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Implementing the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative

Resources:
Agenda
Scott Carr's Presentation

Date:

November 21, 2006

Time:

8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Location:

CSIS
B-1 Conference Center
1800 K Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.

Associated Programs:

Americas Program
Canada
Homeland Security Program

Related Research Focus:

Americas
Homeland Security

Description:

CSIS's Canada Project and its Homeland Security Program hosted a day of discussion on the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative.

Opening Keynote: Executive Branch Plans

Paul Rosenzweig, counselor to the assistant secretary for policy, Department of Homeland Security

Panel 1: Technical Issues and Options

  • Bonnie Glick, IBM
  • Jim Harper, CATO
  • Tres Wiley, Texas Instruments
  • Moderator: James Lewis, CSIS

Panel 2: Public Outreach and Response

  • Frank Moss, deputy assistant secretary for passport services,
    Department of State
  • Lorianne Moss, office of Senator Norm Coleman
  • Melissa Gong, Travel Business Roundtable
  • Moderator: C. Stewart Verdery, Jr., Monument Policy Group
Audio: Opening, Panels 1 & 2 (mp3, 2:23:35)

Panel 3: Coordination Across Programs and Governments

  • Alan Snyder, office of Representative Louise Slaughter
  • Kevin O'Shea, Canadian Embassy
  • Eric Marquis, Government of Quebec
  • Elaine Dezenski, Cross Match Technologies
  • Moderator: Janice Kephart, former 9/11 Commission counsel
Audio: Panel 3 (mp3, 1:04:35)

Luncheon Keynote:

Public-Private Partnership to Implement WHTI

Scott Carr, Digimarc
Introduction by Christopher Sands, CSIS
Audio: Luncheon Keynote (mp3, 39:27)

   
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