Hi Ruth, I cannot attend the OSG meeting but note with pleasure the progress you have made on OSG security topics, including appointing a facility security officer and identifying issues of interest. As an OSG participant, I am happy to see these issues addressed. I am also continuing to stay active in identifying issues for my own project (TIGRE) and remain active in relevant standards bosy work. At the last OGSA-AuthZ working group meeting (being organized in consultation and cooperation with the OSGA-WG group for organizational guidance), there was agreement with the point that I raised and that others echoed that a stronger effort should be made to obtain involvement in the activities of this group from a variety of real-world grid projects, such as OSG and others (a long list was given) for practical reasons in the standards development process. I look forward to engaging with OSG representatives as this process continues, but for the moment, please consider this to be an invitation to supply the names of a contact or contacts from OSG to represent it in AuthZ discussions in the context of OGSA-AuthZ. I extend this invitation on behalf of and as a member of the OGSA-AuthZ group, which is in the process of considering a recharter to extend its original design goals. Participation from OSG along with other major grid projects would definitely be welcome, from the sentiment expressed at our most recent meeting in Sunnyvale. With best wishes, Alan On Jan 20, 2006, at 1:07 PM, Ruth Pordes wrote:

Please could you check the new version of the Consortium meeting agenda posted at

http://www.opensciencegrid.org/events/meetings/consmeeting060105/ agenda.html

I am attaching the beginning of some notes which I propose to make a 1 page handout with the meeting packets as background..

I will add some introductory text at the top but am looking for input - still searching through email..

thanks

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