1. Resolution: OIDF sustaining level member companies will agree to a collective best efforts to co-host at least two US and 1 international OpenID summits per year. Co-hosting includes logistical, programmatic and financial support coordinated with one or more organizations or companies.
Rationale: Clarifies directed funding assumptions without increasing fees and provides clear expectations of corporate level members.
2. Resolution: OpenID Summits will be free of charge to OpenID individual members and employees of sustaining and corporate member companies.
Rationale: If a membership results in reduced fees at industry events, e.g. EEMA, IIWs and OASIS then a tangible economic value can be established. This approach was successfully negotiated last year at the EEMA 2010 Conference. Microsoft employees took advantage of discounted fees and coordinated content at OIDF/OASIS/EEMA events at Microsoft’s London offices.
Rationale: Most 2011 OpenID Summits are “paired” with other industry events; e.g. PayPal’s Innovation Conference, Ping’s Identity Conference and IIWs. Negotiations with event organizers can be enhanced by associating with the OpenID brand and the event sponsorships by companies like Facebook, Google and Microsoft.
3. Resolution: As of March 30, 2011, individual membership fee will be $100/year. The Board directs the Executive Director to waive this fee in cases of hardship, professional courtesy or other reasons on a case by case basis.
Rationale: Establishes a community membership cost-to-value, offsets costs at current levels and discourages ‘join only to vote.’
4. Resolution: Effective for the 2012 election and thereafter, the OpenID elections will be in January of the year the elections take effect.
Rationale: Holding elections near holidays is problematic and moving timelines improves participation and integrity of the election process.
5. Resolution: The OIDF adopts a goal of having equal representation of US and International directors and equal representation of sustaining and community members on the OIDF Executive Committee, consistent with the board’s ability to choose well-qualified and highly dedicated candidates for the executive committee meeting those criteria.
Rationale: This demonstrates the OPIF’s commitment to international participation and facilitates growing global adoption of OpenID.
These has been marketed to MSFT/FB/GOOG and is generally supported. EC feels that they are not particularly controversial as long as they are put into an appropriate language. EC recommends the board to evaluate them for the vote at the next F2F board meeting in February.
Also, the marketing message around OIDF to the potential members were discussed. Three points were raised as the strength:
