INFORMATION SECURITY COMMITTEE MEETING NOTICE -- JAN. 26.-27 SAN FRANCISCO

["Michael S. Baum" <[e-mail]>]

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                       MEETING NOTICE

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Subject:     INFORMATION SECURITY COMMITTEE MEETING NOTICE - JAN. 26-27
'97



Dear Committee Member and Prospective Members:


You are cordially invited to participate in a meeting of the Information
Security Committee, Section of Science & Technology, American Bar
Association, on Sunday and Monday, January 26-27, 1997, at the Fairmont
Hotel in San Francisco.  The Committee will continue its advancement of
public key infrastructure legal and control issues, as outlined below. 
This meeting will include further work on commercial key escrow
guidelines, digital signature legislative initiatives, CA and user
liability, PKI accreditation, and consider the question of a "version II"
to the Digital Signature Guidelines, among other matters.


Consistent with Section policy, ISC meeting participants MUST be members
of both the ABA and the ABA Section of Science and Technology.  Please
contact Ann Kowalsky, Manager Section of Science & Technology, at ABA
offices in Chicago by phone: [phone], fax: [phone], or
email: [e-mail] for membership information.  It is
possible to become a paid member of the ABA and the ISC at the meeting --
and <italic>affiliate </italic>ABA membership is also available for
non-lawyers.



Meeting details appear below. I look forward to seeing you in San
Francisco. 



Sincerely,



Michael S. Baum

Chair, Information Security Committee

Section of Science & Technology, ABA




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<center>INFORMATION SECURITY COMMITTEE

Section of Science & Technology, ABA 

January 26-27, 1997

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<center>Tentative Agenda

(see "Meeting Details," next page)

(In extended sessions, breaks will be taken as needed.)

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January 26, 1997  Sunday


 8:30-9:00   Greetings, breakfast, administrative matters

 9:00-9:30   Introductions, meeting logistics, general announcements

 9:30-10:30  Key Escrow Work Group update 

10:30-12:00  Legislative Work Group update; "global" conference call;
and

             update on the draft Cal. Dig. Sig. Regulation by Kaye
Caldwell

12:15-13:30  Lunch speakers: 

	       Ira Rubenstein, Esq. Microsoft, "Key recovery by any other
name";

		Bob Danials, Esq., SSA, "Federal PKI legal efforts"

13:30-18:00  Breakout sessions

18:00-????   Watering hole discussions; possible continuation of work

             group meeting



January 27, 1997  Monday


 8:30-9:00   Breakfast, et cetera.

 9:00-12:00  UNCITRAL Update; Breakout sessions

12:00-13:00  Lunch speaker/Discussion: 

	      Miles Smid, NIST -- (informally) speaking on accreditation;

             and updating NIST's key escrow standards efforts

13:00-15:00  Presentations by work groups

15:00-15:30  Path forward; wrap-up





<center>Information Security Committee

San Francisco MEETING DETAILS

January 26-27, 1997

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Members are urged to participate in one of the work groups that will be
presenting/meeting during the ISC's meeting. Please contact Ruven
Schwartz, Esq. ([e-mail]) for further information.



    **"Addendum" Work Group

        Contact: Ruven Schwartz, Esq. ([e-mail])

              Tom Smedinghoff, Esq. ([e-mail])

              Joe Wackerman, Esq. ([e-mail])


       The Addendum Work Group will continue drafting a digital
signature

       trading partner agreement -- integrating the principles of the

       Digital Signature Guidelines, and developing additional 
practical

       commentary for this model form of electronic commerce agreement.



    **Evidentiary Work Group

       Contact: Stan Kurzban, Esq. ([e-mail]) or 

             	Serge Parisien, Esq. ([e-mail])


       The Evidentiary Work Group will continue working on the

       document it is preparing to acquaint jurists, practitioners,

       and those participating in electronic commerce with evidentiary

       implications of digitally signed documents.



    **Key Escrow Work Group (KEWG)

       Contact: Dwight Olson, Esq. ([e-mail]) or

                Randy Sabett, Esq. ([e-mail])


       The KEWG will focus on the legal and technical aspects 

       of commercial key escrow.  The group will seek to accurately 

       explore all major issues surrounding this topic, and produce

       a set of draft guidelines for comment.  The proposed guidelines

       are intended to facilitate secure electronic commerce by

       clarifying the rights and obligations of the parties involved 

       in voluntary commercial key escrow. The work product may take 

       one or more forms including:

       (i)   a "restatement" of the relevant law and practice,

       (ii)  a model state or federal law or international convention,

       (iii) a set of principles that can be incorporated by reference 

               into agreements or used for the interpretation of legal 

               aspects of voluntary key escrow, or

       (iv)  a set of "gap filler" provisions.


      The group has set up a temporary website which shows 

      contributions to date.	



    **Liability Work Group

       Contact: Maureen Adamache, Esq. ([e-mail])


       The liability work group will continue its review and discussion

       of the apportionment of liabilities among PKI providers and

       users. Previously, this task was considered in the ISC's own

       work-product, the Digital Signature Guidelines.  Future 

       documents that will be considered include Certification 

       Practice Statements, and digital signature legislative and 

       regulatory work product on this subject and interoperability
arrangements.



    **Digital Signatures Laws & Regulations Work Group

       Contact: Dan Greenwood, Esq. ([e-mail])


      The digital signature legislative and regulatory work group

      is compiling and evaluating the various emerging digital 

      signature legislative/regulatory approaches by states and 

      other jurisdictions in order to develop recommendations.  

      Additionally, the work group will hold another live "global"

      conference call with representatives from the various

      jurisdictions engaged in drafting legislation/regulation

      concerning digital and electronic signatures.  The group has

      posted its developing work product at

     
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 The website is

      intended to provide a reasonably comprehensive resource for

      such information.



    **Accreditation Work Group

       Contact: Rick Hornbeck ([e-mail])

              Lynn McNulty ([e-mail])

              Chas Merrill, Esq. ([e-mail])


      There will be an organizational meeting of an accreditation

      work group. This group will develop legal infrastructure for

      the global assessment of quality of certification authorities.

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</paraindent>First time participants planning to attend the 26-27 January
1997 meeting must contact Ruven Schwartz, ISC ViceChair, at 612-687-8095 or
[e-mail], to coordinate work-product contributions for
the upcoming meeting.


Meeting Location:

Fairmont Hotel -- "French Room" (Sun.); "Hunt Room" (Mon.)

950 Mason Street

San Francisco, CA 94108


Meals:  TBA


Lodging: When calling the Fairmont (+1 415.772.5000) please let them know
you are with the ABA Information Security Committee and they may be able to
offer you a special rate.  If available, the rates are as follows: 169$ per
night for a single, 189$ for a deluxe, and 209$ for a super deluxe.  If you
are planning on having an additional person stay with you, it will be 20$
extra for each room rate.  Other hotels in the area include: 1) the Ramada
Inn by Fisherman's Wharf with rooms starting at 95$ ([phone]),  2)
the Monticello Inn with rooms starting at $129 ([phone]), or 3) King
George Hotel with rooms starting at $99 ([phone]).  Please let all
hotels know that you are with the ABA's Information Security Committee to
take advantage of these rates.



RSVP:  Please confirm your intention to participate to Ann Kowalsky, Section
Manager, Section of Science and Technology ([e-mail]) as soon
as possible.


See you in San Francisco


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