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The InCommon Federation

John KrienkeInternet2 Spring Member Meeting

Tuesday, April 25, 2006

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InCommon Basics

• U.S. Higher Ed and its Partners– Self-organizing– Heterogeneous

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InCommon LLCSteering Committee

• Tracy Mitrano, Cornell – Chair • Jerry Campbell, University of

Southern California – Vice Chair • Christopher Crowhurst,

Thomson Learning • Clair Goldsmith, University of

Texas System • Ken Klingenstein, Internet2 • Mark Luker, Educause • Peggy Plympton, Lehigh

University • Carrie Regenstein, Carnegie

Mellon University • Gene Spencer, Bucknell

University• Mike Teets, OCLC

Technical Advisory Committee• RL "Bob" Morgan, University of

Washington – Co-Chair • Renee Shuey, Penn State – Co-Chair • Tom Barton, University of Chicago • Scott Cantor, The Ohio State

University • Steven Carmody, Brown University • Keith Hazelton, University of

Wisconsin - Madison • Walter Hoehn, University of Memphis • Ken Klingenstein, InCommon

Steering Committee • Mike LaHaye, Internet2 • David Wasley, retired (UCOP)

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InCommon Requirements

• Common Attributes• Software Guidelines

– www.incommonfederation.org/ops/softguide.html

• Transparency of Policy and Practices• Legal Agreement

– No Indemnification– Limited Liability– General Liability Insurance

• Annual Fee

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Current InCommon Participants: 27• Case Western Reserve University• Cornell University• Dartmouth• Elsevier ScienceDirect• Georgetown University• HAM - Texas Medical Center

Library• Internet2• Miami University• Napster, LLC• OCLC• Ohio University• OhioLink - The Ohio Library &

Information Network• Penn State• SUNY Buffalo• The Ohio State University

• The University of Chicago• Turn It In• University of Alabama at

Birmingham• University of California, Irvine• University of California, Los

Angeles• University of California, Office of

the President• University of California, San

Diego• University of Rochester• University of Southern California• University of Virginia• University of Washington• WebAssign