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Updates . Licia Florio, TERENA florio@terena.org. REFEDS Meeting 5 Sept 2012. Agenda. Review the progresses Overview of the budget Next Meetings . What Have W e A chieved? . Federation Operators Practice Guidelines (FOP) The guidelines will consist of 4 documents:
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Updates Licia Florio, TERENA florio@terena.org REFEDS Meeting 5 Sept 2012
Agenda • Review the progresses • Overview of the budget • Next Meetings
What Have We Achieved? • Federation Operators Practice Guidelines (FOP) • The guidelines will consist of 4 documents: • Key Management Practice Statement (out for comments) • Metadata Registration Practice Statement • Monitoring Practice Statement • Assurance Practice Statement. • https://refeds.terena.org/index.php/FOP • Entity Categories • First category, Research and Scholarship published in March 2014 • https://refeds.terena.org/index.php/Entity_Categories
What Have We Achieved? • Federation Operators Group (FOG) • Closed mailing list • Information can be used, but neither the identity, nor the affiliation of the source should be disclosed. • New members have to be endorsed by two existing members • To facilitate open discussion about operational issues • Metadata Explorer Tool (MET) • http:// met.refeds.org/met • Improved version, but it could do more • REEP • A pilot service to enable simple registration of entity metadata in a central source • Software improved • Listen to Leif’s talk
Other Results by 2014 • SCHAC Schema • TERENA to fund the initial revamp of SCHAC • Later SCHAC will be migrated under REFEDS • Editorial board to be appointed soon • Results expected by fall 2014 • International Code of Conduct • Work started last year • Plans are to co-found more work via GEANT in 2015 • Similar model used for the EU Code of Conduct • Workplan 2014 online? • https://refeds.org/work/
REFEDS RFCs • REFEDS Docs Published as RFCs • in 2013 it was decided to publish some REFEDS docs as RFCs • Pros: More weight to the docs • Cons: More overhead • RFC main stream vs RFC independent stream • Decided to use independent stream with REFEDS header • Long process • Meanwhile REFEDS docs should follow the RFC format
Renewed Steering Committee • Current SC Members: • Andrew Cormack (JANET(UK) • MiroMilinovic (SRCE) • Mehdi Hached (RENATER) • Thomas Lenggenhager (SWITCH) • ValterNordh (NORDUNET) • Ken Klingenstein (Internet2) • SC to be renewed end 2015 SC Role: • To Oversee the execution of the workplan • To Offer recommendation for new ideas/project • See also REFEDS Terms
Sponsors • Sponsors for 2013: • Australian Access Federation, CESNET, GARR, Internet Society, Internet2, JISC/Janet, NORDUnet, SURFnet, SWITCH • Sponsors for 2014: • Australian Access Federation, Canarie, GARR, Internet Society, Internet2, JISC/Janet, NORDUnet, SURFnet, SWITCH
Budget • Budget required for workplan 2014: ±120K • Budget available: ?? • ±45K left over from 2013 • Invoice sent late due to overload in TERENA • BUT still waiting for answers • Volunteers to work on REFEDS work items are welcome!
Other Funding Revenues REFEDS • EC-funding only available 2015! • Less control on the process • Needs to fit EC projects framework SPONSORS BUDGET GEANT4 Horizon2020
Big Picture REFEDS EINFRA Call GÉANT Policy Best Practises Identity Harmonisation Operational Practises LoA Services Training on policies Federation Harmonisation eduGAIN Proof of Concepts Moonshot Pilot Services eduroam Outreach Support for R&E communities Supporting Tools Research Work Guest IdPs Enabling Users
REFEDS Meetings 2014/2015 • REFEDS @I2 Identity Week • Oct 26 • REFEDS meeting towards the end of 2014? • Focused on the 2015 workplan • REFEDS@ APAN 2015? • TBC
Questions • Please refer to FAQ: • https://refeds.org/faq.html • Look at the REFEDS wiki and blog: • refeds.terena.org • https://blog.refeds.org/