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e-APP - International Fora and Regional Meetings Archive

10th International Forum on the electronic Apostille Program (e-APP), Tuesday, 1 November 2016, The Hague, the Netherlands

• Conclusions & Recommendations
• Agenda
• Opening Address: Michael Lightowler, The United Kingdom and Ireland Notarial Forum (supporting slides)

Presentations

Mayela Celis & Brody Warren (HCCH), The e-APP and the International Fora: Progress made and outcomes to date

Roundtable #1: New States and Latest Developments

Carlos Bellei, Chile

Alfred Handler, Austria

Sitora Sultanova, International Finance Corporation, World Bank Group, Tajikistan

Kim Wan LUNG, Hong Kong SAR, People’s Republic of China

Amparo de la Cruz Tamayo Rodriguez and Claudia Esperanza Amaya Vargas, Colombia

Roundtable #2 : The Digital Demand

Dalho HAM and Jung-gu LEE, Republic of Korea

Ingmar Vali, Estonia

Sebastijan Potepan, Slovenia

Kasia McDonald, New Zealand

Steve Roylance, GlobalSign

Roundtable #3: Tomorrow and Beyond

Suren Krmoyan, Armenia

John Fisher, Australia

Frank R. Cimafranca, The Philippines

Christophe Blanchi, DONA Foundation

Closing address: Hrvoje Stancic, InterPARES Trust project: Preservation of Records Entrusted to the Cloud. Perspectives of the InterPARES Trust Project

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