NymRights Charter

IDENTITY ECOSYSTEM STEERING GROUP CHARTER OF THE NYM RIGHTS WORKING GROUP

Version dated November 16, 2012

Official Title:

Nym Rights Working Group

Rationale

To help more accurately reflect identity online by enabling nyms, including but not limited to pseudonyms, autonyms, and multiple names, for individuals and/or groups.

Objectives

The Nym Rights Working Group is responsible for defining a model for nyms to be included in the Identity Ecosystem Framework. This model will be used to evaluate the safety, security, confidentiality, and reliability of nym-related capabilities of Identity Ecosystem components.

Scope of Work and Activities


 * Defining the relationship of nyms to people, systems, and other nyms
 * Exploring existing systems, both social and technological, to see what is current in place to accommodate nyms, and make suggestions for future implementations and improvements
 * Ensure both existing and future systems have guidance to protect privacy and civil rights for nyms.
 * Any future nym-related activities as determined appropriate by the Nym Rights working group.

Meeting Schedule

The Nym Group shall meet either in person or online no less than once every two months, or otherwise as determined by the Nym Group members. It shall also meet at in-person meetings which will be coordinated with the IESG Plenary meetings.

Membership 

Membership of the Nym Rights Working Group shall be open to all Identity Ecosystem Steering Group members. Membership participation requirements, and rights and responsibilities shall conform to the Identity Ecosystem Steering Group By-Laws.

Chartering Members
 * Aestetix
 * Kaliya “Identity Woman”

Roles and Responsibilities.

General Provision

This Nym Group will conduct itself in conformance with the Management Council’s “Note on Roles and Responsibilities of Standing Committees and Working Groups”