Meeting of ICAO TAG-MRTD/NTWG and ISO/SC17-WG3 
22-24 July 2003, London (United Kingdom) 
ICAO TAG-MRTD/NTWG and ISO/SC17-WG3 will hold a combined, extraordinary 
meeting in London (UK) from 22nd through the 24th of July 2003 to explore key issues 
relating to the introduction and fast-track deployment of globally interoperable machine 
readable passports containing encoded details securely recorded in a Contactless IC(s). 
Recorded details will include information on the rightful holder and the issuing authority; 
as well as details that enable the machine-assisted identification of the presenter as the 
rightful holder of the travel document. 
The first two (2) days will cover specific areas of critical interest (i.e. each day will focus 
on a specific topic). An Ad-Hoc meeting of ICAO TAG-MRTD/NTWG will be held on the 
third day; i.e. held to consider the outcome of the two days of focused discussion in 
which industry experts will participate. 
The objective(s) of the first day (22 July 2003) will be to allow ICAO TAG-MRTD/NTWG 
and ISO/SC17-WG3 to meet with experts assembled from within ISO Sub-Committee 
17, and the international banking community specifically to discuss: 
(1) Issues associated with successful introduction of IC(s) based identification cards 
and documents; and specifically those using Contactless IC(s) with the goal of 
achieving global interoperability for the reading of data and the confirming of the 
authenticity of the data; and 
(2) The experiences of the banking community in successfully achieving global 
interoperability of reading of data from IC(s) based documents (cards); the 
securing of the data stored within the IC(s); and the interchange of data between 
the document (card) and the reading device (terminal). Specific consideration will 
be given to the experiences relating to the development of EMV specifications. 
The objective of the second day (23 July 2003) will be to allow ICAO TAGMRTD/
NTWG and ISO/SC17-WG3 to meet with experts assembled from within the 
Information Technology (IT) security community specifically to discuss: 
(3) Issues associated with successful creation of a method of securing (protecting) 
data that can be implemented globally; i.e. one that not only ensures that data 
recorded within the IC(s) can be protected, but equally validated as authentic 
and unchanged from the original recording by a Receiving State. Specific 
consideration will be given to the recommendations of the IT security field and 
the financial community experts present on the most effective way of securing 
the data to be recorded in Contactless IC(s) used within MRPs …. and Machine 
Readable Travel Documents (MRTDs) in general. 
Experts from ISO Sub-Committee 17, the international banking community and the IT 
security community wishing to attend both days of focused discussion will be more than 
welcome to attend both days. 
Days one and two will be co-chaired by the Chairman of ICAO TAG-MRTD/NTWG (Mr. 
Gary McDonald) and the Convenor of ISO/SC17-WG3 (Mr. Joel F. Shaw). Mr. 
McDonald will chair the Ad-Hoc meeting of ICAO TAG-MRTD/NTWG to be held on the 
third day. 
Venue and Hotel Accommodation 
The three days of meetings will be held at the Radisson Edwardian Vanderbilt Hotel, 
68-86 Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BT, United Kingdom. For greater detail on the 
hotel please see their Web Site located at 
www.radisson.com/londonuk_vanderbilt. 
All meetings will be held in the Victoria & Albert Room. 
A special room rate has been negotiated for those wishing to stay at the Radisson 
Edwardian Vanderbilt Hotel. Those rates are £99 per day including VAT and English 
breakfast where one person is staying in the room (single room); and £129 per day 
including VAT and English breakfast where two persons are staying in the room (double 
room). 
To secure the special rate when booking, please indicate that you are part of the 
“BioDentity” meeting. This special rate at the Radisson Edwardian Vanderbilt Hotel 
covers rooms booked for stays between 21 and 25 July 2003. 
Bookings must be made directly with the Radisson Edwardian Vanderbilt Hotel. Contact 
details are as follows: Tel: +44 (0) 20 7761 9000; Fax: +44 (0) 20 7761 9001. 
Registering Attendance 
Those persons wishing to attend the meetings must register their participation by filling 
out the attached registration form and submitting it to Mr. Jacques Perron at email 
address jperron@ppt.gc.ca. Please note that the completed registration forms will be 
used to create an email list of participants. Since this is an extraordinary meeting, 
which includes non-affiliated persons (i.e. non-ISO and non-NTWG) relevant 
documentation, final agenda, etc. will be sent to participants by e-mail. 
Proposed Agenda 
Agendas for the first two days of meetings are still being finalized. Draft Versions of the 
Agendas are attached herewith. Final Agendas will be posted by the end of June for 
registered participants. 
DRAFT AGENDA - DAY 1 
Radisson Edwardian Vanderbilt Hotel 
68-86 Cromwell Road, London (UK) 
Victoria & Albert Room 
22nd July 2003 - 9 AM through 5 PM 
Purpose 
Allow ICAO TAG-MRTD/NTWG and ISO/SC17-WG3 to meet with experts assembled 
from within ISO Sub-Committee 17, and the international banking community 
specifically to discuss: 
  Issues associated with successful introduction of IC(s) based identification cards and 
documents; and specifically those using Contactless IC(s) with the goal of achieving 
global interoperability for the reading of data and the confirming of the authenticity of 
the data; and 
  The experiences of the banking community in successfully achieving global 
interoperability of reading of data from IC(s) based documents (cards); the securing 
of the data stored within the IC(s); and the interchange of data between the 
document (card) and the reading device (terminal). Specific consideration will be 
given to the experiences relating to the development of EMV specifications. 
Draft Agenda 
(1) Overview of the rationale for introducing Machine Readable Travel Documents 
(MRTDs) with Contactless IC(s), market size and time frame – Gary McDonald, 
Chairman of ICAO TAG-MRTD/NTWG 
(2) Overview of the technical requirements and complexity of using Contactless IC(s) 
with MRTDs; and the unique work processes that must be supported (i.e. document 
issuance, machine reading and inspection of the MRTD and confirmation of the 
presenter as the rightful holder) – Joel F. Shaw, Convenor of Working Group 3, 
ISO/IEC JTC1/SC17 
(3) Overview of relevant experiences from the banking community in creating globally 
interoperable machine readable financial transaction cards with IC(s) (e.g. EMV) - 
Colin Hursell 
(4) Overview of what is practical with today’s Contactless IC(s) and/or committed nearterm 
developments; and the practicality of integrating Contactless IC(s) into MRP 
books conforming with ICAO Doc 9303 specifications – Speaker(s) to be defined 
(5) Discussion of the issues to be faced by ICAO and recommended solutions for 
achieving global interoperability of MRTDs with Contactless IC(s) - All 
DRAFT AGENDA - DAY 2 
Radisson Edwardian Vanderbilt Hotel 
68-86 Cromwell Road, London (UK) 
Victoria & Albert Room 
23rd July 2003 - 9 AM through 5 PM 
Purpose 
Allow ICAO TAG-MRTD/NTWG and ISO/SC17-WG3 to meet with experts assembled 
from within the Information Technology (IT) security community specifically to discuss 
issues associated with successful creation of a method of securing (protecting) data that 
can be implemented globally; i.e. one that not only ensures that data recorded within the 
IC(s) can be protected, but equally validated as authentic and unchanged from the 
original recording by a Receiving State. Specific consideration will be given to the 
recommendations of the IT security field and the financial community experts present on 
the most effective way of securing the data to be recorded in Contactless IC(s) used 
within MRPs …. and Machine Readable Travel Documents (MRTDs) in general. 
Draft Agenda 
(1) Overview of the proposed scheme to be used by ICAO and it’s Member States to 
protect information recorded within Contactless IC(s) integrated into MRTDs while 
allowing the Receiving State to access and confirm the data as authentic and 
unchanged – Gary McDonald, Chairman of ICAO TAG-MRTD/NTWG and Joel 
Shaw, Convenor of Working Group 3, ISO/IEC JTC1/SC17 
(2) Overview of relevant experiences in creating and operating schemes designed to 
protect encoded data while ensuring global access by those authorized to access 
and use that data (e.g. PKI) – Speaker(s) to be defined 
(3) Discussion of the issues to be faced by ICAO in setting up a scheme for protecting 
the data recorded in the Contactless IC(s) integrated into MRTDs while allowing the 
data to be accessed and confirmed as authentic and unchanged by a Receiving 
State - All