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• May 18/19, 2021

Attendees

• John Jordan 
• sankarshan
• Karl Kneis
• Drummond Reed
• Wenjing Chu
• David Luchuk(ToIP Program Manager)
• Victor Golubkov

Guest

• Judith Fleenor (incoming ToIP Strategic and Operational Lead)

Agenda 

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Recording

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Notes

Transition - effective date and replacementMembership review and approval

• David Luchuk confirmed that, per a notification received from the Public health Agency of Canada (April 2021) indicating his agreement with Linux Foundation was being brought to an end, a new Program Manager will be in place for Trust over IP as of May 20, 2021.
• Seth Newberry commented that, following the launch of the Foundation, Trust over IP has gone through an extended boot-strapping phase and now needs to move on to automating its processes and focus on priorities. The scope of work for a new Program Manager is being discussed with ToIP Executive Director John Jordan and will be shared as soon as it is ready.
• Priority is to understand where Trust over IP wants to go, and what kinds of supports will allow the community to get there. It is the community itself that drives action and progress toward priority objectives.
• John Jordan shared his appreciation for work done by David Luchuk since August 2020. He also suggested Steering members reflect on Seth's comments and share views with him.
• Seth Newberry indicated that a shift from a person-oriented model to a service-oriented model, that reflects clear decisions on open policy questions, would make it possible to ToIP members to benefit from tools that support member activities.

Budget (2021) summary

• David Luchuk provided an overview of Trust over IP's operating budget for 2021, indicating that the Foundation's finances are stable and viable.
• Seth Newberry reiterated that this Program Manager transition will reflect a shift away from the boot-strapping phase and the personalized service model currently in place.
• Joaquin Prado described the ongoing analysis to fully understand the tasks required to support ToIP.
• Jim St.Clairasked if the budget item for Program Manager should now be viewed as a set-aside for service/community support.
  • Seth Newberry agreed this would be appropriate, emphasizing that Linux Foundation provides community support.
• Jim St.Clairasked if there will be a report-out on the role played by current v incoming Program Manager.
  • Seth Newberry indicated this would be provided if considered necessary for Steering discussion.
• John Jordanindicated the scope of work for incoming Program Manager will soon be available to share with the Steering Committee.

Areas of focus - defining service & Open Discussion

• John Jordansuggested this transition was a good opportunity to benefit from Linux experience in tooling and process automation. It also provides an opportunity to reflect on the broader role that ToIP aims to play in the VC community / market.
• Drummond Reedcommented that, while part of what Trust over Ip does is conventional specification work, it is important to remember that 10 governance guidance, 2) the volume of varied activity and 3) the emerging communities of practice mean that the community does not fit cleanly into any one model organization.
• He adds that the capacity for community development, which is important for Trust over IP, may not be as easily compatible as other technical tasks to the JDF model.

Action items

•  asked participants whether, given the size of the group on this call, it would be appropriate to pass procedural resolutions such as the approval of incoming members. This as agreed by committee members.
  • New ToIP individual and contributor members were approved.

Introduction - Judith Fleenor

• David Luchuk welcomed and introduced Ms Judith Fleenor who is the incoming ToIP Strategic and Operational lead.
• Judith Fleenor discussed her experience running training organizations and long-standing interest in the digital identity space. She indicated to all that, once she is fully-on-boarded to Linux Foundation and ToIP, her intent is to meet individually with Steering members.
• John Jordan and all Committee members unanimously welcomed Ms Fleenor to the Foundation and offered support to her through the initial transition period.

Update - JDF 5.0 roll-out & Steering Members

• David Luchuk indicated that implementation of the JDF 5.0 project charter and new membership agreement via DocuSign on the ToIP website is complete. New members have started using the revised charter and the online links provided successfully.
• Karl Kneissuggested that effort be committed to recruiting new Steering members and encouraging existing contributor members to consider upgrading.
  • Drummond Reedindicated that Steering recruitment is an area that Judith Fleenor will be able to support after her transition.
• David Luchukprovided an update on renewal of Steering membership, indicating that IBM is considering rejoining ToIP at the Steering level and that Brighthive has decided to not renew its Steering membership.

Request - Agreements with Indy networks

• David Luchukexplained that ToIP member Heather Dahl from Indicio had contacted him to request that the Steering Committee consider establishing other agreements between ToIP and utilities, akin to the one recently announced with Sovrin Foundation.
• Karl Kneisexpressed support for this idea, indicating that signalling support for all utilities will help eliminate confusion in the market.
• Drummond Reedagreed that ToIP should be supporting any utility, not just those using Indy, that intends to be recognized as adoption the model ToIP is developing.
• sankarshancautioned that the Sovrin letter was a form of "handshake" agreement, which had a different scope and intent than agreements intended recognize utilities as aligning with the ToIP model.
• Karl Kneissuggested that he and sankarshanadvance this discussion directly with Ms Fleenor following her transition.

Update - Communications and Operations

• David Luchukprovided an update on recent Communications activity including progress toward finalizing the interactive infographic, the release of a ToIP-themed episode of SSI Orbit and the announcement of the ToIP/Sovrin letter of agreement.
• David Luchukadvised committee members that access to an admin account and zoom accounts has been provided to working group leads to allow them to create and modify meetings that will be reflected in the ToIP calendar.
• He also suggested that the committee consider the possibility of upgrading the Foundation's Slack account to permit real-time access to all conversations across all channels.
  • Drummond Reedindicated that the committee needs a clear estimate of the cost of a Slack upgrade in order to make a decision.

Action items

•  David Luchuk to put Karl Kneis and sankarshan in contact with Judith Fleenor to begin discussing agreements with utilities.
•  The committee requires a cost update on the possibility of upgrading ToIP's Slack account David Luchuk will continue working with Seth Newberry and Joaquin Prado to help define the support required for Trust over IP as the transition date approaches.