The responsibilities of the OpenID Specifications Council are outlined in the OpenID IPR Policies and Procedures documents. In particular, the Specifications Council plays an advisory role in approving the creation of OpenID working groups.

The members of the specifications council are:

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

The Specifications Council maintains a mailing list whose archives are available.