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Doodle Poll for setting up bi-weekly Kantara DEIA subcommittee meetings
by Kay Chopard 27 Feb '24

27 Feb '24

Hi everyone, I have created a Doodle poll to see if certain days work best for you to participate in the DEIA subcommittee calls. We are moving these to a bi-weekly basis. Please use this link to respond as soon as possible so I can get the invitations for March updated and sent out. https://doodle.com/meeting/participate/id/boAo5vze Also, take a look at the Wiki for the DEIA work when you get a chance, https://kantara.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DEIA/overview?homepageId=218497230. In the left-hand navigation all the way at the bottom, you'll see Wiki workspace pages for us to put in work there for the Terminology and Taxonomy as well as ROI. Please feel free to begin to contribute in that space. Let me know if you have any questions. We look forward to working with you. Kind regards, Kay *Kay Chopard | **Executive Director* *Twitter:* @KantaraNews *LinkedIn:* @KantaraInitiative

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Reminder-today's DEIA call at 12PM ET
by Amanda Gay 26 Feb '24

26 Feb '24

Hi all: A reminder for today's DEIA subcommittee call at noon. Zoom details below. Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82137150402?pwd=Y2t2RDc3Rkwvem55aUVGZDZEOS84UT09 <https://www.google.com/url?q=https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82137150402?pwd%3DY2…> Meeting ID: 821 3715 0402 Passcode: 585244 One tap mobile +13092053325,,82734089728# US +13126266799,,82734089728# US (Chicago) Best, -Amanda -- *Amanda Gay | **Administrative** Coordinator* *Twitter:* @KantaraNews *LinkedIn:* @KantaraInitiative

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Fwd: Interview for Government Technology Magazine
by Kay Chopard 02 Feb '24

02 Feb '24

Hi everyone, I've been asked to do an interview with Government Technology magazine tomorrow on equity and accessibility. I asked for the questions in advance and just got this list late last night. I would appreciate any input from anyone on how to answer some of these. And I'd also like to recommend she talk to some of you. If you would be willing to talk to her please let me know. I suggested already that she speak to Jordan but I'm happy to include others. If anyone would be interested in being part of this interview, I'm happy to include you on the meeting invitation. It's tomorrow morning at 8:00 AM ET. Let me know your ideas, questions, etc. Thank you so much. Kay *Kay Chopard | **Executive Director* *Twitter:* @KantaraNews *LinkedIn:* @KantaraInitiative ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Leslie Aloud <leslie.aloud(a)outlook.com> Date: Tue, Jan 30, 2024 at 11:00 PM Subject: RE: Interview for Government Technology Magazine To: Kay Chopard <kay(a)kantarainitiative.org> Cc: Shannon Quist <soconnell(a)erepublic.com>, Kim White <kwhite(a)erepublic.com > Kay, hope your meeting goes well tomorrow. Looking forward to speaking with you Thursday. If there are any articles you’d like me to read prior to meeting with you, please let me know. Here’s a little more about the article for GovTech Magazine, from the brief I was given. Title: The ID Balancing Act: Accuracy, Equity and Privacy This article will explore how to create digital identities without widening the digital divide and/or opening new data vulnerabilities. It will offer expert opinions on how to ensure equity for low-income or unbanked residents, people with disabilities, residents without access to connectivity and technology, etc. It will also cover important considerations for protecting personally identifiable information, biometric data and other information used to verify identities. Some points to cover: - Examples of equity ideas and approaches that work. (Multiple cities offer municipal ID cards for people who lack traditional driver’s licenses – often homeless residents, undocumented immigrants and other marginalized populations.) - General principles that policymakers and IT leaders should keep in mind. With that in mind here are a few questions I’d like to cover; please suggest others. - If state and local governments move to requiring digital identification to receive services and benefits, how do you think that will affect those in our communities who struggle with identification issues? - Digital identification generally requires a *piece of information* (such as a password), and a way to authenticate the person entering the password (e.g., a code from a phone app or text). How hard is this for some people? - Do you know of any cities that are issuing digital versions of their municipal ID cards? - What should policymakers know about people struggling with issues related to not having commonly accepted forms of identification? - How big a factor is trust/distrust of government in the populations you work with? Thanks and best regards, Leslie *From:* Leslie Aloud *Sent:* Tuesday, January 30, 2024 3:02 PM *To:* Kay Chopard <kay(a)kantarainitiative.org> *Cc:* Shannon Quist <soconnell(a)erepublic.com> *Subject:* RE: Interview for Government Technology Magazine Thursday, please! I’ll send you a list of questions later today. Shannon, can you please set up the interview in Teams? Thanks, Leslie *From:* Kay Chopard <kay(a)kantarainitiative.org> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 30, 2024 2:43 PM *To:* Leslie Aloud <leslie.aloud(a)outlook.com> *Cc:* Shannon Quist <soconnell(a)erepublic.com> *Subject:* Re: Interview for Government Technology Magazine On Thursday I could talk at 8:00 AM. Or after 2:00 PM on Friday. Kay Chopard Executive Director Kantara Initiative Inc. On Jan 30, 2024, at 2:34 PM, Leslie Aloud <leslie.aloud(a)outlook.com> wrote: No problem, Kay! As Shannon said, just send us your availability. Are you by chance free this afternoon 3:30 or later? If not, how does Thursday morning before 10 look for you? Leslie *From:* Shannon Quist <soconnell(a)erepublic.com> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 30, 2024 2:28 PM *To:* Kay Chopard <kay(a)kantarainitiative.org> *Cc:* Leslie Aloud <leslie.aloud(a)outlook.com> *Subject:* RE: Interview for Government Technology Magazine Hi Kay, I can help reschedule with Leslie. Can you send us some times that work for you for the remainder of this week? Best, Shannon *Shannon Quist* Senior Customer Success Manager *e.Republic * o. 916.932.1437|c. 916.308.1401 squist(a)erepublic.com *From:* Kay Chopard <kay(a)kantarainitiative.org> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 30, 2024 11:27 AM *To:* Shannon Quist <soconnell(a)erepublic.com> *Cc:* Leslie Aloud <leslie.aloud(a)outlook.com> *Subject:* Re: Interview for Government Technology Magazine Hi Leslie, I apologize but I need to reschedule this interview. I have a meeting all day tomorrow. I was out of the office when I responded and I think I confused the dates. I’m so sorry. Would you able to do this another time? I am very sorry for the inconvenience. Let me know. Kay Kay Chopard Executive Director Kantara Initiative Inc. <image001.jpg> On Jan 30, 2024, at 2:13 PM, Shannon Quist <soconnell(a)erepublic.com> wrote: Please join this conference bridge for tomorrow’s interview. Leslie will be cancelling her invitation. ________________________________________________________________________________ Microsoft Teams meeting *Join on your computer, mobile app or room device* Click here to join the meeting <https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MjY0ZmZiZDQtZmIzZC00…> Meeting ID: 286 001 970 704 Passcode: LHJF5N Download Teams <https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/download-app> | Join on the web <https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-teams/join-a-meeting> *Or call in (audio only)* +1 916-573-2011,,32434851# <+19165732011,,32434851#> United States, Sacramento (844) 265-7623,,32434851# <8442657623,,32434851#> United States (Toll-free) Phone Conference ID: 324 348 51# Find a local number <https://dialin.teams.microsoft.com/83948299-34bd-42d4-85a9-aed7b8d73bcb?id=…> | Reset PIN <https://dialin.teams.microsoft.com/usp/pstnconferencing> Learn More <https://aka.ms/JoinTeamsMeeting> | Meeting options <https://teams.microsoft.com/meetingOptions/?organizerId=227eea0c-f7c8-49e9-…> ________________________________________________________________________________ *Shannon Quist* Senior Customer Success Manager *e.Republic * o. 916.932.1437|c. 916.308.1401 squist(a)erepublic.com <mime-attachment.ics>

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Oops - check your calendar for December 11 or 18 to reschedule
by Kay Chopard 27 Nov '23

27 Nov '23

Hi everyone, I messed up and gave you the wrong dates for rescheduling the DEIA subcommittee meeting. Please let me know if December 11 or 18 at the same time works for you. Those are Mondays in December. Sorry for the confusion. Thanks for letting us know soon. Best regards, Kay *Kay Chopard | **Executive Director* *Twitter:* @KantaraNews *LinkedIn:* @KantaraInitiative

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Re: Need your help for Round table discussion next week at Identity Week
by Kay Chopard 28 Sep '23

28 Sep '23

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Need your help for Round table discussion next week at Identity Week
by Kay Chopard 28 Sep '23

28 Sep '23

Hi everyone, I will be at the Identity Week conference next week here in DC at the Convention Center. They have told me they plan to hold the conference even if the government is shut down. In addition to doing a couple of presentations, they have offered me the ability to run/organize a roundtable discussion. I proposed topics from the various work groups in Kantara. They like the one on DEIA the best. Will any of you be at the conference as well? Could any of you participate with me in the roundtable to help facilitate the discussion? I used the work areas we've discussed as a group for the discussion topic - but we haven't really made any progress. Some of you may have already done some work in these areas - would you mind sharing some information or generic stuff I could use to facilitate the discussions? Here is what I suggested to them: - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessible - Common Taxonomy, Metrics, and How We Can Make Identity Solutions that Work I could use some help! Here is the link to the roundtable descriptions, https://www.terrapinn.com/exhibition/identity-week-america/agenda.stm. Thanks in advance for your input. The conference is next week on Tuesday and Wednesday. Anything in advance of that would be greatly appreciated. Look forward to hearing from you soon. Kay *Kay Chopard | **Executive Director* *Twitter:* @KantaraNews *LinkedIn:* @KantaraInitiative

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DEIA Subcommittee call canceled today
by Kay Chopard 25 Sep '23

25 Sep '23

Hi everyone, I hope you are well and had a good weekend. Apologies for the late notice, but both Jordan Burris and Eric Thompson will be unable to make the call today. So we will cancel and plan to meet next month. Please take a look at the Wiki page, https://kantara.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DEIA/overview?homepageId=218497230, and be sure you have signed up to be included on the mailing list. There are two workspaces set up for Terminology and Taxonomy and another one for Measuring ROI. If you have things to contribute to those topics, you should be able to upload them there. If not, please email staff(a)kantarainitiative.org to make sure you have access. Please make sure you sign the Group Participation Agreement so that you can be added to the mail list - there are several folks who have not done that yet. Let me know if you have questions. Thanks everyone. Best, Kay *Kay Chopard | **Executive Director* *Twitter:* @KantaraNews *LinkedIn:* @KantaraInitiative

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DEIA Subcommittee notes and reminders
by Kay Chopard 28 Aug '23

28 Aug '23

Hi everyone, Jordan Burris and Eric Thompson sent out these notes from our last call. We had trouble with the Zoom link last month but hopefully have corrected it for our next meeting on Monday, August 28, at 12:00 PM Eastern Time. I've attached the notes from the last call. The new email list for the group should be working. However, to be added to the email list and to fully access the workspace on the Wiki, please complete a Group Participation Agreement (GPA). Here is the link to the group on the Wiki page, https://kantarainitiative.org/kantara-diversity-equity-inclusion-and-access…. Here is the link to sign up for access by completing the GPA form, https://kantarainitiative.org/gpa-signup/. In the attached notes, you will see five action items. Please submit those items as requested by the close of business this Friday, August 25, so we can use that input to move forward on the next call. Action Item Requests: 1. A dedicated workspace was created for the Terminology/Taxonomy Work Effort - please let Jordan and Eric know if you'd like to volunteer for this work. [image: image.png] 2. A dedicated workspace was also created to measure identity outcomes, impacts across demographics, and overall ROI. Please submit your suggestions, recommendations, and practices to start the discussion. [image: image.png] 3. We are looking to build out subcommittee participation. Please send your recommendations for other groups, government agencies, and organizations you believe should be represented in this group. Please email Jordan and Eric, who are copied on this email, with those other group recommendations and a contact. 4. Complete and sign the Group Participation Agreement (GPA) so that you can access the Wiki workspaces. 5. Complete or have someone at your company complete the DEIA survey, [image: image.png] Thank you for your contributions to these action items. Your hard work makes a difference. Please let me or Jordan know if you have questions or additional comments. I look forward to talking to you on Monday. Kind regards, Kay *Kay Chopard | **Executive Director* *Twitter:* @KantaraNews *LinkedIn:* @KantaraInitiative

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