November 2013
Select Internet2 Applications Now Accept Google IDs
Individuals can now use their Google IDs to log into four select Internet2 services. The Google Gateway will initially provide access to the InCommon Federation Manager, Internet2’s collaboration wiki, and two applications soon to be used by the Multifactor Authentication (MFA) Cohortium. Read more.
Identity Week Materials Available
We had record numbers of identerati attend the three meetings that comprised Identity Week (Nov. 11-15): REFEDS, Advance CAMP, and CAMP. ACAMP sessions were (mostly) scribed and are publicly available at the ACAMP wiki. Slides from the CAMP presentations are available on the CAMP wiki.
Learn More About the Bronze Profile
Starting in December, InCommon will host eight hour-long biweekly sessions aimed at understanding the Bronze assurance profile. Participants will receive a note a week ahead of time alerting them to the section being discussed on the next call. If you are interested, please subscribe to the assurance email list to receive the notices. Send a note to with this in the subject: subscribe assurance
Certificate Service Outage Notification Email List
The InCommon Certificate Service offers an email list to provide information about announced and/or unanticipated outages to the InCommon Certificate Service. To subscribe, visit
https://lists.incommon.org/sympa/subscribe/cert-outage-notification, or send email to , with this in the subject: subscribe cert-outage-notification
InCommon Steering Minutes Available
The InCommon Steering Committee is responsible for providing oversight, and managing the business and affairs, of InCommon. To provide additional transparency, minutes from the Steering Committee meetings (which are biweekly) are available on the InCommon Collaborate wiki.
New Participants
 InCommon currently has 583 participants. We welcome these new participants to the InCommon community |
Higher Education
- Allegheny College
- Blinn College
- Bryant University
- Cedarville University
- Central Washington University
- Depauw University
- Milwaukee School of Engineering
- Mott Community College
- Murray State University
- Pima Community College
- Swarthmore College
- University of Houston
- University of North Carolina at Pembroke
- University of Wisconsin-Stout
- University of Wyoming
- Ursinus College
- Wheaton College (Ill.)
Sponsored Partners
(Sponsored partners are companies or other organizations that provide federated services to InCommon participants)
- CampusGuard
- CourseNetworking
- DoubleMap, Inc.
- Entigence Corp.
- Fluidware
- iLab Solutions
New Certificate Service Subscribers
The InCommon Certificate Service now has 263 subscribers. We welcome these new members to the community.
- Blinn College
- Central Washington University
- Columbus State Community College
- Depauw University
- Murray State University
- Oregon Institute of Technology
- Stevens Institute of Technology
- SUNY Empire State College
- SUNY at Oneonta
- University of Idaho
- Ursinus College
- Wheaton College (Ill.)
New Sponsored Partners
CourseNetworking (CN) is a cloud-based, academic social networking site with an innovative LMS and MOOC platform that empowers learning throughout the world. It is free for all individual students and instructors, with optional service agreements for institutions seeking a next generation LMS or MOOC implementation. CN focuses on intercultural collaboration, social learning, and pairing learners based on shared interests. It is owned by educators and academic institutions. www.coursenetworking.com
Entigence Corporation, founded in 2002, is a leader in BI services in the higher education vertical. Using our experience in advising universities on the best use of enterprise data and with our team of academicians and consultants, we have launched Lyterati - a unique faculty productivity system - that brings together data from heterogeneous sources to provide a comprehensive view of faculty contributions and the APT processes that drive excellence. With our participation in InCommon, this SaaS offering supports federated authentication to clients who are part of InCommon. Visit us at lyterati.com to find out how Lyterati can help you achieve your goals of effective faculty management, starting with our CV ingestion services that makes valuable data hidden in faculty CVs available to your institution on day one.
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FluidReview provides a simple, powerful and centralized online application & submission management solution, making it easy for organizations to streamline any application collection and review process. With FluidReview, you can configure an application workflow, set-up customized application forms, collect applications online, store submission materials/attachments, automate repetitive tasks, engage applicants and provide a secure portal for review & evaluation, all in one place! http://FluidReview.com
iLab Solutions is the leading provider of core facility management solutions to academic research institutions, with customers that include leading universities, research hospitals, independent institutes, and government labs. iLab’s suite of web-based tools for academic research management include core facility service request management, enhanced sample management, equipment reservation and usage tracking, billing and invoicing, reporting, and lab requisitioning and spend tracking tools. Based in Boston, iLab has team members and customers across the US, Canada, and Europe. For information about iLab Solutions, visit http://www.ilabsolutions.com.
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