<html><head><base href="x-msg://78/"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Is Open Identity and OpenID the same thing now? ... I don't think they are, and I think it is critical to the OpenID brand to use the term OpenID and not conflate it with Open Identity.<div><br></div><div>-- Dick</div><div><br><div><div>On 2010-07-21, at 12:57 PM, Don Thibeau (OIDF ED) wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; "><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">There will be a number of events at the Burton Group Catalyst Conference in San Diego next week that may have an interest in Open Identity.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">Special Interest Group: Cloud Business Models, 12:30 to 2:30 PM PDT.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">Bob Blakely, the Burton Group VP who is running the SIG meeting, plans to discuss contract terms and conditions, and contract liability for organizations issuing or consuming identity credentials. SIG sessions are normally reserved for persons who have registered for the Catalyst conference. If space permits, those who are in the area, and not full conference participants will also be able to attend.<br>Please register by sending an email to Christopher Stallings (<a href="mailto:cstallings@burtongroup.com?subject=Special%20Interest%20Group:%20Cloud%20Business%20Models" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="color: windowtext; ">cstallings@burtongroup.com</span></a>) and refer to the Special Interest Group: Cloud Business Models within your email.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Please RSVP by Thursday, July 22</b>. Seating is limited.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">OIX</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>US ICAM Trust Framework working group, 5:30 to 6:30 PM PDT</b>. This group is focused on getting OIX certified to certify higher LOA IdPs. Meet in the Odysea lounge.<o:p></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 6pt; "><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">OIDF Informal Board Discussion</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Wednesday, July 28 at the Catalyst conference Vela Restaurant at Hilton for an OIDF discussion.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-bottom: 12pt; "><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Burton Group Open Identity for Business Interop, 6:00 to 9:00 PM PDT</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">, in Cobalt 500.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://osis.idcommons.net/wiki/File:Interop_invite.png" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="color: windowtext; ">http://osis.idcommons.net/wiki/File:Interop_invite.png</span></a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Thursday, July 29<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-bottom: 12pt; "><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Open Identity for Business: A Roundtable Discussion, 9:45 to 10:20 AM PDT</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">, Sapphire CD. This is a panel discussion about the interop.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-bottom: 12pt; "><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Open Identity table tent at lunch, 12:30 to 2:00 PM, PDT.</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> There will be an OpenID table tent at the Burton Group lunch after the interop and panel discussion.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><i><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Don Thibeau<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><i><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><a href="mailto:don@OIDF.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">don@OIDF.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">Executive Director<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">The OpenID Foundation<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><a href="http://openid.net" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="color: blue; ">http://openid.net</span></a><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><o:p> </o:p></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>board mailing list<br><a href="mailto:board@lists.openid.net" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">board@lists.openid.net</a><br><a href="http://lists.openid.net/mailman/listinfo/openid-board" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://lists.openid.net/mailman/listinfo/openid-board</a><br></div></span></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>