An Invitation to Attend the Internet Identity Workshop #30

April 23, 2020

The 30th edition of the Internet Identity Workshop (IIW) will be taking place from April 28th to 30th, and unlike previous editions, this one will be totally online. The event provides a fantastic opportunity for the Sovrin community to come together to accelerate the SSI mission of “decentralized identity for all”.  

Someone once said that IIW is like six months on a mailing list, and while the event will be “going virtual” this year, it is still worth at least several months. 

For the past 15 years, IIW has played a major part in cultivating a community which is passionate about enabling people to control their own digital identities. Check out IIW’s pitch video below.

With Sovrin’s transition to a volunteer-led organization and the ongoing discussions surrounding COVID-19 and the corresponding tech solutions for contact tracing and immunity certificates using verifiable credentials (VCs), there is lots to talk about. 

The IIW schedule can be found via this link: https://internetidentityworkshop.com/schedule/ There will be a plethora of sessions to support different timezones for those wishing to participate. Sessions are an hour and 15 minutes long with a 15 minute break in between. A few important points to know include:

•  IIW organizers will be co-creating the agenda with participating attendees in real-time at the start of each day prior to the opening sessions.
• Participating attendees will be able to spearhead sessions of their choosing that they feel would be of interest to other community members. The list of potential sessions can be viewed at https://iiw.idcommons.net/IIW_30_Proposed_Topics.
• There will be a garden area where attendees can meet each other throughout the course of the three-day event. 
• There will be a couple of “Demo Hours”, one better suited for Asian time zones and the other better for the Europeans. For anyone wishing to demo, there are limited slots left, so please reach out to heidi@heidinobantu.com as soon as possible to reserve your spot.
• A Book of Proceedings with notes from all the sessions will be published at the end of each day. Past books of proceedings can be viewed at https://internetidentityworkshop.com/past-workshops/
• All registered attendees will receive a commemorative t-shirt.
• Expect the usual level of high-quality discussions and working sessions that make IIW a truly unique event.
• The organizers are committed to maintain good online accessibility throughout the course of the event. Support will be on-hand throughout the event for all participants. 

On the last day of IIW, April 30th, the Sovrin community plans to self-organize a session (or sessions) at some time during the day to continue community discussions on the evolution of the Sovrin Ecosystem. The specific time will be made known the day thereof, but if you have any questions, please reach out to iiw@sovrin.org.

Register for IIW here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/internet-identity-workshop-iiwxxx-30-2020a-tickets-79016788341.