Below are the sessions at the upcoming Internet2 Spring Member Meeting that are related to the Building Identity Trust Federations work. In particular, please note our discussion birds-of-a-feather on Tuesday entitled Building Identity Trust Federations Within and Across State Boundaries.
From Statewide Cyberinfrastructure to a Virtual Organization: Current Progress and Next Steps for New Jersey
Tuesday April 28, 2009, 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
Location: Salon C
Grace Agnew, Rutgers University
Session Abstract: This proposal will update Internet2 on the statewide Shibboleth implementation and digital video collection efforts of the grant-funded NJVid statewide digital video portal project and also talk about next steps to create seamless information access and collaborative workflows, for a statewide "virtual organization" for statewide information delivery. Next steps include leveraging the statewide Fedora repository and tools implemented via NJVid and developing statewide collaborative workflows for the selection, organization and delivery of digital information through the Mellon-funded OLE (Online Library Environment) project, an open source library workflow platform that uses service oriented architecture to integrate into the higher education enterprise architecture.
Building on Success: from Identity Federation to Interfederation
Tuesday April 28, 2009, 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Location: Salon A
Josh Howlett, JANET
Ken Klingenstein, Internet2/University of Colorado
Thomas Lenggenhager, SWITCH
Ian Young, University of Edinburgh
Session Abstract Two successful European Identity federations from Switzerland and the UK report what made them succeed and what to consider when planning a new federation. You'll hear about relevant technical and non-technical issues. What it needs to get interfederation activities moving forward is in the focus of the second part of the session.
Building Identity Trust Federations Within and Across State Boundaries
Tuesday April 28, 2009, 7:30 AM - 8:45 AM
Location: Salon E
Richard Greenfield, University of Alaska
George Laskaris, NJEDge.Net
Session Abstract: State research and education communities increasingly rely upon a growing variety of online interactions that require the support of multiple authentication systems with multiple user-IDs and passwords. This cumbersome and confusing state-of-affairs increases the risk of fraud, privacy compromise and identity theft. Using federated identity, the service provider's account management burden is significantly reduced and the security and privacy is increased for the participating campus or state entity. Participants from the StateNets and US Higher Education Systems communities are invited to join this birds-of-a-feather to discuss topics in building identity trust federations.
Building Strong K20 Initiatives: NCTrust K-20 Federation Pilot and MAGPI's Collaboration with Kentucky
Wednesday April 29, 2009, 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
Location: Salon C
Susan Lancaster, KyRON (Kentucky Regional Optical Network)
Greg Palmer, MAGPI GigaPoP, University of Pennsylvania
Miko Pattie, Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education
Tim Poe, MCNC
Mark Scheible, North Carolina State University
Heather Weisse Walsh, MAGPI GigaPoP, University of Pennsylvania
Session Abstract: The NCTrust Federation is a pilot project for North Carolina created to explore collaboration and resource sharing for the K-20 organizations throughout the state. It is driven by the need to prevent duplication of state services as a cost saving measure, as well as to provide services broadly throughout the state regardless of the budgets or technical expertise of some of the smaller educational institutions. By initially using InCommon as the trust infrastructure (modeled after the University of California's UCTrust), we were able to bypass that technical hurdle for the pilot. We then selected a few viable participants from the North Carolina K-20 community (4-year public and private universities, 2-year community colleges and K-12 school districts), and are working to give them authenticated, authorized access to a few North Carolina online applications through federated identity management. The discussion will outline the lessons learned thus far with this project with a look toward future objectives.
Working to build a strong K20 Initiative, MAGPI and the Commonwealth of Kentucky have partnered to advance the use of networking technologies within Kentucky educational communities. Now half-way through their 18-month collaboration, members from both organizations are excited to share their partnership model, intended outcomes and current progress. Hear how MAGPI has worked with Kentucky educational agencies to provide mentoring, training, resources, communication tools, programming and support as they build a more robust teaching and learning community that takes advantage of advanced networking applications.
Future of InCommon and US Federations
Wednesday April 29, 2009, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: Salon H
Ken Klingenstein, Internet2/University of Colorado
Jack Suess, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Session Abstract: Internet2 councils, along with the governing InCommon Steering Committee, are meeting through the winter and spring to develop a recommendation for the future service and business plan of the InCommon federation. Leaders from both Internet2 Councils and InCommon governance will be on hand to present the set of draft recommendations and to solicit feedback.