Hi all,

Following up on the Town Hall we held on June 17 (thank you to the 20+ of you who joined — recording, slides, and notes are here if you missed it), the technical group formally re-kicked off on June 26, and we now have the beginnings of a plan for the rest of the year.

Who's at the table

Representatives from RDCT, NCSA/CILogon, Signatura, RENU, SUNET, and others joined the re-kickoff, bringing both core-maintainer and production-operator perspective on SaToSa and the other tools under the Identity Python Project.

What we accomplished

The group agreed on a work plan for the next six months, organized around three workstreams:

• Governance & Maintainer Model — a contributor ladder, documented release and vulnerability-reporting processes, automated release/SBOM practices.

• Fork Review & Integration Roadmap — cataloging known forks (thanks to those who shared your own at the Town Hall!) and prioritizing security fixes and integration.

• Documentation Roadmap — easier deployment guidance, better onboarding docs, automated doc publishing tied to releases.

Full notes: Re-Kickoff Notes.

How to join

This work is only as good as the people contributing to it. If you'd like to participate in one of the three workstreams above, reply to this email or reach out to me directly, and I'll add you to the relevant group and calendar invites.

Thanks for sticking with this project — the energy from the Town Hall carried straight into the re-kickoff, and we're glad to have you along for the next stretch.

Best, Laura