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 1^st.

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 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 (www.idworldonline.com).

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