Passkeys are being heralded as the future for web authentication, supported by Domino and modern web browsers. But what are they and why should you consider using them?

Our speakers will be Paul Harrison, an HCL Ambassador and a software developer at FoCul Ltd.

This webinar will take place on October 17th from 11:00 AM (New York time) to 12:30 PM.

To register for this webinar, go to https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/600752704993383775

OpenNTF Hangout

OpenNTF runs Hangout/Repair Café sessions in Discord each month.

This month's Hangout will take place on October 24th at 11:00 AM New York time. These are casual hangout and chat sessions, so you are encouraged to join for general discussion beyond just any immediate problems you're running into.

To join OpenNTF's Discord, visit https://openntf.org/discord

We are pleased to announce the new OpenNTF board. We have three Member Directors who still have one year on their tenure:
- Dan Dumont
- Oliver Busse
- Graham Acres

Paul Withers has decided to step down from his position a year early. Paul has given 11 years to the community as a member of the OpenNTF Board in addition to numerous other contributions, both in code and his time, and we would like to thank him on behalf of the entire community for his work.

Keith Brooks has stepped into the position left vacant by Paul, and will serve this coming year as a Member Director.

The following Member Directors have been elected to a two-year tenure starting this year:
- Jesse Gallagher
- Serdar Basegmez
- Heiko Voigt
- Kim Greene
- Doug Robinson

The following Contributor Directors have been elected for a year:
- Roberto Boccadoro
- Chris Bekas
- David Hablewitz

The new board will take up their positions for the first board meeting on October 9th, when we will elect the Chair Person, Treasurer and Secretary positions for the coming year.

It's the time of year when elections are opening for the OpenNTF board. We have five Member Director posts available this year. Those whose term is expiring are:

- Doug Robinson
- Jesse Gallagher
- Serdar Basegmez
- Kim Greene
- Heiko Voigt

Member director posts can be filled by anyone working for an OpenNTF member company. Companies can still become a member company prior to elections. Any company wishing to become a member company should contact a board member on Discord.

The terms of the three Contributor Director posts are also expiring. Anyone with an ICLA or CCLA can apply for the post, which has a one-year term. The current incumbents are:

- Roberto Boccadoro
- Chris Bekas
- Keith Brooks

In addition, long-time member of the OpenNTF Board Paul Withers has announced his intention to leave his position on the Board a year early. Paul has been a significant contributor to our community, is an IBM Champion, and before joining HCL was a Lifetime HCL Ambassador. He continues to lead the open source efforts inside HCL Software as well. We all offer our thanks to Paul for his contributions to the community in general and OpenNTF in particular.

Anyone interested in standing submit their names and a candidate statement to ip-manager at openntf.org.

The election schedule will be:
- Nominations open until 5pm EDT Friday 20th September
- Voting from Monday 23rd September to 5pm EDT Friday 27th September, if there are more candidates than posts
- Winners take office on 2nd October