Working Groups

About Working Groups
Working groups are the fundamental organizational unit of Identity Commons (see Organizational Structure) they have have tremendous autonomy -- so much so that a Working Group can be a complete separate legal or social entity whose own charter or incorporation need not make any mention of Identity Commons.


 * See Working Group Agreement for more about the relationship of working groups to Identity Commons.
 * To propose a new working group, see Starting Working Groups.

Working Groups must have a charter that is consistent with our Purpose And Principles, and it must appoint a Steward. The Steward serves as the Working Group's representative on the Stewards Council and has a vote on organizational-wide issues, including approving of new Working Groups. Working Groups are welcome to appoint one alternative to serve on the Stewards Council when the main Steward is not available to vote.

An individual may be appointed the Steward of multiple Working Groups; however, the individual will only get one vote.

Working Groups
The following is a list of Working Groups. Click on the charter pages for a general description, or go directly to the working group's own home page (often an external website).


 * Identity Gang || Identity Gang Charter || Identity Gang || Paul Trevithick
 * Internet Identity Workshop || Internet Identity Workshop Charter || http://iiw.idcommons.net || Kaliya Hamlin
 * Photo Group || Photo Group Charter || Photo Group || Pam Dingle
 * ID-Legal Collaboration - transitioning (see eCitizen Council below)|| ID-Legal Charter ID-Legal Charter2 || ID-Legal || Dazza Greenwood
 * Kids Online || Kids Online Charter || Kids Online || Denise Tayloe
 * Digital Death
 * Digital Death Charter
 * Digital Death DayDigitalDeathDay DigitalDeathDay-Europe
 * Evan Caroll
 * Kids Online || Kids Online Charter || Kids Online || Denise Tayloe
 * Digital Death
 * Digital Death Charter
 * Digital Death DayDigitalDeathDay DigitalDeathDay-Europe
 * Evan Caroll
 * Evan Caroll


 * OSIS || OSIS Charter ||OSIS now on IdCommons.net || John Bradley
 * OpenID || OpenID Charter || http://www.openid.net || David Recordon
 * Higgins Project || Higgins Project Charter || http://higgins-project.org || Mary Ruddy
 * Information Sharing Workgroup
 * Information Sharing Workgroup Charter
 * this group is Kantara Work Group.
 * Joe Andrieu
 * Information Sharing Workgroup
 * Information Sharing Workgroup Charter
 * this group is Kantara Work Group.
 * Joe Andrieu


 * XDI.org || XDI Org Charter || http://www.xdi.org || Bill Washburn
 * VRM (Vendor Relationship Management)|| VRM Charter || http://projectvrm.org || Iain Henderson
 * Identity Media Review Group || IdMedia Charter || IdMedia || Bob Blakely
 * DataPortability || DataPortablity Charter || Data Portability Website || Elias Bizannes
 * Personal Data Ecosystem
 * Personal Data Ecosystem Charter
 * Personal Data Ecosystem Site Personal Data Ecosystem wiki space
 * Kaliya Hamlin
 * Personal Data Ecosystem
 * Personal Data Ecosystem Charter
 * Personal Data Ecosystem Site Personal Data Ecosystem wiki space
 * Kaliya Hamlin
 * Kaliya Hamlin


 * Newbies4Newbies || Newbies4Newbies Charter || Newbies4Newbies || Chris Reynolds
 * Givotovsky's "New Digital Deal" Project || Givotovsky Charter || || Brett McDowell
 * Claims Broker
 * Claims Broker Charter
 * Claims-Agent wiki
 * Sandy Porter & Susan Morrow
 * NSTIC Community Discussion Group Charter
 * NSTIC Community Discussion Group Charter
 * NSTIC
 * Jay Unger
 * eCitizen Council, Previously eCitizen Foundation WG and ID-legal WG
 * eCitizenCharter being updated
 * eCitizen web sites eCitizenCouncil web sites
 * Dazza Greenwood
 * Identity Schemas || Identity Schemas Charter || Identity Schemas || Paul Trevithick
 * SAML Commons || SAML Commons Charter || || Peter Davis
 * XDI Commons || XDI Commons Charter || || Drummond Reed
 * Pamela Project || Pamela Project Charter || http://www.pamelaproject.com || Pamela Dingle
 * Information Card Foundation || Information Card Foundation Charter || i-card Foundation Website || Paul Trevithick
 * User-Centric Health || User-Centric Health Charter || User-Centric Health ||Mike Kirkwood
 * Identity Commons Evangelism & Marketing || IC Evangelism & Marketing Charter || IC Evangelism & Marketing || Christopher Allen
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 * SAML Commons || SAML Commons Charter || || Peter Davis
 * XDI Commons || XDI Commons Charter || || Drummond Reed
 * Pamela Project || Pamela Project Charter || http://www.pamelaproject.com || Pamela Dingle
 * Information Card Foundation || Information Card Foundation Charter || i-card Foundation Website || Paul Trevithick
 * User-Centric Health || User-Centric Health Charter || User-Centric Health ||Mike Kirkwood
 * Identity Commons Evangelism & Marketing || IC Evangelism & Marketing Charter || IC Evangelism & Marketing || Christopher Allen
 * }
 * User-Centric Health || User-Centric Health Charter || User-Centric Health ||Mike Kirkwood
 * Identity Commons Evangelism & Marketing || IC Evangelism & Marketing Charter || IC Evangelism & Marketing || Christopher Allen
 * }
 * Identity Commons Evangelism & Marketing || IC Evangelism & Marketing Charter || IC Evangelism & Marketing || Christopher Allen
 * }

NEXT UP for Vote
These groups are formed and waiting for discussion and a vote.


 * NymRights
 * NymRights Charter
 * Aeseteix
 * }
 * Aeseteix
 * }
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Under Development
The following groups are ideas that people have for groups they are not ready for a vote:


 * Federated Social Web
 * Federated Social Web Charter
 * Federated Social Web at W3C
 * Evan Prodomo
 * Evan Prodomo


 * Groups that were proposed but are no longer active or there wasn't a fit and won't be voted on.
 * OAuth
 * OAuth Charter
 * [OAuth Site]
 * Eran Hammer-Lahav
 * Eran Hammer-Lahav


 * WebID
 * Web ID Charter
 * []
 * Henry Story
 * Henry Story


 * Project Nori
 * Project Nori Charter
 * Project Nori
 * Joe Johnston
 * Project Danube
 * Project Danube Charter
 * Project Danube
 * Makus Sabadello
 * Volunteered Personal Information
 * VPI Charter
 * VPI Sig
 * Iain or Mark
 * Identity Market
 * IDMarket Charter
 * IDMarket
 * Mike Ozburn
 * Enterprise Identity Architects Group || Enterprise Identity Architects Charter || Enterprise Identity Architects
 * Owen Davis Award || Owen Davis Award Charter || Owen Davis Award
 * UDI || UDI Charter || UDI
 * Data Sharing || DataSharing Charter || http://www.datasharingsummit.com
 * Usability of Identity Systems || Usability Charter || User-Centric Usability
 * Inclusive Initiatives || Inclusive Initiatives Charter || Inclusive Initiatives
 * Bandit Project || Bandit Project Charter || http://bandit-project.org
 * Identity & Trust || Identity Trust Charter ||
 * Story of Digital Identity
 * StoDID Charter
 * STODID StoDID
 * Aldo Castaneda
 * Unified Messaging Group
 * Unified Messaging Charter
 * Unified Messaging Wiki
 * Charles Andres
 * CivicID.org
 * CivicID.org Charter
 * CivicID.org Wiki Page Civic ID Website
 * Louis Klepner
 * }
 * StoDID Charter
 * STODID StoDID
 * Aldo Castaneda
 * Unified Messaging Group
 * Unified Messaging Charter
 * Unified Messaging Wiki
 * Charles Andres
 * CivicID.org
 * CivicID.org Charter
 * CivicID.org Wiki Page Civic ID Website
 * Louis Klepner
 * }
 * Louis Klepner
 * }
 * }

Inactive Groups
The following is a list of working groups that are no longer active.
 * Identity Commons Collaborative Tools || IC Collaborative Tools Charter || IC Collaborative Tools || Eugene Eric Kim
 * Standards Gang || Standards Gang Charter || || Dick Hardt
 * Identity Mashup || Identity Mashup Charter || || Jon Ramer
 * EUCLId || EuclidCharter || Merged into the Identity & Trust WG
 * I-Tags || Itags Charter || I-Tags was merged into the XDI Commons WG
 * I-Broker Interoperation || Ibroker Interoperation Charter || Was merged into the I-Broker Commons WG
 * XRI Registration Privacy || XRI Registration Privacy Charter || Was merged into the I-Broker Commons WG
 * Owen Davis Award || Owen Davis Award Charter || Owen Davis Award
 * Enterprise Positioning ||Enterprise Positioning Charter || Enterprise Positioning || Gary Ardito
 * Identity Rights Agreements || Identity Rights Agreements Charter || Identity Rights Agreements || Fen Labalme
 * I-Broker Commons || Ibroker Commons Charter || || Owen Davis
 * Identity Futures Group || IdFutures Charter || Identity Futures || Nicholas Givotovsky
 * XRI Registration Privacy || XRI Registration Privacy Charter || Was merged into the I-Broker Commons WG
 * Owen Davis Award || Owen Davis Award Charter || Owen Davis Award
 * Enterprise Positioning ||Enterprise Positioning Charter || Enterprise Positioning || Gary Ardito
 * Identity Rights Agreements || Identity Rights Agreements Charter || Identity Rights Agreements || Fen Labalme
 * I-Broker Commons || Ibroker Commons Charter || || Owen Davis
 * Identity Futures Group || IdFutures Charter || Identity Futures || Nicholas Givotovsky
 * Identity Rights Agreements || Identity Rights Agreements Charter || Identity Rights Agreements || Fen Labalme
 * I-Broker Commons || Ibroker Commons Charter || || Owen Davis
 * Identity Futures Group || IdFutures Charter || Identity Futures || Nicholas Givotovsky
 * I-Broker Commons || Ibroker Commons Charter || || Owen Davis
 * Identity Futures Group || IdFutures Charter || Identity Futures || Nicholas Givotovsky
 * Identity Futures Group || IdFutures Charter || Identity Futures || Nicholas Givotovsky

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= Resources =

IdentityCommons WorkingGroups have access to shared resources. Initially, these resources consist of:
 * A project page on the IdentityCommons web site
 * Mailing list hosting on the IdentityCommons server.

= Quarterly Reports =


 * 2007 Q4 Quarterly Reports
 * 2008 Q1 Quarterly Reports
 * 2008 Q2 Quarterly Reports
 * 2008 Q3 Quarterly Reports
 * 2008 Q4 Quarterly Reports
 * 2009 Q1 Quarterly Reports