<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">For those of you who are not members (Shade).<div><br></div><div>I would also like to thank everyone who voted. </div><div><br></div><div>It appears that I managed to do significantly better than last time:)</div><div><br></div><div>The new board will be meeting in January. </div><div>I look forward to representing the community.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards</div><div>John B.<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><a href="mailto:director@oidf.org">director@oidf.org</a><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">December 30, 2009 12:30:13 PM GMT-03:00<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><a href="mailto:ve7jtb@ve7jtb.com">ve7jtb@ve7jtb.com</a><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>[OpenID Foundation] December 2009 Board Member Election: Official Results</b><br></span></div><br><div>Hello John Bradley,<br><br>This is to share the OpenID Foundation election results.<br><br>On behalf of the membership and the Board of Directors of the OpenID Foundation, I would like to welcome several new and returning directors to the 2010 Board; they include Brian Kissel, Marc Frons, Allen Tom, Joseph Smarr, Daniel Jacobson, and John Bradley. We also welcome Dermot O’Mahony as representative of a new sustaining corporate member, LexisNexis. As per our bylaws, this occasions Dick Hardt’s return to board service. While not yet official it is likely other companies may soon join as sustaining members. This would result in Robert Harles, Jonathan Coffman and Bjorn Woltermann joining the board. <br><br>I want to salute all those who put themselves forward for board service. Leadership is key to the success of any organization but especially critical in an “all volunteer army” /industry standards group like the OpenID Foundation. All board members have demanding and dynamic “day jobs". We have no golf outings, no award ceremonies, only the satisfaction of seeing a job through and done well. <br><br>The determination, patience and investment of the 2009 board made it possible for new technical progress and international success in 2010. With the widespread and growing adoption of OpenID, it’s easy to forget we are a relatively new organization trying to keep up with a growing global interest in identity on the web. We begin 2010 with a diverse and talented set of board members representing a wide spectrum of a rapidly changing identity industry ecosystem. This board has important work to do from the start of 2010.<br><br>This is to invite the community at large to engage this new board from the start. We will be publishing a calendar of events, openly discussing our plans, priorities and budget. Make your views known, serve on work groups and committees and contribute to the issues and opportunities that fit your interests and expertise. <br><br>Thanks for your interest in OpenID. Let me know how we can best organize for success in 2010. Have a great New Year.<br><br><br>Don Thibeau<br><a href="mailto:don@OIDF.org">don@OIDF.org</a><br>Executive Director<br>The OpenID Foundation<br>http://openid.net<br><br><br>---<br>The OpenID Foundation<br>http://openid.net/foundation/<br></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>