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Going to RSA next week? Please join Kantara for breakfast
by Andrew Hughes 19 Feb '13

19 Feb '13

If you are attending the RSA Conference in San Francisco next week, please join Kantara for breakfast on Tuesday February 26. This is a great opportunity to meet other Kantara stakeholders face to face in an informal setting - to share a meal and put faces to names. What: Breakfast with You, the Kantara Initiative Community When: Tuesday, 26 February 2013 When: 07:30 Pacific Time (GMT -8) Where: Marriott Marquis, 55 4th St, San Francisco Please reply if you are able to join us - we look forward to seeing you in San Francisco! Andrew. *Andrew Hughes* Director, Trust Framework Sustainment Program *Kantara Initiative* andrew(a)kantarainitiative.org andrewhughes3000(a)gmail.com skype: andrewhughes3000(a)gmail.com +1 250 888 9474

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INVITE: Kantara Non-Profits On the Loose - RSA 2013 Feb 26
by Joni Brennan 15 Feb '13

15 Feb '13

Dear Kantara Community, Join Kantara and partners at our "Non-Profits On the Loose" RSA hospitality night using your RSA badge or this invite. Kantara extends gratitude to our sponsors: Equifax, Experian Public Sector, ForgeRock, IEEE-SA, Internet Society, Nomura Research Institute, and OpenStand. Please feel free to share this invite with others who may have interest. We look forward to seeing you there! Best Regards, Joni Brennan | Executive Director | Kantara Initiative [image: Inline image 2]

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Kantara Events - Through April 2013
by Joni Brennan 14 Feb '13

14 Feb '13

Hello, If you are curious where Katnara will be present or holding meetings you can find it on the events page which is up to date here: http://kantarainitiative.org/confluence/display/GI/Events Also listed here for your convenience: Feb 25, 2013 What: Board of Trustee F2F Where: Hub, San Francisco Time: 12:00 - 17:00 PST Feb 26, 2013 What: Non-Profits on the Loose - an RSA Hospitality Night Where: RSA 2013 - Minna Gallery, San Francisco (map) Time: 17:00-20:00 PST Mar 4-5, 2013 What: Japan Cloud Identity Summit Details: https://jics.nii.ac.jp/English/ Where: Hitotsubashi Hall, Tokyo, Japan Time: 10:00 - 18:00 Speaker: Leif Johansson Mar 5, 2013 What: Workshop: NIST 800-63 Equivalent, Identity Credentialing, Authentication and Identity Proofing. Where: HIMSS, New Orleans, Louisiana Time: 15:30-18:30 EST Panels Including: Aetna, ApeniMed, DirectTrust, SureScripts, SecureKey, Experian, Equifax, Apr 23, 2013 What: Moving IAM to the Cloud Where: CA World - Las Vegas Details: https://caworld.activeevents.com/connect/sessionDetail.ww?SESSION_ID=4763&t… Time: 15:45 - 16:45

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Invite to the European Trust and Identity Workshop
by Joni Brennan 30 Jan '13

30 Jan '13

Kantara Initiative supports the European Trust and Identity Workshop event as part of ongoing activities to build shared infrastructure, value, and experience to Identity and Access Management systems. As a Trust Framework Provider and operator, Kantara Initiative has strong interest to ensure that internet identity systems are developed transparently and in a multi-stakeholder environment. European Trust and Identity Workshop supports that interest through its activity and outreach helping to connect European interests with similar interests on a global scale. We encourage Kantara Members and Participants to attend the European Trust and IdentityWorkshop. Event: European Trust and Identity Workshop When: February 12-13, 2013 Where: Vienna, Austria. Details: http://identityworkshop.eu The European Trust and Identity Workshop will focus on the following areas: - Technology. Developing feasible and open standards. - Trust Frameworks. Establishing new paradigms and policy sets. - Usability. How can users navigate different identities and understand their data? - Economy. How can identity services fit into businesses requirements and opportunities for all stakeholders? - Interoperability. On which levels and areas is interoperability necessary or feasible? This is a cross-cutting concern for technical, legal and business views. - Deployment and operation. How can different options be supported and exploited in the best way, given the whole range of places and devices. - EU project challenges. The European Commission’s projects related to trust and identity like STORK and eID regulation are landmarks on the roadmap. How do other actors relate to and utilize those projects? The meeting focus areas are of direct relevance to Kantara Groups including but not limited to: - Identity Assurance<http://kantarainitiative.org/confluence/display/idassurance>: maintaining the life cycle development of the Identity Assurance Framework (the core of current Katnara Trust Framework offering) - Federation Interoperability<http://kantarainitiative.org/confluence/display/fiwg>: Focusing on enabling interoperability of federations through development of profiles and test plans at the technology protocol level. - Trust Framework Meta Model<http://kantarainitiative.org/confluence/display/TFMMWG>: Developing landscape and analytical view of trust framework development and deployment across verticals and jurisdictions. - eGovernment <http://kantarainitiative.org/confluence/display/eGov>: Focused on alignments and opportunities for interoperability of both technology and policy within and across multiple jurisdictions. - Business Cases for Trusted Federation<http://kantarainitiative.org/confluence/display/bctf>: Collecting and analyzing business model use cases (planned and operational) for Trusted Federations. - Telecommunications Identity<http://kantarainitiative.org/confluence/display/telcoid>: Focused on interoperability and evolution of federations from a telecommunications perspective. We encourage interested organizations and individuals to attend the EuropeanTrust and Identity Workshop and join Katnara Initiative in supporting shared infrastructure alignments via open and transparent multi-stakeholder participation. We look forward to your participation! Event: European Trust and Identity Workshop When: February 12-13, 2013 Where: Vienna, Austria. Details: http://identityworkshop.eu Best Regards, Joni Brennan Executive Director Kantara Initiative

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Kantara will be at HIMSS 2013 - Will You?
by Joni Brennan 16 Jan '13

16 Jan '13

As we ramp up a year busy with progress and activities Kantara is please to host a workshop at HIMSS 2013 read the details below. Will you (your organization) be there as well? Let us know (reply to me) and come visit us on-site! Kantara Initiative to Appear at HIMSS13<http://kantarainitiative.org/kantara-initiative-to-appear-at-himss13/> New Orleans welcomes the 2013 HIMSS Annual Conference and Exhibition, March 3-7, 2013, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. More than 36,000 healthcare industry professionals are expected to attend to discuss health information technology issues and review innovative solutions designed to transform healthcare. *Kantara Initiative *is proud to support this annual event that helps HIT professionals make the right decisions for their organizations. *As part of our support for the event Kantara Initiative will host a discussion on-site Tuesday March 5th, 3:30 to 6:30 to focus on: Trust and Assurance Workshop: NIST 800-63 Equivalent, Identity Credentialing, Authentication and Identity Proofing. This discussion will include guest thought leaders from the healthcare space including SureScripts, DirectTrust.org and others. * Conference education sessions include pre-conference symposia on ICD-10, clinical and business intelligence, health information exchanges, clinical engineering, innovation, meaningful use, nursing informatics, physicians’ IT, and RFID and RTLS in healthcare. More than 300 peer-reviewed sessions, including workshops and roundtables, round out education offerings at HIMSS13. President Bill Clinton leads a keynote roster that also includes James Carville, political consultant, and Karl Rove, media contributor and former deputy chief of staff and senior advisor to President George W. Bush. The Meaningful Use Experience, new to HIMSS13, is designed to help providers find EHR solutions that are certified for acute or ambulatory facilities. The exhibition also features knowledge sharing that focuses on usability and proven implementations. To learn more about the *Kantara Initiative*, visit us at *our workshop on-site (details in the HIMSS13 Program)* during HIMSS13 or visit the *Kantara web site at kantarainitiative.org*. Visit the *HIMSS13 web site at www.himssconference.org* for more information on the conference. # # # About HIMSS HIMSS is a cause-based, not-for-profit organization exclusively focused on providing global leadership for the optimal use of information technology (IT) and management systems for the betterment of healthcare. Founded 52 years ago, HIMSS and its related organizations are headquartered in Chicago with additional offices in the United States, Europe and Asia. HIMSS represents nearly 50,000 individual members, of which more than two thirds work in healthcare provider, governmental and not-for-profit organizations. HIMSS also includes over 570 corporate membersand more than 225 not-for-profit partner organizations that share our mission of transforming healthcare through the effective use of information technology and management systems. HIMSS frames and leads healthcare practices and public policy through its content expertise, professional development, research initiatives, and media vehicles designed to promote information and management systems’ contributions to improving the quality, safety, access, and cost-effectiveness of patient care. To learn more about HIMSS and to find out how to join us and our members in advancing our cause, please visit our website at www.himss.org.

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Kantara All-Member ballots: At-Large BoT seats and IAF document approval
by Heather Flanagan 15 Jan '13

15 Jan '13

Hello Kantara Community, The Kantara Initiative is ultimately designed by its Members. This week, two ballots have gone out: 1. Kantara Initiative All-Member Ballot - Identity Assurance Framework and 2. Kantara Initiative Trustee At-Large 2013 Ballot If the At-Large ballot is passed, the Government of Canada and TERENA will be re-elected to the Kantara Board of Trustees. The IAF documents under review are: * Kantara IAF-1300 Assurance Assessment Scheme v 3.0 * Kantara IAF-1400 Service Assessment Criteria v 3.0 * Kantara IAF-1800 Rules governing Assurance Assessments v 1.0 Document location: http://kantarainitiative.org/confluence/x/PQAK *If you are a Kantara Member and did not see those ballots, please send a note to staff(a)kantarainitiative.org* -- Heather Flanagan Technical Program Coordinator Kantara Initiative Skype: hlflanagan email: heather(a)kantarainitiative.org

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Happy Holidays from Kantara Initiative
by Joni Brennan 19 Dec '12

19 Dec '12

Dear Members and Friends, As the year comes to a close and we enter 2013, we remember both the difficult and joyous events of 2012. We had significant success in Kantara with 2 CSPs, 3 new Assessors, new and continuing Memberships and lots of great work from the WGs/DGs! We welcomed Heather Flanagan to our small PM support team this year.... and sadly, we wished the best to RL "Bob" Morgan on his journey to 'the cloud'. While we reflect on the past year, we look ahead with renewed hope and energy to push forward a wonderful 2013. Kantara Initiative thanks you for your support during 2012. In the coming year, we remain committed to help you and your organization achieve successes in Identity Management initiatives that lead to growth and exciting new opportunities. We wish that your holiday season and New Year is filled with peace and joy! Here's to a happy and healthy 2013. We look forward to continuing the good work with all of you! >From all of us in the Kantara Initiative family, we wish you and your families Healthy and Happy Holidays! Joni Brennan Executive Director Kantara Initiative

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Call for nominations: Kantara Initiative At-Large Trustee positions
by Heather Flanagan 06 Dec '12

06 Dec '12

Hello Kantara Initiative Members, This message announces the opening nominations for 2 Kantara Organizational Members to become Board of Trustee members for a term ending December 31, 2013. Once nominations close we will continue the process toward a Member ballot to determine the 2 new election winners. The newly seated At-Large Trustees will have the benefit of participating in Board level discussions. Additionally, each newly seated Board Member will have one vote toward the Board of Trustees quorum. The 2 Organizational Members who garner the new at large Trustee seats will follow their own internal process to select a representative (one from each organization for each new seat) who will actually participate on the Board of Trustees. Note that the Board of Trustees meets bi-weekly (twice per month) alternating morning and evening calls to make participation possible from all parts of the world. Who can be nominated: All Kantara Organizational Members (including Government Agencies) are eligible. Organizational Members may nominate other Organizational Members or even self-nominate for this benefit. Current At-Large trustees may be renominated. Who can not be nominated: Current Board Members, Non-Profit Members, Individual Contributor Members Current Members Page: http://kantarainitiative.org/confluence/display/GI/Current+Members Nominations: December 10 - December 21, 2012 Election Process: Member ballot for the elections will occur January 7-14 2013. Results will be announced no later than 16 January 2013. Specific voting processes will be overseen by the Board of Trustees and communicated by the Executive Director following the nomination period. Should you have questions or need assistance please don't hesitate to contact me directly. We are looking forward to the elections to come and to welcoming 2 new Organizational Members to the Board of Trustees! [1] 4.1.3 - At Large Trustees - Two (2) members of the Trustees may be elected from the existing organizational members that are L0, L1, L2, or L3 members and are not already trustees. The term of these Trustees will be for one (1) calendar year and will expire at the end of each year on December 31st. The procedure for the election of these trustees will be determined and overseen by the Trustees, except that that all current members that are L0, L1, L2, AND L3 levels will have only one (1) vote per organization and that the top two (2) vote getters will be elected. There is no limit as to the number of terms that these organizations may serve as Trustees. If either or both elected Trustee organizations should resign or vacate their position before the end of their term, the Trustees may initiate an election to fill the remaining time of the term(s). -- Heather Flanagan Technical Program Coordinator Kantara Initiative Skype: hlflanagan email: heather(a)kantarainitiative.org

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LIVE: Kantara participates in US ONC FACA public hearing on ID Proofing and AuthN
by Joni Brennan 29 Nov '12

29 Nov '12

http://www.healthit.gov/policy-researchers-implementers/federal-advisory-co… Public hearing happening now. Kantara will present testimony. Anyone may join on line by visiting the link above and then navigate to Nov 29 calendar event. Best Regards, Joni

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Server maintenance on Friday November 23, 2012
by Oliver Maerz 21 Nov '12

21 Nov '12

In an effort to provide reliable Kantara Initiative web based services a software upgrade will be applied to our servers on Friday November 23, 2012. During the maintenance the websites and email lists will be temporarily offline. Please let me know if you have any questions regarding the upgrade/maintenance. Thanks, Oliver -- *Oliver Maerz* External Consultant *Kantara Initiative* +1 (503) 468-4188 oliver (at) kantarainitiative.org http://www.kantarainitiative.org The information contained in this electronic message and any attachments to this message are intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s) and may contain confidential or privileged information. No representation is made on its accuracy or completeness of the information contained in this electronic message. Certain assumptions may have been made in the preparation of this material as at this date, and are subject to change without notice. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail and any attachment(s) is strictly prohibited. Please reply to Oliver Maerz and destroy all copies of this message and any attachments from your system.

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