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> OASIS Adoption Forum
> Enabling Efficiency between Government, Business and the Citizen:
> Managing Secure Interactions in Sector Applications
> 27-29 November 2006
> Hilton London Kensington Hotel, London, UK
> <http://www.oasis-open.org/events/adoptionforum2006/>
> Join Fellow Security Interaction Experts at the OASIS Adoption Forum,
> London
> 
> With increasing threats encompassing everything from hacking to identity
> theft, providing a secure, online environment has become a major objective
> for governments and organisations worldwide. This will be a key goal of
> the
> OASIS Adoption Forum.
> Now, due to limited seating, time is running out to secure your place at
> the
> third annual event.
> 
> In just 4 weeks, your peers will gather at the Hilton London Kensington
> Hotel to discuss the tools, standards and implementations that are
> transforming security interactions and relationships between citizens,
> businesses, governmental institutions and agencies.
> Keynote speakers include Karel De Vriendt, Head of Unit for the European
> Commission, Enterprise and Industry Directorate-General, and Mark D.
> Ferrar,
> Director of Infrastructure at the Technology Office for UK's National
> Health
> Service (NHS) Connecting for Health.
> Secure your seat today at a discounted rate and take advantage of all the
> benefits: content-rich sessions, luncheons featuring roundtable
> discussions,
> and networking receptions.
> <http://www.oasis-open.org/events/adoptionforum2006/registration.php>
> 
> LATEST ADDITIONS!
> 
> The Forum Expands the Programme to Include a Special PKI Workshop
> 
> The Forum will now include a special workshop on the "State and Future of
> PKI", hosted by the OASIS PKI Member Section. This will explore the use of
> PKI in business applications around the world. The goal is to collectively
> assess how PKI is being used today - particularly as it is becoming
> embedded
> in business and government systems - and to understand its interaction
> with
> other security technologies, standards, and applications.
> The workshop will showcase PKI case studies, followed by an interactive
> panel discussion featuring major implementers.
> 
> ITU Joins the List of Event Supporters
> 
> ITU recently joined the list of event supporting organisations including:
> Liberty Alliance, CEN/ISSS, eema, and ICTSB. The event is also sponsored
> by
> BEA Systems, EDS, HP, IBM, OASIS PKI, SAP, Sun Microsystems, and Xenos.
> 
> Panelists Confirmed for the Closing Panel on "Open Source and Security
> Standards"
> 
> John Gøtze, XML Standards Specialist and Technical Writer, and John
> Wailing,
> Director of Technical Policy Cabinet Office in the UK Government, will be
> joining the closing panel on Open Source and Security Standards, moderated
> by Nigel Stanley, Practice Leader-IT Security for Bloor Research.
> Panelists will discuss the issues wrapped around the use of open vs.
> closed
> source / traditional software and provide their views on how both
> approaches
> address important evaluation criteria such as security, quality, support
> and
> TCO, in public sector projects.
> 
> Authors and Publishers - Book Donations Accepted
> 
> There is a growing body of books that feature technical and executive-
> level
> information on OASIS Standards and specifications. A "Book Table" at the
> event will showcase these books throughout the duration. This is not a
> book
> sale, but an opportunity to give attendees a first-hand look at the range
> of
> available titles. A handout listing all books, including information on
> purchasing options, will be provided. Books will be on display during the
> event and raffled off to attendees at the end. Contact the manager of
> events
> at [log in to unmask] for more details.
> 
> ********************************************************************
> OASIS Members and members of our supporting organisations are entitled to
> receive the discounted daily rate of EUR100.
> <http://www.oasis-open.org/events/adoptionforum2006/registration.php>
> ********************************************************************
> All the event details may be found at
> <http://www.oasis-open.org/events/adoptionforum2006/index.php>
> 
> Have you booked your hotel yet? The deadline is fast approaching - 6
> November
> 
> The OASIS Adoption Forum will be held at the Hilton London Kensington
> Hotel.
> A block of rooms has been reserved for conference attendees at a specially
> reduced rate of £99 + VAT (single occupancy) and £109 + VAT (double
> occupancy) - including breakfast.
> Contact the hotel at +44(0) 207 605 7675 and provide the group block code
> "EEM271106" before 6 November. If you encounter any reservation problems,
> please contact [log in to unmask]
> 
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