Thanks for the feedback Cameron. The OpenID Foundation is trying to determine if there is sufficient interest from academic institutions to form an Academic Institution Advisory Committee similar to the Content Provider Advisory Committee we formed last fall, see: http://openid.net/2008/10/01/openid-content-provider-advisory-committee-kickoff-meeting/

The charter of this group might be broader than pure research facilitation to also include the undergraduate and graduate alumni offices who may want to make it easier for alumni to login to update profiles, sign up for programs and services, buy merchandise, make donations, search directories, etc.

Are there some forums you could suggest where we could do some outreach to see who might be interested in participating? We'd like to get 5 to 10 institutions to start with, then expand as interest develops.