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<p class="MsoNormal">We mailed the membership and legal contacts this morning and posted about the commencement of the Implementer’s Draft review at
<a href="http://openid.net/2011/12/23/review-of-proposed-openid-connect-implementer%e2%80%99s-drafts/">
http://openid.net/2011/12/23/review-of-proposed-openid-connect-implementer%e2%80%99s-drafts/</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I posted a personal message about this at <a href="http://self-issued.info/?p=619">
http://self-issued.info/?p=619</a>. Nat Sakimura posted at <a href="http://nat.sakimura.org/2011/12/24/openid-connect-implementers-draft/">
http://nat.sakimura.org/2011/12/24/openid-connect-implementers-draft/</a>. John Bradley posted at
<a href="http://www.thread-safe.com/#!/2011/12/connect-implementers-draft.html">http://www.thread-safe.com/#!/2011/12/connect-implementers-draft.html</a>. You’re all encouraged to promote this accomplishment in your own ways as well.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This is a very significant day for the foundation! Thanks for all that each of you did to get us to this point.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Coming next: more deployments, feedback, and final specifications!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> -- Mike<o:p></o:p></p>
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