2007 Q4 Report OpenID

This is the first report to Identity Commons on activities in OpenID Working Group. This report covers the period concluding on Dec 31, 2007. This report is submitted by Bill Washburn, Exec. Director of OIDF.

Successes

• OpenID Foundation has incorporated as a non-profit in the State of Oregon
• OpenID Foundation has completed the process of developing an Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) regime which has also been submitted to the OpenID community, vetted, and approved as final by the OIDF Board.

Breakdowns

• OIDF submission of Form 1023 to the IRS for designation as a 501(c)3 non-profit was delayed. It will be submitted in early 2008
• Membership drive for OIDF was not formally announced. It will begin in earnest in the first three months of 2008.