Posted for Information Purposes --
INFORMATION SECURITY COMMITTEE -- SECTION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
Please correspond to:
Michael S. Baum, Esq.
33 Tremont Street Cambridge, MA 02139-1227
Tel: +1-617-661-1234
Fax: +1-617-661-0716
Net: baum(_at_)im(_dot_)com
Subject: INFORMATION SECURITY COMMITTEE MEETING
Dear Committee Member:
You are cordially invited to participate in a meeting of the
Information Security Committee, Section of Science and Technology of the
American Bar Association on Sunday through Tuesday, August 27-29, 1995, in
Montreal, Quebec. The Committee will review final committee-member comments
and approve the release of the exposure draft of the draft Digital Signature
Guidelines with Model Legislation ("Guidelines"). Additionally, the
Committee will further advance the development of a CyberNotarial(sm)
institution, and discuss projects concerning key escrow and a form of
agreement for EDI-based digital signature usage. A brief status report on
these projects is attached.
At the last meeting (May 1-3, 1995 in Washington, DC), further
progress was made on the development of the Guidelines as well as the
organizational structure of a CyberNotarial Association and legislation.
Claude Perreault has kindly agreed to host the meeting at the offices
of the Quebec Board of Notaries, in Montreal. A proposed agenda, and meeting
logistics are attached. These materials reflect the suggestions of the ad hoc
agenda
committee. I look forward to seeing you in Montreal.
Sincerely,
Michael S. Baum
Chair, Information Security Committee
and EDI/IT Division of the Section of Science and Technology, ABA
attachment
cc: Robert Barger, Esq. Section Chair; Michele Kane, Esq, Section Chair
Elect., and Section Council, Division and Committee Chairs
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INFORMATION SECURITY COMMITTEE
August 27-29, 1995 Tentative Agenda
August 27, 1995 Sunday
08:30-09:00 Continental Breakfast, Greetings; Registration
09:00-09:30 Participant Introductions, Meeting Logistics and Questions
09:30-10:30 -Work Group Introductions
-CyberNotarial Update
-Rapporteur and Editorial Group Updates
-UINL Update
-UNCITRAL Update
-Guideline Appendix Update by "Appendix Czar"
-Section Update
-Presentation of any Proposals, Petitions, etc.;
10:30-10:45 Break
10:45-12:00 Breakout Sessions
12:00-13:00 Lunch and Presentation: Key Escrow Project Plans and
Work Product
13:00-15:15 Breakout Reports
15:15-15:30 Break
15:30-18:00 General Session on Guideline Exposure Draft Comments
August 28, 1995 Monday
08:30-09:00 Continental Breakfast, Late Registration
09:00-09:30 Day 2 Agenda Changes; Presentation of Proposals
09:30-10:30 Guideline Comments, Continued
10:30-11:00 Break
11:00-12:00 Breakout Sessions
12:00-13:30 Lunch and Discussion: Digital Signature Legislation and a
Path Forward for the Information Security Committee
13:30-15:15 Breakout Reports
15:15-15:30 Break
15:30-17:00 General Session
-Report on Guideline Appendices/Discussion
-Discussion on CyberNotarial Specialization Qualifications
-Day 3 Agenda Changes
August 29, 1995 Tuesday
08:30-09:00 Continental Breakfast
09:00-10:30 Breakout Session
10:30-10:45 Break
10:45-12:00 Scheduling for Next Meeting
12:00-13:20 Lunch and Presentation on a Preliminary Draft Model EDI
Trading Partner Agreement Addendum (for Secure EDI)
13:30-15:00 Break Out Sessions
15:00-15:15 Break
15:15-16:30 Meeting Wrap-Up; Announcements; Meeting Review.
-Meeting Details-
Contributions to Work Product:
All members who plan to attend must complete a full and rigorous review of
the Guidelines (to be mailed to committee members as noted above) and come
prepared accordingly. First-time participants (who plan to attend the August
27th-29th meeting) must request attendance and submit a brief paper (~3+
pages in length) relevant to the subject matter (please contact Michael Baum
for details). Participants are strongly encouraged to bring computers to the
meeting.
Meeting Location:
Claude Perreault has generously offered to host the meeting at the offices of
the Quebec Board of Notaries in Montreal, 630 Rene-Levesque Boulevard, West.
Sessions on Sunday and Monday will be in the St. Laurent Room, 16th Floor,
and rooms A and B on the 17th floor for breakout sessions. Sessions on
Tuesday will be in the Olympic Room, 16th Floor, and rooms A and B on the
17th Floor for breakout sessions.
Accommodations:
The most convenient hotel is the Queen Elizabeth Hotel, 900, Rene-Levesque
Boulevard, West. The hotel is located across the street from the offices of
the Quebec Board of Notaries. Thirty rooms have been blocked from 26-29 of
August at a rate of Can. $119 per night. Reservations must be made prior to
August 10 at the hotel (514) 861-3511 or 1-800-441-1414. You must identify
yourself as an American Bar Association meeting participant.
Fifteen Rooms have also been reserved at the Howard Johnson Hotel, 475
Sherbrooke West at a rate of Can. $89. The Howard Johnson is about ten
minutes from the Quebec Board. Reservations can be made at (515) 842-3961.
Additionally, 10 rooms have been reserved until July 25th at the Europa Best
Western, 1240 Drummond Street, at a rate of Can. $75. The Best Western is 15
minutes from the Quebec Board. Reservations can be made at (514) 866-6492.
You must identify yourself as an American Bar Association meeting
participant.
PROJECT STATUS REPORT
1. Guidelines:
The Editorial Subcommittee has held two three-day meetings since the May
Wash., D.C. Committee meeting. The meetings have been intensive and
productive, resulting in significant and important improvements. The
Editorial Subcommittee has made changes to such an extent that it has decided
to delay distribution of the exposure draft until after the whole Committee
has had an opportunity to review and comment on the document in its revised
form. Consequently, the following path forward has been adopted by the
Editorial Group:
a. A redraft of the Guidelines (following the July 7-9 editing
meeting) will be completed and mailed to all working members of the
Information Security Committee before August 1.
b. Committee members desiring to changes the Guidelines may do so by
presenting comments at the August 27-29 meeting. All members intending to
comment must submit their proposed amendments/deletions prior to, or at the
beginning of the meeting. Please bring 50 copies of your proposed amendments/
deletions to the meeting. Comments must be accompanied by a brief and concise
justification. It is preferable that members submit comments electronically
prior to the meeting to provide the greatest possible opportunity for review.
Committee members are encouraged to collaborate so lawyers can assist
technical members and visa versa.
c. During the August 27-29 meeting, all appropriately submitted
comments will be considered in the order received. A "second" is required for
consideration. Comparatively structured meeting/voting procedures will be
implemented to ensure efficient use of the limited time available. Susan
Laniewski has kindly agreed to serve as moderator.
d. The public exposure draft of the Guidelines reflecting the
decisions of the August 27-29 Committee Meeting will be distributed shortly
thereafter.
2. Model Legislation:
The lunch discussion on August 28th will be devoted to a consideration of a
path forward for model digital signature legislation. Some of the issues that
will be considered include: (i) whether to publish the Guidelines and
Legislation together or as separate documents, (ii) whether the Model Act
should proceed in its current form and forum, and (iii) the development of a
legislative work group or editorial committee.
3. Key Escrow Project:
This project is focused on transactional requirements for key escrow. A
preliminary key escrow steering group within the Information Security
Committee is considering the development of key escrow guidelines to provide
a framework for the commercial escrowing of keys whether internal (such as by
a company) or external (such as by a commercial escrow provider). A progress
report and possibly a tentative outline of the anticipated work product will
be presented at a special luncheon presentation on August 27th.
4. Model Electronic Commerce Trading Partner Agreement Addendum ("Addendum"):
At the Wash., DC meeting in May, a proposal to develop an Addendum was
presented to the Committee. Subsequently, an initial drafting team commenced
work on an Addendum as a supplemental form of EDI trading partner agreements
to facilitate the use of secure cryptographic technologies including digital
signatures and certificates. The results of the initial drafting will be
presented and discussed.
5. CyberNotarial Update (submitted by Ted Barassi):
Since the Washington D.C. meeting in May, progress in the CyberNotary Project
has been made on a number of fronts which will be discussed at the upcoming
meeting:
a. The project was reported on by Mario Miccoli and President Andre
Scwachtgen at the 21st Congress of the International Union of Latin Notaries
in Berlin. The project continues to receive strong support from the UINL,
which will be reported on by Mario Miccoli on Sunday, August 28th.
b. Draft legislation and an accompanying report for a pilot
implementation of the project in the State of Florida has been drafted and is
being reviewed by legislative specialists in Tallahassee. Copies of this
document will be circulated at the upcoming meeting and discussed during the
breakout sessions on Sunday, August 27th and Monday, August 28th.
c. A tentative invitation has been extended by the Chair-Elect of the
International Section to address the Section Council during the upcoming ABA
annual meeting in August. The project will be presented and a resolution
proposed to create a joint International - Science and Technology committee
to support the specialization process within the ABA. The results of this
discussion will be reported on Monday, August 28.
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