OASIS IDtrust (formerly PKI) Member Section launches

[Sara Caswell <sara@nist.gov>]

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Hello,

The OASIS (http://www.oasis-open.org/home/index.php) PKI Member Section 
has expanded its scope to encompass additional standards-based identity 
and trusted infrastructure technologies, policies, and practices. The 
group provides a neutral setting where government agencies, companies, 
research institutes, and individuals work together to advance the use of 
trusted infrastructures, including the Public Key Infrastructure (PKI). 
Effective immediately, the group will operate under the new name, OASIS 
Identity and Trusted Infrastructure (IDtrust) Member Section,
http://www.oasis-idtrust.org/.

IDtrust will oversee the work of the OASIS Enterprise Key Management
Infrastructure (EKMI) and PKI Adoption Committees. Other TCs are invited 
to explore the advantages of working within this Member Section, and the 
group is also open to ideas for forming new Committees and work topics 
that may be closely related.

If you are not a member of OASIS but would be interested in 
participating in this exciting new work, please review 'Joining OASIS,' 
at http://www.oasis-open.org/join/.

If you are a member please join the IDtrust Member Section to take part 
in the election of the new Steering Committee which will provide 
direction for this initiative. OASIS is seeking nominations for the 
IDtrust Member Section Steering Committee. The nominations period begins 
now and will extend until 29 March 2007. Elections will be held 2-9 
April 2007. This is a great opportunity to help chart a course for 
growth and innovation and receive recognition as a leader in this 
important area.

More information on IDtrust can be found at the Member Section web site
(under construction) at http://www.oasis-idtrust.org/.

Please contact me directly with any questions or concerns.

Regards,
Dee Schur
OASIS Member Services

Plan on attending the OASIS
Annual General Meeting and Symposium:
"eBusiness and Open Standards:
Understanding the Facts, Fiction, and Future"
15-18 April 2007 San Diego, CA USA
http://www.oasis-open.org/events/symposium/