Featured Session: Connections: Stories and Dreams of Federated Identity “The future has already arrived; it just isn't evenly distributed.” —William Gibson William Gibson's quote accurately sums up the state of federated identity management systems, an approach to the seamless and secure use of resources hosted on campus, in the cloud, or at partner’s site. It’s coming to an institution near you. This session will discuss the rise of federated identity and the challenges that still remain in connecting us all together. WINNER: 2009 EDUCAUSE Catalyst Award. Award sponsored by SunGard Higher Education, An EDUCAUSE Platinum Partner. (Javascript is required to view Mediasite content)