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e-APP - International Fora and Regional Meetings Archive

9th International Forum on the e-APP, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, 9-10 October 2014

Jointly organised by the Department of Justice of Hong Kong and the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law 

• Conclusion & Recommendations
• Agenda
• Presentations
• Christophe Bernasconi (HCCH) - Introducing the HCCH and the e-APP
• Jack Wong - Implementation of the e-Register in Hong Kong
• e-Apostilles
• Shannan Wong - New Zealand’s e-Apostille in Practice
• Sabina Cerbu - e-Apostille in Moldova (a promotional video is also available here)
• Giorgi Lobjanidze - Implementation of the e-APP in Georgia (the e-Apostille component)
• Video prepared by Spain
  
• e-Registers
• Andrew Hamilton - The United Kingdom’s experience in delivering the e-APP
• Ali Jassim Alaradi - The implementation of the e-Register in the Kingdom of Bahrain
• Successes and Challenges in the Recognition of e-Apostilles
• Sabina Cerbu - Recognition of e-Apostille in Moldova
• Amparo de la Cruz Tamayo Rodríguez - Apostille / Legalization
• Claudia Esperanza Amaya Vargas - e-Apostille
  
• Benefits of the e-APP
• Michael Lightowler - The benefits of the e-APP: how it facilitates the circulation of paper and electronic public documents
• e-APP components from Scratch
• Mayela Celis - General Introduction
• Shannan Wong - The experience of New Zealand in the implementation of the e-APP
• video paper Apostille (please open in Internet Explorer)
• video e-Apostille (please open in Internet Explorer)
• The Apostille Convention and the e-APP in the Asia-Pacific Region
• Sergio Solis S - Chile and the Hague Apostille Convention
• Siegfred T. Masangkay - The Philippines’ Efforts toward Joining and Implementing the Apostille Convention
• Darya Bogdanova and Roman Ryabyy - The Implementation of the e-APP in the Russian Federation: First steps
• Announcements 

8th International Forum on the e-APP, Montevideo, Uruguay, 17-18 October 2013, hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay

• Conclusions & Recommendations
• Programme
• Presentations
• Christophe Bernasconi (HCCH) - General Introduction to the Apostille Convention and the electronic Apostille Program (e-APP)
• José Clastornik - El Gobierno Electrónico en Uruguay
• Lourdes Boné - La Experiencia de Uruguay con la Apostilla
• e-Apostilles
• Gemma del Rey Almansa - Experience with the implementation of the e-APP in Spain
• Shannan Wong - New Zealand's e-Apostille
• Pavel Burghelea - e-Apostille in Moldova
• Amparo de la Cruz Tamayo - Apostilla electrónica en Colombia - Apostilla en Línea
• e-Registers
• Gemma del Rey Almansa - Experience with the implementation of the e-Register in Spain
• Martha Urrutia Cárdenas - La implementación de e-Registros en México
• Shannan Wong - New Zealand's e-Register
• Eduardo Cubero Barrantes - Apostilla en Costa Rica
• Carlos Rafael Polo Castañeda - Experiencia en el Perú
• Pavel Burghelea - e-Register in Moldova
• Bae Sangkyu - The e-APP plan of Korea
  
• The Apostille Convention and the e-APP in Latin America
• Haydee Emma Dienstmaier de Perez - La implementación del Convenio sobre Apostilla en Paraguay
• Eduardo Cubero Barrantes - Apostilla en Costa Rica
• Martha Teresa Urrutia Cárdenas - La experiencia de México en materia de Apostilla
  
• Announcements  

7th International Forum on the electronic Apostille Program (e-APP), Izmir, Turkey, 14-15 June 2012, under the auspices of the Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications of the Republic of Turkey

• Conclusions & Recommendations (Turkish) 
• Programme
• Presentations
• Christophe Bernasconi - The e-APP, Introduction and Update
• Javier Forcada - The implementation of the e-APP in Spain
• Jorge Antonio Mendez Torres - Apostille, Peruvian Experience
• Maria de Los Angeles Argueta Sanchez - The Apostille in Mexico
• Alejandro Gibbons - The Hague Apostille Convention
• Alicia Stewart - Electronic Apostille Register
• Martin Schneider - e-Documents for e-Justice
• Pavla Bellonova - e-APP in the Czech Republic
• Mateja Izlakar - e-Register Software Application
• Norris Ebbin - Bermuda Apostille Management System
• Bokhyunn Lee - Korea's plan to implement the e-APP
• Mariam Tsereteli - e-App in Georgia
• Leyla Keser Berber - Opportunities and Necessary Steps Towards Successful Implementation
• Michael Lightowler - Electronic Signatures and Legal Framework
• Javier Parra - Recognition of e-Apostilles Abroad
• Ilhan Uran - Ministry of Interior's Presentation
• Ahmet Aslanpinar - The e-APP as Information Society Service
• Ahmet Koltuksuz - The Security Aspects of the e-APP
• Mustafa Ünver - e-Signatures and Registered e-mail
• Orhan Turan - A notarial perspective
• Osman Tural - The e-APP as a Value Added Service
• Official Izmir Forum website
• Announcements

Third Regional Meeting on the e-APP for Europe Project (Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Apostille Convention), 4-5 October 2011, Paris, France

• Agenda
• Announcements
• Conclusions and Recommendations
• Presentations:
  • Christophe Bernasconi - Le « programme pilote d'Apostilles électroniques » (e-APP) - pourquoi et comment ?
  • Felix Martín Gordo & José Luis Hernández Carrión - Progress with the implementation and experience with the operation of the e-APP in Spain
  • Pierre Callé - Commémoration de la Convention de La Haye du 5 octobre 1961 supprimant l'exigence de légalisation des actes publics étrangers
  • Carlos Sousa Mendes - Apostille procedure in Portugal
  • Lali Kalandadze - Apostille in Georgia
  • L'Apostille au Costa Rica

Second Regional Meeting for the e-APP for Europe Project, 27 May 2011, Prague, Czech Republic

• Agenda
• Announcements
• Conclusions and Recommendations
• Presentations:
  • Christophe Bernasconi - General Introduction to the e-APP and Update on the e-APP for Europe Project
  • Pavla Bellonova - Basis for the possible implementation of the e-APP in the Czech Republic: electronic public documents, service of documents by secured electronic means and preliminary work on the e-Register of Apostilles
  • José de la Mata Amaya & Angelines Turón Turón - Progress with the implementation and experience with the operation of the e-APP in Spain
  • Javier Parra - Experiences with the implementation and issuance of e-APP in Spain
    

First Regional Meeting for the e-APP for Europe Project, 14 February 2011, Helsinki, Finland

• Agenda
• Announcements
• Conclusions and Recommendations (final revised version)
• Presentations:
• Christophe Bernasconi - General Introduction to the e-APP and Update on the e-APP for Europe Project
• José de la Mata Amaya & José Luis Hernández Carrión – Progress with the Implementation of the e-APP in Spain (e-Apostille and e-Register)
• Kaspar Karm - Register of Apostilles in electronic form in Estonia
• Demo on the new Spanish System (e-Apostilles and e-Register)

6th International Forum on the electronic Apostille Pilot Program (e-APP), Madrid, 29-30 June 2010

Conclusions and Recommendations
Final Programme
Presentations:

• Christophe Bernasconi – The electronic Apostille Pilot Program, general introduction, update, e-APP for Europe
• José de la Mata Anaya – The Implementation of the e-APP in Spain, in particular the Future Central e-Register of Apostilles
• Julie Remy - e-Registre, Belgique
• Diana Milena Atehortúa Bueno – Registro Electrónico en Colombia
• Lali Kalandadze – e-Register, Georgia
• Carlee Reid – e-Register, New Zealand
• César Plascencia Salcedo – Registro Electrónico en México
• Rich Hansberger – e-Registers under the e-APP – An update from the United States
• Pierre Volland – France
• Mayela Celis – e-Apostille component
• Javier L. Parra – Experiences with the Implementation and Issuance of e-Apostilles in Spain
• Carlee Reid – New Zealand’s e-Apostille
• Rich Hansberger – e-Apostilles under the e-APP – an Update from the United States
• Juan Martínez Moya – Reconocimiento de e-Apostilla
• Paula Ojaniemi – The Recognition of e-Apostilles Abroad

5th International Forum on the electronic Apostille Pilot Program (e-APP) and Digital Authentication, organised by the International Union of Notaries (UINL) and the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH), London (UK), Saturday 13th June 2009

Invitation
Agenda
Presentations:

• Christophe Bernasconi (Permanent Bureau): The electronic Apostille PilotProgramme (e-APP). General Presentation & Update
• Norris Ebbin, Andrew Whalley & Randy Scott (Bermuda): Bermuda Update. Apostille Management System (AMS)
• Carlee Reid (New Zealand): New Zealand and the e-APP: A targeted approach
• Laura Muñoz Pedreño & Javier L. Parra (Spain): The Spanish experience on E-Apostille Pilot Programme (e-APP)

Conclusions

4th International Forum on e-Notarization, e-Apostilles and Digital Evidence, organized and hosted by the National Notary Association of the United States of America, held on 29-30 May 2008 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Conclusions & Recommendations
Final Programme, list of attendees and presentations

3rd International Forum On Digital Evidence, organized by the National Notary Association of the United States of America, held on May 31 - June 1, 2007 in Los Angeles, California, USA

Conclusions on the Session relating to the electronic Apostille Pilot Program (e-APP)

2nd International Forum on e-Notarization and e-Apostilles

Final Conclusions [English] [Spanish] [French]
Presentations made at the Forum:

• Ugo Bechini - "International E-Notarization: European Developments"
• Chris Bailey - "Identifying Businesses on the Internet for Trust Decision Purposes and the 'High Assurance' Digital Certificate"
• G.W.Wayne Braid - "Implementing an Electronic System for filing Land Registry Documents"
• Joan Decker - "PA eNotarization Program"
• Richard J. Hansberger - "Pennsylvania and the National eNotary Registry"
• Richard J. Hansberger & Christophe A. Bernasconi - "Closer and closer to reality: The electronic Apostille Pilot Program (e-APP)"
• Stephen Mason - "Authentication of electronic documents"
• Stephen Mason - "Electronic signatures in practice"
• Steve McDonald - "Pennsylvania Electronic Notary Seal Initiative"
• Thomas J. Smedinghoff - "Electronic Signatures - Security, Enforceability, & Admissibility"
• David P. Stewart - "E-Apostilles: A Legal Pespective"
• Rosalie Stremple - "Pennsylvania Logs on to New Statewide eNotarization system"
• Jeffrey Talpis & William Kennair - "The Civil Law Notary's Perspective"

International Forum on e-Notarization and e-Apostilles, Las Vegas, 30-31 May 2005

Conclusions, final programme and attendees
Presentations made at the Forum:

• Ugo Bechini - "E-Notarization: the Latin Notary experience, in particular the Italian framework, and its potential impact on e-Apostilles"
• Christophe Bernasconi - "General framework and operation of the Apostille Convention now and in future: from a paper-based to an electronic environment"
• Wayne Braid - "eNotarization in British Columbia"
• Richard Hansberger - "The NNA's Electronic Notary Seal Program"
• Richard Hansberger - "Not a case of rocket science: electronic registers under the Apostille Convention"
• Rudolf Kaindl & Alice Perscha - "eProjects of the Austrian civil law notaries"
• William Kennair - "The impact of e-technology on notarial acts: legal and technical possibilities and limits - relevance for the Apostille Convention"
• Jeff Kovar - "Migrating to an eApostille"
• Michele Nastri - "Scenarios for the electronic apostille certificate - present and future of the international circulation of public documents"
• Jeff Talpis - "Legal and Technical Questions Arising from the Use of Information Technologies under the Hague Apostille Convention"
• Mexico