New Identity & Access Management (IAM) Online Monthly Interactive Education Series Kicks Off February 12

IAM Online is a new monthly series from InCommon delivering interactive education on Identity and Access Management (IAM), including federated identity management essentials, advanced issues in IAM, and hot topics from the EDUCAUSE Identity and Access Management Working Group. Experts will provide overviews, answer questions, and lead discussions.

"Introduction to Federated Identity Management" (presented by John O’Keefe, Director of Academic Technology and Network Services, Lafayette College) will kick-off this series on Friday, Feburary 12, 1 p.m EST. Visit the IAM Online website for the complete 2010 schedule and participation details. [Note: The archived Adobe Connect session (audio plus slides) is now available online. You may also download the slides separately.]

IAM Online includes three types of presentations/discussions:

• Federated Identity Management Essentials - Learn how you can leverage your existing identity management infrastructure to provide single sign-on access to resources both on- and off-campus.
• Advanced Issues in Identity Access and Management - Community developers and experts will provide information and lead discussions about emerging technical, architectural and other topics involved with the deployment of identity and access management.
• Hot Topics and Current Issues in Identity and Access Management - The leadership of the EDUCAUSE Identity and Access Management Working Group will probe hot topics and current issues gleaned from questions posed to the Identity Management Discussion Group, federal policy developments affecting identity and privacy, and other higher education and industry initiatives.

IAM Online is brought to you by InCommon in cooperation with Internet2 and the EDUCAUSE Identity and Access Management Working Group.