Events

In order to promote awareness and understanding of Federated Access Managment, Eduserv's Middleware Assisted Take Up service (MATU) has staged a series of training seminars and workshops. As a point of reference, these past events together with the speaker presentations are listed below.

Past events:

• Joining the UK Federation and
  Institutional Role-Out
  Date: 5th December 2006
  Venue: Diskus Centre, London

  Exploring the process for joing the
  UK Access Management Federation
  for Education and Research and
  implementating institutional roll-out.
  
  Speakers:
  Presentation by Andrew Cormack, UKERNA
  Presentation by Mark Tysom, UKERNA
  Presentation by Tom Demeranville, Eduserv 
  Presentation by John Scott, University of Essex 

• Authentication Development and
  Implement IdP
  Date: 2nd November 2006
  Venue: Hilton Newcastle Gateshead

  Exploring single sign-on (SSO) trends
  Selecting an institutional single sign-on application
  Installation demonstration covering:
  - Shibboleth 1.3
  - Guanxi.
  
  Speakers :
  Presentation by Alistair Young, University of the Highlands and Islands
  Presentation by Caleb Racey, Newcastle University
  Presentation by Dr. John Watts, Glasgow University
  Presentation by Richard Annett, Eduserv

• Directory Development
  28th September 2006
  The Diskus Advanced Conference Venue
  Transport House, London

  What action institutions need to consider
  when developing their directory services in line
  with joining the UK Access Management Federation.
  
  Speakers :
  Presentation by Rhys Smith and Paul Rock, Cardiff University 
  Presentation by Mark McManus, Salford Software
  Presentation by Graham Mason and Edward Beddows, Kidderminster College
  Presentation by Robert Jones, Microsoft 

• Institutional Audit
  14th September 2006
  Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel

  Exploring issues on institutional preparedness
  to embark down the road of Federated and
  Access Management.
  
  Speakers :
  Presentation by Nick Johnson, Exeter University 
  Presentation by Lukas Haemmerle, Swiss Education and Research Network 
  Presentation by Richard Dunning, MATU, Eduserv

• Gateways
  24th August 2006
  Francis Hotel, Bath
  A technical and implementation description of the
  two-way "Shibboleth-to-Athens-to-Shibboleth"
  gateways development. Half-day seminar.
  
  Speakers:
  Presentation by
  James Mulhern, Head of R & D, Eduserv
  David Orrell, Technical Architect, Eduserv
  Tom Demeranville, Senior Software Engineer, Eduserv
  Richard Annette, Systems Analyst, Eduserv. 

• Access Management Showcase
  18 July 2006
  One Great George Street, London
  
  Session A : Best Practice for Directory Services
  
  Speakers :
  Presentation by Nigel Bruce, Leeds University 
  Presentation by Rhys Smith, Cardiff University
  Presentation by Simon Bilton, Salford Software
  
  Session H : Institutional Planning for Federated Access Management
  
  Speakers :
  Presentation by Nick Johnson, Exeter University
  Presentation by John Scott, Essex University
  

• Deploying Shibboleth IdP 1.3c
  25-26 January, Coombe Lodge, Blagdon, Bristol.
  Presentation and Workshop Exercises
  by Stephen Edwards, Training and Communications Specialist