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Subject: Re: [tf-emc2] A first proposal for a new ToR
Date: Tue, 18 May 2010 13:27:34 +0200
From: Niels van Dijk 
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Organization: SURFnet
To: Diego R. Lopez 
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CC: TF-EMC2 
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Hello Diego, all,

First I'd like to propose adding Virtual Organizations to the 'Outreach'
item.

Second, I'd like to propose adding a new work-item: middleware platforms
for collaboration (working title).

The by now well established federated identity frameworks offer
unparalleled opportunities for securely enabling cross domain and cross
border collaboration. Such collaboration is prominent both within a pan
european context in VO's like Clarin and Lifewatch. We @SURFnet also see
this on a smaller, national scale where universities, polytechnics, but
also e.g. academic hospitals increasingly focus on collaboration over
the borders of their institution. We expect supporting VOs, both large
and small, to become a evermore important activity for NRENs, as these
are uniquely suited to operate over institutional borders in an
international context.

However, federated identity alone is not enough to support smooth
collaboration. Externalizing grouprelations, standardized provisioning
and deprovisioning, attribute exchange mechanisms, accessing remote,
perhaps cloud based, services, is just a small list of current
challenges that such collaborations face.

In an effort to better support these collaborations, a number of
initiatives have rising from either NRENs (Internet2, SURFnet, Switch,
among others) and also within Geant3, to work on investigating and
creating middleware platforms that can facilitate these collab efforts.

This workitem monitors, tracks and disseminates activities and progress
in these platforms, and tries to work on harmonizing these in regard to
open interfacing with federations and services. The workitem could also
take care of part of the outreach effort and could help in bringing the
needs and requirements of the VOs to our taskforce

The workitem clearly has many relations with other workitems already
part of TF-EMC2, as well as Refeds. I feel however it deserves it's own
workitem, both because of the growing importance of VOs for our
communities, as well as the fact that the VO requirements really push
the boundaries for a number (all?) of the other activities within TF-EMC2

I would love to hear any comments and suggestions on these proposals and
would very much welcome participation!

regards,
Niels

On 05/18/2010 10:08 AM, Diego R. Lopez wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> As you probably know, the term for the current TF-EMC2 expires next
> September and, if we want the TF
> to continue, we need to define new Terms of Reference for it. I've
> started to write a proposal for these
> ToR in collaboration with the people at ECAM. This is the first draft,
> and it essentially proposes
> to continue the TF with eight work-items:
> 
> * Community services (TCS, TACAR and SCHAC, for the moment)
> * Outreach (EuroCAMP, liaisons with EUNIS and the soon independent
> REFEDS, Grids)
> * Diagnostics (without the direct mention to EDDY this time)
> * Reputation (with a explicit mention to EQUAL and data provenance as an
> application domain)
> * Beyond WebSSO (with a direct reference to Moonshot)
> * Academic Data Mobility (as a direct link to RS3G and the realization
> of Bologna)
> * Service Oriented Infrastructures (focused on service federation,
> including commercial providers)
> * Others Form of Identity (not only user-centric, though it would be the
> current main focus)
> 
> There are no names associated with each work item (actually, the only
> name in the document
> is mine, as I'd like to continue chairing the group if the community
> does not object...), though I've
> the direct confirmation of a few volunteers:
> 
> Miroslav Milinovic for diagnostics
> Victoriano Giralt for data mobility
> Jaime Perez for reputation
> 
> I'd like to know your opinions on this proposal and your willingness to
> take a work-item, or your
> candidates otherwise.
> 
> Be goode,
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> "Esta vez no fallaremos, Doctor Infierno"
> 
> Dr Diego R. Lopez
> 
> Red.es - RedIRIS
> The Spanish NREN
> 
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> 
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> Mobile: +34 669 898 094
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> 
> 
> 

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