[OpenID board] Fwd: [board-private] OIDF BOD update

[Nat Sakimura]

+1 Especially, #5 is important in terms of greater adoption.

Also, I suppose it is a sub-item of #1, but streamlining OIDF's operation is
also important.
For example, we need to create Logo, Trademark, and Domain name usage
policy,
permission to use TM workflows, etc.

=nat

On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 5:15 AM, Johannes Ernst <jernst at netmesh.us> wrote:

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> On Jan 20, 2009, at 10:25, Brian Kissel wrote:
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>> Johannes, do you want to take a stab at 5 key goals for 2009 - agreed,
>> overall goals, not just marcom.  Would be great if we could focus on them.
>>  Scott, Chris, David, and I were on a call yesterday with RWW and if we had
>> those 5 key points, we could have hammered them home.  We need to make sure
>> that they are aggressive yet achievable, as I'm sure we'll be measured by
>> our progress relative to them come 2010 ;-)
>>
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> Well, if it was up to me the list would be something like this:
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> 1. OIDF is organizationally and financially sound for the long term and for
> the benefit of the entire global community.
> Evidence: permanent staff, further increasing corporate support,
> well-planned/coordinated activities are taking place world-wide.
>
> 2. The OpenID brand is clearly defined, known and considered valuable by
> the general public (not just techies), and backed by an effective trademark
> regime.
> Evidence: corresponding results of a brand survey
>
> 3. The user experience issue has been solved in theory and practice.
> Evidence: User experience is virtually identical at all sites supporting
> OpenID; no major gripes by actual/would-be adopters.
>
> 4. OpenID is broadly used.
> Evidence: Transaction volume is commensurate with the deployed identities.
>
> 5. OpenID-related innovation is driven by the needs of the marketplace, not
> just technical coolness
> Evidence: Substantial, active involvement in a broad range of working
> groups by mainstream businesses
>
>
> Obviously, if one breaks those down, there are many activities that need to
> happen on the way to be able to reach those objectives. I don't want to
> downplay them -- many of them are not easy -- but it may help to first
> figure out what the objectives are and then to discuss how to get there,
> instead of the other way around.
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> Johannes Ernst
> NetMesh Inc.
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