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<p class=MsoNormal>Over the last few weeks I have been sending a series of OIDF
Mid Year Reports. The Executive Committee’s feedback has determined
the resulting reprioritization and will guide decisions and spending for the
second part of the OIDF’s fiscal year. As discussed in the last EC meeting,
we will be focusing on a specific set of initiatives emphasizing measurable
improvements to the foundation’s website, OpenID’s global trademark
position and broader adoption (especially by relying parties.) This is
consistent with and progresses the full board’s unanimous vote in the
beginning of the year to expand the OIDF mission by reaching out to new
organizations and members and develop new applications. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>To be sure there is much other work to be done. One
outstanding issue is how best to make the full board discussions more
productive at a strategic level. Some may be interested in revisiting recent
resolutions and discussing previous attempts to address governance and structural
issues. My preference is to look forward. Of course any board member can propose
any resolutions at any time. I will be glad to work on new resolutions to
improve the OIDF. This fall the board’s focus may well be on three areas;
the strategic implications of the “Connect” and other working
groups, the ongoing challenges of RP adoption especially in retail applications
and the board elections at the end of the calendar year. More work can be done
in “helping working groups work.” One example is finalizing hiring
a technical writer to support the Technical Committee’s Connect Working
Group and others. It is a practical, affordable step needed now. The Executive
Committee’s midyear decisions on investments and budget rationalizations
reconcile the full board requirement for a prudent fiscal approach, actual and
forecasted renewals sustaining members. Here’s a brief recap of the
priorities from now to the end of the year.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>Support of OIX Complete: </b>The OpenID Foundation’s
grant and in-kind investments in the Open Identity Exchange met the goals of
the early 2010 Board’s resolutions.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>OpenID Trademark Project</b>: Phase 1 is underway,
its goals are to: meet US fiduciary best practices, repair and restore
OIDF’s EU position and update OpenID Japan legal status.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>OpenID.net Upgrade</b>: The development and “beta”
testing of a new “Blog Aggregation” feature, new “ED Blog”
and new content feature “OpenID Voices” has begun.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>Technical Writing Support: </b>We are finalizing a SOW
and contract with a<b> </b>professional technical writer to document technical working
group deliverables.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>Executive Directors Priorities: </b>The EC has reset the
ED’s goals to: recruit new members, support international / RP adoption
and focus on market facing engagement/activities.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>OIX Working Group on ICAM LoA 2 & 3</b>: An
ongoing set of meetings building on the ICAM Open2.0 profile with government
officials begins tomorrow in Washington DC.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>OpenID & NIH Information Session for Scientists/Researchers/Librarians:
</b>Meetings with government and professional orgs. begins tomorrow in Washington
DC.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>OpenID Summit- Paris</b> at Orange in October 18 is co-lead
by John Bradley and Nat Sakimura. The registration link is: <span
class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://openid-paris-summit-2010.eventbrite.com" target="_blank"><span
style='color:#EE6600;text-decoration:none'>http://openid-paris-summit-2010.eventbrite.com</span></a></span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>OpenID Retail Advisory Committee Kickoff Event</b> –TBD,
see Brian Kissel for more information.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>IIW –Europe, London </b>on October 11<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>OpenID Summit- Palo Alto</b> at Facebook on November 8 will
focus on OpenID technical working group progress <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>IIW- Mountain View, CA and Face to Face Board Meeting </b>on
November 9-10<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>2011 OIDF Board Elections </b>in December 2010<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Don Thibeau<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Executive Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>The OpenID Foundation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><a href="http://openid.net/"><span
style='color:blue'>http://openid.net</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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