[OpenID] 2012 OpenID Foundation Director Election

[Melvin Carvalho]

On 5 January 2012 22:41, Chris Messina <chris.messina at gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks Don, and thanks all for the privilege of advocating for the
> community-at-large's interests over the past several years. I don't think
> we've yet begun to crack the nut at the potential that will be unlocked with
> a durable, interoperable, and user-friendly solution for internet identity —
> especially one that acknowledges and works well across multi-modal device
> contexts.
>
> If you are passionate about internet identity and have been waiting for an
> opportunity to step up and assert yourself into the dialogue and ongoing
> progress of the OIDF, there's no better time than now to do so.
>
> It's been an honor to serve,

Thanks Chris for everything you have done to help transform the Identity space.

In just a few years, "Open" has become the overriding ethos on the
Web, rather than the exception.

There's still some work to be done, but it's already been a remarkable
achievement.

Best of luck with your future projects, and keep up the great work! :)

>
> Chris
>
> On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 12:11 PM, Don Thibeau <don at oidf.org> wrote:
>>
>> This is a message regarding the upcoming OpenID Board of Directors
>> election.
>>
>> Chris Messina has decided not to run for re-election in 2012. I want to
>> acknowledge the important contributions Chris has made from the beginning of
>> the OpenID effort. As a community board representative and member of the
>> Executive Committee, Chris has shared his considerable network, marketing
>> expertise and strong views about user-centric identity. As Chris has said;
>> "internet identity continues to be an unsolved problem for the mass of free
>> (as in freedom) internet users."
>>
>> Chris's contributions act as model for others to step up to the important
>> contributions that can be made as a community director on the OpenID
>> Foundation Board. To be sure, leadership and collaboration with competitors
>> on industry standards has built in challenges, especially for those
>> representing a broad community interest. In this context the voice of the
>> community is especially important. A concrete and recent lesson lies in the
>> evolution to OpenID Connect and how collaboration of community contribution
>> and among unlikely allies like Facebook, Google, and Microsoft is changing
>> online identity.  2012 will be a pivotal year. OpenID Connect global
>> adoption will begin, Google's transfer of its Account Chooser IPR to the
>> foundation will be determined and work on new protocols is expected.
>>
>> On behalf of the Board and the OpenID community, we thank Chris for his
>> service. We ask OpenID Foundation members to encourage your colleagues to
>> step forward for election and most important participate in the upcoming
>> vote. Contact me if you have any questions.
>>
>> Don Thibeau
>> Executive Director
>> OpenID Foundation
>> don at oidf.org
>>
>>
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