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<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#17365D'>On behalf of the membership and the Board of Directors of the
OpenID Foundation, I would like to welcome several new and returning directors
to the 2010 Board; they include Brian Kissel, Marc Frons, Allen Tom, Joseph
Smarr, Daniel Jacobson, and John Bradley. We also welcome Dermot
O’Mahony as representative of a new sustaining corporate member, LexisNexis.
As per our bylaws this occasions Dick Hardt’s return to board service. While
not yet official it is likely other companies may soon join as sustaining
members. This would result in Robert Harles, Jonathan Coffman and Bjorn
Woltermann joining the board in turn as those positions become available.
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<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#17365D'>I want to salute all those who put themselves forward for board
service. Leadership is key to the success of any organization but especially
critical in an “all volunteer army” and industry standards group like
the OpenID Foundation. All board members have demanding and dynamic “day
jobs. We have no golf outings, no award ceremonies, only the satisfaction of
seeing a job through and done well. The determination, patience and investment
of the 2009 board made it possible for new technical progress and international
success in 2010. With the widespread and growing adoption of OpenID, it’s
easy to forget we are a relatively new organization trying to keep up with a growing
global interest in identity on the web. We begin 2010 with a diverse and
talented set of board members representing a wide spectrum of a rapidly changing
identity industry ecosystem. This board has important work to do from the start
of 2010.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#17365D'>This is to invite the community at large to engage this new
board from the start. We will be publishing a calendar of events, openly
discussing our plans, priorities and budget. Make your views known, serve on
work groups and committees and contribute to the issues and opportunities that
fit your interests and expertise. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#17365D'>Thanks for your interest in OpenID. Let me know how we can best organize
for success in 2010.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#17365D'>Have a great New Year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:#1F497D'>Don Thibeau<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:#1F497D'>don@OIDF.org<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Executive Director<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The OpenID Foundation<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://openid.net"><span style='color:blue'>http://openid.net</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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