ELECTRONIC PASSPORT FORUM

Next Appointment: Citizen ID Forum
Abu Dhabi , February 25^th-26^th, 2008

The valuable discussions that took place in Milan will continue again in Abu Dhabi on February 25-26, 2008.

The Citizen ID Forum opens its doors under the patronage of the Minister of Interior of the UAE, H.H. Sheik Saif bin Al Nahyan.

Wise Media is honored to announce that H.H. Sheik Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE Minister of Interior, will speak on February 25 at the Citizen ID Forum, the world's premier summit on the digitalization of citizen ID documents.

H.H. Sheik Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan

The two-day conference and exhibition welcomes the key players behind the success of citizen ID programs and secure ID projects including high-level government representatives, border control and law enforcement authorities.

Among the confirmed speakers, the Citizen ID Forum will see the active participation by government representatives from the European Commission, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Egypt, Pakistan, Germany, United Kingdom, Italy and the USA.

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Electronic Passport Forum VI
at the ID WORLD International Congress
Milan, November 26^th-28^th, 2007

The ID Community was honored by the visit of Prof. Luigi Nicolais, the Italian Minister for Reforms and Innovation in the Public Administration, in the ID WORLD International Congress. Minister Nicolais spoke during the Electronic Passport Forum on November 28 and presented the projects that best illustrate the state-of-the-art infrastructure being deployed in the public administration in Italy in order to better serve its citizens, including the electronic national ID card and the Citizen Card. “We just introduced new technical rules that specify the functionality of the electronic National ID card: not only will it be used as an ID document but also as a credential that allows citizens to access the services provided by the public administration,” the Minister said. “Furthermore, the price of the Electronic Identity Card for the citizen has been reduced to 10 euro.”

Minister Nicolais symbolically handed over the Citizen ID Forum to the government of the United Arab Emirates, represented by H.E. Darwish A. Al-Zarouni, Director General of the Emirates Identity Authority, and Brig. Ahmed Nasser Al Raisi, General Director Central Operations of Abu Dhabi Police, United Arab Emirates. The next edition of the Citizen ID Forum will be organized by Wise Media on February 25-26 in Abu Dhabi with the patronage of the Minister of Interior of the United Arab Emirates, His Highness Sheik Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan and with the endorsement of the European Commission represented at the ceremony of November 28 by Cecilia Joanna Verkleij, Head of Sector at the European Commission's Directorate-General Justice, Freedom and Security.

Please check the agenda of the autumn 2007 Electronic Passport Forum.

You can now purchase the proceedings of the 2007 Electronic Passport Forum that took place on November 26th and 28th at the heart of the th ID WORLD International Congress, the global summit of the auto ID industry. Please download and fill in the order form for the proceedings and fax it at +39 02 6738 8322.

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Outstanding Success of Electronic Passport Forum V
Istanbul, June 21^st-22^nd, 2007

The Electronic Passport Forum and Citizen ID Forum opened its doors in Istanbul on June 21st in the presence of Turkish Minister of Labor and Social Security Murat Basesgioglu. Endorsed by the European Commission, the first edition of the event outside the EU proved to be a great success with 249 high-profile participants attending the 2-day conference and exhibition.

Murat Basesgioglu, Turkish Minister of Labor and Social Security, opened the event by discussing the technology shift that the Turkish government has spearheaded since 2003, aimed at providing citizens with access to a variety of eGovernment services in the fields of customs, social security, education and justice. The Minister also announced the beginning of the electronic ID and social security card project in pilot areas as of July 2007.

The Electronic Passport Forum and Citizen ID Forum welcomed an array of world-class panelists to review the status of the progressive digitalization of Passports, as well as National IDs, Driver’s Licenses, Health Cards, Visas and Green Cards worldwide. These included representatives of Malaysian National Registration Department, the Belgian Ministry of the Interior, US Department of Homeland Security the Dutch Ministry of Justice, Frontex, the Estonian National Certification Authority the German BSI Federal Office for Information Security, the Polish Ministry of Interior, the Belgian FEDICT Public Federal Service, the French Ministry for Foreign Affairs, UK Border & Immigration Agency and the Italian Ministry of the Interior.

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Electronic Passport Forum IV
at the ID WORLD International Congress
Milan, November 28^th-29^th, 2006

Ali Al-Khouri, Deputy Director General of the Emirates Identity Authority, United Arab Emirates, said: “My delegation and I visit a huge number of events around the world and the Electronic Passport Forum at ID WORLD 2006 is the best we have ever attended. I would like to compliment Wise Media for the organization of the event.”

Please download the agenda of the autumn 2006 Electronic Passport Forum.

You can now purchase the proceedings of the 2006 Electronic Passport Forum that took place on November 28th and 29th at the heart of the 5th ID WORLD International Congress, the global summit of the auto ID industry. Please download and fill in the order form for the proceedings and fax it at +39 02 6738 8322.

Imposing success of the Electronic Passport Forum III Paris, June 8^th-9^th, 2006

Endorsed by the French Ministry of the Interior, the German Ministry of the Interior, and the European Commission, Wise Media’s Electronic Passport Forum took place on June 8th and 9th in Paris. Once again, the event proved to be the perfect platform for experts from government, border control and law enforcement, as well as technology vendors, to discuss and learn more about the key issues relating to the introduction of electronic travel documents.

Produced by Wise Media, this year’s event welcomed 325 attendees (+5% over last year’s event in Berlin) hailing from 42 different nations (+15% over last year) underlining the international scope of the event. For those representing nations currently considering the introduction of electronic travel documents, the Electronic Passport Forum was an invaluable opportunity to learn from the practical experiences of others, to develop a greater understanding of the technologies and issues involved, as well as to network with suppliers. The Exhibition, featuring the leading global suppliers of eTravel document technology, was also an excellent chance to get a first-hand view of some of these proven technologies.

The discussion on ePassports, National ID and new Visa programs will continue at the ID WORLD International Congress, the most exclusive networking and knowledge-sharing event involving the opinion leaders and decision makers of the world of RFID, cards and biometrics. ID WORLD 2006 takes place in Milan on November 28-30, 2006.

The Electronic Passport Forum proceedings (CD-ROM + binder with speakers details) are available for sale. To order the Electronic Passport Forum proceedings, please complete the PDF form.

Results of the Electronic Passport Forum I
Berlin, May 18^th-19^th, 2005

Government delegates, state printers and technology experts from 36 countries gathered in Berlin on May 18th and 19th to discuss the critical points related to the deployment of the new travel identification credentials of the digital era, including privacy concerns and technical issues such as interoperability and durability. Significant insight into legal and cost issues regarding the roll-out of the new machine-readable travel documents (MRTDs) was also provided during the event.

With 311 attendees, 57 speakers and 19 exhibitors, the event centered around the implementation strategies and the critical technology hurdles involved with e-passport deployments. The Electronic Passport Forum brought together the pivotal players accountable for the success of e-passport deployments.

The discussion on e-passports will continue at the ID WORLD International Congress, the most exclusive networking and knowledge-sharing event involving the opinion leaders and decision makers of the world of RFID, cards and biometrics. ID WORLD 2005 takes place in Rome on November 2-4, 2005.

The Electronic Passport Forum proceedings (CD-ROM + binder with speakers details) are available for sale. To order the Electronic Passport Forum proceedings, please complete the PDF form.