Transportation Security Forum & Registered Traveler Forum:
Overwhelming success of the February 2007 launch
182 high-profile delegates gathered in Paris as the global summit
on the strategic approach to transportation security opened its doors
for the first time on February 28th and March 1st
Milan, March 12th, 2007 – With the endorsement of the European Commission, Wise Media’s
Transportation Security Forum & Registered Traveler Forum made its highly anticipated debut on
February 28th and March 1st in Paris. The event welcomed an array of world-class panelists to discuss
how to improve the performance of front-end and back-end processes in airports, railroad stations and
seaports, with the objective of increasing security while facilitating travel.
Produced by Wise Media, this year’s event saw the participation of 182 attendees hailing from 21
different nations. The presence of a significant number of delegates from organizations such as Air
France, Zurich Airport, Banverket – Rail Roads Authority Sweden, Dublin Airport Authority, Port of
Venice, Manchester Airport, Paris Orly Airport, Lufthansa German Airlines, SEA Milan Airports, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Port of Antwerp, Vancouver International Airport Authority, Amsterdam
Schiphol Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, Port of Felixstowe, Fraport, the European Commission,
Transport Canada, the French Ministry of Interior, TSA Transportation Security Administration, Dutch
Ministry of Justice, the British Home Office, US Customs and Border Protection, Europol, Canada Border
Services Agency, US Department of State and the German Parliament underlined the international scope
of the event.
The Transportation Security Forum & Registered Traveler Forum was sponsored by IBM, Thales, Unisys,
Dartagnan and vps ID Systeme. Among the exhibitors and vendors speaking at the event: byometric
systems AG, Cross Match Technologies, DuPont, IBM, L-1 Identity Solutions, LG Electronics USA Inc. -
Iris Technology Division, Lumidigm, Oberthur Card Systems, Sagem Défense Sécurité - Safran Group,
Thales, Unisys and vps ID Systeme.
The valuable discussions that took place in Paris will continue at the next Transportation Security Forum & Registered Traveler Forum, which opens its doors at the ID WORLD International Congress, the
annual world summit on automatic identification, in Milan on November 26th-28th, 2007.
About the ID WORLD Events
ID WORLD is the first global technology-agnostic initiative on automatic identification addressing all vertical markets. Organized by Wise Media, ID WORLD events focus on segments in which automatic identification expresses its revolutionary potential. Alongside the annual world summit ID WORLD International Congress,
Wise Media organizes the following vertical forums: Electronic Passport Forum, Citizen ID Forum, Global
Security Forum, Asset Tracking Forum, Registered Traveler Forum and Transport Security Forum. For
further information visit: www.idworldonline.com
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