All The Newcomers! A Report Out on REFEDS 45
REFEDS 45, held as part of the Internet2 TechEx in Denver, Colorado, US, was a smashing success. Prior to the event, the organizers had to move us to a larger room thanksRead More…
Pronouns, Gender, and Updates to eduPerson and SCHAC
The purpose of attribute schemas is to describe the structure and use of an attribute such that applications and services have standardized patterns to work with for each attribute. If there areRead More…
REFEDS End of Year Report 2021
REFEDS has published its REFEDS-EOY-2021. Like many of our sister organisations, 2021 continued the pandemic-related challenges for REFEDS and cancellations of our normal activities. The community continued to step up, however, andRead More…
The REFEDS 2022 Workplan
REFEDS work plans are developed by and for the community, changing as they need to and staying the same where appropriate. With a decade of work plans on record, the community continuesRead More…
The Assurance WG 2.0
Author: Jule Ziegler Regular REFEDS Assurance Working Group Calls have been picked up again! Around 1.5 years have passed now since the two REFEDS specifications, the REFEDS Assurance Framework (RAF) and theRead More…
COVID-19 Call to Action – We Need Your Help
If your institution runs an Identity Provider within a Research and Education Federation, please read this urgent message. The international science community has asked for your help in connecting your researchers andRead More…
It’s a Wrap! REFEDS 41
With nearly 100 people in the room, the REFEDS 41 meeting in New Orleans provided another excellent opportunity to share knowledge, experience, and ideas with representatives from the global R&E FIM community.Read More…
It’s a Success! The First T&I Hackathon
The first REFEDS T&I Hackathon was a great success, thanks to the 30 participants to the event. We had participants from as far away as Uganda and Malaysia, as well as participantsRead More…
Distinguished Engineer – Alex Mwotil
My first time at TNC19, and especially REFEDS 40, was quite an experience and I would like to categorically thank REFEDS and GÉANT for the opportunity and support and especially for theRead More…
Distinguished Engineer Report – Raja Visvanathan
I am one of the first recipients of the REFEDS Distinguished Engineer program, and attended the REFEDS meeting and TNC19 as part of that. I am working as Scientist B (Computer Science)Read More…