Shibboleth Identity Provider Workshop 03/24/14

[Dean Woodbeck <>]

InCommon Shibboleth Workshop * March 24-25, 2014
MCNC * Durham, North Carolina
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DATES:
Identity Provider:  Monday, March 24, 2014, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT
Service Provider: Tuesday, March 25, 2014, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT
Check-in opens at 8:00 a.m. EDT both days

You are receiving this note because you registered for one or both of the 
InCommon Shibboleth Workshops, March 24-25, 2014, at the MCNC offices in 
Durham, NC. Here is some important information to make your experience 
productive and enjoyable. You can view the rosters at 
www.incommon.org/shibtraining/roster.cfm

We have created a wiki page that should answer most of your questions about 
location, parking, hotels, and the like 
(https://spaces.internet2.edu/x/lIbFAg)

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LOCATION

MCNC Building 3 / Seminar A/B + Conference Room B
3021 E. Cornwallis Road
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
Interactive map

Parking is available in the front and rear of the building.

Coffee, tea, soft drinks, and water available each morning and during morning 
and afternoon breaks.

Lunch is provided each day.

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AIRPORT TRANSPORTATION AND HOTELS

MCNC has negotiated rates with two hotels:

The Hotel Indigo (919-474-3000). The Hotel Indigo provides transportation to 
and from RDU airport. To obtain the MCNC rate of $89/night, please call the 
Hotel Indigo directly and ask for the MCNC/Shibboleth rate of $89. The hotel 
will also coordinate travel to/from MCNC, but you need to arrange for that at 
check-in (since the hotel is also juggling transportation to RDU.

Cambria Suites Raleigh-Durham Airport, 300 Airgate Drive, Morrisville, NC 
27560. Phone 919-361-3311. Call and ask for the MCNC/Shibboleth rate of $96. 
The hotel is two miles from RDU and offers complimentary transportation. 
Please ask the hotel for details. 

There are a number of other hotels and motels in the area, as well

Other Ground Transportation: RDU Taxi Inc. (919-840-7367)

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DOWNLOAD THE APPROPRIATE VIRTUAL MACHINE (VM)

*** Download the appropriate Shibboleth VM. This is IMPORTANT since there is 
no time allocated for this step in the workshop agenda.***

Decide whether to install the Windows or Linux (CentOS) version, and bring a 
laptop with the appropriate VM player installed and tested. See 
www.incommon.org/shibtraining/requirements.html

The VMs are located in a Box folder. Be aware that particularly the Windows 
files are very large and will take awhile to download: 
https://internet2.box.com/s/u5gue9vn38isb5leefzj

You can also preview the curriculum, if you like, using a link from the wiki 
page:  https://spaces.internet2.edu/x/WwBkAg

Please direct any technical/VM questions to 


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REGISTRATION/SIGN-IN

OBTAIN YOUR NAME BADGE and other important meeting materials outside the 
training room, which opens at 8:00 a.m. We suggest you arrive by 8:30, to 
allow enough time to check in, browse the beverages, and get your laptop up 
and running.

CASUAL ATTIRE is suggested.

BEVERAGES AND LUNCH: We do *not* provide breakfast in the morning, but 
coffee, tea, soft drinks and water will be available and there will be a 
mid-morning snack. Lunch *is* provided as part of your registration and there 
will be an afternoon snack break, as well.

If you have any other questions, please send me a note.

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Dean Woodbeck
Program Manager, InCommon
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