Hi Don,<div>I think you have missed the point entirely. Let me quote our european colleagues. "<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "> was also wondering whether it would be more appropriate to have one single consolidated foundation".</span></div>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">Right! Lets think in terms of one single consolidated foundation. </span></font></div>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">So what have you got to say about that?</span></font></div>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">Now let me add my personal views to this. Living in an increasingly globalized world, something so universal like "identity", should be globalized and made "one".</span></font></div>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">Instead of breaking up OpenID into cultural, geographic and language boundaries, we should be working towards unifying OpenID into one universal Identity.</span></font></div>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">I think it is ridiculous to think of OpenID europe, or OpenID Japan or OpenID India or whatever you want to call it. </span></font></div>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">Thanks </span></font></div>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">Santosh</span></font></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 7:21 PM, Don Thibeau (OIDF ED) <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:don@oidf.org">don@oidf.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">The OpenID Foundation has much work to do in Europe in 2010.<br>
<br>
I hope the board elections underway will increase our representation,<br>
resources and expertise on several fronts WRT OpenID EU.<br>
I plan to propose a 2010 OpenID Foundation EU committee to:<br>
1. Review the analysis underway of our trademarks and brands<br>
2. Discuss EU membership outreach and organization<br>
3. Review EU budget plans and priorities.<br>
<br>
With that new committee's help and that of Henrik, Snorri and others, I plan<br>
to propose the 2010 board sponsor a "OpenID Summit Europe" to occur around<br>
the Burton Catalyst Europe, April 19-22 in Prague. I have been invited to<br>
speak at that conference <a href="http://www.catalyst.burtongroup.com/eu10/" target="_blank">http://www.catalyst.burtongroup.com/eu10/</a><br>
<br>
Don Thibeau<br>
don@OIDF.org<br>
Executive Director<br>
The OpenID Foundation<br>
<a href="http://openid.net" target="_blank">http://openid.net</a><br>
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Subject: [OpenID board] Status of the OpenID Foundation Europe<br>
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Hi Snorri,<br>
how are you doing? I have not heard anything from you for quite a long time.<br>
<br>
Yesterday, I discovered that the <a href="http://openid.dk" target="_blank">openid.dk</a> domain registered by OpenID<br>
foundation Europe had expired and had been deactivated.<br>
I have now managed to pay the invoice and get the domain reactivated.<br>
<br>
However, I wonder about the situation of OpenID Europe Foundation in<br>
general. You have done an impressive job of aquiring the European and<br>
National Trademarks for OpenID as well as several national OpenID<br>
domains on behalf of the EU foundation, and it would be sad to see the<br>
result of these efforts vanish.<br>
<br>
If there are no resources available to maintain OpenID Foundation<br>
Europe, maybe it is appropriate to consider how this IPR may be<br>
consolidated within the global OpenID Foundation (or alternatively at<br>
the national levels).<br>
<br>
Best Regards,<br>
Henrik Biering<br>
OpenID-DK representative<br>
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