Editor’s note: I met the guys from BeenVerified at the NYC MatchupCamp last month. We discussed identity and they mentioned they would be attending the IIW. I asked if they would be interested in writing a recap post for all of the awesome CN readers and they agreed. Never did I expect so much awesome video coverage. I will be meeting them next week to learn more about BeenVerified. Thanks guys!

After a fascinating, information overloading, three days at The IIW (Internet Identity Workshop) in Mountain View, California, we are finally back in NYC. The workshop was a conglomerate, a who’s who; of some the brightest minds in Internet Identity Technology from across the globe. There were representatives from every end of the digital spectrum; from non-profits to some of the largest corporations in the world, all collaborating in synergy to discuss how to advance online identity. Ultimately with everyone sharing the same common goal; to try and make online identity easy to understand and manage for every Internet user. One of the most important features of this conference is that there is no predefined agenda. All topics and seminars are created on the fly and can be initiated by anyone in attendance. This unique formula allows for one discussion topic in one seminar to lead to an entirely new seminar on any of the evolving relative issues.

The BeenVerified.com team was in attendance to attain and exchange knowledge and see if there was anyway for us to educate the general public on some of the various protocols, projects, and companies involved. So we figured what better way then to hear explanations from the leaders of these initiatives themselves. Here is our video diary of a number of really exceptional forward thinking individuals.

Phil Windley and Kaliya Hamlin, Internet Identity Workshop 2007b

Phil Windley and Kaliya Hamlin discuss online identity and what the Internet Identity Workshop is all about.

David Recordon – Six Apart, OpenID

David Recordon from Six Apart and Vice Chair of OpenID foundation discusses OpenID.

Josh Levy, CEO and Co-Founder of BeenVerified.com

Josh Levy, one of the co-founders of BeenVerified.com, talking about what BeenVerified does and why IIW is so important.

Eran Hammer-Lahav and Chris Messina, OAuth

Eran Hammer-Lahav and Chris Messina discuss the highly anticipated release of the OAuth 1.0 spec and what OAuth helps to solve.

Mike Jones, Microsoft/Cardspace

Mike Jones discussing the features and benefits of Microsoft’s CardSpace and Information Cards.

Joseph Smarr, Plaxo

Joseph Smarr from Plaxo talks about the open web and what Plaxo is doing to make online identity easier to use across the social graph.

Terrell Russell, ClaimID

Terrell Russell of ClaimID.com talks about what ClaimID does and how it helps people take control of their online identity with respect to search engines.

Michael Graves, CTO, JanRain, Inc.

Michael Graves, CTO of JanRain, Inc., discusses JanRain services and OpenID.

Paul Trevithick – Higgins Project

Paul Trevithick is the co-team leader at the open-source Higgins Project. Here he details how Higgins contributes to the open source information card project.

Drummond Reed, XRI/XDI/iNames

Drummond Reed defines XRI and XDI, a new approach to identity identifiers on the web through the use of i-names.

Pamela Dingle – Pamela Project

Pamela Dingle discusses the efforts the Pamela Project has developed to easily integrate Information Cards into any website or community.

Ashish Jain, Ping Identity

The Director of Technology, Ashish Jain, from Ping Identity discusses what Ping Identity brings to enterprises and the online identity world.

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