Charter

(1) Discussion Group Name

Identity Community Update Discussion Group (ICU-DG)

(2) Discussion Topic/Purpose/Motivation

The goal of the ICU-DG is to provide a means for Kantara Initiative participants to remain up to date with the status of tracked identity projects, both within as well as external to Kantara Initiative.  There are a number of projects that, for various reasons, are not visible enough to Kantara Initiative participants, let alone the wider community.  The projects will be identified and tracked by the ICU-DG which will release updates as a podcast series.

Activities of the ICU-DG podcast series will include:

• Podcast episodes of discussions about tracked projects.
• Podcast episodes of updates on Kantara Initiative projects.
• Blog posts associated with each podcast episode that include summaries, related information, and referenced links.

NOTE: The ICU-DG is not intended as a forum for doing work on the tracked projects or debating their merits per se, but rather as a mechanism for quickly and easily sharing update reports.

(3) Discussion Group Leadership

Producer / Host: J.Trent Adams, Internet Society

(4) Audience (who is this DG aimed to attracting into the discussion)

Enterprise, End-User, Developers, Standards Setting Organizations, Liaisons / Participants

(5) Copyright Policy (which copyright license will this DG operate under)

ICU-DG will operate under the Kantara Initiative IPR Policies: Option Creative Commons Atribution Share-Alike

(6) Proposers

• J.Trent Adams, Internet Society
• Brett McDowell, Kantara Initiative
• Eve Maler, Sun Microsystems
• Lucy Lynch, Internet Society

(7) Resources Required

In addition to the standard allocation for each Discussion Group, the ICU-DG will also require additional resources:

• Teleconference system with MP3 recording capabilities.
• Server space for the podcast MP3 files.
• Server location for the podcast series RSS feed.
• Blog posting tool with RSS feeds.