Over the last few weeks I have been sending a series of OIDF Mid Year Reports. The Executive Committee's feedback has determined the resulting reprioritization and will guide decisions and spending for the second part of the OIDF's fiscal year. As discussed in the last EC meeting, we will be focusing on a specific set of initiatives emphasizing measurable improvements to the foundation's website, OpenID's global trademark position and broader adoption (especially by relying parties.) This is consistent with and progresses the full board's unanimous vote in the beginning of the year to expand the OIDF mission by reaching out to new organizations and members and develop new applications.
To be sure there is much other work to be done. One outstanding issue is how best to make the full board discussions more productive at a strategic level. Some may be interested in revisiting recent resolutions and discussing previous attempts to address governance and structural issues. My preference is to look forward. Of course any board member can propose any resolutions at any time. I will be glad to work on new resolutions to improve the OIDF. This fall the board's focus may well be on three areas; the strategic implications of the "Connect" and other working groups, the ongoing challenges of RP adoption especially in retail applications and the board elections at the end of the calendar year. More work can be done in "helping working groups work." One example is finalizing hiring a technical writer to support the Technical Committee's Connect Working Group and others. It is a practical, affordable step needed now. The Executive Committee's midyear decisions on investments and budget rationalizations reconcile the full board requirement for a prudent fiscal approach, actual and forecasted renewals sustaining members. Here's a brief recap of the priorities from now to the end of the year. Support of OIX Complete: The OpenID Foundation's grant and in-kind investments in the Open Identity Exchange met the goals of the early 2010 Board's resolutions. OpenID Trademark Project: Phase 1 is underway, its goals are to: meet US fiduciary best practices, repair and restore OIDF's EU position and update OpenID Japan legal status. OpenID.net Upgrade: The development and "beta" testing of a new "Blog Aggregation" feature, new "ED Blog" and new content feature "OpenID Voices" has begun. Technical Writing Support: We are finalizing a SOW and contract with a professional technical writer to document technical working group deliverables. Executive Directors Priorities: The EC has reset the ED's goals to: recruit new members, support international / RP adoption and focus on market facing engagement/activities. OIX Working Group on ICAM LoA 2 & 3: An ongoing set of meetings building on the ICAM Open2.0 profile with government officials begins tomorrow in Washington DC. OpenID & NIH Information Session for Scientists/Researchers/Librarians: Meetings with government and professional orgs. begins tomorrow in Washington DC. OpenID Summit- Paris at Orange in October 18 is co-lead by John Bradley and Nat Sakimura. The registration link is: <http://openid-paris-summit-2010.eventbrite.com> http://openid-paris-summit-2010.eventbrite.com OpenID Retail Advisory Committee Kickoff Event -TBD, see Brian Kissel for more information. IIW -Europe, London on October 11 OpenID Summit- Palo Alto at Facebook on November 8 will focus on OpenID technical working group progress IIW- Mountain View, CA and Face to Face Board Meeting on November 9-10 2011 OIDF Board Elections in December 2010 Don Thibeau Executive Director The OpenID Foundation <http://openid.net/> http://openid.net
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