As some of you on this list are aware, ID Pro was on the Board's agenda last evening. Virtual had prepared a slide deck with some metrics around recent participation, and I augmented that with a heads-up on the SC discussions on a March launch, with some implications on the parties about what that means.  I commented that at the outset of this activity in Munich, the Kantara Board had anticipated a significantly enduring relationship and it is appropriate that we now debate what that looks like. 

There were two comments: one from a recent Board member seeking to understand the original rationale, and another comment observing that perhaps we had not been clear on the range of options to structure the Association, and in the absence of that, perhaps it had been assumed that a fully standalone org along the lines of the IAPP, ISC2 etc was the only option.

We resolved to double down on our discussions in the SC before the next Board meeting January 19th, to try to reach a consensus on a proforma structure that underpins 'the launch' and an associated launch plan. 

Virtual is preparing some figures based on their extensive experience in the space to help folks better understand the costs of establishing non profit associations (as well as a sense of the actual direct costs of pre-formation since the announcement last May in Munich) so we may have a first look at those before we break for festivities.

Till next week..

Cheers

Colin