# iiw

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Last updated: 2026-06-16
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## What this conference is for

The Internet Identity Workshop (IIW) is small, twice a year, and disproportionately important. Held at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, it is an unconference: there is no fixed agenda, attendees propose sessions on the morning of each day, and the result is where a remarkable amount of identity's foundational work gets debated and advanced. Much of the thinking behind OAuth, OpenID Connect, and the entire [verifiable credentials](https://startwithidentity.com/standards/verifiable-credentials/) and [decentralized identity](https://startwithidentity.com/vendors/decentralized-identity/) movement was shaped in these rooms.

## Who should attend

Standards contributors, protocol designers, and practitioners working on the frontier (decentralized identity, wallets, [agentic identity](https://startwithidentity.com/guides/fundamentals/what-is-non-human-identity/)). If you want to influence where identity is going, not just learn where it is, IIW is the room.

## What to expect

A participant-driven, notes-heavy format. Come ready to contribute. The published session notes are a valuable public record of the field's open questions.

## Coverage

We cover IIW in full, focusing on the standards and decentralized-identity threads that shape the rest of the industry.