AARNet with support from NMI-EDIT (Internet2 and EDUCAUSE) and the Asia Pacific Advanced Network (APAN) Middleware Working Group will hold an Ozeconference/information primer for the APAN community on identity management. This is the first of three sessions on this topic. This first presentation takes place via video conference or web cast at 9.00am Australian Eastern Standard Time on Wednesday 30 May 2007. The presentation will cover the following areas:

• What is identity management and what does it do?
• What are the business drivers?
• What are the components?
• What does the architecture look like?
• Q/A

Discussion and questions are encouraged.

Two further sessions are planned to take place in June and July covering US case studies and implementation and Academic, Research and Education Network (AREN) case studies and implementation.

Audience

The audience for this Ozeconference is Directors, Senior Managers, IT Administrators and anyone with an interest in identity access management and middleware within ARENs, universities and research organisations.

About Michael Berman

Michael Berman is the Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. Michael has spoken at EDUCAUSE events in the management/introductory context a number of times and is well versed on identity management.

How to participate

If you are interested in participating, please provide the following details; your name, institution, email, telephone (during conference) and IP address to jason.bordujenko@aarnet.edu.au.

This presentation will also be web cast. (Requirements - Quicktime and Java).

This conference is being hosted by AARNet using a standard-definition H.323 conference.

Testing

If you want to test that you can successfully connect to the AARNet conference server they have allocated time 1 hour before this presentation for tests. Tests will take place at 8.00am Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC +10 hours) on Wednesday 30 May 2007. Dial in following the instructions listed above.

Having problems connecting?

Contact:

Jason Bordujenko
AARNet Video Conferencing Support Officer
AARNet Pty Ltd
Brisbane, Australia
email: realtimecomms@aarnet.edu.au
phone: +61 7 3317 9572
mobile: +61 41 282 4549