- Federation Track at Internet2 Member Meeting
- Three Federation Sessions Available via Netcast
- IAM Online, "EDUCAUSE IAM Working Group and Federated Services," October 14
- National Library of Medicine Federates PubMed Service
- IDDY (Identity Management Awards) Accepting Applications for 2011 Awards
- Shibboleth Workshop Series November 9-10
- Day CAMP (Getting Started with the InCommon Federation) Slated Nov. 4-5
- EDUCAUSE Podcast - IAM as an Institutional Challenge
- New Participants
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Going to EDUCAUSE? InCommon and Identity Management Sessions
There are several InCommon and federation-related sessions available at the upcoming EDUCAUSE annual conference in Anaheim. See the highlights here: https://spaces.at.internet2.edu/x/7Qvw
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Federation Track at Internet2 Member Meeting
Speaking of meetings, this year the Internet2 Fall Member Meeting (Nov. 1-4 in Atlanta, Georgia) has a new track: Focus on Federations. You can filter the Member Meeting agenda and see the sessions at http://events.internet2.edu/2010/fall-mm/agenda.cfm.
Three Federation Sessions via Netcast - If you aren't going to the Member Meeting, three of the track sessions will be available via Netcast. The sessions include the InCommon Forum - Policy (Nov. 2; 1:15 p.m. EST), case studies from state networks on cloud services (Nov. 3; 4:30 p.m. EST), and a look at multiple uses of federations (Nov. 4; 10:30 a.m. EST). See the details at https://spaces.at.internet2.edu/x/oIH8
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IAM Online, "Live from EDUCAUSE: IAM Working Group and EDUCAUSE Federated Services"
Thurs., Oct. 14 - 4 p.m. EDT / 1 p.m. PDT
This year's session of the Identity and Access Management Working Group at the EDUCAUSE annual conference will be simulcast with IAM Online. This session will provide an update on the working group's goals and projects, as well as a discussion of EDUCAUSE's implementation of federated identity management. Complete information, including how to join the IAM Online, is at www.incommon.org/iamonline.
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National Library of Medicine Federates PubMed Service
The National Center for Biotechnology Information at the National Library of Medicine, which is part of the National Institutes of Health, has federated its PubMed service, which comprises more than 20 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from publisher websites. When a campus federates with PubMed, individuals can login with their campus credentials and save searches, save collections of data, and take advantage of other personalized services. In addition, while all users can view articles in Pubmed Central, a federated user can choose to display additional full-text articles in journals to which his or her campus has subscribed.
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IDDY (Identity Management Awards) Accepting Applications for 2011 Awards
The Kantara Initiative has announced its fifth annual Identity Deployment of the Year (IDDY) Awards, which will be presented at the 2011 RSA Conference in San Francisco on February 14. The IDDY Awards recognize individuals and organizations for developing and deploying outstanding digital identity management solutions. Applications are being accepted now, and deployers of these technologies are encouraged to participate. See the full announcement at the Kantara Initiative website: http://bit.ly/ajhFVE
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Shibboleth Workshop Series November 9-10
The Shibboleth Workshop Series will offer one-day training sessions for installing, configuring, and running the identity provider and service provider packages. The IdP training will take place November 9, with the SP training on November 10. Both sessions will take place at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania. For details, including technical requirements and costs, visit www.incommon.org/educate/shibboleth.
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Day CAMP (Getting Started with the InCommon Federation) Slated Nov. 4-5
Day CAMP: Getting Started with the InCommon Federation, will take place November 4-5 in Atlanta, Georgia. The meeting (which runs from 1:30 p.m. November 4 through noon on November 5) will feature technical and management information for higher education institutions looking to access federated services through InCommon. This is immediately following - but separate from - the Internet2 Member Meeting. Details and registration are available at https://spaces.at.internet2.edu/x/kwbw.
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EDUCAUSE Podcast - IAM as an Institutional Challenge
The September EDUCAUSE Now podcast includes an interview with Jens Haeusser, director of strategy at the University of British Columbia, on framing IdM as not just an IT issue, but as an institutional challenge. http://bit.ly/aa8aqg
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New Participants in September
InCommon added eight participants in September and now has 253 participants (up from 199 at the beginning of 2010). These are the participants that joined in September.
Higher Education
- Florida Atlantic University (www.fau.edu)
- Georgia Institute of Technology (www.gatech.edu)
- Indiana University of Pennsylvania (www.iup.edu)
- Rice University (www.rice.edu)
- Skidmore College (www.skidmore.edu)
- University of Northern Iowa (www.uni.edu)
Sponsored Partners
- Docufide (www.docufide.com)
- Maxient (www.maxient.edu)
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About Docufide
Docufiee (www.docufide.com) is education's trusted intermediary, providing full-service electronic student records and transcript exchange to more students, K-12 schools and postsecondary institutions nationwide than any other service provider. For the last seven years, Docufide has provided electronic transcript services to record owners (students), record holders (high schools and colleges) and recipients of all kinds. The company has been competitively selected to provide statewide initiatives in 10 states. Its flagship offering, Secure Transcript, currently manages the full service ordering, capture, and secure delivery of student transcripts and supporting admissions documents from over 4,000 high schools and colleges to anywhere, including electronically to over 1,200 colleges.
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About Maxient
Maxient's Conduct Manager software (www.maxient.com) is a completely customizable, web-based solution for managing all aspects of the student conduct process. In addition to storing conduct records and increasing office productivity, Maxient features tools specifically designed to assist CARE and Behavioral Intervention Teams in working with students of concern. Founded in 2003 by individuals who previously worked in student affairs, Maxient's experience and commitment to the field shows with a product that is highly functional, very intuitive, and budget friendly. Nationwide, more than 140 colleges and universities trust Maxient to provide this mission-critical service.
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