Invitation to Join the Shibboleth Consortium

[Nicole Harris]

This is an invitation for interested parties and federations to join the 
Shibboleth Consortium, and help shape and sustain the future of the 
Shibboleth project.

A copy of this letter 
(https://wiki.shibboleth.net/confluence/download/attachments/458812/shibinvite-final.pdf) 
and a supporting pdf 
(https://wiki.shibboleth.net/confluence/download/attachments/458812/shibboleth-funding.pdf) 
are available on the Shibboleth wiki, suitable for printing and sharing 
internally within your organization.

The Shibboleth software is relied on by thousands of organizations 
worldwide to provide single sign-on solutions for their users.Since 
2001, Shibboleth has become the software of choice for education and 
research institutions, governments and commercial companies looking to 
implement SAML.

The Shibboleth Consortium was formed in 2010 by the three primary 
investors in Shibboleth -- Internet2 in the US, JISC in the UK, and 
SWITCH in Switzerland to provide a sustainable future for Shibboleth.The 
Consortium currently provides funding to support the technical 
infrastructure of the project as well as the core Shibboleth developers, 
now located in several countries.

The Shibboleth developers have always provided a great deal of support 
to users and extension developers through our mailing lists.However, 
providing this support, performing ongoing maintenance for existing 
products and participating in relevant standards bodies means those same 
people have little time to implement new features requested by the 
community.A primary aim for the Consortium in 2012/2013 is to fund 
additional developers and decrease the delivery time for customer 
requested features.

Today we are inviting organizations interested in the future of 
Shibboleth to visit the new project website at www.shibboleth.net 
<http://www.shibboleth.net>, read about the Consortium and support the 
project through one of the membership models or via a 
donation.Membership has three tiers depending on organizational size, 
costing £4000, £20,000 and £40,000.Recognizing the size of this 
commitment, we welcome donations of any sort or size to help us sustain 
this vital open source project.

A large number of organizations are now critically dependent on the 
Shibboleth software.Please help us to ensure its long-term future.

With thanks

Nicole Harris

-- 
Shibboleth Consortium Manager
5 Lancaster Place
London WC2E 7EN

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