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<p>Are you able to view the links below? If not, please contact Dervla O'Reilly, dervla[at]kantarainitiative[dot]org <br>
We encourage you to forward this to your colleagues. </p>
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FEATURES THIS MONTH
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<li><a href="#1">MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT</a></li>
<li><a href="#2">CURRENT FORMED GROUPS</a></li>
<li><a href="#3">UPDATE FROM A FEW DISCUSSION AND WORK GROUPS FROM RECENT MEETING</a></li>
<li><a href="#5">SPOTLIGHT ON PAUL TREVITHICK</a></li>
<li><a href="#6">IDDY AWARDS</a></li>
<li><a href="#7">BLOG HOTSPOT</a></li>
<li><a href="#8">SOCIAL NETWORKING</a></li>
<li><a href="#9">PRESS RELEASES</a></li>
<li><a href="#10">UPCOMING EVENTS</a></li>
<li><a href="#11">SPEAKING OPPORTUNITIES</a></li>
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<a name="1">MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT</a>
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<p>Kantara Initiative made a good start to the new year. As we move into this new year we look forward to a 2nd succesful year. We're approaching our first birthday where we launched at the RSA Security Conference. </p>
<p>We mark that first birthday by holding our annual identity workshop again at the RSA Security Conference. The workshop has reached capacity. Presentations will be shown by CA, Google, NTT, Oracle, PayPal & Ping Identity. You can also visit interop pods during the course of the day - showcasing are FuGen Solutions, Ping Identity, NTT & U.S. Government.</p>
<p>We then go to Oregon for our Kantara Initiative Conference </p>
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CURRENT FORMED GROUPS
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<p>The Leadership Council approved the Work Groups (WG) and Discussion Groups (DG) listed below for operation. Each group has its own workspace (wiki), Google Calendar, and mail list available from the home pages linked below.<strong> </strong><br>
<a href="http://kantarainitiative.org/confluence/display/concordia">DG - Concordia</a><br>
<a href="http://kantarainitiative.org/confluence/display/icu">DG - Identity Community Update</a><br>
<a href="http://kantarainitiative.org/confluence/display/DGJ">DG - Japan</a> <br>
<a href="http://kantarainitiative.org/confluence/display/clients">WG - Clients</a><br>
<a href="http://kantarainitiative.org/confluence/display/WGCI">WG - Consumer Identity</a><br>
<a href="http://kantarainitiative.org/confluence/display/eGov">WG - eGovernment</a><br>
<a href="http://kantarainitiative.org/confluence/display/healthidassurance">WG - Healthcare Identity Assurance</a><br>
<a href="http://kantarainitiative.org/confluence/display/idassurance">WG - Identity Assurance</a><br>
<a href="http://kantarainitiative.org/confluence/display/WGIDPSEL">WG - IdP Selection</a><br>
<a href="http://kantarainitiative.org/confluence/display/idwsf">WG - ID-WSF Evolution</a><br>
<a href="http://kantarainitiative.org/confluence/display/WGJ">WG - Japan</a><br>
<a href="http://kantarainitiative.org/confluence/display/p3wg">WG - Privacy and Public Policy</a><br>
<a href="http://kantarainitiative.org/confluence/display/ulx">WG - Universal Login Experience</a><br>
<a href="http://kantarainitiative.org/confluence/display/udvpitech">WG - User Driven and Volunteered Personal Information Tech</a><br>
<a href="http://kantarainitiative.org/confluence/display/uma">WG - User Managed Access</a> </p>
<p>Stay tuned for new groups being formed in the coming weeks: <br>
<a href="http://kantarainitiative.org/confluence/dashboard.action">http://kantarainitiative.org/confluence/dashboard.action</a></p>
<p class="more"><a href="#">Read more</a></p>
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<a name="3">UPDATE FROM A FEW DISCUSSION GROUPS FROM RECENT MEETING</a>
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<p>UPDATE FROM DISCUSSION AND WORKING GROUPS
<p><b>Assurance Review Board (ARB)</b>
<p>The Board of Trustees appointed the Assurance Review Board to over see the activities of the forth coming Identity Assurance Certification Program.
<p><b>Board of Trustees</b>
<br>Minutes - http://kantarainitiative.org/confluence/display/BoT/Board+of+Trustees+Minutes+2009-09-14-15
<p><b>Leadership Council</b>
<br>Minutes - http://kantarainitiative.org/confluence/display/LC/Leadership+Council+F2F+-+2009-09-14
<p>DG Concordia
Minutes - http://kantarainitiative.org/confluence/display/concordia/Las+Vegas+Sept+16+2009
<p>WG eGovernment
Draft Minutes