We are pleased to kick off a new Board Member Spotlight Series to recognize the achievements of our accomplished Directors. Each month, we'll feature a different Board member. Through a Q&A style interview, we'll share more about their contributions to the OASIS community, thoughts for the future of the organization, and more. 

This month, for our first interview of the series, we caught up with Gershon Janssen, OASIS Board Chair and Director of Solutions Architecture at Reideate. Gershon talks about his path to the OASIS board, his extensive background in standards development, and why he's passionate about OASIS' mission. Read our spotlight on Gershon here.

Please stay tuned next month for our interview with Jim Cabral. We'll share it on our News & Blogs page and the OASIS social media channels (LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook).

Thank you,

Mary Beth

At its meeting on October 13 and 14 the OASIS Board of Directors approved a Code of Conduct to apply to all activities of the consortium.

The purpose of the Code of Conduct is to document the values we stand for and the standards of professional conduct we expect from one another. The process document gives instructions for reporting an incident and describes the steps we will take in response.

The code is published on the OASIS Policies & Guidelines page and can be found at https://www.oasis-open.org/policies-guidelines/oasis-participants-code-of-conduct/. A description of the reporting and response process is also available at https://www.oasis-open.org/policies-guidelines/code-of-conduct-incident-reporting-and-response-process/.

This code was adapted from the widely-used Contributor Covenant, version 2.1, available at https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/2/1/code_of_conduct.html. 

Projects that have already adopted a Code of Conduct can continue working under their version so long as nothing in it conflicts with or contradicts the OASIS version.

The Board invites feedback from members and project participants on these documents. Feedback can be provided by sending email to oasis-board-comment@.... Suggestions for improvements will be brought to the Board's Governance committee or Process committee for consideration.

As always, thanks for all the work you do at OASIS and feel free to contact me with any questions.

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Your dues and sponsorship contributions provide the vital support of all OASIS staff and technical operations that make all current collaboration possible.  You also help fund the reliable storage and delivery of all OASIS Specifications and Standards created over the years.

Our fiscal responsibility to you and the greater public has 2 facets of equal importance - maximizing your value as a member and ensuring the financial stability of the consortium.

With these responsibilities in mind, The OASIS board of Directors has approved a dues increase for 2023 - effective for all new and renewing memberships and sponsorships  effective 1 January 2023.  The increase intends to reflect the current inflationary costs on our expenses.  The current and upcoming dues are posted at TC Participation Dues and OP Sponsor Dues

Your advance renewal messages and invoicing will reflect the appropriate fee for your member category.  Please plan accordingly.

Thank you as always for your support.  Your particpation and support are important as we forward the mission of the consortium and advance the work of the TCs and OPs that are important to you.

Please feel free to reach out if we can help you understand your new dues level  and benefits or help with paperwork.  Your Member Service support team is happy to help!  member-services@...

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To OASIS Open Project participants and other interested parties:

I’m happy to announce that Francis Beland is the new Executive Director at OASIS Open.

Francis brings a great deal of enthusiasm and experience as a global thought leader with a passion for disruptive technology and developing large-scale transformational programs with robust commercial leadership. In addition to his background developing innovation programs in healthcare, automotive, biotech, medical devices, governments, oil & gas and energy industries, Francis has held an open innovation advisor role for organizations such as the WHO, WFP, and the European Commission. He previously served as Senior Partner/COO at GAV Conservation Management and as partner at Deloitte/Monitor Group (Los Angeles).

As we begin this next chapter with Francis, I'd like to acknowledge the OASIS Board of Directors for investing their time and consideration in the search and interview process. The number of extremely qualified candidates who applied for the position was evidence of the respect OASIS holds in the international community, which is the direct result of the outstanding work of our members.

The Board and staff are excited to work with Francis, and I’m sure you will share that excitement as you begin to work with him over the coming weeks.

Please join me in welcoming Francis to the OASIS community.

Regards,

Gershon Janssen
Chair, OASIS Open Board of Directors

Hello, All,

We hope everyone is staying safe and well in these times.

We have a news update about the Open Cybersecurity Alliance (OCA). With RSA 2020 behind us, we continue to see additional coverage of our momentum announcement appearing in key media outlets. Here is the latest, including CSO Online, TechRepublic and eSecurity Planet.  We are sharing these, as well as previously reported coverage, with all OCA members, in case you have missed any of our updates. This is a great round-up of attention in security news. We thank everyone for being part of the OCA's success.

Please feel free to amplify across your social media and other channels as it fits with your plans, if you haven't already done so. We on the PR team continue to monitor for coverage, including lead Cassy Lalan, IBM; Craig Sirois, IBM; and their teams, and me. Let us know if you have any questions.

ZDNet Cybersecurity alliance launches first open source messaging framework for security tools https://zd.net/2TdqOON
Politico Morning Cybersecurity (Newsletter) Speaking of Alliances https://politi.co/2SYgn2Q
Tech Radar Open Cybersecurity Alliance debuts open source language to tackle fragmentation http://bit.ly/2w1Al3R
Axios Codebook (Newsletter) The Open Cybersecurity Alliance has published the framework for a new language intended to allow better integration of competing security tools
SDxCentral AT&T, Raytheon, Armis Join Open Cybersecurity Alliance http://bit.ly/2TaxMUN
Cyberwire Daily Briefing (Newsletter) AT&T, Raytheon, Armis Join Open Cybersecurity Alliance http://bit.ly/38ZLvoi
Computer Weekly Open security group unveils common OpenDXL language http://bit.ly/2PgA3Nd
Enterprise Times Is OpenDXL Ontology, Tolkien’s One Ring for cybersecurity? http://bit.ly/2PmSHmE
Analytics India Magazine OpenDXL Ontology: First Open Source Language to Connect Security Tools Launched http://bit.ly/2TaxMUN
CRN India Open Cybersecurity Alliance unveils first open source language to connect security tools http://bit.ly/3c3zHTQ
Dark Reading Open Cybersecurity Alliance Releases New Language for Security Integration http://bit.ly/32wA19a
The Asian Age Open Cybersecurity Alliance unveils open source language to connect security tools http://bit.ly/2Vsew7U
Cloud Wedge First Open-Source Cybersecurity Language Released http://bit.ly/32wfsd5
IT Pro Portal Cybersecurity consortium launches framework to boost interoperability http://bit.ly/37ZDTAS
Mash Viral Cybersecurity alliance launches first open source messaging framework for security tools  http://bit.ly/3c3zUGC
ELE Times Unveiling first open source language for security tools http://bit.ly/2SWOmZk
Cell IT Open Cybersecurity Alliance Unveils First Open Source Language to Connect Security Tools http://bit.ly/2wM4Ue8
Tech Talk Thai Open Cybersecurity Alliance releases Messaging Framework 'OpenDXL' for connecting security devices http://bit.ly/2HUHCoB
Computer Weekly "Microscope": McAfee stresses benefits of open approach to partners http://bit.ly/2w41wuA
Deccan Chronicle Open Cybersecurity Alliance releases Messaging Framework 'OpenDXL' for connecting security devices   http://bit.ly/3ad7LLC
BW CIO World Open Cybersecurity Alliance Releases New Language for Security Integration http://bit.ly/2wTUuJv
Sepe Digital Insight Open Cybersecurity Alliance debuts open source language to tackle fragmentation http://bit.ly/2vobffr
Acrosoft Solutions UK Open Cybersecurity Alliance debuts open source language to tackle fragmentation
New Paper 24 Tech News Open Cybersecurity Alliance Debuts Open Source Language To Tackle Fragmentation http://bit.ly/2I4xuKg
Intelligence Community News Open Cybersecurity Alliance Releases New Language for Security Integration http://bit.ly/3a8VNSY
Silicon.fr OpenDXL Ontology: a common language for security software http://bit.ly/32yuyip
News Dio Open Cybersecurity Alliance presents open source language to address fragmentation http://bit.ly/3ciwMXC
Iran Information Technology Center McAfee stresses benefits of open approach to partners http://bit.ly/2HWDdBM
IT Home Open Cyber Security Alliance OCA launched by IBM and McAfee, releases common language framework for security products http://bit.ly/3cg2cOf
AE Research Open security group launch a new language to connect security tools http://bit.ly/2I2OuAz
Best Gaming Pro Open Cybersecurity Alliance debuts open source language to tackle fragmentation http://bit.ly/2wcoAaH

eSecurity Planet: 20 Vendors Making News at RSA 2020 https://bit.ly/2JjfgFq

TechRepublic: Open Cybersecurity Alliance looks for new members and new projects at RSA https://tek.io/3amWjgS

CSO Online: Open-source options offer increased SOC tool interoperability https://bit.ly/2QMURN2

Security Intelligence: Open Cybersecurity Alliance (OCA) Advances Mission to Bring Interoperability Across Cybersecurity Products https://ibm.co/39p4VCi

Security Intelligence: The Past, Present and Future of Security Information and Event Management (SIEM): The Future: Innovating with Open and Interoperable Cybersecurity https://ibm.co/3ao5uxF

Best,

Cathy

Cathy Morley Foster

Public Relations

Open Cybersecurity Alliance