Identity at the Center #344 - IDAC + IDPro with Heather Flanagan
Apr 21, 2025
Heather Flanagan, Executive Director of IDPro and long-time identity community organizer, talks about IDPro’s Body of Knowledge and CIDPro certification. She shares stories from global conferences, the origins and culture of Identabeers, and the intimate Identity Salon gatherings. Conversation touches on community building, Slack collaboration, and the realities of travel for identity professionals.
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IDPro Chooses Podcast Partnership For Scale
- IDPro partnered with Identity at the Center to replace the time‑consuming IDPro Show video series.
- Heather says the move leveraged an existing successful podcast to continue member storytelling without heavy production costs.
Paid Slack Creates Longterm Knowledge Base
- IDPro Slack is a paid, member-only repository with ~120 channels and years of searchable history.
- Heather highlights channels like SAML, conference submissions, and niche topics that boost peer learning and speaker prep.
Combine BoK With Hands‑On Experience For CIDPro
- Use the IDPro Body of Knowledge plus operational experience to prepare for the CIDPro exam.
- Heather warns the BoK alone isn't sufficient; reference materials like NIST 800‑63 help contextualize exam topics.