OASIS Adoption Forum -- Ensuring Secure Interactions Between Government,

["Jane Harnad" <jane.harnad@oasis-open.org>]

Reserve your space now for the annual OASIS event in Europe. "Managing
Secure Interactions in Sector Applications" will bring together OASIS
members and professionals from the public and private sectors to explore
advances and accomplishments in deploying open standards for security
applications.

Third Annual OASIS Adoption Forum
28-29 November 2006
Hilton London Kensington - London, UK
http://www.oasis-open.org/events/adoptionforum2006/index.php

This year's programme will feature presentations from public sector experts
including Karel De Vriendt, Head of Unit of the European Commission
Enterprise and Industry Directorate-General and Mark D. Ferrar, Director of
Infrastructure, Technology Office of NHS Connecting for Health. Other
sessions will address advances and accomplishments in security standards and
the latest in open source software.

Programme Highlights

Identity Management Sessions ~ featuring:
-Practical cases within various sectors including the healthcare and
financial industries, illustrating their successes and lessons learned. -New
approaches addressing where individuals have greater control over personal
data. -The reasons behind why governments are making identity management
choices. -Potential changes offered by open source software. -Consistent
approaches to identity management, as well as projections on what the future
might hold.

SOA and Web Services in Security Sessions ~ featuring:
-Identifying and addressing security-related issues around the construction,
deployment, and maintenance of SOA frameworks.  -Considerations and
implications in selecting a federated identity model within your SOA
infrastructure. -What you can expect from the Web Services Reliable
Messaging specification. -Concepts, technologies, and standards involved in
Semantic Web Services. -Real-world deployments of WS-Security.

Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) ~ featuring:
-Plans for a new draft protocol and a demo of an open-source tool that has
already implemented the protocol. -Approach used to secure communication
between federation members of the E-Authentication initiative. -Security and
implementation needs behind identity authentication and authorization within
e-government.

View Full Programme at
www.oasis-open.org/events/adoptionforum2006/program.php

Bonus ~ Two Events, One Location!
Immediately following this year's OASIS Forum, a related seminar, "Focus on
Current e-Identity Applications," will be hosted by European trade
association, eema. www.eema.org

Registration
Register now to receive a full-event discount and daily rate of €100 for
OASIS members. Participation is open to members of OASIS and their invited
guests. A limited number of seats will also be available for representatives
from government
agencies and companies implementing or offering security solutions.
http://www.oasis-open.org/events/adoptionforum2006/registration.php

Accommodations
Both the OASIS Forum and the eema event will be held at the Hilton London
Kensington Hotel. A block of rooms have 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
603 3355 and ask for the "eema/OASIS event" group rate before 06 November.

Sponsorship and Exhibiting Opportunities
The event is currently sponsored by BEA Systems, EDS, HP, IBM, OASIS PKI,
SAP, Sun Microsystems, and Xenos and supported by ICTSB and CEN/ISSS.
Additional sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities are available. See
www.oasis-open.org/events/adoptionforum2006/sponsorship.php and
www.oasis-open.org/events/adoptionforum2006/exhibits.php; contact
peter.roden@oasis-open.org for details.

Space is limited to ensure ample opportunities for productive interaction
and networking. Reserve your space today!

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