Following is the charter for this OIX Working Group as defined and governed by Part IV of the OIX Member Rules. For more information, or to join this Working Group, please send email to help [at] openidentityexchange [dot] org (subject: OIX%20Telecom%20Data%20Trust%20Framework%20Working%20Group) (John Ehrig, OIX Program Manager).

Purpose

The purpose of this Working Group is to draft the OIX Telecom Data Trust Framework Specification. The current overview is provided on the Telecom Data Trust Framework page of the OIX website.

Deliverables

The proposed deliverables of this Working Group are:

1. OIX Telecom Data Trust Framework Specification, prepared according to the OIX Trust Framework Requirements and Guidelines.
2. Acknowledgement of Principles of Openness for the above—a self-assessment of the accountability, transparency, open competition and other characteristics of this Trust Framework as required by the OIX Trust Framework Listing Application and Agreement.

Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)

This Working Group will operate under the IPR rules defined in Part III of the OIX Member Rules. Except as licensed to OIX under those rules, Participants in Working Groups will retain all rights to their Contributions of pre-existing works, and works to which they contribute while participating in a Working Group. In addition, this Working Group will operate under the Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike license. This means all deliverables of this Working Group must be unrestricted and royalty-free with the exception of attribution.

Membership Requirements

This Working Group is open to all OIX Members and Contributors as defined in the OIX Member Rules. Participation by a broad variety of stakeholders is strongly encouraged.  The Working Group may create rules for participation in the group as long as these are based on objective criteria, such as relevant experience, knowledge, credentials, or other available skills that support the work.

Scope Limitations

The activities of this Working Group are limited to the purpose and deliverables stated above.

Duration

This Working Group expects to complete its initial deliverable by the spring of 2011. At that time the Working Group will decide if it will remain active to maintain revisions to the OIX Telecom Data Trust Framework, or be rechartered when the next revision is needed.

Organizer(s) and Initial Members

The organizer(s) of this Working Group are:

• Scott Rice
• Don Thibeau

The initial members of this Working Group are:

• AT&T – representatives: Gary Sagnella & Stacey Halligan
• PacificEast - representative: Scott Rice
• OIX - representative: Don Thibeau
• TeleTrust - representatives: Eric Rock & Ned Hayes
• TNSI - representative: Paul Florac
• Verizon - representatives: Bob Borsato & Leslie Volkmar

Also of assistance:

First Meeting

The first meeting of the Working Group will be held on October 6th, 2010, at Verizon Business’s campus, 22001 Loudoun County Parkway, Ashburn, VA, room F1-2-301 at 9:00 am, Eastern.

Meeting Schedule

The Working Group expects to hold periodic in-person meetings supplemented with occasional online meetings and quorum calls via email until the deliverables are complete.