ADVISORY/Experts Available to Discuss Computer System to Rate Risk of Airline Passengers.

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TOPIC: The Transportation Security Administration will introduce the Computer Assisted Passenger Pre-screening System II (CAPPS II) next year to rate the risk posed by every passenger who flies in the United States, according to an article by The Washington Post. The system will compare personal information with criminal records and intelligence information. Airline passengers will then be assigned a color code: green, which means the traveler will go through security checkpoints easily; yellow, which means the traveler must undergo further screening at checkpoints; and red, which means the person will not be allowed to board a flight. Travelers who are assigned "red" will be questioned by police and may be arrested, the article says. The system will also take into consideration the traveler's destination, date and method of ticket purchase and traveling companions.

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Charlie LeBlanc is the managing director of Air Security International. LeBlanc's background includes 13 years in the aviation security business. He previously worked at commercial aviation security firms, first with ITS as southwest regional manager, then with ASI Services as director of operations. In these organizations, Charlie supervised pre-board screening, skycap services, wheel chair services, check baggage screening, security profiling, aircraft searches, ground security coordinator training at airports around the world. Charlie has a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from California State University in Long Beach. 713-430-7300 [e-mail]

William Thalheimer brings more than 25 years of management, financial and consulting experience in ID document processing and airline and border security and other physical security and intelligence solutions. Thalheimer is CEO of Imaging Automation, a leading provider of technology to determine the authentication of a document, whether it has been altered, and whether its photo matches any on a determined watch list. He can discuss the technology that can see what the eye can't: IR ink, UV patterns, secure laminate, tamper marks, facial biometrics, and more. Products are used at International airports and Border security checkpoints. PR Contact: Joanna Horn 781-684-0770 [e-mail]

Mary Rose Loney, of The Loney Group, has expertise in airport management, including operations, safety/security, planning/development, financial systems, contracts/leasing, maintenance and environmental compatibility. She spent 22 years as an airport director for Chicago O'Hare and Philadelphia International Airports. She frequently lectures on aviation issues at colleges and universities. 312-642-4006

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