OpenID

OpenID Foundation/Committees

The following committees are currently active in the OpenID Foundation. This list was produced, voted on and approved by the board on 30th August 2007.

Contents

Trademark

This committee's task is to research trademark issues, publish an OpenID Foundation trademark policy, and institute measures for conformance with this policy.

  • Raj Mata representing Yahoo! (chair)
  • Shreyas Doshi representing Yahoo!
  • David Recordon
  • Bill Washburn

Finance

  • Dick Hardt (chair)
  • Scott Kveton
  • Bill Washburn

Bylaws

  • Bill Washburn (chair)
  • Scott Kveton

Marketing

The marketing committee's purpose is to ensure that OpenID is marketed effectively. In the short term, this involves identifying the "key messages" surrounding OpenID.

  • Dick Hardt (chair)
  • David Recordon (co-chair)
  • Drummond Reed
  • Bill Washburn
  • Shreyas Doshi representing Yahoo!
  • Brian Kissel representing JanRain

Membership

The membership committee makes recommendations regarding the handling of foundation membership.

  • Bill Washburn (chair)
  • David Recordon
  • Gary Krall representing VeriSign
  • DeWitt Clinton representing Google

IPR

  • David Recordon (chair)
  • Gabe Wachob
  • Bill Washburn
  • Drummond Reed

Elections

  • Mike Jones representing Microsoft (chair)
  • Bill Washburn

Search

  • Raj Mata representing Yahoo!
  • David Recordon
  • Scott Kveton (chair)
  • Johannes Ernst

Customer Research (CRC) (see here)

Chartered August 28, 2008.

  • Johannes Ernst, NetMesh (chair)
  • Brian Kissel, JanRain
  • Scott Kveton, Vidoop
  • Raj Mata, Yahoo!

Specification Council (see here)

  • Dick Hardt
  • Mike Jones
  • Allen Tom
  • Brad Fitzpatrick
  • David Recordon
  • Johnny Bufu
  • Josh Hoyt