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Reminder 1 - NOTICE FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS/IPR REVIEW: Inclusive Purpose Consent Query (RIUP Draft Recommendation)
by Kantara Initiative 23 Jun '26

23 Jun '26

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Thank you for your involvement in the Kantara Community! ________________________________________________________________________ This is a formal notification that the Resilient Identifiers for Underserved Population Work Group (RIUP) has approved the following document as a Group-Approved Draft Recommendation and its distribution for public comment and IPR Review: Document: Inclusive Purpose Consent Query - A Kantara Recommendation Version:1.0 Document Date: 2026-05-19 Notice and Document available [HERE](https://kantarainitiative.org/membership/mailing/url/?u=1462&qid=9613…. In accordance with the Kantara Initiative [Operating Procedures](https://kantarainitiative.org/membership/mailing/url/?u=1463&qi…, this document now enters a 45-day public comment and IPR review period in preparation for an All-Member Ballot to consider its approval as a Kantara Initiative Recommendation. This is an open invitation to comment. Kantara Initiative solicits feedback from potential users, developers, and other interested parties, whether Kantara Initiative members or not, for the sake of improving the interoperability and quality of its technical work. Public Review and IPR Review Period Opens: 08 June 2026, 3:00 PM ET Review Period Closes: 23 July, 2026, 3:00 PM ET Overview of Document/ABSTRACT: The purpose of the Inclusive Purpose Consent Query is to enable a Verifier to send sufficient information to a smartphone to enable the holder to understand the query fully and quickly. The message may suffice to acquire all the information a verifier requires for common, simple queries. At the very least, it will establish a connection to a user agent (like a digital wallet) that can continue the query process. This document is not intended to be a complete formal specification but should be treated as an explainer for understanding the requirements for a broad range of inclusive use cases. An inclusive query can be handled by all people who are entitled to access a service or other resource. To become inclusive, a query must be able to be processed even when the holder or the subject is: - Not able to communicate in the local or preferred language, - Aware but not capable of handling the requirements of digital devices, - Unable to give informed consent on their own behalf, or - In an emergency location where network access is not available. Kantara invites your review of this document and asks that you submit any comments and proposed revisions on or before July 23, 2026. As this deadline will be strictly adhered to, late submissions will not be taken into account. ____________________ To Comment on the Recommendation: - Single comment: [Public Comment Form](https://kantarainitiative.org/membership/mailing/url/?u=1464&qid=9613… - Multiple comments: [Kantara-Comment-Template RIUP IPCQ Recommendation.xlsx](https://kantarainitiative.org/membership/mailing/url/?… - Send your comments via email to [Staff](mailto:staff@kantarainitiative.org) with the subject “RIUP - IPCQ WG COMMENT SUBMISSION". _____________ Intellectual Property Rights Notice: Intellectual Property Rights Notice: In accordance with the Kantara Initiative [IPR Policy](https://kantarainitiative.org/membership/mailing/url/?u=1467&qid=96… B Article 5 and the Kantara Initiative [Operating Procedures](https://kantarainitiative.org/membership/mailing/url/?u=1463&qi… Section 7.5, you have a period of 45 days to review the document for any Necessary Claims that may be implicated by the final Recommendation. Note that any submissions are deemed to be contributed under the IPR Option of RIUP: [Option Patent and Copyright Reciprocal Royalty Free with Opt-Out to (RAND)](https://kantarainitiative.org/membership/mailing/url/?u=1467&qid=961…) While there is no requirement to review your patent portfolio for Necessary Claims, please be advised that unless you provide a licensing objection in accordance with the Kantara Initiative IPR Policy Article 5 or a notice of withdrawal in accordance with Kantara Initiative IPR Policy Article 6 on or before July 23, 2026 you will have committed to the licensing provisions as set forth by the Patent & Copyright: [Option Patent and Copyright Reciprocal Royalty Free with Opt-Out to (RAND)](https://kantarainitiative.org/membership/mailing/url/?u=1467&qid=961…) IPR Policy with respect to any Necessary Claims implicated by the final approved document. [RIUP Participants](https://kantarainitiative.org/membership/mailing/url/?u=1468&… are required to make claims to IPR regarding these technical documents. Having signed the Group Participation Agreement (GPA), all members of the RIUP Work Group should be familiar with these documents, which may create obligations regarding the disclosure and availability of a member’s patent, copyright, trademark, and license rights that are outlined in an approved Kantara Initiative Recommendation. Kantara Initiative invites any other persons who know of any part of this Group output that would infringe on third-party intellectual property rights to disclose such infringement claims so that these claims may be provided to the Group members for resolution. If you are not a RIUP Participant, you have no IPR licensing obligation to any of these documents. To submit an Intellectual Property Rights infringement claim, email [Staff](mailto:staff@kantarainitiative.org) with the subject "RIUP IPR CLAIM". ____________________ Please contact the Kantara Initiative [Staff](mailto:staff@kantarainitiative.org) with any questions regarding this notice. We thank you for your time and interest.

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Proposed Operating Procedure changes
by Alec L 15 Jun '26

15 Jun '26

Hi everyone, The LC Leads and the board have been discussing ways to make Kantara membership more valuable. Currently, unpaid non-members get almost all the same perks as paying members. They can choose to vote and may hold a leadership role. To make formal Membership more valuable, we are looking at reorganizing participation into two clear buckets: - Members: Can vote, lead, and contribute. (If a Member steps into a leadership or Editor role, they automatically become a Voting participant). - Non-Members: Still required to sign the GPA so we legally capture their IP and contributions, and they still get public attribution for their work—but they get zero voting rights and cannot hold leadership roles. I've provided the proposed Operating Procedure changes to accomplish this below. OP changes require an All-member ballot, however, we want to ensure everyone is heard and aligned on the changes first. We will discuss this at the Leadership Council call tomorrow, see you there! Best, - Alec Proposed Redlines: 1. Group Participation (Sections 4.1.1 and 5.1.1) Current Text: "Upon joining a WG [or DG] Participants choose to be Voting or Non-Voting Participants." - Proposed Revision: "Upon joining a WG [or DG], Members choose to be Voting or Non-Voting Participants. Non-Member Participants are automatically Non-Voting Participants." 2. Group Roles (Sections 4.1.2 and 5.1.2) Current Text: "A WG [or DG] shall have one or more Chairs elected from the WG [or DG] Participants." "At least one WG [or DG] Chair shall be a Member of Kantara Initiative." "If required for creation of documents or specifications, the WG [or DG] may designate one or more Editors from the WG [or DG] Participants." - Proposed Revision: "A WG [or DG] shall have one or more Chairs elected from the WG [or DG] Members." (Note: Delete the sentence "At least one WG Chair shall be a Member..." entirely.) "If required for creation of documents or specifications, the WG [or DG] may designate one or more Editors from the WG [or DG] Members. Accepting a Group Leadership or Editor position automatically designates the Member as a Voting Participant. " 3. DG Elections (Section 5.1.3) Current Text: "The DG shall annually elect a DG Chair and a DG Vice-Chair from its participants by a Majority vote of the DG Participants." - Proposed Revision: "The DG shall annually elect a DG Chair and a DG Vice-Chair from its Members by a Majority vote of the Voting DG Participants." 4. Voter Eligibility (Section 6.1) Current Text: "Group Participants may be either Voting Participants or Non-Voting Participants. Current voting status of Participants shall be recorded on the Roster at the Group wiki space." - Proposed Revision: "Group Participants may be either Voting Participants or Non-Voting Participants. Only Members are eligible to be Voting Participants. Current voting status of Participants shall be recorded on the Roster at the Group wiki space." Alec Laws CTO Engineering | IDENTOS Inc. [image: mobilePhone] (647)-822-1529 [image: emailAddress] alec(a)identos.ca [image: twitter] <https://twitter.com/identos_inc> [image: linkedin] <https://www.linkedin.com/company/identos-inc/>

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Group Slide Updates - Due ASAP
by Alec L 09 Jun '26

09 Jun '26

Hi all, Please update your work group slides to include your 2026 activities & results *ASAP* (deadline June 12). We need to submit our slides for Identiverse. Each group has a section in the presenation: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Zk6nE81RzPB9u6AstnPLP2IkcZejWT8y/ed… If you are going to be at Identiverse please let us know! Best, - Alec Alec Laws CTO Engineering | IDENTOS Inc. [image: mobilePhone] (647)-822-1529 [image: emailAddress] alec(a)identos.ca [image: twitter] <https://twitter.com/identos_inc> [image: linkedin] <https://www.linkedin.com/company/identos-inc/>

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Leadership Council - June 16, 10 AM Agenda
by Amanda Gay 09 Jun '26

09 Jun '26

Hi all: The full LC will meet next Tuesday, June 16 at the usual time! A draft agenda is available here <https://kantara.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/LC/pages/1915322371/2026-06-16+LC…>. Alec will circulate materials regarding the proposed Operating Procedure changes, and I will then add them to the agenda. *Reminders:* *1. WG Slides <https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Zk6nE81RzPB9u6AstnPLP2IkcZejWT8y/ed…> are overdue. * This is the last week to make any updates before Identiverse. *All Groups are expected to edit/update their own slides ASAP.* *2. *Please submit your headshot to Amanda/Gracie (CC'ed) above, as we also need to update the website. We look forward to seeing everyone! Best, -Amanda -- Amanda Gay | Work Groups and Membership [image: Logo, company name Description automatically generated] Phone: +1 571-475-8895 LinkedIn: @KantaraInitiative

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CORRECTED TITLE - NOTICE FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS/IPR REVIEW: Inclusive Purpose Consent Query (RIUP Draft Recommendation)
by Kantara Initiative 08 Jun '26

08 Jun '26

[https://kantarainitiative.org/membership/mailing/unsubscribe/?reset=1&jid=6… [View in your browser](https://kantarainitiative.org/membership/mailing/view/?reset=1&id=… [Kantara Initiative Logo](https://kantarainitiative.org/membership/mailing/url/?u=1453&qid=9444… Notice of Public Comment Period Dear Kantara Initiative Community: This is a formal notification that the Resilient Identifiers for Underserved Population Work Group (RIUP) has approved the following document as a Group-Approved Draft Recommendation and its distribution for public comment and IPR Review: Document: Inclusive Purpose Consent Query - A Kantara Recommendation Version:1.0 Document Date: 2026-05-19 Notice and Document available [HERE](https://kantarainitiative.org/membership/mailing/url/?u=1454&qid=9444…. In accordance with the Kantara Initiative [Operating Procedures](https://kantarainitiative.org/membership/mailing/url/?u=1455&qi…, this document now enters a 45-day public comment and IPR review period in preparation for an All-Member Ballot to consider its approval as a Kantara Initiative Recommendation. This is an open invitation to comment. Kantara Initiative solicits feedback from potential users, developers, and other interested parties, whether Kantara Initiative members or not, for the sake of improving the interoperability and quality of its technical work. Public Review and IPR Review Period Opens: 08 June 2026, 3:00 PM ET Review Period Closes: 23 July, 2026, 3:00 PM ET Overview of Document/ABSTRACT: The purpose of the Inclusive Purpose Consent Query is to enable a Verifier to send sufficient information to a smartphone to enable the holder to understand the query fully and quickly. The message may suffice to acquire all the information a verifier requires for common, simple queries. At the very least, it will establish a connection to a user agent (like a digital wallet) that can continue the query process. This document is not intended to be a complete formal specification but should be treated as an explainer for understanding the requirements for a broad range of inclusive use cases. An inclusive query can be handled by all people who are entitled to access a service or other resource. To become inclusive, a query must be able to be processed even when the holder or the subject is: - Not able to communicate in the local or preferred language, - Aware but not capable of handling the requirements of digital devices, - Unable to give informed consent on their own behalf, or - In an emergency location where network access is not available. Kantara invites your review of this document and asks that you submit any comments and proposed revisions on or before July 23, 2026. As this deadline will be strictly adhered to, late submissions will not be taken into account. ____________________ To Comment on the Recommendation: - Single comment: [Public Comment Form](https://kantarainitiative.org/membership/mailing/url/?u=1456&qid=9444… - Multiple comments: [Kantara-Comment-Template RIUP IPCQ Recommendation.xlsx](https://kantarainitiative.org/membership/mailing/url/?… - Send your comments via email to [Staff](mailto:staff@kantarainitiative.org) with the subject “RIUP - IPCQ WG COMMENT SUBMISSION". _____________ Intellectual Property Rights Notice: Intellectual Property Rights Notice: In accordance with the Kantara Initiative [IPR Policy](https://kantarainitiative.org/membership/mailing/url/?u=1459&qid=94… B Article 5 and the Kantara Initiative [Operating Procedures](https://kantarainitiative.org/membership/mailing/url/?u=1455&qi… Section 7.5, you have a period of 45 days to review the document for any Necessary Claims that may be implicated by the final Recommendation. Note that any submissions are deemed to be contributed under the IPR Option of RIUP: [Option Patent and Copyright Reciprocal Royalty Free with Opt-Out to (RAND)](https://kantarainitiative.org/membership/mailing/url/?u=1459&qid=944…) While there is no requirement to review your patent portfolio for Necessary Claims, please be advised that unless you provide a licensing objection in accordance with the Kantara Initiative IPR Policy Article 5 or a notice of withdrawal in accordance with Kantara Initiative IPR Policy Article 6 on or before July 23, 2026 you will have committed to the licensing provisions as set forth by the Patent & Copyright: [Option Patent and Copyright Reciprocal Royalty Free with Opt-Out to (RAND)](https://kantarainitiative.org/membership/mailing/url/?u=1459&qid=944…) IPR Policy with respect to any Necessary Claims implicated by the final approved document. [RIUP Participants](https://kantarainitiative.org/membership/mailing/url/?u=1460&… are required to make claims to IPR regarding these technical documents. Having signed the Group Participation Agreement (GPA), all members of the RIUP Work Group should be familiar with these documents, which may create obligations regarding the disclosure and availability of a member’s patent, copyright, trademark, and license rights that are outlined in an approved Kantara Initiative Recommendation. Kantara Initiative invites any other persons who know of any part of this Group output that would infringe on third-party intellectual property rights to disclose such infringement claims so that these claims may be provided to the Group members for resolution. If you are not a RIUP Participant, you have no IPR licensing obligation to any of these documents. To submit an Intellectual Property Rights infringement claim, email [Staff](mailto:staff@kantarainitiative.org) with the subject "RIUP IPR CLAIM". ____________________ Please contact the Kantara Initiative [Staff](mailto:staff@kantarainitiative.org) with any questions regarding this notice. We thank you for your time and interest.

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NOTICE FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS/IPR REVIEW: Inclusive Performance Consent Query (RIUP Draft Recommendation)
by Kantara Initiative 08 Jun '26

08 Jun '26

[https://kantarainitiative.org/membership/mailing/unsubscribe/?reset=1&jid=6… [View in your browser](https://kantarainitiative.org/membership/mailing/view/?reset=1&id=… [Kantara Initiative Logo](https://kantarainitiative.org/membership/mailing/url/?u=1428&qid=9103… Notice of Public Comment Period Dear Kantara Initiative Community: This is a formal notification that the Resilient Identifiers for Underserved Population Work Group (RIUP) has approved the following document as a Group-Approved Draft Recommendation and its distribution for public comment and IPR Review: Document: Inclusive Purpose Consent Query - A Kantara Recommendation Version:1.0 Document Date: 2026-05-19 Notice and Document available [HERE](https://kantarainitiative.org/membership/mailing/url/?u=1429&qid=9103…. In accordance with the Kantara Initiative [Operating Procedures](https://kantarainitiative.org/membership/mailing/url/?u=1430&qi…, this document now enters a 45-day public comment and IPR review period in preparation for an All-Member Ballot to consider its approval as a Kantara Initiative Recommendation. This is an open invitation to comment. Kantara Initiative solicits feedback from potential users, developers, and other interested parties, whether Kantara Initiative members or not, for the sake of improving the interoperability and quality of its technical work. Public Review and IPR Review Period Opens: 08 June 2026, 3:00 PM ET Review Period Closes: 23 July, 2026, 3:00 PM ET Overview of Document/ABSTRACT: The purpose of the Inclusive Purpose Consent Query is to enable a Verifier to send sufficient information to a smartphone to enable the holder to understand the query fully and quickly. The message may suffice to acquire all the information a verifier requires for common, simple queries. At the very least, it will establish a connection to a user agent (like a digital wallet) that can continue the query process. This document is not intended to be a complete formal specification but should be treated as an explainer for understanding the requirements for a broad range of inclusive use cases. An inclusive query can be handled by all people who are entitled to access a service or other resource. To become inclusive, a query must be able to be processed even when the holder or the subject is: - Not able to communicate in the local or preferred language, - Aware but not capable of handling the requirements of digital devices, - Unable to give informed consent on their own behalf, or - In an emergency location where network access is not available. Kantara invites your review of this document and asks that you submit any comments and proposed revisions on or before July 23, 2026. As this deadline will be strictly adhered to, late submissions will not be taken into account. ____________________ To Comment on the Recommendation: - Single comment: [Public Comment Form](https://kantarainitiative.org/membership/mailing/url/?u=1431&qid=9103… - Multiple comments: [Kantara-Comment-Template RIUP IPCQ Recommendation.xlsx](https://kantarainitiative.org/membership/mailing/url/?… - Send your comments via email to [Staff](mailto:staff@kantarainitiative.org) with the subject “RIUP - IPCQ WG COMMENT SUBMISSION". _____________ Intellectual Property Rights Notice: Intellectual Property Rights Notice: In accordance with the Kantara Initiative [IPR Policy](https://kantarainitiative.org/membership/mailing/url/?u=1434&qid=91… B Article 5 and the Kantara Initiative [Operating Procedures](https://kantarainitiative.org/membership/mailing/url/?u=1430&qi… Section 7.5, you have a period of 45 days to review the document for any Necessary Claims that may be implicated by the final Recommendation. Note that any submissions are deemed to be contributed under the IPR Option of RIUP: [Option Patent and Copyright Reciprocal Royalty Free with Opt-Out to (RAND)](https://kantarainitiative.org/membership/mailing/url/?u=1434&qid=910…) While there is no requirement to review your patent portfolio for Necessary Claims, please be advised that unless you provide a licensing objection in accordance with the Kantara Initiative IPR Policy Article 5 or a notice of withdrawal in accordance with Kantara Initiative IPR Policy Article 6 on or before July 23, 2026 you will have committed to the licensing provisions as set forth by the Patent & Copyright: [Option Patent and Copyright Reciprocal Royalty Free with Opt-Out to (RAND)](https://kantarainitiative.org/membership/mailing/url/?u=1434&qid=910…) IPR Policy with respect to any Necessary Claims implicated by the final approved document. [RIUP Participants](https://kantarainitiative.org/membership/mailing/url/?u=1435&… are required to make claims to IPR regarding these technical documents. Having signed the Group Participation Agreement (GPA), all members of the RIUP Work Group should be familiar with these documents, which may create obligations regarding the disclosure and availability of a member’s patent, copyright, trademark, and license rights that are outlined in an approved Kantara Initiative Recommendation. Kantara Initiative invites any other persons who know of any part of this Group output that would infringe on third-party intellectual property rights to disclose such infringement claims so that these claims may be provided to the Group members for resolution. If you are not a RIUP Participant, you have no IPR licensing obligation to any of these documents. To submit an Intellectual Property Rights infringement claim, email [Staff](mailto:staff@kantarainitiative.org) with the subject "RIUP IPR CLAIM". ____________________ Please contact the Kantara Initiative [Staff](mailto:staff@kantarainitiative.org) with any questions regarding this notice. We thank you for your time and interest.

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