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I begin this final Director's Corner of 2020 with 2021 just a few hours away. Many of our members in both hemispheres are taking time out for Holidays, so I hope hope this update finds you safe, well, rested and recharging for what is to be a pivotal 2021 - globally, nationally, locally and individually. To those active member and non-member volunteers that keep doing the doing, and the Credential Service Providers and Accredited Assessors driving the assurance Trust Framework that is the beating heart of Kantara, my sincere and grateful thanks.
2021 will certainly be pivotal for Kantara as we wrestle with increased global interest in our capabilities and demand for our services. Our resource pool however remains largely comprised of the same familiar voices that participate on our calls and in emails on our group discussion threads. I encourage everyone to ask what can you do to champion Kantara further within your organization, and what can we do to help you do that successfully? Take our survey hereWhat a flying start to the year! There can't be any Januarys' in public memory packed with so much drama with sadness and hope with inspiration- if not joy. A flying start certainly Kantara state.
You'll see a press announcement any day now, regarding another service that has been approved under Kantara's Identity Assurance Trust Framework, and we understand that a further contract has been signed between a global service provider and an assessor to under conformity assessment against Kantara's NIST 800-63-3 Class of Approval. For many organisations January heralds the commencement of the new Financial year where plans and budgets begin to be put into action. Kantara is eternally grateful for the membership and sponsorship that results in the strategic decisions taken by organizations to invest in our community for the betterment of the wider digital identity and privacy ecosystem.
Thinking about our resources, it is with sadness that we bid farewell to ForgeRock's Allan Foster and the Internet Society's Robin Wilton from the Board. Their operational support, evangelism and strategic insight over the last 8+ years will be missed. We also bid farewell to Catherine Schulten from Staff. While between jobs later in 2020, Catherine has, on a modest contract, been helping out primarily with Board and Staff support but also extending into Group support at times. To Catherine, on behalf of the Board, Staff and membership, we wish you the very best for your exciting and enormously challenging new role with Change Healthcare. We will miss your strategic insight, your 'can do' attitude to turn your hand to anything that needed doing and your sense of humor. But as one door closes, another opens. We're hiring! If you, or someone you know, is experienced in the things that Kantara operates and supports, please let me know.
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