STF220-1_ZYG01 v 3.00 December trust services workshops

Announcement of two trust services workshops to be co-hosted by the DTI,
December 12th & 13th, 2002.

Workshop 1
International co-operation between trust service approval schemes

Overview:

This one-day workshop will be co-hosted with tScheme. In view of the need for effective co-operation between the various approval regimes, both within Europe and on a larger international scale, the workshop will review current and planned national and international approaches towards establishing schemes for the approval of Trust Services.

Common themes will be identified and explored and against these the potential for distinct approval regimes to work together will be considered. The workshop will address issues of policy and operational procedure which should be taken into account when establishing any form of mutual or cross recognition. Break-out groups will then discuss specific topic areas before the whole workshop reconvenes in a plenary session to hear from each group and to discuss the implications and how to move forward. As a specific contribution to this part of the discussion, tScheme will offer an example of what it considers to be the ‘core prerequisites’ of a multi-lateral Mutual Recognition Agreement. This will be offered to the workshop for discussion as a basis for establishing co-operation between approval regimes.

As a part of the discussion, there will be a focus on the implications of needing to share status information between approval schemes (regarding the services which have been approved by each scheme), which will lead in naturally to the following day’s agenda.

Programme:

08h45 Registration commences

09h30 Welcome and opening comments Geoff Smith, Dept. of Trade and Industry(UK)

09h35 Workshop Chairman’s introduction Christopher Kuner, Hunton & Williams (BE)

09h50 Scope and benefits of Mutual Recognition Richard Wilsher, the Zygma partnership

10h10 Invited presentations:
10h10 The tScheme model Stephen Upton, tScheme (UK)

10h30 E-Qual Lionel Vodzislawsky, Ernst & Young (FR)

10h50 Refreshment pause

11h10 Reciprocity agreements Jane Hill, Barrister-at-law, (UK)

11h30 euro Bridge-CA Arno Fiedler, TeleTrust (DE)

11h50 Introduction to break-out group activity Christopher Kuner

12h00 Break-out group sessions:

(1) Mutual Recognition principles and objectives Facilitator: Richard Wilsher
(2) Mutual Recognition legal considerations Facilitator: Jane Hill

12h30 Luncheon

13h30 Break-out group sessions continue

14h30 Plenary: summary reports from each break-out group Group presenters

15h15 Refreshment pause

15h30 Open discussion on break-out group reports

16h00 Summary: major issues identified,

resulting actions agreed, the way ahead Christopher Kuner

by 16h30 Close of workshop


Workshop 2
Developing a standard for the provision of
harmonised trust service provider status information
(EESSI project ETSI TC ESI STF220-1)

Overview:

This one-day workshop, co-hosted with ETSI, is an integral part of the current EESSI programme task “A standard for the provision of harmonised trust status information”. A previous task established requirements on which this standard will be based
(ref. ETSI TR 102 030, available from: http://docbox.etsi.org/esi/open/TSLworkshop2002-12-13)
after it had conducted exhaustive interviews with those responsible for supervisory systems and voluntary approval schemes, principally across Europe but also in other parts of the world.

This workshop will allow those responsible for supervisory and voluntary systems to review the revised requirements of this task, comment on the draft standard (which will be available in outline form) and discuss which issues within the draft are key to its success. The task team will be keen to learn what features will make the standard readily acceptable for wide use.

Programme:

08h30 Registration commences

09h00 Welcome and opening address György Endersz, ETSI TC ESI Chairman
(Telia A.B. - SE)

09h15 Overview of the project, its requirements Richard Wilsher, STF220-1 Task Leader
and timescales (the Zygma partnership - UK)

09h45 Exposition of the draft Trust Status Jan Sauer, STF220-1 Task Editor
List standard (Sauer Quality Consulting bv - NL)

10h15 Operator’s view of the TSL Franco Ruggieri (on behalf of AIPA - IT)

10h45 Brief refreshment pause

11h00 Critical issues for discussion Ernst-Günter Giessmann, STF220-1 Team Member
(T-Systems - DE)

11h30 Implementation Considerations Juan Carlos Cruellas (Universitat Politècnica
de Catalunya - SP)

12h00 Prepared paper (French decrees Denis Pinkas (Bull - FR)
& TSL interworking)

12h30 Luncheon

(NB - 13h50, ‘phone-in registration)

14h00 Continuation of discussion Chairman, Richard Wilsher - this requires audience participation - commencing with a précis for those joining by ’phone)

16h00 Conclusions, final discussion, Richard Wilsher
any resulting actions

by 17h00 Close of workshop György Endersz, ETSI TC ESI Chairman


Participation:

Both workshops will take place at the premises of the Department of Trade and Industry, who have kindly agreed to host the two events. The venue will be the DTI Conference Centre, No. 1 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0ET (Great Britain).

There will be no charge for attending either of these workshops.

For Workshop 1 (International co-operation between trust service approval schemes) please register your interest by e-snipping, e-completing and e-mailing to Workshop@tScheme.org the registration form at the bottom of this page.

For Workshop 2 (Developing a standard for the provision of harmonised trust service provider status information) please register on the ETSI website, by following this link for the Workshop Registration.

If you have any special needs, e.g. dietary or access, please send details to with the subject “Dec 13 - special needs”

Audio-bridge ’phone-in:

On both days there will be the possibility of ’phoning in to participate in the workshops. If you wish to participate by ’phone, call: +44 20 72 15 01 86. The number will be available from ten minutes before the start of morning and afternoon sessions - note: there is a specific accommodation on the Friday to provide a briefing up-date for callers, immediately after lunch. Please note that there is a maximum of 24 callers at any one time, probably more than the Chairmen can cope with anyway! If you call in, please be ready to state your name and affiliation when first making contact. We would also appreciate a follow-on email confirming your details, to .

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Your registration will be acknowledged electronically to the address you specify above, including details of the event, which may also be found on the tScheme homepage, then click on ‘December workshop’.

Many thanks for your interest.


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