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2008 Q3 Report VRM

2008-11-04T23:30:44Z

Dean Landsman:

Recent & Current Activity

• This past Summer ProjectVRM held a very successful workshop at Harvard Law. Numerous presentations and projects were the subject of discussion and analysis, with energized sub-groups and expansion of ideas and applications the result of the Cambridge meeting.

• The working group on 'Volunteered Personal Information' is going to get up and running with a phone meeting on Thursday, October 30, and then one every two weeks.

The working group is being hosted at Liberty Alliance as that is the most appropriate place given the challenges being addressed; the wiki and sign up page is below.

http://wiki.projectliberty.org/index.php/VolunteeredPersonalInformationSIG

• The Standards Committee has been hard at work developing specs and initial software to help drive adoption throughout the web world, the brick & mortar and enterprise world, and wherever vendors can gain from improved user-side and user-generated and controlled interactions.

• The Marketing Committee has been busy working on the language of the VRM message, preparing a “Definitions” document (similar to Kim Cameron’s definitions of Identity) and is working toward pilot VRM projects with targeted major big box outlets.

• The creation of a stand-alone VRM Standards Organization is under discussion, much in the manner of Creative Commons, which enjoyed incubation at Berkman and then became an independent body. During the August VRM Workshop, as well as in sessions in October, progress has been made on scope responsibility.

• A new landing page for Project VRM will soon be ready for public view. After much tweakage and some modification, the Landing Page Committee is moments away from launching the site.

• VRM is active across many continents. In addition to our stateside work, there are numerous initiatives taking place in the UK and also in The Netherlands and Belgium. Recent inquiries from Italy and Spain have indicated new VRM activity will soon occur there, as well.

The Basic Principles of VRM
• User-centricity. Work from the perspective of the end-user. Users who desire it should have the ability to control who, how, and what happens throughout the entire process. Create value for the user first, vendors and others second.
• Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Don't reinvent the wheel. A lot of technology and solutions have already been developed to address various pieces of our online world. Reuse existing tech and learn from prior experiences.
• Reciprocity & Everybody Wins. VRM should create value for everyone in the value chain. Although the focus is on the user (see User-centricity), each link in the relationship should come out better after implementing a VRM standard.
• Leverage network effects. Network effects scale as more people participate. Whenever possible, build systems with this characteristic. In particular, reducing costs across many different phases of a business relationship can dramatically change a market, even when those costs are relatively small.
• Relationships are more than transactions. Build systems that enable rich, long-lived relationships in ways that create real value.
• Solve real-world problems. People have lots of challenges and frustrations with existing sales, shopping, and support systems. Pick one and re-invent it from a user perspective.

The work product of VRM will be recommended standards and practices for implementing user-centric e-commerce. Representative VRM initiatives currently underway include:

1 Personal Address Manager – A service that allows anyone to manage their postal address in one place and have it automatically be propagated and used by others, as authorized. Code presently under development.

2 “The R-Button” - Reciprocal symbols for customer and vendor, used by either to express an interest in doing business, or the existence of a relationship that relies on independence and choice on both sides. Open Source coding, in advanced stage alpha stage of development.

3 Project VRM is working in an advisory capacity with Pubic Radio.

There is a public mailing list, monthly calls, a wiki, and an Identity Commons working group. Contributors and volunteers are welcome.

An incomplete list of current contributors:

• Charles Andres
• Joe Andrieu
• Sean Bohan
• Christopher Carfi
• Iain Henderson
• Keith Hopper
• Dean Landsman
• Renee Lloyd
• Adriana Lukas
• Asa Hardcastle
• Paul Madsen
• Brett McDowell
• Alan S. Mitchell
• Drummond Reed
• Mary Ruddy
• Deb Schultz
• Doc Searls
• Bart Stevens
• Paul Trevithick

More information at http://projectvrm.org

2008 Q3 Report VRM

2008-11-04T23:19:40Z

Dean Landsman: /* Announcements */

Recent & Current Activity

• This past Summer ProjectVRM held a very successful workshop at Harvard Law. Numerous presentations and projects were the subject of discussion and analysis, with energized sub-groups and expansion of ideas and applications the result of the Cambridge meeting.

• The working group on 'Volunteered Personal Information' is going to get up and running with a phone meeting on Thursday, October 30, and then one every two weeks.

The working group is being hosted at Liberty Alliance as that is the most appropriate place given the challenges being addressed; the wiki and sign up page is below.

http://wiki.projectliberty.org/index.php/VolunteeredPersonalInformationSIG

• The Standards Committee has been hard at work developing specs and initial software to help drive adoption throughout the web world, the brick & mortar and enterprise world, and wherever vendors can gain from improved user-side and user-generated and controlled interactions.

• The Marketing Committee has been busy working on the language of the VRM message, preparing a “Definitions” document (similar to Kim Cameron’s definitions of Identity) and is working toward pilot VRM projects with targeted major big box outlets.

• The creation of a stand-alone VRM Standards Organization is under discussion, much in the manner of Creative Commons, which enjoyed incubation at Berkman and then became an independent body. During the August VRM Workshop, as well as in sessions in October, progress has been made on scope responsibility.

• A new landing page for Project VRM will soon be ready for public view. After much tweakage and some modification, the Landing Page Committee is moments away from launching the site.

• VRM is active across many continents. In addition to our stateside work, there are numerous initiatives taking place in the UK and also in The Netherlands and Belgium. Recent inquiries from Italy and Spain have indicated new VRM activity will soon occur there, as well.

The Basic Principles of VRM
• User-centricity. Work from the perspective of the end-user. Users who desire it should have the ability to control who, how, and what happens throughout the entire process. Create value for the user first, vendors and others second.
• Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Don't reinvent the wheel. A lot of technology and solutions have already been developed to address various pieces of our online world. Reuse existing tech and learn from prior experiences.
• Reciprocity & Everybody Wins. VRM should create value for everyone in the value chain. Although the focus is on the user (see User-centricity), each link in the relationship should come out better after implementing a VRM standard.
• Leverage network effects. Network effects scale as more people participate. Whenever possible, build systems with this characteristic. In particular, reducing costs across many different phases of a business relationship can dramatically change a market, even when those costs are relatively small.
• Relationships are more than transactions. Build systems that enable rich, long-lived relationships in ways that create real value.
• Solve real-world problems. People have lots of challenges and frustrations with existing sales, shopping, and support systems. Pick one and re-invent it from a user perspective.

The work product of VRM will be recommended standards and practices for implementing user-centric e-commerce. Representative VRM initiatives currently underway include:

1 Personal Address Manager – A service that allows anyone to manage their postal address in one place and have it automatically be propagated and used by others, as authorized. Code presently under development.
2 “The R-Button” - Reciprocal symbols for customer and vendor, used by either to express an interest in doing business, or the existence of a relationship that relies on independence and choice on both sides. Open Source coding, in advanced stage alpha stage of development.
3 Project VRM is working in an advisory capacity with Pubic Radio.

There is a public mailing list, monthly calls, a wiki, and anIdentity Commons working group. Contributors and volunteers are welcome.

An incomplete list of current contributors:

• Charles Andres
• Joe Andrieu
• Sean Bohan
• Christopher Carfi
• Iain Henderson
• Keith Hopper
• Dean Landsman
• Renee Lloyd
• Adriana Lukas
• Asa Hardcastle
• Paul Madsen
• Brett McDowell
• Alan S. Mitchell
• Drummond Reed
• Mary Ruddy
• Deb Schultz
• Doc Searls
• Bart Stevens
• Paul Trevithick

More information at http://projectvrm.org

2008 Q3 Report VRM

2008-11-04T23:19:15Z

Dean Landsman: /* Requests */

Recent & Current Activity

• This past Summer ProjectVRM held a very successful workshop at Harvard Law. Numerous presentations and projects were the subject of discussion and analysis, with energized sub-groups and expansion of ideas and applications the result of the Cambridge meeting.

• The working group on 'Volunteered Personal Information' is going to get up and running with a phone meeting on Thursday, October 30, and then one every two weeks.

The working group is being hosted at Liberty Alliance as that is the most appropriate place given the challenges being addressed; the wiki and sign up page is below.

http://wiki.projectliberty.org/index.php/VolunteeredPersonalInformationSIG

• The Standards Committee has been hard at work developing specs and initial software to help drive adoption throughout the web world, the brick & mortar and enterprise world, and wherever vendors can gain from improved user-side and user-generated and controlled interactions.

• The Marketing Committee has been busy working on the language of the VRM message, preparing a “Definitions” document (similar to Kim Cameron’s definitions of Identity) and is working toward pilot VRM projects with targeted major big box outlets.

• The creation of a stand-alone VRM Standards Organization is under discussion, much in the manner of Creative Commons, which enjoyed incubation at Berkman and then became an independent body. During the August VRM Workshop, as well as in sessions in October, progress has been made on scope responsibility.

• A new landing page for Project VRM will soon be ready for public view. After much tweakage and some modification, the Landing Page Committee is moments away from launching the site.

• VRM is active across many continents. In addition to our stateside work, there are numerous initiatives taking place in the UK and also in The Netherlands and Belgium. Recent inquiries from Italy and Spain have indicated new VRM activity will soon occur there, as well.

The Basic Principles of VRM
• User-centricity. Work from the perspective of the end-user. Users who desire it should have the ability to control who, how, and what happens throughout the entire process. Create value for the user first, vendors and others second.
• Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Don't reinvent the wheel. A lot of technology and solutions have already been developed to address various pieces of our online world. Reuse existing tech and learn from prior experiences.
• Reciprocity & Everybody Wins. VRM should create value for everyone in the value chain. Although the focus is on the user (see User-centricity), each link in the relationship should come out better after implementing a VRM standard.
• Leverage network effects. Network effects scale as more people participate. Whenever possible, build systems with this characteristic. In particular, reducing costs across many different phases of a business relationship can dramatically change a market, even when those costs are relatively small.
• Relationships are more than transactions. Build systems that enable rich, long-lived relationships in ways that create real value.
• Solve real-world problems. People have lots of challenges and frustrations with existing sales, shopping, and support systems. Pick one and re-invent it from a user perspective.

The work product of VRM will be recommended standards and practices for implementing user-centric e-commerce. Representative VRM initiatives currently underway include:

1 Personal Address Manager – A service that allows anyone to manage their postal address in one place and have it automatically be propagated and used by others, as authorized. Code presently under development.
2 “The R-Button” - Reciprocal symbols for customer and vendor, used by either to express an interest in doing business, or the existence of a relationship that relies on independence and choice on both sides. Open Source coding, in advanced stage alpha stage of development.
3 Project VRM is working in an advisory capacity with Pubic Radio.

There is a public mailing list, monthly calls, a wiki, and anIdentity Commons working group. Contributors and volunteers are welcome.

An incomplete list of current contributors:

• Charles Andres
• Joe Andrieu
• Sean Bohan
• Christopher Carfi
• Iain Henderson
• Keith Hopper
• Dean Landsman
• Renee Lloyd
• Adriana Lukas
• Asa Hardcastle
• Paul Madsen
• Brett McDowell
• Alan S. Mitchell
• Drummond Reed
• Mary Ruddy
• Deb Schultz
• Doc Searls
• Bart Stevens
• Paul Trevithick

More information at http://projectvrm.org

=== Announcements ===

2008 Q3 Report VRM

2008-11-04T23:18:50Z

Dean Landsman: /* Breakdowns */

Recent & Current Activity

• This past Summer ProjectVRM held a very successful workshop at Harvard Law. Numerous presentations and projects were the subject of discussion and analysis, with energized sub-groups and expansion of ideas and applications the result of the Cambridge meeting.

• The working group on 'Volunteered Personal Information' is going to get up and running with a phone meeting on Thursday, October 30, and then one every two weeks.

The working group is being hosted at Liberty Alliance as that is the most appropriate place given the challenges being addressed; the wiki and sign up page is below.

http://wiki.projectliberty.org/index.php/VolunteeredPersonalInformationSIG

• The Standards Committee has been hard at work developing specs and initial software to help drive adoption throughout the web world, the brick & mortar and enterprise world, and wherever vendors can gain from improved user-side and user-generated and controlled interactions.

• The Marketing Committee has been busy working on the language of the VRM message, preparing a “Definitions” document (similar to Kim Cameron’s definitions of Identity) and is working toward pilot VRM projects with targeted major big box outlets.

• The creation of a stand-alone VRM Standards Organization is under discussion, much in the manner of Creative Commons, which enjoyed incubation at Berkman and then became an independent body. During the August VRM Workshop, as well as in sessions in October, progress has been made on scope responsibility.

• A new landing page for Project VRM will soon be ready for public view. After much tweakage and some modification, the Landing Page Committee is moments away from launching the site.

• VRM is active across many continents. In addition to our stateside work, there are numerous initiatives taking place in the UK and also in The Netherlands and Belgium. Recent inquiries from Italy and Spain have indicated new VRM activity will soon occur there, as well.

The Basic Principles of VRM
• User-centricity. Work from the perspective of the end-user. Users who desire it should have the ability to control who, how, and what happens throughout the entire process. Create value for the user first, vendors and others second.
• Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Don't reinvent the wheel. A lot of technology and solutions have already been developed to address various pieces of our online world. Reuse existing tech and learn from prior experiences.
• Reciprocity & Everybody Wins. VRM should create value for everyone in the value chain. Although the focus is on the user (see User-centricity), each link in the relationship should come out better after implementing a VRM standard.
• Leverage network effects. Network effects scale as more people participate. Whenever possible, build systems with this characteristic. In particular, reducing costs across many different phases of a business relationship can dramatically change a market, even when those costs are relatively small.
• Relationships are more than transactions. Build systems that enable rich, long-lived relationships in ways that create real value.
• Solve real-world problems. People have lots of challenges and frustrations with existing sales, shopping, and support systems. Pick one and re-invent it from a user perspective.

The work product of VRM will be recommended standards and practices for implementing user-centric e-commerce. Representative VRM initiatives currently underway include:

1 Personal Address Manager – A service that allows anyone to manage their postal address in one place and have it automatically be propagated and used by others, as authorized. Code presently under development.
2 “The R-Button” - Reciprocal symbols for customer and vendor, used by either to express an interest in doing business, or the existence of a relationship that relies on independence and choice on both sides. Open Source coding, in advanced stage alpha stage of development.
3 Project VRM is working in an advisory capacity with Pubic Radio.

There is a public mailing list, monthly calls, a wiki, and anIdentity Commons working group. Contributors and volunteers are welcome.

An incomplete list of current contributors:

• Charles Andres
• Joe Andrieu
• Sean Bohan
• Christopher Carfi
• Iain Henderson
• Keith Hopper
• Dean Landsman
• Renee Lloyd
• Adriana Lukas
• Asa Hardcastle
• Paul Madsen
• Brett McDowell
• Alan S. Mitchell
• Drummond Reed
• Mary Ruddy
• Deb Schultz
• Doc Searls
• Bart Stevens
• Paul Trevithick

More information at http://projectvrm.org

=== Requests ===

=== Announcements ===

2008 Q3 Report VRM

2008-11-04T23:18:07Z

Dean Landsman: /* Successes */

Recent & Current Activity

• This past Summer ProjectVRM held a very successful workshop at Harvard Law. Numerous presentations and projects were the subject of discussion and analysis, with energized sub-groups and expansion of ideas and applications the result of the Cambridge meeting.

• The working group on 'Volunteered Personal Information' is going to get up and running with a phone meeting on Thursday, October 30, and then one every two weeks.

The working group is being hosted at Liberty Alliance as that is the most appropriate place given the challenges being addressed; the wiki and sign up page is below.

http://wiki.projectliberty.org/index.php/VolunteeredPersonalInformationSIG

• The Standards Committee has been hard at work developing specs and initial software to help drive adoption throughout the web world, the brick & mortar and enterprise world, and wherever vendors can gain from improved user-side and user-generated and controlled interactions.

• The Marketing Committee has been busy working on the language of the VRM message, preparing a “Definitions” document (similar to Kim Cameron’s definitions of Identity) and is working toward pilot VRM projects with targeted major big box outlets.

• The creation of a stand-alone VRM Standards Organization is under discussion, much in the manner of Creative Commons, which enjoyed incubation at Berkman and then became an independent body. During the August VRM Workshop, as well as in sessions in October, progress has been made on scope responsibility.

• A new landing page for Project VRM will soon be ready for public view. After much tweakage and some modification, the Landing Page Committee is moments away from launching the site.

• VRM is active across many continents. In addition to our stateside work, there are numerous initiatives taking place in the UK and also in The Netherlands and Belgium. Recent inquiries from Italy and Spain have indicated new VRM activity will soon occur there, as well.

The Basic Principles of VRM
• User-centricity. Work from the perspective of the end-user. Users who desire it should have the ability to control who, how, and what happens throughout the entire process. Create value for the user first, vendors and others second.
• Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Don't reinvent the wheel. A lot of technology and solutions have already been developed to address various pieces of our online world. Reuse existing tech and learn from prior experiences.
• Reciprocity & Everybody Wins. VRM should create value for everyone in the value chain. Although the focus is on the user (see User-centricity), each link in the relationship should come out better after implementing a VRM standard.
• Leverage network effects. Network effects scale as more people participate. Whenever possible, build systems with this characteristic. In particular, reducing costs across many different phases of a business relationship can dramatically change a market, even when those costs are relatively small.
• Relationships are more than transactions. Build systems that enable rich, long-lived relationships in ways that create real value.
• Solve real-world problems. People have lots of challenges and frustrations with existing sales, shopping, and support systems. Pick one and re-invent it from a user perspective.

The work product of VRM will be recommended standards and practices for implementing user-centric e-commerce. Representative VRM initiatives currently underway include:

1 Personal Address Manager – A service that allows anyone to manage their postal address in one place and have it automatically be propagated and used by others, as authorized. Code presently under development.
2 “The R-Button” - Reciprocal symbols for customer and vendor, used by either to express an interest in doing business, or the existence of a relationship that relies on independence and choice on both sides. Open Source coding, in advanced stage alpha stage of development.
3 Project VRM is working in an advisory capacity with Pubic Radio.

There is a public mailing list, monthly calls, a wiki, and anIdentity Commons working group. Contributors and volunteers are welcome.

An incomplete list of current contributors:

• Charles Andres
• Joe Andrieu
• Sean Bohan
• Christopher Carfi
• Iain Henderson
• Keith Hopper
• Dean Landsman
• Renee Lloyd
• Adriana Lukas
• Asa Hardcastle
• Paul Madsen
• Brett McDowell
• Alan S. Mitchell
• Drummond Reed
• Mary Ruddy
• Deb Schultz
• Doc Searls
• Bart Stevens
• Paul Trevithick

More information at http://projectvrm.org

=== Breakdowns ===

=== Requests ===

=== Announcements ===

Stewards Council Telecon: 2008 July 2

2008-07-02T16:41:21Z

Dean Landsman:

Call in number:
1-605-475-4333 access code: 181783

= Attending =

*Kaliya Hamlin
*Mary Ruddy
*Judi
*Chris Allen
*Fen Labalme
*Bob Blakley
*Pat Reilly
*Chris Reynolds
*Marty S.
*Jeff Hodges
*Dale Olds
*Drummond Reed
*Mark Lazar
*Paul Trevithick
*Dean Landsman
*Bill Washburn
*Brett M.

= Agenda =

== Community and Action Groups ==
# Current vote
## Dissolving the Standards, Identity Mashups and Collaboration working groups.
## Adding the proposed groups (that are ready for the vote.)
## Changing Working Groups to Action Groups.
# Things for next vote
## Approve budget proposal from Chris.
## Elect new Stewards Chair.
# Subsequent votes
## When will more working groups be ready for the vote? How often should these votes be scheduled?
# NEW GROUP Welcome + Updates
## I-Card Foundation
## ID-Legal
## "Kids Online" group may form to do an event post IIW
## VRM Workshop upcoming, July 14-15 at Harvard
## IIW planning/design group forming (input needed)
# Policy and Practice Questions
## Process for updating charters /notifying of charter changes
## Media Contact points - we need this - who is it? how does it work?

== Updates from Last Call ==
=== Static Website ===
''(Evangelism & Marketing)''
# Started process of updating and publishing content before ICF press attention.
# Need to continue to update and reformat based on feedback. Thanks for feedback, keep it coming.
# Need to revise the other content that is not yet back up on the site.
# Have ecosystem picture professionally redrawn after the next vote.

=== IT Infrastructure ===
# Electric Embers hosting status update (in time for use by new groups and email forwarding cutover). (Mary to follow up with Identity Gang stewards about moving the Identity Gang mailing list over to open list with IC mail address after have new service in place.)

=== Other Community Processes (from informal Stewards meeting at IIW) ===
''Brief Updates''
# Status of Chris R's proposal for spending money (and the vetting of that proposal) ''(in process coming this month)''
# Best practices for IPR – there is an opportunity to put forward an option for best practices. ''(who owns this?)''
# Next steps for formalizing mentoring new groups. Kaliya to provide best practices. Eugene and Mary have volunteered to help. Can we put this in a wiki? ''(no action forwarded to this coming month)''
# Status of hiring outsourced non-profit services provider inquiries ''(Mary is working on this)''

== SERVICES ==
There has been an ongoing discussion about the desirability for the community to provide more services to action groups. [[Services Brainstorm]]. We propose to brainstorm some on this call & talk about highest priorities.

We propose an Operations Group to focus on getting core IC functionality working more smoothly and potentially bringing up some of the high priority services coming out of the Brainstorm. We see meeting weekly for the 8 weeks.

We need volunteers.

== Proposed Meeting ==
For all who care/can be there morning of the 16th Identity Commons meeting following VRM Workshop at Harvard.
Who is going - who can make it? We could also have a dial in.

= Summary =

very rough notes to be reformatted

Eugene will get the vote out today.. Got ok to disolve the inactiv working groups.

New legal group that came out of IIW. Had second call on July 1st. Are developing an outline for goals for why the organization is being created and for a a conference. There is a wiki page that can be googled. Wnat to cross polinate between legaly trained flks and technically trained folks.

Following IIW in November a kid day. with Denise from Privo. Bob had a great idea. If wa are going to have somthing about kids on line, we should bring them along.

VRM workshop in two weeks in Boston Chris R will be there and offered to take notes

Kaliya is starting up a planning design group. She will talk about it on the list.

the marketing and evangelism charter is up for vote in the next vote.

???s is staring an informal credit card group.

Policy and practice questions

Kaliya - good to think about over the next month. Not urgent. but should think about it.

One of the challenges Eugene had about contacting different groups, is getting people to use the community list so that people know about wiki changes. So need to do it on the list and ultimately need to put it to a vote, but the big thing is that people need to be on the community list and engage people, It isn't enough to put it on the wiki.

Bob - I tried to join the list again today.. Can anyone confirm that.

Eugene in terms of IT stuff. Dan needs to check with his accountant, then he can set up a paypal account, then use it to pay for Electronic embers.

The goal is to migrate all the mailing lists over.

Media Contact:
Chris Reynolds - can we just start talking and nominating? Mary and Kaliya. Eugene is happy to have any steward talk to the press.
Kaliya we need a way for press to knock -have an Info a@idcommons.ne
Chris moved that we be prime contacts..
Dale - this is dale It is a natural role for stewards to talk. Agree May and Kali
Bob - it is important to be aware that press people arr on deadline. You can only satisfice. Need soome who can get back to the, So the best think might be a call tree.
Mary - Need contact information..
Kaliya asked board already for contact info.

Mary - website thing.....

question about ecosystem picture... They always change and never reflect reality... Is there a way to make it more dynamic.
Kaliya it is good to have a non text representation for people who learn thru images
Judi - I would like to make it clickable.
Kaliya - we will put together a group to work on this.
Eugene - We should set up a group and provide time to voice input.

Chris R. Budget planning update. He offered to contact other charities for best practices.. He got cnflicting data hopes to resolve after the holidays. He hope to have the goru agree on a short list of rules.. The ball is still in Chris R's court

Chris Reynolds is the credit card person. At IIW 16 people expressed interest.

Intellectual Property Rights
Bob: Best practices depend on objective.

TBD

2008 Q1 Report VRM

2008-04-08T00:34:43Z

Dean Landsman:

Project VRM has been busy, busy, busy since the last report.

The London Chapter, incorporating most of our European effort, has been holding monthly meetings. These meetings are span the internal (as code ais written and projects moved forward) and external, introduciung and clarifying VRM to interesed parties, businesses, entities and individuals. The London group has been a bundle of energy and remains focused on the tasks at hand: to expand and educate and develop VRM.

Stateside the subcommittees formed in the VRM Moutainview meeting have been hard at work, as well.

The Vision Committee ("Define/Advocate Clear Vision for VRM Worldwide")has been gathering data and putting together statements and some papers. In addition, a special Wiki Page for development and definition has been a result. This is still in somewhatof an alpha state, but we expect to anounce this to the public at large in the next quarter.

The Standards Committee has been hard at work on establishing the framework and definitions which will allow interoperability. As many in the Identity world know, establishing standards and the work involved in definition and specifics is no mean feat. Significant progress has been made in this area.

The Project VRM initial test case, Change of Address, has been given the name Public Address Management (PAM). Change of address is universal, occurs throughout and across all demographic, economic and geographic boundaries, and occurs with frequency as do few other events. Further, change of address has impact on commerical and non commercial interests, which sheds light and value on the "non-CRM" aspect of VRM.

In more news from Europe, we were notified last week that Project VRM has been nominated for the Top 3 Projects in the category "Special Award" for the European Identity Awards. This will occur at the 2nd European Identity Conference later this month. Just prior to that will be the first European VRM Conference, held in Munich April 21 and 22. Doc Searls will attend, and will be speaking at the European ID conference, as well.

Members of the Project VRM Steering Committee will be attending the IIW in May, and there will be some presentations and brainstorming sessions around PAm and other matters.

We are working on a VRM conference for July or August (date to be determined shortly), to be hosted by The Berkman Center, held at or nearby the Harvard campus.

2008 Q1 Report VRM

2008-04-08T00:32:55Z

Dean Landsman: