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Alex Pi briefly summarized the activities that resulted from the WP#1 face-to-face
meeting in Oakland, CA. Three key issues were discussed: - Security;
- Limited Use Cards, and;
- Schedule
Security
– the group made the following unanimous recommendation to the leadership
of the Financial Management Committee: The group recommends
to the Financial Management Committee that a separate group be formed to evaluate
and recommend how all aspects of PICC to CID security should be addressed in the
context of the overall system security architecture within the scope of the UTFS.
WP#1 does not have the resources or expertise to address the issue. Limited
Use Cards: A placeholder for limited use cards has been established. If
the group has time after the draft of the specification is nearing completion
they will initiate work on this topic. Schedule:
WP#1 schedule is pending. The group will discuss on their next call scheduled
for Thursday, April 7th at 11 AM EST. It was also pointed out the group
is looking to target completion of WP#1 by the close of the calendar year and
that effort is underway to see how a schedule that meets this date can be developed. Gary
Yamamura indicated that the work of WP#3 has been completed. The comment period
for the Guidelines document expired on COB, April 1st. APTA is reconciling
the ballots and Martin Schroeder indicated that it appears to have passed. Martin
will send the results of the ballot to Tam, Rick Barrett, Gary Yamamura and Leisa. David
McIlwraith reported out on the results of the face-to-face meeting in Oakland,
CA indicating that the group achieved consensus to use RIS, Part 4 for their baseline
document. David distributed detailed meeting minutes last week. The group
also agreed to schedule a 2-3 day technical meeting in mid-May. Scheidt &
Bachmann has offered to host the meeting at their offices in Burlington, MA. Meeting
details (including dates) still need to be worked through. Next steps for
the group include: the group will focus on reviewing RIS, Part 4 including previous
comments submitted in December. Review RIS, Part 4 Sections 1-6 to assess relevancy
to WP#4 scope, submit final comments on RIS, Part 4 to David by COB, April
25th. The next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, April
6th at 11:30 AM EST. Greg provided the group with
an overview of the Smart Card Alliance and the Alliance’s Transportation Council
(for details please see the attached PowerPoint briefing). The Alliance
is a not-for-profit trade association established to accelerate the adoption of
smart card technology. The Alliance website is http://www.smartcardalliance.org. The
Alliance has a broad membership base, including government and public agencies,
industry and consulting. Why work with the Alliance? The Alliance was created
to foster increased industry collaboration, advancing smart card adoption within
vertical markets. The Transportation Council was formed late last year.
The Council focus is multi-modal, not just transit, but will include electronic
tolling, parking and taxis. The Council will serve as an information and market
resource. The Transportation Council Steering Committee has broad representation
from government agencies, industry and consulting. The Steering Committee
met in Salt Lake City in February and has had several conference calls. The Alliance
is coordinating their activities with APTA. Alliance/APTA issued a joint press
release at APTA Fare Collection Workshop in Oakland, CA. The Alliance has
developed a program plan with distinct areas of interest, including:
- investigate and define linkages with financial sector;
- define policies
and trust model for multi-party settlement and clearing systems in closed environments;
- collaborate with APTA programs on topics of mutual interest;
- develop
outreach program with tolling, taxi and parking.
Next steps
for Council: define membership and governance structure, industry outreach
to develop membership, election of council officers (timeframe: 2nd
and 3rd quarter of 2005). Martin Schroeder also provided a quick
overview of the draft Scope Description, Project Number 1, UTFS WP4-Plus Draft
Work plan. After some discussion, two issues were raised: - How
do we (UTFS) want the Transportation Council involved in our program?
- How
do we (Fin Mgmt Com members) get Transportation Council feedback on their Workplan?
Tam
directed Financial Management Committee members to review and provide comments
and/or concerns with the draft Scope Description document to Tam and Rick by COB,
April 20th. Martin pointed out that the current document was written
prior to the Oakland, CA meeting and that integration with the Transportation
Council may be more effective if consideration is given to issues pertaining to
security. The Alliance has expertise in this area and brings a wealth of experience.
Both WP#1 and WP#4 leaders will put topic on their respective agendas
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