[OpenID] The OpenID Tokyo Summit

[Don Thibeau]

Last week's Tokyo OpenID Summit was an exciting event. It featured 300+ people, simultaneous translation, multiple technical and policy tracks, all advancing understanding of OpenID Connect, trust frameworks, attribute exchange, etc.  We followed it with a deep dive into the "Tao of Attributes" at the University of Kyoto. 

Many thanks to our Japanese colleagues for their gracious hospitality and to our hosts at OpenID Foundation Japan and the University of Kyoto's NII. The preparation, professionalism and contributions of the OpenID Foundation Japan and University of Kyoto was outstanding.

The meetings in Japan were a fitting conclusion to the seven OpenID Summits in 2011. Each Summit helped improve OpenID Connect by expanding the breath of contributors and the depth of how OpenID Connect optimization.  The Summit in Japan, like those before in California, Colorado, Washington DC and Munich enabled the Working Group to build the momentum for consideration of the OpenID Connect implementers draft we will share soon. 

The resurgence of OpenID and the importance to user centric online identity OpenID Connect promises would not have been possible without the painstaking work of its Working Group and the and the support of Summit sponsors; Google, Ping Identity, Symantec, PayPal, Microsoft and community representatives. We look forward to the important next steps, involving the OpenID Community at large to review the implementer's draft specification, vote for its acceptance and further improvement and adoption of OpenID Connect in 2012.

Don Thibeau
Executive Director 
OpenID Foundation