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Milan,
May 8th, 2006
Electronic Passport Forum (Paris, June
8th & 9th):
final agenda announced
High-profile
agenda, exhibition sold-out, strong government endorsements:
preparations are complete for the world summit on electronic
travel documents
Wise Media S.p.A. announces the agenda
of the 2006 Electronic Passport Forum, the annual international
summit dedicated to the introduction of electronic travel
documents and the revolution this represents.
Following the success of last year’s
event in Berlin (311 delegates from 36 countries), more
than 40 internationally renowned experts, government
representatives and key players from the security industry
will address the most relevant issues on the electronic
travel document spectrum and provide a snapshot of the
status of deployments across the globe. The Electronic
Passport Forum will take place in Paris on June 8th
and 9th, 2006, at the Hyatt Regency Paris – Charles
de Gaulle.
High-Profile Agenda
The comprehensive agenda comprises a series
of high-profile government speakers from around the
world, including Philippe Melchior - French Ministry
of the Interior, Martin
Schallbruch – German Ministry of the Interior,
Robert A. Mocny – US Department of
Homeland Security, Dr. Frank Paul – European Commission,
Katherine Courtney – UK
Home Office, Gary K. McDonald – Passport Office
Canada, Axel Munde – German
Federal Information Security Agency (BSI), Josiane Couratier
– French Ministry of
Foreign Affairs, William C. Barker – US NIST,
Magnar Aukrust – Norwegian Ministry of
Justice and Police, Pasi Nokelainen – Finnish
Ministry of the Interior, Thorsteinn Helgi
Steinarsson – Icelandic Ministry of Justice, Ali
M. Al-Khouri – Emirates Identity Authority,
United Arab Emirates, and Brig. Saleem Ahmed Moeen –
Pakistani National Database
and Registration Authority.
The
complete agenda can be downloaded from the Electronic
Passport Forum website
Exhibition Sold-Out
In parallel to the conference, the Electronic Passport
Forum will showcase digital travel document technology
in action with live demonstrations from leading players
from all segments of the electronic passport industry.
Even with a 62% increase in exhibition area for this
year’s event, all available space sold out in
just two weeks. Exhibitors include 3M, ACG Identification
Technologies, ASK, Atlantic Zeiser, Atmel, Axalto, Baltech,
Gemplus, HJP Consulting, IAI, IBM, Infineon Technologies,
Mühlbauer, Multipolaris, Nadra, Oberthur Card Systems,
Philips Semiconductors, Raisonance, Rochford Thompson,
Sagem Défense Sécurité, Smartware,
Sokymat, STMicroelectronics, Thales Security Systems
and Trüb AG.
Strong Government Endorsements
The Electronic Passport Forum is endorsed by the European
Commission, the French Minister of the Interior, Nicolas
Sarkozy, and the German Ministry of the Interior. Platinum
sponsors of the event are ACG Identification Technologies,
Axalto, Sokymat, Thales Security Systems. Gold sponsor
is FEIG Electronic. Silver sponsors are IBM, Nadra,
Oberthur Card Systems and Philips Semiconductors.
For further
information please contact:
Please
contact: epassport@wisemedia.com
Wise
Media SpA
Via R. Lepetit, 4 - 20124 Milan -
Italy
Phone +39 02 8903 4112-
Fax +39 02 6738 8322 |
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