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IC Evangelism & Marketing Charter

2008-06-20T08:20:01Z

ChristopherA: /* Current Stewards Council Representative and Alternate */

=== Name ===

Identity Commons Evangelism & Marketing

=== Purpose ===

Provide content that will help Identity Commons, its member groups, and individuals more effectively communicate the goals, principles, and messages of Identity Commons. Assist in any evangelism efforts to bring appropriate working groups and individuals to become Identity Commons members.

=== Principles ===

* Communication in Plain English
* Focus on accessible communication and continuous improvement in this area. Being rigorous about the question: Are we making sense to regular people.

=== Practices ===

We plan primarily develop prototype content on the wiki, and host discussions on this topic at the community@idcommons.net list. If the discussions become too noisy for the general list, a new list will be created. Anyone may be contribute to this working group, but you must be signed up below as a working group member to vote. Before any content can be declared official (i.e. moved off of workgroup pages on this wiki onto pages like the Identity Commons home page), it requires rough consensus of working group members to agree to the content. The Working Group Steward must declare if rough consensus has been met. If there are disagreements among the working group members, or if there is a disagreement that rough consensus has been met, the disagreement can be brought by any member to the Stewards Council for their resolution.

=== Requirements of Participation and How to Join ===

To join, add yourself to the list of participants below and subscribe to the community@idcommons.net list. (Since our work is closely intertwined with communicating the wholistic IC message, we will try to avoid setting up a separate mailing list just for this working group.)

=== Licenses and/or Restrictions on Usage of Work Product ===

Any work produced by this group for usage by Identity Commons is copyright and trademark of Identity Commons. It will be licensed under the appropriate [http://creativecommons.org Creative Commons] license for free and open usage.

=== Current Deliverables and Milestones ===

* Complete Charter (in particular, Purpose, Principles & Practices statements)

* Problem Statement -- How is Identity Commons currently perceived vs. how it wants to be perceived? What obstacles or difficulties in explaining Identity Commons to non-members are

* Refined Messages -- Based on the problem statement, how can we refine our messages to more effectively communicate?

* Update to Home Page -- Based on the refined messages, do an update to the home page and other appropriate top-level pages.

=== Current Meeting Schedule ===

No regular meetings are planned at this time -- work will proceed via the current wiki and email discussion list. Teleconference calls are discouraged, but can be scheduled as needed.

=== Current Membership ===

* Christopher Allen
* Kaliya Hamlin
* Drummond Reed
* Bob Snodgrass
* Mike Osbourn?

=== Current Stewards Council Representative and Alternate ===

* Christopher Allen (Primary)
* Kaliya Hamlin (Alternate)

=== Current Links ===

None

=== History ===

[[2008 Q1 Report Evangelism]]

IC Evangelism & Marketing

2008-06-05T20:37:47Z

ChristopherA: /* Websites Nav */

== Websites Nav ==

Top level Nav.
* About
* Vision
* Identity
* Projects
organizationly like http://creativecommons.org/projects/
* Participate
somewhat like http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Main_Page
* Events
* News

== Overview ==

The purpose of the IC Evangelism & Marketing working group is to:

:''"Provide content that will help Identity Commons, its member groups, and individuals more effectively communicate the goals, principles, and messages of Identity Commons. Assist in any evangelism efforts to bring appropriate working groups and individuals to become Identity Commons members."''

Our full charter is currently under discussion at [[IC Evangelism & Marketing Charter]], and in the [[Stewards_Council#Process|working group process]] we are currently in the discussion phase of approval as an official Identity Commons Working Group.

== Projects ==

=== Charter & Approval ===

We have proposed a charter for this Working Group at [[IC Evangelism & Marketing Charter]].

No objections were made during the [[Stewards_Council_Telecon:_2008_April_2#IC_Evangelism_.26_Marketing|April Stewards Council Conference Call]].

Christopher Allen has made a call for discussion of chartering this group as an official Identity Commons Working Group on the community mailing list.

=== Quarterly Reports ===

As an IC working group we have the obligation to make quarterly reports.

* [[2008 Q1 Report IC Evangelism & Marketing]] has been drafted.

=== Values Statement ===

==== Final Values Statement ====

(Work in progress)

==== First Pass ====

::''Christopher Allen and I (Kaliya) met in Berkeley on March 3rd 2008 to talk improving the communication about Identity Commons values and relevancy. It was a great hour+ brainstorming and unpacking the purpose and principles, reflecting on IC1 and the new organizational formation.''

::This is our first cut at trying to explain it and needs some more word smithing to improve it. One of the key things we were trying to do is separate out our shared values from our organizational principles.

We believe in the dignity of Human individual in the context of the digital world.

As digital systems and tools evolve on top of the current technology stack that explicitly move the personal information of people we must to balance these factors:

In order to make this true we strive for a balanc e of factors and valuesas digital systems and tools evolve:

* Individual control, convenience & privacy
* Sharing of information when participating in community
* support for commercial and non-commercial exchange
* Interoperability and openness between systems

We work to bring these values into practice by fostering a collaborative a community of individuals, organizations and companies share these values and are working together towards practical technical implementations.

We work to practice what we preach

Share a pragmatic idealism

Have openness and transparency in what we do.

==== Alternative 1 (by Shannon Appelcline) ====

We believe in the dignity of human individuals in the context of the digital world, but we balance this with the good of digital communities.

In order to achieve this balance, we strive for privacy, fellowship, and convenience as digital systems and tools evolve, based on these core values:

User control of identity, ensuring privacy.

Community sharing of identity, ensuring fellowship.

Global interoperability between systems, ensuring convenience.

We work to make these values a reality by fostering a collaborative community of individuals, organizations and companies that share these values and that work together toward practical technical implementations.

We support both commercial and non-commercial adaptations of these values, to allow for the creation and support of interoperable and open global identities.

We work

To practice what we preach;

To share a pragmatic idealism; and

To be open and transparent in what we do.

If you share these values and ideals, you should join us and share your commitment with others.

==== Alternative 2 (by Mary) ====

Identity Commons believes in the dignity of the individual who participates in the digital community.

As digital systems and tools evolve, making it possible to move the personal information of people around the Web, Identity Commons acts as an advocate for balancing the interests of all stakeholders who create, host and share an individual's data. We have six core values.

''KALIYA/CHRIS -- NOT SURE I'M GETTING THE MEANING OF THE DRAFTED VALUES HERE -- LET ME KNOW.''

1 The individual has ultimate control over his or her privacy.

2 When an individual moves within a community, the individual chooses which information to share with the community.

3 Commercial and non-commercial exchange of information should be convenient without compromising privacy.

4 Systems supporting digital communication and commerce should emphasize interoperability and openness.

5 Pragmatic solutions are absolutely compatible with an idealistic vision of individual ownership of digital identity.

6 We practice what we preach.

Identity Commons works to bring these values into practice by fostering a collaborative a community of individuals, organizations and companies who share these values and work together to achieve and sustain practical technical implementations.

==== Comments ====
* from [[User:=fen|=fen]]:
** I'd like to see "user-centric" in there somewhere
** you might get some good verbiage from http://digg.com/political_opinion/Best_video_explaining_net_neutrality_ever

* from community member
** You might want to clarify the meaning of "[tools]... that explicitly move the personal information of people"
** I think control also belongs in the second point, since it's about the extent people are willing to divulge information in a social context
** Does support for commercial exchange mean enabling for-profit business models (as well as working outside commercial contexts like social interaction)
** Re: interoperability/openness. Is there any implication on IP issues or open source there?

* from [[User:ChristopherA|ChristopherA]]
** We may need to bring forward the general concept of transparency as key core value, but we need to be careful not to do too much as it really more belongs in organizational principles.

=== Conference Opportunities ===

[[iCommons 20008 Summit]]

IC Evangelism & Marketing

2008-06-05T20:36:50Z

ChristopherA: /* Websites Nav */

== Websites Nav ==

Top level Nav.
* About
* Vision
* Identity
* Projects
organizationly like http://creativecommons.org/projects/
* Participate
* Events
* News

== Overview ==

The purpose of the IC Evangelism & Marketing working group is to:

:''"Provide content that will help Identity Commons, its member groups, and individuals more effectively communicate the goals, principles, and messages of Identity Commons. Assist in any evangelism efforts to bring appropriate working groups and individuals to become Identity Commons members."''

Our full charter is currently under discussion at [[IC Evangelism & Marketing Charter]], and in the [[Stewards_Council#Process|working group process]] we are currently in the discussion phase of approval as an official Identity Commons Working Group.

== Projects ==

=== Charter & Approval ===

We have proposed a charter for this Working Group at [[IC Evangelism & Marketing Charter]].

No objections were made during the [[Stewards_Council_Telecon:_2008_April_2#IC_Evangelism_.26_Marketing|April Stewards Council Conference Call]].

Christopher Allen has made a call for discussion of chartering this group as an official Identity Commons Working Group on the community mailing list.

=== Quarterly Reports ===

As an IC working group we have the obligation to make quarterly reports.

* [[2008 Q1 Report IC Evangelism & Marketing]] has been drafted.

=== Values Statement ===

==== Final Values Statement ====

(Work in progress)

==== First Pass ====

::''Christopher Allen and I (Kaliya) met in Berkeley on March 3rd 2008 to talk improving the communication about Identity Commons values and relevancy. It was a great hour+ brainstorming and unpacking the purpose and principles, reflecting on IC1 and the new organizational formation.''

::This is our first cut at trying to explain it and needs some more word smithing to improve it. One of the key things we were trying to do is separate out our shared values from our organizational principles.

We believe in the dignity of Human individual in the context of the digital world.

As digital systems and tools evolve on top of the current technology stack that explicitly move the personal information of people we must to balance these factors:

In order to make this true we strive for a balanc e of factors and valuesas digital systems and tools evolve:

* Individual control, convenience & privacy
* Sharing of information when participating in community
* support for commercial and non-commercial exchange
* Interoperability and openness between systems

We work to bring these values into practice by fostering a collaborative a community of individuals, organizations and companies share these values and are working together towards practical technical implementations.

We work to practice what we preach

Share a pragmatic idealism

Have openness and transparency in what we do.

==== Alternative 1 (by Shannon Appelcline) ====

We believe in the dignity of human individuals in the context of the digital world, but we balance this with the good of digital communities.

In order to achieve this balance, we strive for privacy, fellowship, and convenience as digital systems and tools evolve, based on these core values:

User control of identity, ensuring privacy.

Community sharing of identity, ensuring fellowship.

Global interoperability between systems, ensuring convenience.

We work to make these values a reality by fostering a collaborative community of individuals, organizations and companies that share these values and that work together toward practical technical implementations.

We support both commercial and non-commercial adaptations of these values, to allow for the creation and support of interoperable and open global identities.

We work

To practice what we preach;

To share a pragmatic idealism; and

To be open and transparent in what we do.

If you share these values and ideals, you should join us and share your commitment with others.

==== Alternative 2 (by Mary) ====

Identity Commons believes in the dignity of the individual who participates in the digital community.

As digital systems and tools evolve, making it possible to move the personal information of people around the Web, Identity Commons acts as an advocate for balancing the interests of all stakeholders who create, host and share an individual's data. We have six core values.

''KALIYA/CHRIS -- NOT SURE I'M GETTING THE MEANING OF THE DRAFTED VALUES HERE -- LET ME KNOW.''

1 The individual has ultimate control over his or her privacy.

2 When an individual moves within a community, the individual chooses which information to share with the community.

3 Commercial and non-commercial exchange of information should be convenient without compromising privacy.

4 Systems supporting digital communication and commerce should emphasize interoperability and openness.

5 Pragmatic solutions are absolutely compatible with an idealistic vision of individual ownership of digital identity.

6 We practice what we preach.

Identity Commons works to bring these values into practice by fostering a collaborative a community of individuals, organizations and companies who share these values and work together to achieve and sustain practical technical implementations.

==== Comments ====
* from [[User:=fen|=fen]]:
** I'd like to see "user-centric" in there somewhere
** you might get some good verbiage from http://digg.com/political_opinion/Best_video_explaining_net_neutrality_ever

* from community member
** You might want to clarify the meaning of "[tools]... that explicitly move the personal information of people"
** I think control also belongs in the second point, since it's about the extent people are willing to divulge information in a social context
** Does support for commercial exchange mean enabling for-profit business models (as well as working outside commercial contexts like social interaction)
** Re: interoperability/openness. Is there any implication on IP issues or open source there?

* from [[User:ChristopherA|ChristopherA]]
** We may need to bring forward the general concept of transparency as key core value, but we need to be careful not to do too much as it really more belongs in organizational principles.

=== Conference Opportunities ===

[[iCommons 20008 Summit]]

IC Evangelism & Marketing

2008-06-05T20:36:08Z

ChristopherA: /* Websites Nav */

== Websites Nav ==

Top level Nav.
* About
* Vision
* Identity
* Projects
-- organizationly like http://creativecommons.org/projects/
* Participate
* Events
* News

== Overview ==

The purpose of the IC Evangelism & Marketing working group is to:

:''"Provide content that will help Identity Commons, its member groups, and individuals more effectively communicate the goals, principles, and messages of Identity Commons. Assist in any evangelism efforts to bring appropriate working groups and individuals to become Identity Commons members."''

Our full charter is currently under discussion at [[IC Evangelism & Marketing Charter]], and in the [[Stewards_Council#Process|working group process]] we are currently in the discussion phase of approval as an official Identity Commons Working Group.

== Projects ==

=== Charter & Approval ===

We have proposed a charter for this Working Group at [[IC Evangelism & Marketing Charter]].

No objections were made during the [[Stewards_Council_Telecon:_2008_April_2#IC_Evangelism_.26_Marketing|April Stewards Council Conference Call]].

Christopher Allen has made a call for discussion of chartering this group as an official Identity Commons Working Group on the community mailing list.

=== Quarterly Reports ===

As an IC working group we have the obligation to make quarterly reports.

* [[2008 Q1 Report IC Evangelism & Marketing]] has been drafted.

=== Values Statement ===

==== Final Values Statement ====

(Work in progress)

==== First Pass ====

::''Christopher Allen and I (Kaliya) met in Berkeley on March 3rd 2008 to talk improving the communication about Identity Commons values and relevancy. It was a great hour+ brainstorming and unpacking the purpose and principles, reflecting on IC1 and the new organizational formation.''

::This is our first cut at trying to explain it and needs some more word smithing to improve it. One of the key things we were trying to do is separate out our shared values from our organizational principles.

We believe in the dignity of Human individual in the context of the digital world.

As digital systems and tools evolve on top of the current technology stack that explicitly move the personal information of people we must to balance these factors:

In order to make this true we strive for a balanc e of factors and valuesas digital systems and tools evolve:

* Individual control, convenience & privacy
* Sharing of information when participating in community
* support for commercial and non-commercial exchange
* Interoperability and openness between systems

We work to bring these values into practice by fostering a collaborative a community of individuals, organizations and companies share these values and are working together towards practical technical implementations.

We work to practice what we preach

Share a pragmatic idealism

Have openness and transparency in what we do.

==== Alternative 1 (by Shannon Appelcline) ====

We believe in the dignity of human individuals in the context of the digital world, but we balance this with the good of digital communities.

In order to achieve this balance, we strive for privacy, fellowship, and convenience as digital systems and tools evolve, based on these core values:

User control of identity, ensuring privacy.

Community sharing of identity, ensuring fellowship.

Global interoperability between systems, ensuring convenience.

We work to make these values a reality by fostering a collaborative community of individuals, organizations and companies that share these values and that work together toward practical technical implementations.

We support both commercial and non-commercial adaptations of these values, to allow for the creation and support of interoperable and open global identities.

We work

To practice what we preach;

To share a pragmatic idealism; and

To be open and transparent in what we do.

If you share these values and ideals, you should join us and share your commitment with others.

==== Alternative 2 (by Mary) ====

Identity Commons believes in the dignity of the individual who participates in the digital community.

As digital systems and tools evolve, making it possible to move the personal information of people around the Web, Identity Commons acts as an advocate for balancing the interests of all stakeholders who create, host and share an individual's data. We have six core values.

''KALIYA/CHRIS -- NOT SURE I'M GETTING THE MEANING OF THE DRAFTED VALUES HERE -- LET ME KNOW.''

1 The individual has ultimate control over his or her privacy.

2 When an individual moves within a community, the individual chooses which information to share with the community.

3 Commercial and non-commercial exchange of information should be convenient without compromising privacy.

4 Systems supporting digital communication and commerce should emphasize interoperability and openness.

5 Pragmatic solutions are absolutely compatible with an idealistic vision of individual ownership of digital identity.

6 We practice what we preach.

Identity Commons works to bring these values into practice by fostering a collaborative a community of individuals, organizations and companies who share these values and work together to achieve and sustain practical technical implementations.

==== Comments ====
* from [[User:=fen|=fen]]:
** I'd like to see "user-centric" in there somewhere
** you might get some good verbiage from http://digg.com/political_opinion/Best_video_explaining_net_neutrality_ever

* from community member
** You might want to clarify the meaning of "[tools]... that explicitly move the personal information of people"
** I think control also belongs in the second point, since it's about the extent people are willing to divulge information in a social context
** Does support for commercial exchange mean enabling for-profit business models (as well as working outside commercial contexts like social interaction)
** Re: interoperability/openness. Is there any implication on IP issues or open source there?

* from [[User:ChristopherA|ChristopherA]]
** We may need to bring forward the general concept of transparency as key core value, but we need to be careful not to do too much as it really more belongs in organizational principles.

=== Conference Opportunities ===

[[iCommons 20008 Summit]]

User:ChristopherA

2008-04-02T19:57:24Z

ChristopherA: Quick first pass

Placeholder for Christopher Allen's User Page

Blog: http://www.LifeWithAlacrity.com

IC Evangelism & Marketing

2008-04-02T19:51:40Z

ChristopherA: /* Values Statement */

== Overview ==

The purpose of the IC Evangelism & Marketing working group is to:

:''"Provide content that will help Identity Commons, its member groups, and individuals more effectively communicate the goals, principles, and messages of Identity Commons. Assist in any evangelism efforts to bring appropriate working groups and individuals to become Identity Commons members."''

Our full charter is currently under discussion at [[IC Evangelism & Marketing Charter]], and in the [[Stewards_Council#Process|working group process]] we are currently in the discussion phase of approval as an official Identity Commons Working Group.

== Projects ==

=== Charter & Approval ===

We have proposed a charter for this Working Group at [[IC Evangelism & Marketing Charter]].

No objections were made during the [[Stewards_Council_Telecon:_2008_April_2#IC_Evangelism_.26_Marketing|April Stewards Council Conference Call]].

Christopher Allen has made a call for discussion of chartering this group as an official Identity Commons Working Group on the community mailing list.

=== Quarterly Reports ===

As an IC working group we have the obligation to make quarterly reports.

* [[2008 Q1 Report IC Evangelism & Marketing]] has been drafted.

=== Values Statement ===

==== Final Values Statement ====

(Work in progress)

==== First Pass ====

::''Christopher Allen and I (Kaliya) met in Berkeley on March 3rd 2008 to talk improving the communication about Identity Commons values and relevancy. It was a great hour+ brainstorming and unpacking the purpose and principles, reflecting on IC1 and the new organizational formation.''

::This is our first cut at trying to explain it and needs some more word smithing to improve it. One of the key things we were trying to do is separate out our shared values from our organizational principles.

We believe in the dignity of Human individual in the context of the digital world.

As digital systems and tools evolve on top of the current technology stack that explicitly move the personal information of people we must to balance these factors:

In order to make this true we strive for a balanc e of factors and valuesas digital systems and tools evolve:

* Individual control, convenience & privacy
* Sharing of information when participating in community
* support for commercial and non-commercial exchange
* Interoperability and openness between systems

We work to bring these values into practice by fostering a collaborative a community of individuals, organizations and companies share these values and are working together towards practical technical implementations.

We work to practice what we preach

Share a pragmatic idealism

Have openness and transparency in what we do.

==== Alternative 1 (by Shannon Appelcline) ====

We believe in the dignity of human individuals in the context of the digital world, but we balance this with the good of digital communities.

In order to achieve this balance, we strive for privacy, fellowship, and convenience as digital systems and tools evolve, based on these core values:

User control of identity, ensuring privacy.

Community sharing of identity, ensuring fellowship.

Global interoperability between systems, ensuring convenience.

We work to make these values a reality by fostering a collaborative community of individuals, organizations and companies that share these values and that work together toward practical technical implementations.

We support both commercial and non-commercial adaptations of these values, to allow for the creation and support of interoperable and open global identities.

We work

To practice what we preach;

To share a pragmatic idealism; and

To be open and transparent in what we do.

If you share these values and ideals, you should join us and share your commitment with others.

==== Alternative 2 (by Mary) ====

Identity Commons believes in the dignity of the individual who participates in the digital community.

As digital systems and tools evolve, making it possible to move the personal information of people around the Web, Identity Commons acts as an advocate for balancing the interests of all stakeholders who create, host and share an individual's data. We have six core values.

''KALIYA/CHRIS -- NOT SURE I'M GETTING THE MEANING OF THE DRAFTED VALUES HERE -- LET ME KNOW.''

1 The individual has ultimate control over his or her privacy.

2 When an individual moves within a community, the individual chooses which information to share with the community.

3 Commercial and non-commercial exchange of information should be convenient without compromising privacy.

4 Systems supporting digital communication and commerce should emphasize interoperability and openness.

5 Pragmatic solutions are absolutely compatible with an idealistic vision of individual ownership of digital identity.

6 We practice what we preach.

Identity Commons works to bring these values into practice by fostering a collaborative a community of individuals, organizations and companies who share these values and work together to achieve and sustain practical technical implementations.

==== Comments ====
* from [[User:=fen|=fen]]:
** I'd like to see "user-centric" in there somewhere
** you might get some good verbiage from http://digg.com/political_opinion/Best_video_explaining_net_neutrality_ever

* from community member
** You might want to clarify the meaning of "[tools]... that explicitly move the personal information of people"
** I think control also belongs in the second point, since it's about the extent people are willing to divulge information in a social context
** Does support for commercial exchange mean enabling for-profit business models (as well as working outside commercial contexts like social interaction)
** Re: interoperability/openness. Is there any implication on IP issues or open source there?

* from [[User:ChristopherA|ChristopherA]]
** We may need to bring forward the general concept of transparency as key core value, but we need to be careful not to do too much as it really more belongs in organizational principles.

=== Conference Opportunities ===

[[iCommons 20008 Summit]]

IC Evangelism & Marketing

2008-04-02T19:48:33Z

ChristopherA: Overall reorg and gardening

== Overview ==

The purpose of the IC Evangelism & Marketing working group is to:

:''"Provide content that will help Identity Commons, its member groups, and individuals more effectively communicate the goals, principles, and messages of Identity Commons. Assist in any evangelism efforts to bring appropriate working groups and individuals to become Identity Commons members."''

Our full charter is currently under discussion at [[IC Evangelism & Marketing Charter]], and in the [[Stewards_Council#Process|working group process]] we are currently in the discussion phase of approval as an official Identity Commons Working Group.

== Projects ==

=== Charter & Approval ===

We have proposed a charter for this Working Group at [[IC Evangelism & Marketing Charter]].

No objections were made during the [[Stewards_Council_Telecon:_2008_April_2#IC_Evangelism_.26_Marketing|April Stewards Council Conference Call]].

Christopher Allen has made a call for discussion of chartering this group as an official Identity Commons Working Group on the community mailing list.

=== Quarterly Reports ===

As an IC working group we have the obligation to make quarterly reports.

* [[2008 Q1 Report IC Evangelism & Marketing]] has been drafted.

=== Values Statement ===

''Chris Allen and I (Kaliya) met in Berkeley on March 3rd 2008 to talk improving the communication about Identity Commons values and relevancy. It was a great hour+ brainstorming and unpacking the purpose and principles, reflecting on IC1 and the new organizational formation.''

This is our first cut at trying to explain it and needs some more word smithing to improve it. One of the key things we were trying to do is separate out our shared values from our organizational principles.

==== Identity Commons Values ====

We believe in the dignity of Human individual in the context of the digital world.

As digital systems and tools evolve on top of the current technology stack that explicitly move the personal information of people we must to balance these factors:

In order to make this true we strive for a balanc e of factors and valuesas digital systems and tools evolve:

* Individual control, convenience & privacy
* Sharing of information when participating in community
* support for commercial and non-commercial exchange
* Interoperability and openness between systems

We work to bring these values into practice by fostering a collaborative a community of individuals, organizations and companies share these values and are working together towards practical technical implementations.

We work to practice what we preach

Share a pragmatic idealism

Have openness and transparency in what we do.

==== Alternative 1 (by Shannon Appelcline) ====

We believe in the dignity of human individuals in the context of the digital world, but we balance this with the good of digital communities.

In order to achieve this balance, we strive for privacy, fellowship, and convenience as digital systems and tools evolve, based on these core values:

User control of identity, ensuring privacy.

Community sharing of identity, ensuring fellowship.

Global interoperability between systems, ensuring convenience.

We work to make these values a reality by fostering a collaborative community of individuals, organizations and companies that share these values and that work together toward practical technical implementations.

We support both commercial and non-commercial adaptations of these values, to allow for the creation and support of interoperable and open global identities.

We work

To practice what we preach;

To share a pragmatic idealism; and

To be open and transparent in what we do.

If you share these values and ideals, you should join us and share your commitment with others.

==== Alternative 2 (by Mary) ====

Identity Commons believes in the dignity of the individual who participates in the digital community.

As digital systems and tools evolve, making it possible to move the personal information of people around the Web, Identity Commons acts as an advocate for balancing the interests of all stakeholders who create, host and share an individual's data. We have six core values.

''KALIYA/CHRIS -- NOT SURE I'M GETTING THE MEANING OF THE DRAFTED VALUES HERE -- LET ME KNOW.''

1 The individual has ultimate control over his or her privacy.

2 When an individual moves within a community, the individual chooses which information to share with the community.

3 Commercial and non-commercial exchange of information should be convenient without compromising privacy.

4 Systems supporting digital communication and commerce should emphasize interoperability and openness.

5 Pragmatic solutions are absolutely compatible with an idealistic vision of individual ownership of digital identity.

6 We practice what we preach.

Identity Commons works to bring these values into practice by fostering a collaborative a community of individuals, organizations and companies who share these values and work together to achieve and sustain practical technical implementations.

==== Comments ====
* from [[User:=fen|=fen]]:
** I'd like to see "user-centric" in there somewhere
** you might get some good verbiage from http://digg.com/political_opinion/Best_video_explaining_net_neutrality_ever

* from community member
** You might want to clarify the meaning of "[tools]... that explicitly move the personal information of people"
** I think control also belongs in the second point, since it's about the extent people are willing to divulge information in a social context
** Does support for commercial exchange mean enabling for-profit business models (as well as working outside commercial contexts like social interaction)
** Re: interoperability/openness. Is there any implication on IP issues or open source there?

* from [[User:ChristopherA|ChristopherA]]
** We may need to bring forward the general concept of transparency as key core value, but we need to be careful not to do too much as it really more belongs in organizational principles.

=== Conference Opportunities ===

[[iCommons 20008 Summit]]

IC Evangelism & Marketing Charter

2008-04-02T19:29:17Z

ChristopherA: /* Current Stewards Council Representative and Alternate */ Christopher not Chris

=== Name ===

Identity Commons Evangelism & Marketing

=== Purpose ===

Provide content that will help Identity Commons, its member groups, and individuals more effectively communicate the goals, principles, and messages of Identity Commons. Assist in any evangelism efforts to bring appropriate working groups and individuals to become Identity Commons members.

=== Principles ===

* Communication in Plain English
* Focus on accessible communication and continuous improvement in this area. Being rigorous about the question: Are we making sense to regular people.

=== Practices ===

We plan primarily develop prototype content on the wiki, and host discussions on this topic at the community@idcommons.net list. If the discussions become too noisy for the general list, a new list will be created. Anyone may be contribute to this working group, but you must be signed up below as a working group member to vote. Before any content can be declared official (i.e. moved off of workgroup pages on this wiki onto pages like the Identity Commons home page), it requires rough consensus of working group members to agree to the content. The Working Group Steward must declare if rough consensus has been met. If there are disagreements among the working group members, or if there is a disagreement that rough consensus has been met, the disagreement can be brought by any member to the Stewards Council for their resolution.

=== Requirements of Participation and How to Join ===

To join, add yourself to the list of participants below and subscribe to the community@idcommons.net list. (Since our work is closely intertwined with communicating the wholistic IC message, we will try to avoid setting up a separate mailing list just for this working group.)

=== Licenses and/or Restrictions on Usage of Work Product ===

Any work produced by this group for usage by Identity Commons is copyright and trademark of Identity Commons,

and thus must follow any IP guidelines established for IP of Identity Commons.

''There are no IP guidelines for IC - each group must have its own. If our primary task is to develop language for general IC material - web and print then we should consider what the license should be for that.''

=== Current Deliverables and Milestones ===

* Complete Charter (in particular, Purpose, Principles & Practices statements)

* Problem Statement -- How is Identity Commons currently perceived vs. how it wants to be perceived? What obstacles or difficulties in explaining Identity Commons to non-members are

* Refined Messages -- Based on the problem statement, how can we refine our messages to more effectively communicate?

* Update to Home Page -- Based on the refined messages, do an update to the home page and other appropriate top-level pages.

=== Current Meeting Schedule ===

No regular meetings are planned at this time -- work will proceed via the current wiki and email discussion list. Teleconference calls are discouraged, but can be scheduled as needed.

=== Current Membership ===

* Christopher Allen
* Kaliya Hamlin

=== Current Stewards Council Representative and Alternate ===

I would proposed that Christopher Allen be the representative.

=== Current Links ===

None

=== History ===

[[2008 Q1 Report Evangelism]]

2008 Q1 Report IC Evangelism & Marketing

2008-04-02T18:40:44Z

ChristopherA: /* Breakdowns */

=== Successes ===

After discussing the need during the [[Stewards_Council_Telecon:_2008_January_23#Marketing_.2F_IC.27s_larger_role|January Stewards Council Conference Call]], a new core working group (parallel to [[IC Collaborative Tools]]) to help in the evangelism and marketing of Identity Commons as a whole was formed. A [[IC_Evangelism_%26_Marketing_Charter|charter]] was proposed, with the purpose to "Provide content that will help Identity Commons, its member groups, and individuals more effectively communicate the goals, principles, and messages of Identity Commons. Assist in any evangelism efforts to bring appropriate working groups and individuals to become Identity Commons members."

The primary point of collaboration for this group will be the [[IC Evangelism & Marketing]] wiki page. We have taken as our first task to better address a [[IC Evangelism & Marketing#Values Statement|values statement]] for Identity Commons, as this will be a starting point for future efforts.

=== Breakdowns ===

At this point there are only two active members, Christopher Allen & Kaliya Hamlin, neither of whom are really marketing experts, so we could use more participants. Also, Christopher put a request out to the list asking for stories of "why" people originally joined Identity Commons, which we've gotten very few responses about.

=== Requests ===

We have a number of very rough drafts for the [[IC Evangelism & Marketing#Values Statement|values statement]], which we need to collapse into one final version. If you are a good wordsmith, we could use your help. We also want to make sure that it accurately reflects the values of the broad Identity Commons community, so if something doesn't ring true to you, let us know.

=== Announcements ===

As of the [[Stewards_Council_Telecon:_2008_April_2#IC_Evangelism_.26_Marketing|April Stewards Council Conference Call]], we have asked to become an official Identity Commons Working Group, with Christopher Allen as the initial representative to the Stewards Council.

2008 Q1 Report IC Evangelism & Marketing

2008-04-02T18:39:50Z

ChristopherA: /* Successes */ matching tense

=== Successes ===

After discussing the need during the [[Stewards_Council_Telecon:_2008_January_23#Marketing_.2F_IC.27s_larger_role|January Stewards Council Conference Call]], a new core working group (parallel to [[IC Collaborative Tools]]) to help in the evangelism and marketing of Identity Commons as a whole was formed. A [[IC_Evangelism_%26_Marketing_Charter|charter]] was proposed, with the purpose to "Provide content that will help Identity Commons, its member groups, and individuals more effectively communicate the goals, principles, and messages of Identity Commons. Assist in any evangelism efforts to bring appropriate working groups and individuals to become Identity Commons members."

The primary point of collaboration for this group will be the [[IC Evangelism & Marketing]] wiki page. We have taken as our first task to better address a [[IC Evangelism & Marketing#Values Statement|values statement]] for Identity Commons, as this will be a starting point for future efforts.

=== Breakdowns ===

At this point there are only two active members, Christopher Allen & Kaliya Hamlin, neither of whom are really marketing experts, so we could use more participation. Also, Christopher put a request out to the list asking for stories of "why" people originally joined Identity Commons, which we've gotten very few responses about.

=== Requests ===

We have a number of very rough drafts for the [[IC Evangelism & Marketing#Values Statement|values statement]], which we need to collapse into one final version. If you are a good wordsmith, we could use your help. We also want to make sure that it accurately reflects the values of the broad Identity Commons community, so if something doesn't ring true to you, let us know.

=== Announcements ===

As of the [[Stewards_Council_Telecon:_2008_April_2#IC_Evangelism_.26_Marketing|April Stewards Council Conference Call]], we have asked to become an official Identity Commons Working Group, with Christopher Allen as the initial representative to the Stewards Council.

2008 Q1 Report IC Evangelism & Marketing

2008-04-02T18:39:07Z

ChristopherA: /* Successes */ Corrected Link

=== Successes ===

After discussing the need during the [[Stewards_Council_Telecon:_2008_January_23#Marketing_.2F_IC.27s_larger_role|January Stewards Council Conference Call]], a new core working group (parallel to [[IC Collaborative Tools]]) to help in the evangelism and marketing of Identity Commons as a whole was formed. A [[IC_Evangelism_%26_Marketing_Charter|charter]] has been proposed, with the purpose to "Provide content that will help Identity Commons, its member groups, and individuals more effectively communicate the goals, principles, and messages of Identity Commons. Assist in any evangelism efforts to bring appropriate working groups and individuals to become Identity Commons members."

The primary point of collaboration for this group will be the [[IC Evangelism & Marketing]] wiki page. We have taken as our first task to better address a [[IC Evangelism & Marketing#Values Statement|values statement]] for Identity Commons, as this will be a starting point for future efforts.

=== Breakdowns ===

At this point there are only two active members, Christopher Allen & Kaliya Hamlin, neither of whom are really marketing experts, so we could use more participation. Also, Christopher put a request out to the list asking for stories of "why" people originally joined Identity Commons, which we've gotten very few responses about.

=== Requests ===

We have a number of very rough drafts for the [[IC Evangelism & Marketing#Values Statement|values statement]], which we need to collapse into one final version. If you are a good wordsmith, we could use your help. We also want to make sure that it accurately reflects the values of the broad Identity Commons community, so if something doesn't ring true to you, let us know.

=== Announcements ===

As of the [[Stewards_Council_Telecon:_2008_April_2#IC_Evangelism_.26_Marketing|April Stewards Council Conference Call]], we have asked to become an official Identity Commons Working Group, with Christopher Allen as the initial representative to the Stewards Council.

2008 Q1 Report IC Evangelism & Marketing

2008-04-02T18:38:29Z

ChristopherA: /* Announcements */ fixed link

=== Successes ===

After discussing the need during the [[Stewards_Council_Telecon:_2008_January_23#Marketing_.2F_IC.27s_larger_role|January Stewards Conference Call]], a new core working group (parallel to [[IC Collaborative Tools]]) to help in the evangelism and marketing of Identity Commons as a whole was formed. A [[IC_Evangelism_%26_Marketing_Charter|charter]] has been proposed, with the purpose to "Provide content that will help Identity Commons, its member groups, and individuals more effectively communicate the goals, principles, and messages of Identity Commons. Assist in any evangelism efforts to bring appropriate working groups and individuals to become Identity Commons members."

The primary point of collaboration for this group will be the [[IC Evangelism & Marketing]] wiki page. We have taken as our first task to better address a [[IC Evangelism & Marketing#Values Statement|values statement]] for Identity Commons, as this will be a starting point for future efforts.

=== Breakdowns ===

At this point there are only two active members, Christopher Allen & Kaliya Hamlin, neither of whom are really marketing experts, so we could use more participation. Also, Christopher put a request out to the list asking for stories of "why" people originally joined Identity Commons, which we've gotten very few responses about.

=== Requests ===

We have a number of very rough drafts for the [[IC Evangelism & Marketing#Values Statement|values statement]], which we need to collapse into one final version. If you are a good wordsmith, we could use your help. We also want to make sure that it accurately reflects the values of the broad Identity Commons community, so if something doesn't ring true to you, let us know.

=== Announcements ===

As of the [[Stewards_Council_Telecon:_2008_April_2#IC_Evangelism_.26_Marketing|April Stewards Council Conference Call]], we have asked to become an official Identity Commons Working Group, with Christopher Allen as the initial representative to the Stewards Council.

2008 Q1 Report IC Evangelism & Marketing

2008-04-02T18:37:34Z

ChristopherA: /* Announcements */ Added link to April Minutes

=== Successes ===

After discussing the need during the [[Stewards_Council_Telecon:_2008_January_23#Marketing_.2F_IC.27s_larger_role|January Stewards Conference Call]], a new core working group (parallel to [[IC Collaborative Tools]]) to help in the evangelism and marketing of Identity Commons as a whole was formed. A [[IC_Evangelism_%26_Marketing_Charter|charter]] has been proposed, with the purpose to "Provide content that will help Identity Commons, its member groups, and individuals more effectively communicate the goals, principles, and messages of Identity Commons. Assist in any evangelism efforts to bring appropriate working groups and individuals to become Identity Commons members."

The primary point of collaboration for this group will be the [[IC Evangelism & Marketing]] wiki page. We have taken as our first task to better address a [[IC Evangelism & Marketing#Values Statement|values statement]] for Identity Commons, as this will be a starting point for future efforts.

=== Breakdowns ===

At this point there are only two active members, Christopher Allen & Kaliya Hamlin, neither of whom are really marketing experts, so we could use more participation. Also, Christopher put a request out to the list asking for stories of "why" people originally joined Identity Commons, which we've gotten very few responses about.

=== Requests ===

We have a number of very rough drafts for the [[IC Evangelism & Marketing#Values Statement|values statement]], which we need to collapse into one final version. If you are a good wordsmith, we could use your help. We also want to make sure that it accurately reflects the values of the broad Identity Commons community, so if something doesn't ring true to you, let us know.

=== Announcements ===

As of the [Stewards_Council_Telecon:_2008_April_2#IC_Evangelism_.26_Marketing|April Stewards Council Conference Call]], we have asked to become an official Identity Commons Working Group, with Christopher Allen as the initial representative to the Stewards Council.

Stewards Council Telecon: 2008 April 2

2008-04-02T18:34:43Z

ChristopherA: /* Attending */ Spelled "Christopher Allen", pronounced Chris Allen ;-)

= Attending =

* Christopher Allen
* Peter Davis
* Kaliya Hamlin
* Eugene Eric Kim
* Fen Labalme
* Brett McDowell
* Dale Olds
* Dan Perry
* Drummond Reed
* Mary Ruddy

= Agenda =

* Identity Gang moving to IdCommons mailing list
* IIW
** Design Call at 9AM on Friday
** Blogging about it would be good :)
* Marketing / Evangelism as a formal working group
* Process questions

= Summary =

== Renaming the Identity Gang List ==

Renaming the list. Like the Google Groups interface better. Could use the Google Groups as a web archive. Up to the Identity Gang. Really up to Paul.

Why make the request?

Process. Courtesy: tell community that this is our intent. mass subscribe? can we support the list? Spam. Stay on Google Groups? VRM folks have been having problems with it.

Take it to Phil, Paul. Collab working group needs to evaluate the tools. Chris. Brett and Drummond: Invite Dean Landsman and Joe Andrieu.

== IIW ==

It's coming up. Get the word out, invite people to come. Design call on Friday at 9am PDT.

Newbies list has been active. Will get feedback.

Still looking for sponsorship.

How to make IIW closer to IC? Branding.

== IC Evangelism & Marketing ==

Should IC Evangelism & Marketing be a formal Identity Commons working group? After hearing no objections, Christopher Allen agreed to propose the current charter to the list for approval.

== Process ==

.net vs .org.

Finances? Identity Commons provides infrastructure to community. What's the process around finances? Does bookkeeping need to be open? Do we still have a cap on how much people can contribute? How would IC cap affect WG cap?

How would it work to bring in more structured group as Working Group?

Can a working group operate under confidentiality of its members?

Transparency? OSIS confidentiality of members. At very first interop, some of the testing was access-controlled. After that, never done that again.

Benevolent dictatorship violate principle 3? Okay as long as it's transparent.

Spirit of empowerment over spirit of enforcement.

Some people may not want to step forward until these questions are answered.

OpenID as a test case for these questions.

= Next Call =

Next Stewards Call is May

Stewards Council Telecon: 2008 April 2

2008-04-02T18:34:07Z

ChristopherA: /* Marketing and Evangelism */ Changed title to match WG name, clarified item

= Attending =

* Chris Allen
* Peter Davis
* Kaliya Hamlin
* Eugene Eric Kim
* Fen Labalme
* Brett McDowell
* Dale Olds
* Dan Perry
* Drummond Reed
* Mary Ruddy

= Agenda =

* Identity Gang moving to IdCommons mailing list
* IIW
** Design Call at 9AM on Friday
** Blogging about it would be good :)
* Marketing / Evangelism as a formal working group
* Process questions

= Summary =

== Renaming the Identity Gang List ==

Renaming the list. Like the Google Groups interface better. Could use the Google Groups as a web archive. Up to the Identity Gang. Really up to Paul.

Why make the request?

Process. Courtesy: tell community that this is our intent. mass subscribe? can we support the list? Spam. Stay on Google Groups? VRM folks have been having problems with it.

Take it to Phil, Paul. Collab working group needs to evaluate the tools. Chris. Brett and Drummond: Invite Dean Landsman and Joe Andrieu.

== IIW ==

It's coming up. Get the word out, invite people to come. Design call on Friday at 9am PDT.

Newbies list has been active. Will get feedback.

Still looking for sponsorship.

How to make IIW closer to IC? Branding.

== IC Evangelism & Marketing ==

Should IC Evangelism & Marketing be a formal Identity Commons working group? After hearing no objections, Christopher Allen agreed to propose the current charter to the list for approval.

== Process ==

.net vs .org.

Finances? Identity Commons provides infrastructure to community. What's the process around finances? Does bookkeeping need to be open? Do we still have a cap on how much people can contribute? How would IC cap affect WG cap?

How would it work to bring in more structured group as Working Group?

Can a working group operate under confidentiality of its members?

Transparency? OSIS confidentiality of members. At very first interop, some of the testing was access-controlled. After that, never done that again.

Benevolent dictatorship violate principle 3? Okay as long as it's transparent.

Spirit of empowerment over spirit of enforcement.

Some people may not want to step forward until these questions are answered.

OpenID as a test case for these questions.

= Next Call =

Next Stewards Call is May

2008 Q1 Report IC Evangelism & Marketing

2008-04-02T18:30:09Z

ChristopherA: /* Successes */ Added link to first discussion of this WG in Stewards Council minutes

=== Successes ===

After discussing the need during the [[Stewards_Council_Telecon:_2008_January_23#Marketing_.2F_IC.27s_larger_role|January Stewards Conference Call]], a new core working group (parallel to [[IC Collaborative Tools]]) to help in the evangelism and marketing of Identity Commons as a whole was formed. A [[IC_Evangelism_%26_Marketing_Charter|charter]] has been proposed, with the purpose to "Provide content that will help Identity Commons, its member groups, and individuals more effectively communicate the goals, principles, and messages of Identity Commons. Assist in any evangelism efforts to bring appropriate working groups and individuals to become Identity Commons members."

The primary point of collaboration for this group will be the [[IC Evangelism & Marketing]] wiki page. We have taken as our first task to better address a [[IC Evangelism & Marketing#Values Statement|values statement]] for Identity Commons, as this will be a starting point for future efforts.

=== Breakdowns ===

At this point there are only two active members, Christopher Allen & Kaliya Hamlin, neither of whom are really marketing experts, so we could use more participation. Also, Christopher put a request out to the list asking for stories of "why" people originally joined Identity Commons, which we've gotten very few responses about.

=== Requests ===

We have a number of very rough drafts for the [[IC Evangelism & Marketing#Values Statement|values statement]], which we need to collapse into one final version. If you are a good wordsmith, we could use your help. We also want to make sure that it accurately reflects the values of the broad Identity Commons community, so if something doesn't ring true to you, let us know.

=== Announcements ===

As of the March 3rd Stewards Conference Call, we have asked to become an official Identity Commons Working Group, with Christopher Allen as the initial representative to the Stewards Council.

2008 Q1 Report IC Evangelism & Marketing

2008-04-02T18:26:56Z

ChristopherA: /* Successes */ Added pointer to main IC Evangelism & Marketing wiki page

=== Successes ===

After discussing the need at a Stewards Conference Call, a new core working group (parallel to [[IC Collaborative Tools]]) to help in the evangelism and marketing of Identity Commons as a whole was formed. A [[IC_Evangelism_%26_Marketing_Charter|charter]] has been proposed, with the purpose to "Provide content that will help Identity Commons, its member groups, and individuals more effectively communicate the goals, principles, and messages of Identity Commons. Assist in any evangelism efforts to bring appropriate working groups and individuals to become Identity Commons members."

The primary point of collaboration for this group will be the [[IC Evangelism & Marketing]] wiki page. We have taken as our first task to better address a [[IC Evangelism & Marketing#Values Statement|values statement]] for Identity Commons, as this will be a starting point for future efforts.

=== Breakdowns ===

At this point there are only two active members, Christopher Allen & Kaliya Hamlin, neither of whom are really marketing experts, so we could use more participation. Also, Christopher put a request out to the list asking for stories of "why" people originally joined Identity Commons, which we've gotten very few responses about.

=== Requests ===

We have a number of very rough drafts for the [[IC Evangelism & Marketing#Values Statement|values statement]], which we need to collapse into one final version. If you are a good wordsmith, we could use your help. We also want to make sure that it accurately reflects the values of the broad Identity Commons community, so if something doesn't ring true to you, let us know.

=== Announcements ===

As of the March 3rd Stewards Conference Call, we have asked to become an official Identity Commons Working Group, with Christopher Allen as the initial representative to the Stewards Council.

2008 Q1 Report IC Evangelism & Marketing

2008-04-02T18:25:36Z

ChristopherA: 2008 Q1 Report Evangelism moved to 2008 Q1 Report IC Evangelism & Marketing: To more accurately parallel the name of the working group.

=== Successes ===

After discussing the need at a Stewards Conference Call, a new core working group (parallel to [[IC Collaborative Tools]]) to help in the evangelism and marketing of Identity Commons as a whole was formed. A [[IC_Evangelism_%26_Marketing_Charter|charter]] has been proposed, with the purpose to "Provide content that will help Identity Commons, its member groups, and individuals more effectively communicate the goals, principles, and messages of Identity Commons. Assist in any evangelism efforts to bring appropriate working groups and individuals to become Identity Commons members."

We have taken as our first task to better address a [[IC Evangelism & Marketing#Values Statement|values statement]] for Identity Commons, as this will be a starting point for future efforts.

=== Breakdowns ===

At this point there are only two active members, Christopher Allen & Kaliya Hamlin, neither of whom are really marketing experts, so we could use more participation. Also, Christopher put a request out to the list asking for stories of "why" people originally joined Identity Commons, which we've gotten very few responses about.

=== Requests ===

We have a number of very rough drafts for the [[IC Evangelism & Marketing#Values Statement|values statement]], which we need to collapse into one final version. If you are a good wordsmith, we could use your help. We also want to make sure that it accurately reflects the values of the broad Identity Commons community, so if something doesn't ring true to you, let us know.

=== Announcements ===

As of the March 3rd Stewards Conference Call, we have asked to become an official Identity Commons Working Group, with Christopher Allen as the initial representative to the Stewards Council.

2008 Q1 Report Evangelism

2008-04-02T18:25:36Z

ChristopherA: 2008 Q1 Report Evangelism moved to 2008 Q1 Report IC Evangelism & Marketing: To more accurately parallel the name of the working group.

#REDIRECT [[2008 Q1 Report IC Evangelism & Marketing]]

2008 Q1 Report IC Evangelism & Marketing

2008-04-02T18:23:49Z

ChristopherA: /* Successes */

=== Successes ===

After discussing the need at a Stewards Conference Call, a new core working group (parallel to [[IC Collaborative Tools]]) to help in the evangelism and marketing of Identity Commons as a whole was formed. A [[IC_Evangelism_%26_Marketing_Charter|charter]] has been proposed, with the purpose to "Provide content that will help Identity Commons, its member groups, and individuals more effectively communicate the goals, principles, and messages of Identity Commons. Assist in any evangelism efforts to bring appropriate working groups and individuals to become Identity Commons members."

We have taken as our first task to better address a [[IC Evangelism & Marketing#Values Statement|values statement]] for Identity Commons, as this will be a starting point for future efforts.

=== Breakdowns ===

At this point there are only two active members, Christopher Allen & Kaliya Hamlin, neither of whom are really marketing experts, so we could use more participation. Also, Christopher put a request out to the list asking for stories of "why" people originally joined Identity Commons, which we've gotten very few responses about.

=== Requests ===

We have a number of very rough drafts for the [[IC Evangelism & Marketing#Values Statement|values statement]], which we need to collapse into one final version. If you are a good wordsmith, we could use your help. We also want to make sure that it accurately reflects the values of the broad Identity Commons community, so if something doesn't ring true to you, let us know.

=== Announcements ===

As of the March 3rd Stewards Conference Call, we have asked to become an official Identity Commons Working Group, with Christopher Allen as the initial representative to the Stewards Council.

2008 Q1 Report IC Evangelism & Marketing

2008-04-02T18:23:27Z

ChristopherA: Initial Draft

=== Successes ===

After discussing the need at a Stewards Conference Call, a new core working group (parallel to [[IC Collaborative Tools]]) to help in the evangelism and marketing Identity Commons as a whole was formed. A [[IC_Evangelism_%26_Marketing_Charter|charter]] has been proposed, with the purpose to "Provide content that will help Identity Commons, its member groups, and individuals more effectively communicate the goals, principles, and messages of Identity Commons. Assist in any evangelism efforts to bring appropriate working groups and individuals to become Identity Commons members."

We have taken as our first task to better address a [[IC Evangelism & Marketing#Values Statement|values statement]] for Identity Commons, as this will be a starting point for future efforts.

=== Breakdowns ===

At this point there are only two active members, Christopher Allen & Kaliya Hamlin, neither of whom are really marketing experts, so we could use more participation. Also, Christopher put a request out to the list asking for stories of "why" people originally joined Identity Commons, which we've gotten very few responses about.

=== Requests ===

We have a number of very rough drafts for the [[IC Evangelism & Marketing#Values Statement|values statement]], which we need to collapse into one final version. If you are a good wordsmith, we could use your help. We also want to make sure that it accurately reflects the values of the broad Identity Commons community, so if something doesn't ring true to you, let us know.

=== Announcements ===

As of the March 3rd Stewards Conference Call, we have asked to become an official Identity Commons Working Group, with Christopher Allen as the initial representative to the Stewards Council.

Help:Editing

2008-04-02T17:59:12Z

ChristopherA: Copied Help:Editing from the MediaWiki website

{{H:h|editor toc}}

'''Editing''' refers to the process by which a page is altered. Unless certain restrictions are in effect, all pages are editable, by everyone. This is a brief overview of that process. The editing table of contents to the right contains more information on editing functions.

== Editing basics ==


===Review policy and conventions===

:Make sure that you submit information which is relevant to the specific purpose of the wiki, or your content might be deleted. You can always use the [[Help:Talk page|talk pages]] to ask questions or check to see if your idea will be accepted. Please make note of the license your contributions will be covered with.

=== Start editing ===
:To start editing a [[w:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] page, click the '''Edit this page''' (or just '''edit''') link at one of its edges. This brings you to the edit page: a page with a text box containing the ''[[w:wikitext|wikitext]]'' – the editable code from which the server produces the finished page, and often called the '''edit box'''.
:''If you just want to experiment, please do so only in the [[{{ns:4}}:Sandbox|sandbox]]''.

===Type your changes===
:You can just type your text. However, also using basic wiki markup (described in the next section) to make links and do simple formatting adds to the value of your contribution. [[w:Wikimedia|Wikimedia]] wikis have style guidelines available. If you follow these, your contributions will be more valuable as they won't need to be cleaned up later.

===Summarize your changes===
:Write a short [[Help:Edit summary|edit summary]] in the small field below the edit-box. You may use shorthand to describe your changes, as described in the [[w:Wikipedia:Edit summary legend|edit summary legend]].

===Preview before saving!===
:When you have finished, click '''[[Help:Show preview|Show preview]]''' to see how your changes will look '''before''' you make them permanent. Repeat the edit/preview process until you are satisfied, then click '''Save page''' and your changes will be immediately applied to the article. Sometimes it is helpful to save in between.

==Most frequent wiki markup explained==

Here are the most frequently used types of wiki markup. If you need more help see [[Help:Wikitext examples|Wikitext examples]].

<br clear="right" />
{| class="wikitable"
! style="width: 50%" | What it looks like
! style="width: 50%" | What you type
|-
|
You can ''italicize text'' by putting 2
apostrophes on each side.

3 apostrophes will embolden '''the text'''.

5 apostrophes will embolden and italicize
'''''the text'''''.

(4 apostrophes don't do anything special -- there's just ''''one left over''''.)
|<pre>
You can ''italicize text'' by putting 2
apostrophes on each side.

3 apostrophes will embolden '''the text'''.

5 apostrophes will embolden and italicize
'''''the text'''''.

(4 apostrophes don't do anything
special -- there's just ''''one left
over''''.)
</pre>
|-
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You should "sign" your comments on talk pages:
* Three tildes give your user name: [[User:Example|Example]] ([[User talk:Example|talk]])<br />
* Four tildes give your user name plus date/time: [[User:Example|Example]] ([[User talk:Example|talk]]) 07:46, 27 November 2005 (UTC)
* Five tildes give the date/time alone: 07:46, 27 November 2005 (UTC)
|<pre>
You should "sign" your comments
on talk pages:
* Three tildes give your user
name: ~~~
* Four tildes give your user
name plus date/time: ~~~~
* Five tildes give the
date/time alone: ~~~~~
</pre>
|-
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<div style="font-size:150%;border-bottom:1px solid rgb(170,170,170);">Section headings</div>

''Headings'' organize your writing into sections.
The Wiki software can automatically generate
a [[Help:Section|table of contents]] from them.

<div style="font-size:132%;font-weight:bold;">Subsection</div>
Using more equals signs creates a subsection.

<div style="font-size:116%;font-weight:bold;">A smaller subsection</div>

Don't skip levels, like from two to four equals signs.

Start with 2 equals signs not 1 because 1 creates H1 tags which should be reserved for page title.
|<pre>
== Section headings ==

''Headings'' organize your writing into sections.
The Wiki software can automatically generate
a table of contents from them.

=== Subsection ===

Using more equals signs creates a subsection.

==== A smaller subsection ====
Don't skip levels,
like from two to four equals signs.

Start with 2 equals signs not 1
because 1 creates H1 tags
which should be reserved for page title.
</pre>
|- id="lists"
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* ''Unordered [[Help:List|list]]s'' are easy to do:
** Start every line with a star.
*** More stars indicate a deeper level.
*: Previous item continues.
** A new line
* in a list
marks the end of the list.
*Of course you can start again.
|<pre>
* ''Unordered lists'' are easy to do:
** Start every line with a star.
*** More stars indicate a deeper level.
*: Previous item continues.
** A new line
* in a list
marks the end of the list.
* Of course you can start again.
</pre>
|-
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# ''Numbered lists'' are:
## Very organized
## Easy to follow
A new line marks the end of the list.
# New numbering starts with 1.

|<pre>
# ''Numbered lists'' are:
## Very organized
## Easy to follow
A new line marks the end of the list.
# New numbering starts with 1.
</pre>
|-
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: A colon (:) indents a line or paragraph.
A newline starts a new paragraph. <br>
Often used for discussion on [[talk pages]].
: We use 1 colon to indent once.
:: We use 2 colons to indent twice.
::: 3 colons to indent 3 times, and so on.
|<pre>
: A colon (:) indents a line or paragraph.
A newline starts a new paragraph. <br>
Often used for discussion on talk pages.
: We use 1 colon to indent once.
:: We use 2 colons to indent twice.
::: 3 colons to indent 3 times, and so on.
</pre>

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Here's a link to the [[Main page]].

But be careful - capitalization counts!
|<pre>
Here's a link to the [[Main page]].
</pre>
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IC Evangelism & Marketing

2008-03-11T21:04:20Z

ChristopherA: /* Identity Commons Values */

''Chris Allen and I (Kaliya) met in Berkeley on March 3rd 2008 to talk improving the communication about Identity Commons values and relevancy. It was a great hour+ brainstorming and unpacking the purpose and principles, reflecting on IC1 and the new organizational formation.''

This is our first cut at trying to explain it and needs some more word smithing to improve it. One of the key things we were trying to do is separate out our shared values from our organizational principles.

=== Identity Commons Values ===

We believe in the dignity of Human individual in the context of the digital world.

As digital systems and tools evolve on top of the current technology stack that explicitly move the personal information of people we must to balance these factors:

In order to make this true we strive for a balanc e of factors and valuesas digital systems and tools evolve:

* Individual control, convenience & privacy
* Sharing of information when participating in community
* support for commercial and non-commercial exchange
* Interoperability and openness between systems

We work to bring these values into practice by fostering a collaborative a community of individuals, organizations and companies share these values and are working together towards practical technical implementations.

We work to practice what we preach

Share a pragmatic idealism

Have openness and transparency in what we do.

=== Alternative ===

We believe in the dignity of human individuals in the context of the digital world, but we balance this with the good of digital communities.

In order to achieve this balance, we strive for privacy, fellowship, and convenience as digital systems and tools evolve, based on these core values:

User control of identity, ensuring privacy.

Community sharing of identity, ensuring fellowship.

Global interoperability between systems, ensuring convenience.

We work to make these values a reality by fostering a collaborative community of individuals, organizations and companies that share these values and that work together toward practical technical implementations.

We support both commercial and non-commercial adaptations of these values, to allow for the creation and support of interoperable and open global identities.

We work

To practice what we preach;

To share a pragmatic idealism; and

To be open and transparent in what we do.

If you share these values and ideals, you should join us and share your commitment with others.

== Comments ==
* from [[User:=fen|=fen]]:
** I'd like to see "user-centric" in there somewhere
** you might get some good verbiage from http://digg.com/political_opinion/Best_video_explaining_net_neutrality_ever

* from community member
** You might want to clarify the meaning of "[tools]... that explicitly move the personal information of people"
** I think control also belongs in the second point, since it's about the extent people are willing to divulge information in a social context
** Does support for commercial exchange mean enabling for-profit business models (as well as working outside commercial contexts like social interaction)
** Re: interoperability/openness. Is there any implication on IP issues or open source there?

IC Evangelism & Marketing

2008-03-04T06:57:33Z

ChristopherA:

IC Evangelism & Marketing Charter

2008-01-23T19:43:39Z

ChristopherA: Initial Proposal for Charter

=== Name ===

Identity Commons Evangelism & Marketing

=== Purpose ===

Provide content that will help Identity Commons, its member groups, and individuals more effectively communicate the goals, principles, and messages of Identity Commons. Assist in any evangelism efforts to bring appropriate working groups and individuals to become Identity Commons members.

=== Principles ===

WORK IN PROGRESS 'Every working group 'inherits' the general principles of Identity Commons itself -- see PurposeAndPrinciples. This section should list any additional operating principles of the working group, i.e., scope limitations, how membership will be managed, how it will be governed, how Stewards Council representatives are chosen, when its work will be considered complete, etc. Note that these cannot be in conflict with the general Identity Commons principles.'

=== Practices ===

We plan primarily develop prototype content on the wiki, and host discussions on this topic at the community@idcommons.net list. If the discussions become too noisy for the general list, a new list will be created. Anyone may be contribute to this working group, but you must be signed up below as a working group member to vote. Before any content can be declared official (i.e. moved off of workgroup pages on this wiki onto pages like the Identity Commons home page), it requires rough consensus of working group members to agree to the content. The Working Group Steward must declare if rough consensus has been met. If there are disagreements among the working group members, or if there is a disagreement that rough consensus has been met, the disagreement can be brought by any member to the Stewards Council for their resolution.

=== Requirements of Participation and How to Join ===

To join, add yourself to the list of participants below and subscribe to the community@idcommons.net list. (Since our work is closely intertwined with that of IC as a whole, we will try to avoid setting up a separate mailing list just for this working group.)

=== Licenses and/or Restrictions on Usage of Work Product ===

Any work produced by this group for usage by Identity Commons is copyright and trademark of Identity Commons, and thus must follow any IP guidelines established for IP of Identity Commons.

=== Current Deliverables and Milestones ===

* Complete Charter (in particular, Purpose, Principles & Practices statements)

* Problem Statement -- How is Identity Commons currently perceived vs. how it wants to be perceived? What obstacles or difficulties in explaining Identity Commons to non-members are

* Refined Messages -- Based on the problem statement, how can we refine our messages to more effectively communicate?

* Update to Home Page -- Based on the refined messages, do an update to the home page and other appropriate top-level pages.

=== Current Meeting Schedule ===

No regular meetings are planned at this time -- work will proceed via the current wiki and email discussion list. Teleconference calls are discouraged, but can be scheduled as needed.

=== Current Membership ===

* Christopher Allen

=== Current Stewards Council Representative and Alternate ===

None steward or alternate has be selected at this time.

The Stewards Council Representative is chosen by a majority vote of the Stewards Council.

=== Current Links ===

None

Working Groups

2008-01-23T19:12:01Z

ChristopherA: /* Others */

== About Working Groups ==

Working groups are the fundamental organizational unit of Identity Commons -- see [[Organizational Structure]].

* See [[Working Group Agreement]] for more about the relationship of working groups to Identity Commons.
* To propose a new working group, start with the [[Working Group Charter Template]].

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 WorkingGroups; however, the individual will only get one vote.

== Active Groups ==

The following is a list of active 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).

{{WGHeader}}
{{WGSection|name=Community, Events and Advocacy}}
|-
|Identity Gang || [[Identity Gang Charter]] || [[Identity Gang]]
|-
|Internet Identity Workshop || [[Internet Identity Workshop Charter]] || http://iiw.idcommons.net
|-
{{WGSection|name=Technology}}
|-
|OSIS || [[OSIS Charter]] ||[http://wiki.idcommons.net/index.php/OSIS OSIS now on IdCommons.net]
|-
|OpenID || [[OpenID Charter]] || http://www.openid.net
|-
|Identity Schemas || [[Identity Schemas Charter]] || http://identityschemas.org
|-
{{WGSection|name=Social Agreements, Policy}}
|-
|Identity Rights Agreements || [[Identity Rights Agreements Charter]] || [[Identity Rights Agreements]]
|-
|XDI.org || [[XDI Org Charter]] || http://www.xdi.org
|-
{{WGSection|name=Identity Commons Operations}}
|-
|Identity Commons Collaborative Tools || [[IC Collaborative Tools Charter]] || [[IC Collaborative Tools]]
|}
.

== In Progress ==
=== Up for Vote by Stewards ===
The following is a list of groups that have been proposed for a vote that ends 11:59pm December 10th, 2007:

{{WGHeader}}
|-
|I-Broker Commons || [[Ibroker Commons Charter]] ||
|-
|Identity Futures Group || [[IdFutures Charter]] ||
|-
|Identity Media Review Group || [[IdMedia Charter]] || [[IdMedia]]
|-
|SAML Commons || [[SAML Commons Charter]] ||
|-
|XDI Commons || [[XDI Commons Charter]] ||
|-
|VRM (Vendor Relationship Management)|| [[VRM Charter]] || http://projectvrm.org
|-
|Higgins Project || [[Higgins Project Charter]] || http://eclipse.org/higgins
|}

=== Others ===
The following is a list of groups that are in the process of being formed.

{{WGHeader}}
|-
| Newbies4Newbies || [[Newbies4Newbies Charter]] || [[Newbies4Newbies]]
|-
|Pamela Project || [[Pamela Project Charter]] || http://www.pamelaproject.com
|-
|Bandit Project || [[Bandit Project Charter]] || http://bandit-project.org
|-
|Enterprise Positioning ||[[Enterprise Positioning Charter]] || [[Enterprise Positioning]]
|-
|Enterprise Identity Architects Group || [[Enterprise Identity Architects Charter]] || [[Enterprise Identity Architects]]
|-
||Identity Commons Evangelism & Marketing || [[IC Evangelism & Marketing Charter]] || [[IC Evangelism & Marketing]]
|-
|Internet2 Middleware || [[Internet2MW Charter]] || http://middleware.internet2.edu
|-
|Data Sharing || [[DataSharing Charter]] || http://www.datasharingsummit.com
|-
| Usability of Identity Systems || [[Usability Charter]] ||
|-
| Identity & Trust || [[Identity Trust Charter]] ||
|-
|Inclusive Initiatives || [[Inclusive Initiatives Charter]] || [[Inclusive Initiatives]]
|}

== Inactive Groups ==
The following is a list of working groups that are no longer active.
{{WGHeader}}
|-
| EUCLId || [http://oldwiki.idcommons.net/moin.cgi/EuclidCharter EuclidCharter] || Merged into the Identity & Trust WG
|-
|Standards Gang || [[Standards Gang Charter]] ||
|-
|I-Tags || [http://oldwiki.idcommons.net/moin.cgi/ItagsCharter Itags Charter] || [http://www.itags.net/ I-Tags] Wiki Merging into the XDI Commons WG
|-
|I-Broker Interoperation || [http://oldwiki.idcommons.net/moin.cgi/IbrokerInteroperationCharter Ibroker Interoperation Charter] || Merging into the I-Broker Commons WG
|-
|XRI Registration Privacy || [http://oldwiki.idcommons.net/moin.cgi/XriRegistrationPrivacyCharter XRI Registration Privacy Charter] || Merging into the I-Broker Commons WG
|-
|}
.

= 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.

Working Groups

2008-01-23T19:11:18Z

ChristopherA: /* Others */ Added IC Evangelism & Marketing

== About Working Groups ==

Working groups are the fundamental organizational unit of Identity Commons -- see [[Organizational Structure]].

* See [[Working Group Agreement]] for more about the relationship of working groups to Identity Commons.
* To propose a new working group, start with the [[Working Group Charter Template]].

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 WorkingGroups; however, the individual will only get one vote.

== Active Groups ==

The following is a list of active 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).

{{WGHeader}}
{{WGSection|name=Community, Events and Advocacy}}
|-
|Identity Gang || [[Identity Gang Charter]] || [[Identity Gang]]
|-
|Internet Identity Workshop || [[Internet Identity Workshop Charter]] || http://iiw.idcommons.net
|-
{{WGSection|name=Technology}}
|-
|OSIS || [[OSIS Charter]] ||[http://wiki.idcommons.net/index.php/OSIS OSIS now on IdCommons.net]
|-
|OpenID || [[OpenID Charter]] || http://www.openid.net
|-
|Identity Schemas || [[Identity Schemas Charter]] || http://identityschemas.org
|-
{{WGSection|name=Social Agreements, Policy}}
|-
|Identity Rights Agreements || [[Identity Rights Agreements Charter]] || [[Identity Rights Agreements]]
|-
|XDI.org || [[XDI Org Charter]] || http://www.xdi.org
|-
{{WGSection|name=Identity Commons Operations}}
|-
|Identity Commons Collaborative Tools || [[IC Collaborative Tools Charter]] || [[IC Collaborative Tools]]
|}
.

== In Progress ==
=== Up for Vote by Stewards ===
The following is a list of groups that have been proposed for a vote that ends 11:59pm December 10th, 2007:

{{WGHeader}}
|-
|I-Broker Commons || [[Ibroker Commons Charter]] ||
|-
|Identity Futures Group || [[IdFutures Charter]] ||
|-
|Identity Media Review Group || [[IdMedia Charter]] || [[IdMedia]]
|-
|SAML Commons || [[SAML Commons Charter]] ||
|-
|XDI Commons || [[XDI Commons Charter]] ||
|-
|VRM (Vendor Relationship Management)|| [[VRM Charter]] || http://projectvrm.org
|-
|Higgins Project || [[Higgins Project Charter]] || http://eclipse.org/higgins
|}

=== Others ===
The following is a list of groups that are in the process of being formed.

{{WGHeader}}
|-
| Newbies4Newbies || [[Newbies4Newbies Charter]] || [[Newbies4Newbies]]
|-
|Pamela Project || [[Pamela Project Charter]] || http://www.pamelaproject.com
|-
|Bandit Project || [[Bandit Project Charter]] || http://bandit-project.org
|-
|Enterprise Positioning ||[[Enterprise Positioning Charter]] || [[Enterprise Positioning]]
|-
|Enterprise Identity Architects Group || [[Enterprise Identity Architects Charter]] || [[Enterprise Identity Architects]]
|-
||IC Evangelism & Marketing || [[IC Evangelism & Marketing Charter]] || [[IC Evangelism & Marketing]]
|-
|Internet2 Middleware || [[Internet2MW Charter]] || http://middleware.internet2.edu
|-
|Data Sharing || [[DataSharing Charter]] || http://www.datasharingsummit.com
|-
| Usability of Identity Systems || [[Usability Charter]] ||
|-
| Identity & Trust || [[Identity Trust Charter]] ||
|-
|Inclusive Initiatives || [[Inclusive Initiatives Charter]] || [[Inclusive Initiatives]]
|}

== Inactive Groups ==
The following is a list of working groups that are no longer active.
{{WGHeader}}
|-
| EUCLId || [http://oldwiki.idcommons.net/moin.cgi/EuclidCharter EuclidCharter] || Merged into the Identity & Trust WG
|-
|Standards Gang || [[Standards Gang Charter]] ||
|-
|I-Tags || [http://oldwiki.idcommons.net/moin.cgi/ItagsCharter Itags Charter] || [http://www.itags.net/ I-Tags] Wiki Merging into the XDI Commons WG
|-
|I-Broker Interoperation || [http://oldwiki.idcommons.net/moin.cgi/IbrokerInteroperationCharter Ibroker Interoperation Charter] || Merging into the I-Broker Commons WG
|-
|XRI Registration Privacy || [http://oldwiki.idcommons.net/moin.cgi/XriRegistrationPrivacyCharter XRI Registration Privacy Charter] || Merging into the I-Broker Commons WG
|-
|}
.

= 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.