NORDUnet is proud to sponsor the TIIME — Trust and Internet Identity Meeting Europe 2026 (TIIME Unconference), taking place this week in Amsterdam. The annual gathering brings together experts and practitioners from across Europe and beyond to share insights, collaborate, and shape the future of identity and trust in research and education.
Now in its 2026 edition, TIIME continues its tradition as an open-format unconference that fosters dynamic discussion across identity management architecture, policy, privacy, technology and cross-organizational trust. A diverse community of participants has gathered for a week of interactive sessions, workshops, and side meetings.
A Week of Dialogue and Collaboration
TIIME 2026 combines its core unconference days on 11–12 February with a programme of side events held earlier in the week, including the FIM4R Workshop, the eduID working session, the OpenID Federation workshop, and the AARC TREE Symposium.
For the main event, participants will engage in unconference sessions where topics are set collaboratively by attendees — encouraging spontaneous, in-depth discussions and knowledge exchange across technical and policy communities.
The AARC TREE Final Event
As a long-standing supporter of digital trust and identity work in research and education, NORDUnet is happy to contribute to TIIME. This year we are delighted to give back to the community partnership by also being a sponsor for the TIIME Unconference.
Our contribution this year is particularly timely, as the AARC TREE project final event was co-located with TIIME, held on 10 February 2026. The event marked the completion of the AARC TREE’s work ahead of the project’s conclusion at the end of February.
Over the past two years, the AARC TREE project, funded by EC under the Horizon Europe program and coordinated by NORDUnet, has revised and enhanced the AARC Blueprint Architecture (BPA) and its interoperability framework (policy and technical guidelines), refreshed the AARC Policy Development Kit (PDK), and publshed a compendium of AAI practices within the R&E community.
NORDUnet’s Licia Florio has led the AARC TREE project and contributed to the project’s final outputs, which continue to underpin the Authentication and Authorisation Infrastructures (AAIs) widely used across the research and education sector.
Read more on AARC community’s website
Why TIIME Matters
TIIME’s unconference format, with its participant-driven agenda and emphasis on collaboration is highly valued by identity architects, technical leaders, researchers, and policy practitioners. By placing people and community needs at the centre, TIIME supports not only knowledge exchange but the co-creation of real-world solutions in a rapidly evolving trust landscape.
NORDUnet looks forward to engaging with peers throughout TIIME 2026, contributing to discussions and advancing shared goals in trust, identity and collaboration technologies.
